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SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE <br />DATE: JANUARY 23, 2024 PAGE 5 OF 6 <br />Comprehensive Plan Update Proposed Project Structure <br />City Boards and <br />Commissions <br />Role: Provide input during <br />two engagement windows <br />Planning <br />Commission <br />Role: Plan guidance and <br />recommendations to City <br />Council according to LMC Sec <br />17.64.030 <br />Focus Groups <br />Role: Provide topical input early <br />in the project (EDI, <br />development, transportation, <br />etc.) <br />City Staff and Consultant Project <br />Management Teams (PMT) <br />Role: City interdepartmental coordination, day to day <br />project management <br />City Departments Represented: Community Development <br />(lead); City Manager's Office; Cultural Services; Parks and <br />Recreation, Public Works <br />Consultant team: Design Workshop (lead); Fehr and Peers <br />(transportation); Economic and Planning Systems; Spirit <br />Environmental <br />PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND NEXT STEPS <br />The Plan update is just getting started with a public launch anticipated for early 2024 and a <br />planned adoption by late Summer/early Fall 2025. An abbreviated proposed project <br />schedule is provided below. Planning Commission and City Council discussions will occur <br />during the engagement windows and throughout the project with specific dates to be <br />determined. <br />The specific next steps include a public Plan launch starting as early as February 2024. The <br />project team plans to inform the community of the upcoming opportunities for engagement <br />starting several weeks prior to and during Engagement Window #1 through the City's social <br />media platforms, newsletters, and direct mailers, among other notification methods. <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />