Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2024 02 28

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LCityo . Louisville COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM To: Louisville Revitalization Commission From: Rob Zuccaro, AICP, Community Development Director Jeff Hirt, AICP, Planning Manager Date: 2/21 /24 Re: Comprehensive Plan Update PURPOSE The purpose of this agenda item is to: • Provide the Revitalization Commission with an overview of what a comprehensive plan is, • Share the plan for the City's Comprehensive Plan Update launching in 2024, and • Solicit initial feedback from the Revitalization Commission to inform next steps. BACKGROUND: The City is launching an update to one of its most important policy documents — the Comprehensive IF" Plan. The Plan is adopted by City Council and required by state law.' Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) Section 17.64.050 also requires a Plan update at least every ten years. The last Plan COMPREHENSIVE update was in 2013. The Plan update is an opportunity for the community to refresh the City's overall vision, values, and policies on a range of topics including but not limited to land use, development, and infrastructure. The time horizon the Louisville Comprehensive Plan will address is about 20 years. The Community Development Department will manage the Plan update in close coordination with City Council, Planning Commission and numerous other City boards, commissions, and departments with a consultant team led by Design Workshop with subconsultants Fehr and Peers (transportation), Economic and Planning Systems (economics analysis), and Spirit Environmental (sustainability, resilience). The typical components of a most comprehensive plans that City staff expects will be included in the Plan update include: Existing Conditions Assessments: this will include analysis of trends related to the built environment (e.g., land use and development), social and economic trends, etc. ' C.R.S. Sec. 30-28-106, 31-23-206. Agenda Packet P. 30