Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2024 03 14

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 8, 2024 Page 10 of 11 Bangs asked about how the timing of the comprehensive plan interacted with the timing of the ongoing housing plan, and asked which would be prioritized. Hirt said that the housing plan was intended to be finished by March with adoption in May. He said that both would be City Council adopted documents, so therefore they would have equal weight, and that the housing plan would segue into the comprehensive plan. He noted that the housing plan would have broader recommendations for land use changes, whereas the comprehensive plan would more specifically target those changes to different areas of the City. Zuccaro added that City Council had wanted to implement some of the items from the housing plan before the comprehensive plan was finished. They wanted to try and work on some of the higher priority items in the interim. Moline asked whether there would be a hard rule about examining within a 3 mile radius of the City's boundaries, and whether they could consider more regional view given the City had very little room to expand. Hirt said this had not been discussed yet. Zuccaro said that there would be little to address within the 3 mile radius as there were very limited opportunities for future annexations. Garrow said that this would not be a major feature of the plan as, unlike other cities, there were not many areas that could be annexed. Baskett said her top three priorities for the plan were achieving an agreement around growth and around future land use, and to identify areas for focus and investment. Mihaly said that he agreed on the importance of addressing growth and added that affordable housing would be important for the plan. He said that he was interested in balancing these aspects with the character and values of the City. He added that it would be important to assess the City's transportation infrastructure and future transport needs. Brauneis said that it was interesting to see art included as a consideration. He thought that it would be important to embed diversity, equity and inclusion (D.E.I.) into the fabric of the document. His top issues were housing and affordability. He also wanted to see a discussion on how to address the ongoing development and redevelopment of the McCaslin corridor. Mihaly said that he would like to see mixed -use development on the corridor. Brauneis added environmental issues, water, and solid waste were also of interest. Choi said that he wanted to ensure that the different ongoing plans were not duplicating each other, and that they would instead build on each other. Bangs said that the key word for him was balance. He said that the City needed to find a balance between aspiration and affordability, whilst also supporting the local economy. Hunt said that she broadly agreed with the other Commissioner's priorities. She wondered whether the proposed northwest rail line would be included as part of the plan. Moline said that he wanted the plan to keep a focus on livability and walkability in the City.