Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2012 06 14

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 22, 2012 Page 4 of 6 1) Public Outreach and Kickoff: February and March 2012 to boards and commissions, City Council study session and a public kickoff meeting. 2) Data collection and analysis: March through July 2012 includes consultant support time, stakeholder interviews and mapping. 3) Plan development: May through September 2012 includes Public workshop and Development and refinement by staff and the consultant. 4) Community feedback: September and October 2012 meetings with Boards and Commissions, public meetings and study sessions with City Council. 5) Prioritization and action plan: October and November 2012 include study sessions with Planning Commission and City Council. 6) Adoption process: December 2012 with Planning Commission and January 2013 with City Council. Russ continued with a discussion of the purpose of a Comprehensive Plan. 1) Illustrates a community based vision. 2) Sets the policy framework (goals and objectives) for functioning of the vision. 3) Outlines implementation and ongoing monitoring of the vision: a. Land Development Regulations b. Transportation Discussion c. Infrastructure Needs d. Capital Investments e. Prioritization of Community Services f. Regional coordination and ongoing decision making. Russ reviewed the current Community Vision and Framework. He concluded his presentation with a discussion of new challenges and influences: 1) Redevelopment vs. New Development 2) Regional vs. Local traffic 3) Economic and retail growth 4) Neighborhood issues and concerns Russ reviewed the Community Feedback and how the feedback was obtained from the numerous presentations conducted by staff to other Louisville boards and commission and special interest groups within the community. Commission questions and comments: Brauneis requested a definition of “sustainability” be included. Russ stated his agreement and suggested the definition used by other government agencies. He also suggested the sustainability issue/concern should be incorporated into the entire Comp Plan and not be a standalone event. O’Connell discussed “progressive outlook” as being part of the current vision statement and the need to include it in the next vision statement. O’Connell and Russell discussed “forward looking community” and what it means, does Louisville continue to meet the statement goal. Lipton stated that words are what enable people to grasp and hold onto a specific idea or concept. He continued by saying the creation of a Vision Statement to fit different people and interests is very difficult. He asked if a population number is