TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Parks
Loreen Hamilton
425-556-2336
Planning and Community Development
Carol Helland
425-556-2107
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Parks
Caroline Chapman
Parks Planning Manager
Planning and Community Development
Glenn Coil
Senior Planner
TITLE:
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Approval of the 2023 Parks, Arts, Recreation, Culture, and Conservation (PARCC) Plan and Updated PARCC Element
a. Ordinance No. 3132: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending the Redmond Comprehensive Plan by Repealing the 2017 Parks, Arts, Recreation, Culture, and Conservation (PARCC) Plan, Adopting The 2023 PARCC Plan; Repealing the Existing PARCC Element; Adopting a New PARCC Element; Providing for Preparation of the Final Document; Providing for Severability, and Establishing an Effective Date
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
The Redmond Parks, Trails, and Recreation Commission and the Planning Commission have recommended these for approval by Council.
The PARCC element of the Comprehensive Plan has been updated as part of the Redmond 2050 periodic review. The update entailed restructuring and consolidating from 65 policies to 17 policies and four framework policies that will provide more clarity and direction on the long-term vision for the PARCCs functional area. Policies have also been reviewed and updated to align with Redmond 2050 goals. The PARCC element is also intended to provide long-term policy support for the PARCC functional plan.
Development of the PARCC Plan included three main pillars: the community needs assessment; analysis of current system performance; and the development of future project lists. Council has received information about the community outreach results that support our community needs assessment, an evaluation of the current level of service that is being provided our community, and an overview of how this analysis has led to recommended future Parks Department projects at previ...
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