MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
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Redmond 2050 - Comprehensive Planning Update - Scope and Overview
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Receive a presentation and discuss the scope and overview of the Redmond Comprehensive Plan Update scheduled to begin this year.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Carol Helland, Director 425-556-2107
Beverly Mesa-Zendt, Manager 425-556-2416
Don Cairns, Manager 425-556-2834
Jeff Churchill, Transportation Strategic Advisor 425-556-2492
Planning and Community Development
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
This is part of a series of presentations to provide information about the periodic review of the Redmond Comprehensive Plan. Other presentations include the following:
* March 27, 2020 | Special Meeting Staff Report: State and Regional Planning Context
* April 14, 2020 | Regular Business Meeting Study Session: Redmond Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review (Redmond 2050) Scope and Overview
* May 18, 2020 | Regular Business Meeting Staff Report: Redmond 2050 Scope and Public Engagement Plan
* June 16, 2020 | Regular Business Meeting Staff Report: Urban Growth Capacity Study - King County presentation
State and Regional Requirements for Periodic Review of the Comprehensive Plan
The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires that each Washington city and county periodically review and, if needed, revise its comprehensive plan and development regulations every eight years (RCW 36.70A.130). The Growth Management Act provides for a deadline for completion no later than June 30, 2023, however, the Washington State Legislature recently extended that deadline to June 20, 2024 (HB 2342). Staff has developed a comprehensive and coordinated approach for completing this required periodic review update and branded it Redmond 2050.
Redmond 2050 will consider and integrate the following state, regional, and county requirements into the anticipated periodic review.
1. The GMA pe...
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