MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
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Redmond Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review: Detailed Scope, Budget, and Community Involvement Plan
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Informational Briefing
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Carol Helland, Director 425-556-2107
Beverly Mesa-Zendt, Interim Deputy Director 425-556-2416
Beckye Frey, Senior Planner 425-556-2750
Planning and Community Development
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
This presentation on the Comprehensive Plan Scope and Community Involvement Plan meets the general guidance from the State Attorney General regarding Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, consistent with the Governor's Proclamation 20-05 that requires Council action be both "necessary" and "routine." The meeting and related discussion on the Comprehensive Plan Scope and Community Involvement Plan meets these criteria as follows:
Necessary: This meeting is "necessary" to meet requirements set for in the Growth Management Act (GMA) which 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 GMA further provides that each the city broadly disseminate to the public a public participation program consistent with RCW 36.70A.035 Discussion related to the scope, timeline, and the Community Involvement Plan is required to comply with the requirements of state law and will allow staff to begin the work and community engagement associated with the periodic review.
Routine: In delivering this staff report, staff is not seeking a decision but is apprising the City Council, and the public, of details related to the scope, timeline and Community Involvement Plan related to the periodic review. Details provided in this presentation will be posted to the Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review project page and will be available for further publi...
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