MEMO TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Carol Helland, Director of Planning and Community Development
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Redmond 2050 - Consultant Support: Visioning and Environmental Review
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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The purpose of this briefing is to review the scope of work and budget for the Redmond 2050 professional service contracts (Land Use Visioning and SEPA) in advance of City Council authorization of contract execution.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Carol Helland, Director 425-556-2107
Beverly Mesa-Zendt, AICP, Interim Deputy Director 425-556-2416
Beckye Frey, Senior Planner 425-556-2750
Caroline Chapman, Senior Planner 425-556-2442
Planning and Community Development Department
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
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). Comprehensive plans are the centerpiece of local planning efforts. A comprehensive plan articulates a series of goals, objectives, policies, actions, and standards that are intended to guide the day-to-day decisions of elected officials and local government staff.
The City is launching the next periodic review and update of the City's Comprehensive Plan, implementing regulations, and related functional plans and policies. Two areas that will require outside consulting services are the Community Visioning & Land Use and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Environmental Analysis projects. Both components will launch simultaneously to ensure that environmental review will be integrated into the community's discussion of goals and vision for the future. Collaboration between consultants and staff will also help achieve cost efficiencies.
While the community visioning and scenario development will conclude in the first quarter of 2021, environmental analysis and documentation will continue...
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