Planning 2014-06-24 Minutes - Work Session - 2015 Comprehensive Plan: Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element / Roles and Responsibilities / Community Image and Identity Elements

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PC Minutes June 24, 2014 identify needs during the PROS plan's development. The following objectives were addressed; habitat projects, creating environments and opportunities to showcase diversity, inclusive environments, mobile programming, creating affordable access to services, healthy people and places, and maintaining parks, and long term sustainability. Commissioner Alford Requested to - Add language RE: Urban Agriculture and the City's support of it in other elements. She also raised the issue of planted corridors to attract and assist bees. Commissioner Nguyen asked about a Dog Park recommendation. Commissioner Mann requested that on page 4, the last paragraph before the sentence, "A large site acquisition could " have more emphasis on "better arrangement, management and improvement of existing parks ". She explained that maintaining existing parks should be a higher priority than acquiring new properties. She also Requested - Adding "Education and Community Involvement" to the Implementation section to encourage a culture of stewardship. Commissioner Alford requested that "small-town residential style architectures" be deleted from Page 12, 6.3.2, Recess - at 7:45 PM Re- convened at 7:50 Community Image and Identity Carol Lumb gave an overview on Community Image and Identity, which focuses on sense of place and community identity topics. Staff is proposing to change the original title in the chapter from "Community Images" to "Community Image and Identity ". Re- arrangements have been made, and portions of the chapter were moved to the Natural Environmental, Shoreline, and Transportation Corridors sections. New topics have been added and new headings with some sub - sections under issues. Also the policies and goals from the Strategic Plan are reflected in the chapter. Staff is asking the Commission to consider whether the policy that mentions "Small- town" policy number 1.1.1 should be deleted. Commissioner Mann Commented on policy 1.1.3, which separately identifies specific neighborhoods within the City. She said it is a great idea for some neighborhoods but a bad idea for other neighborhoods. Roles and Responsibilities Rebecca Fox gave an overview on Roles and Responsibilities, which deals with the social environment, and the role that the City takes toward the community. It addresses meeting basic needs. Rebecca explained that the policy for safety and security was expanded to include emergency management and the policies about flood management were moved from the Utilities section. She said that the Roles and Responsibilities element includes policies that stress communicating with clarity to the entire community, and reaching out to diverse communities in order to increase engagement in City affairs. In addition, the element emphasizes clear government processes, the importance of the City's regional partnerships, and the benefits of increased regional collaboration. Page 2 of 3