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Collegedale staff outline multiyear planning schedule; strategic plan vendor work budgeted at $100,000
Summary
City planning staff described a multiyear work program that will prioritize a strategic plan (2025–26), a subdivision-regulation rewrite (2026–27) and a land-use plan update (2027–29); staff proposed using a consultant for drafting and facilitation and budgeted $100,000 for the strategic-plan vendor.
City planning staff presented a multi-year planning work program to the Collegedale City Commission, proposing a consultant-assisted strategic plan in 2025–26, a subdivision-regulation rewrite in 2026–27 and a comprehensive land‑use plan update starting in 2027.
Jason (planning staff) and Wayne (city manager) said the strategic plan will focus on near-term (2–5 year) priorities and recommended hiring an outside consultant to facilitate community engagement, compile the final document and bring national best practices; staff included $100,000 in the draft budget for that vendor work. Staff said they will use MTAS (Municipal Technical Advisory Service) input and that they expect to begin procurement in spring with work to proceed through the next fiscal year.
Why it matters: commissioners said they want to narrow consultant scope to avoid paying for unnecessary work and to ensure the final document is actionable—tying capital projects and budget items back to strategic priorities. Staff stressed that the consultant role would primarily be writing, facilitating town halls and synthesizing input; internal staff will do much of the technical drafting and local tailoring (for example, zoning rewrite redlines).
Other planning items: staff reported zoning ordinance work completed in November 2024 and proposed to begin a focused revision of subdivision regulations in 2026, noting some outdated county-era language. The long-term land-use plan update (the “02/1930” plan replacement) would set a 10–15 year vision for parcel-level land-use recommendations.
Discussion vs. decisions: commissioners gave verbal direction and asked staff for clarifications about scope, vendor cost and deliverables. No contract award or vendor selection occurred at the workshop; staff will return with bid documents and a refined scope for commission review.
