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Staff briefs Planning Commission on functional plans and capital facilities role in Redmond 2050
Summary
Planning staff outlined the purpose and legal role of functional plans (capital facilities, stormwater, transportation, fire, parks) and described the process by which such plans are reviewed, adopted into the comprehensive plan, and transmitted to council.
Glenn Coyle, senior planner, briefed the Planning Commission on functional plans and their role in implementing Redmond 2050 during the Feb. 12 meeting.
Coyle said functional plans are the city's strategic plans for facilities and infrastructure that typically include a capital component (for example, water, stormwater, wastewater, parks, and public safety facilities). He explained these plans fulfill capital facilities planning requirements under the state Growth Management Act and that the comp plan contains policy language that defines what functional plans must include to meet comprehensive-plan requirements.
Coyle outlined the legal process for adoption: staff prepares the plan…
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