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City staff outline 6‑month work plan and planning commission role ahead of growth‑plan effort
Summary
City staff and operations leadership briefed the Planning Commission on upcoming council goals and a roughly six‑month sequence of planning items—including the growth plan kickoff, transportation standards, wildfire resilience choices, and several master‑plan applications—urging commissioners to engage as advisory bodies and use training resources.
City operations and planning staff briefed the Planning Commission on Jan. 12 about the next six to 12 months of major work and how the commission’s advisory role will fit into larger council goals.
Russ Graves (introduced as chief operations officer) and other staff framed the briefing around council priorities—housing, complete neighborhoods, economic development, climate resilience and wildfire preparedness—and a sequencing of work sessions and public conversations scheduled through mid‑year. "The fundamentals of the Oregon land use system," staff said, "it says, 'thou shalt grow in cities,'" stressing that growth is expected and the challenge is managing where and how the city…
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