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Consultant LJC summarizes comprehensive‑plan existing‑conditions report; public workshop planned
Summary
LJC Design and Engineering told the council its comprehensive‑plan update is in the investigation phase with a target adoption this fall; the existing‑conditions report recommends outreach to underrepresented groups and identifies gaps in housing, mobility, parks and land‑use coverage.
Leslie Roth, principal with LJC Design and Engineering, briefed the council on the existing‑conditions report (ECR) that will underpin the city’s comprehensive‑plan update.
Roth said the project is about a quarter complete and the team is targeting adoption later this year (consultant cited November). The ECR compiles prior plans, on‑the‑ground conditions and data analyses so the project can identify gaps and align recommendations with past efforts rather than duplicating work.
LJC described public engagement planned throughout the process: targeted workshops including an upcoming March public workshop, steering‑committee reviews, focus groups and outreach aimed at youth and underrepresented and non‑English speaking populations. The team said it will use the workshop and steering‑committee feedback to draft vision statements and goals for topic areas.
Roth walked the council through ECR chapter summaries: an introductory city profile and history; a demographic and socioeconomic review; a market analysis (retail, industrial, office and hospitality); multimodal mobility assessments that identified crash patterns and sidewalk/bikeway gaps; and parks, open‑space and natural‑system analyses including flood‑risk and topography. The housing chapter flagged an aging housing stock and an imbalance of unit types and affordability levels.
Roth said the team will next crowdsource vision and goals at a public workshop and bring draft statements back to the steering committee in April. LJC also plans renderings and subarea visualizations to illustrate conceptual design options.
The council was encouraged to review the ECR and share feedback with staff and LJC; no ordinance or council action was recorded during the presentation.
