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Planning commission sends draft parks and recreation plan to 30-day public review
Summary
The commission voted to release its draft parks and recreation plan for a 30-day public review and to hold a public hearing in August; staff said the plan includes a funding appendix (not distributed at the meeting) and must be submitted to the State of Michigan before the end of the year.
The Saginaw Planning Commission voted to send its draft parks and recreation plan out for a 30-day public review period and to conduct a public hearing at the August planning commission meeting.
A staff member told commissioners they had compiled a list of recommended updates and were still awaiting GIS layers to finalize maps. Staff said the plan "does include sources of funding in the appendix" though the appendix had not been distributed with the packet because the file was large.
Staff proposed outreach tied to neighborhood events (neighbor day, Light Up the City) to gather public comments. The commission confirmed that public comments submitted during the 30-day review would be included in the record and that the city needs official meeting minutes for state submission. Staff said state review typically takes about a month and noted the current parks and recreation plan expires at the end of the year, so the city is aiming to finalize and submit before that deadline.
The commission moved and approved sending the draft to public review by voice vote. Commissioners asked staff (including Christina) to take additional outreach steps and to include late submissions in the review packet. The timeline for a final return to the commission depends on the volume of comments and completion of GIS map layers.
Next steps: a public hearing in August, continued outreach at community events and formal submission to the state following the local review period.
