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Draft One Community Project comp plan nears completion; commissioners to review action plan and schedule town hall
Summary
Project lead and staff presented the first of three draft sections of the One Community Project plan, highlighting shared community values from about 1,100 engagement touchpoints, a new implementation/tracking approach, and next steps including an April 10 internal deadline and an April 20 public town hall.
The commission reviewed the first section of the draft One Community Project comprehensive plan and discussed next steps for completing the document and reviewing the substantive action items.
A presenter from the project team said the draft captures shared community values derived from roughly 1,100 engagement touchpoints and described two aspirational goals and an actionable plan with attached action teams. “This is the outcome of those, like, 1,100 touch points that we have with our community,” the presenter said, and described the draft as a clearer expression of community values and vision.
Staff said the draft includes a new implementation and tracking component that assigns roles, timelines and links to potential outside funding — an improvement over the prior plan, which lacked named implementers and timelines. Staff said that detail will help when seeking grants and other funders who frequently ask whether the community has weighed in on proposed projects.
Commissioners stressed the difference between the introductory/vision material presented tonight and the more detailed goal/strategy/action sections yet to come. One commissioner asked for the substantive goal sections (the “meat” of the plan) to be circulated immediately so commissioners can study them before future meetings; staff agreed to share the drafts and enable collaborative annotation (drive/Google Documents) and to consider additional study sessions and Zoom meetings to focus on technical sections.
Scheduling and next steps: staff said they hope to meet an internal deadline around April 10 to finalize materials, hold a public town hall on April 20, and are proposing moving the commission’s regular April meeting from April 13 to April 6 so that the commission can review goal sections before public release. Commissioners also discussed the potential for extra study sessions (for example on March 23 and April 6) to work through detailed sections and action items.
Separately, commissioners asked about funding for a library‑related project; staff explained Community Builders’ fundraising role, confirmed the county contributed $80,000 toward an $80,000 portion of an estimated $200,000 project budget and said Community Builders continues to seek private philanthropic contributions. Staff emphasized that the project is not wholly dependent on a single philanthropic request.
No formal action was taken on the plan at this meeting; staff will circulate draft sections and schedule follow‑up study sessions and public engagement events.
