Planning director asks council to fund comprehensive plan update; staff propose pairing transportation study to save costs

Jun 23, 2026

Planning director requested about $200,000 for a comprehensive plan update (last adopted 2017) and suggested coordinating a transportation plan update at the same time to realize efficiencies; councilors discussed phasing costs across budget years.

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Val Grimes, planning and development director, asked the council to fund a comprehensive-plan update and argued the city should refresh its planning and transportation guidance after roughly a decade.

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