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Grandview hearing on M‑150 corridor plan update draws public questions about past spending
Summary
City staff presented a zoning text amendment to repeal the existing M‑150 corridor plan so the board can adopt a new corridor plan; resident Joe Runyon criticized repeated surveys and the $70,000 spent on prior efforts, while staff said the updated plan will help market the corridor and is slated for adoption on the board's March 24 agenda.
Mayor Jones opened a public hearing for a zoning text amendment to repeal the existing M‑150 corridor plan and make way for an updated plan to be considered for adoption on the board agenda in two weeks. Emily, a city planning staff member, told the board the original plan — the implementation plan, framework plan and design guidelines — were adopted in 2012 and 2013 and that the city completed an updated version last year.
"This is a zoning text amendment to repeal the existing M‑150 corridor plan from the code of laws," Emily said, explaining that removing the old text is a necessary step before the city can adopt the new plan. She told the board the update is a routine practice for sub‑area plans about every 10 years and that the revised document will help the city signal preferred development types to potential investors. "David Carranza, our economic development director, will be using it to market the corridor," she said.
During public comment, Joe Runyon of 12336 Norton Avenue urged a different approach. "How many times have we done this survey ... and this is a public hearing so somebody can answer me," Runyon said, adding: "I think the 70 plus thousand that you spent on this would have been well spent on trying ... to get some business in here. Find somebody that can go out and recruit and do some business." His comment expressed frustration that the corridor has not noticeably improved since the early 2000s.
City staff and council members responded that the updated plan reflects current development trends and that the plan includes an economic analysis to inform future marketing and developer conversations. Randy (staff) said the planning work has already led to conversations with potential developers along the corridor and that the council should expect to see momentum move from the west side of the city to the east.
Emily told a member of the public that once the plan is adopted it will be posted on the city's website under the Community Development tab and that she could link residents to the planning commission record in the meantime. Mayor Jones closed the public hearing and reminded the board that the ordinance to remove the old plan and a resolution to adopt the updated plan will appear on the March 24 agenda for formal action.
Next steps: the council will vote on the ordinance repealing the old M‑150 corridor language and on a resolution to adopt the updated corridor plan at its March 24 meeting.
