SLIDE 1 Public Meeting 1
September 12, 2019
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Welcome and Introductions
■ Franklin County Economic Development & Planning Staff ■ Village Council Members & Mayor ■ Working Committee Members
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Tonight’s meeting
■ What is a plan? ■ Why are we preparing a plan? ■ How does the planning process work? ■ What do we need to do tonight
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What is a plan?
■ Vision for a community’s future
– How land is used (houses, offices, shops, industries) – What new development looks like – How people get around (car, foot, bike, bus)
■ Recommendations to achieve the vision
– Projects, Programs, and Policies – Short Term Long Term
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Why have a plan?
■ Community weighs in on the future of the Village ■ Gives Predictability
– Residents, Land owners, and developers
– Projects & Programs = Your priorities
■ Priorities are communicated with elected and appointed officials
SLIDE 6 Planning Process
3 phases:
What’s been happening? What do we like? What would we change?
- Keep what we like
- Change what we don’t
- Build on strengths
- Anticipate the future
Implementation: Who is responsible? When does it get done?
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Where are we planning?
■ Inside the boundaries of the Village of Urbancrest
SLIDE 8 Involvement and Transparency
■ Materials on website
– https://development.franklincountyohio.gov/planning-zoning/land- use-planning/urbancrest-community-plan
– tinyurl.com/urbancrest
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TONIGHT
Tell us what you want to see You are the experts Don’t worry about HOW
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TONIGHT
Break into groups Complete activities led by group facilitator
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TONIGHT
Activity 1: What do you like and dislike – 5 minutes Activity 2: What are your favorite and least favorite places & why – 5 to 10 minutes Activity 3: General Feedback – 15 minutes Activity 4: Vision Statements – 15 minutes
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Dr Draft Vision Statements
■ What are they? – Describe the community’s desired future in simple terms – Divided into topic areas ■ Where did they come from? – Issues identified during research and stakeholder interviews ■ Why did we create them? – Provide a starting point for your input
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Next meeting
■ January 2020 ■ Look for public meeting signs and postcard mailing
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Break into groups
Complete activities by 7:45 Reporting out of major themes by facilitator
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Online survey
Thanks for coming!
■ tinyurl.com/urbancrest
■ September 26