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2.7 Finalize the Issues /Inventory for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan. March — May 2008 Planning Task 3.0 POLICY PLANNING Upon completion of the Issues Identification, the plan priorities and goals for City growth, land use, and transportation will be established. At this point, we would expect that much of the policy and land use discussion will focus on two areas: (1) Redevelopment alternatives throughout the community, and (2) Infill development goals for the remaining undeveloped parcels. We will identify all of the undeveloped, and underdeveloped, parcels in the community, and establish a range of alternative land use scenarios for consideration by City officials. A Policy Plan that identifies these stated goals along with policy statements aimed at achieving these goals will be produced. This process is intended to establish usable policies that are issue specific. From a practical standpoint in the City's development decision - making process, policy planning provides a base line against which unplanned development proposals can be measured. The published policies will give Little Canada a solid, defensible basis for approving or rejecting proposed development requests. As part of the policy development stage, the following steps will be completed: 3.1 Identification of undeveloped and underdeveloped parcels for consideration. 3.2 Consultant development of Goal and Issue categories for policy consideration. 3.3 Meeting with Planning Commission and City Council to review draft Goals and Policies. 3.3 Finalization of Goals and Policies chapter. 3.4 Deliverables: Goals and Policies report. May — September 2008 Planning Task 4.0: DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK The Development Framework of the Comprehensive Plan consists of the physical plans and programs which lay out the City's proposed land use, transportation system, and other community facilities plans. The breadth of this section is determined, to an extent, by the issues which are identified in the early stages of the planning process. In addition to the land use element of the plan, transportation planning will identify the roadway network improvements necessary to support the expanding land uses. We will work closely with the City Engineer on this component of the plan. Existing traffic forecasts will be used to evaluate roadway capacity need through 2030. The Development Framework phase will typically require two working conferences to refine a conceptual land use and transportation plan. NAC will also conduct reviews with City staff as necessary to discuss initial changes or alternatives for community consideration. We have programmed a community -wide open house at this stage to review the draft findings. In the alternative (or in addition) it would be possible to schedule a series of more focused neighborhood meetings if desired. The Development Framework tasks are generally as follows: 4.1 Preparation of concept, land use, transportation plans and alternatives, as appropriate. 4.2 Presentation of concept, and use, transportation plans and alternatives to Planning Commission and City Council in workshop format. 2