AGENDA CITY PLAN COMMISSION. November 18, :00 PM Former Mid-State Technical College Room Michigan Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481

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1 Page 1 f 11 AGENDA CITY PLAN COMMISSION Nvember 18, :00 PM Frmer Mid-State Technical Cllege Rm Michigan Avenue, Stevens Pint, WI (A Qurum f the City Cuncil May Attend This Meeting) 1. Rll call. Discussin and pssible actin n the fllwing: 2. Review f cmprehensive plan update prcess. 3. Summary f stakehlder meetings and all cnslidated cmmunity input. 4. Cmprehensive plan visin, guiding principles, and intrductin. 5. Questins, cmments, cncerns, and presentatin f next steps. 6. Adjurn. Maps further defining the abve area(s) may be btained frm the City f Stevens Pint Department f Cmmunity Develpment, 1515 Strngs Avenue, Stevens Pint, WI 54481, r by calling , during nrmal business hurs. Any persn wh has special needs while attending these meetings r needs agenda materials fr these meetings shuld cntact the City Clerk as sn as pssible t ensure that a reasnable accmmdatin can be made. The City Clerk can be reached by telephne at (715) r by mail at 1515 Strngs Avenue, Stevens Pint, WI

2 Mem Page 2 f 11 Michael Ostrwski, Directr Cmmunity Develpment City f Stevens Pint 1515 Strngs Avenue Stevens Pint, WI Ph: (715) Fax: (715) mstrwski@stevenspint.cm City f Stevens Pint Department f Cmmunity Develpment T: Plan Cmmissin Frm: Michael Ostrwski and Kyle Kearns CC: Date: 11/13/2015 Re: Cmprehensive Plan Meeting Nvember 18, Rll call. Discussin and pssible actin n the fllwing: 2. Review f cmprehensive plan update prcess. Given that we have sme new members, please find enclsed a cpy f the cmprehensive plan prcess. We will g ver this is mre detail at the meeting. 3. Summary f stakehlder meetings and all cnslidated cmmunity input. Since ur last meeting, staff has cnducted a number f stakehlder meetings and has received additinal input. Staff will present the findings f the public input. 4. Cmprehensive plan visin, guiding principles, and intrductin. Based n the neighbrhd meetings, as well as the additinal stakehlder meetings, staff has put tgether a draft intrductin sectin and visin & guiding principles sectin fr review. This dcument is attached. 5. Questins, cmments, cncerns, and presentatin f next steps. 6. Adjurn. Page 1 f 1

3 Cmprehensive Planning Prcess fr the City f Stevens Pint Page 3 f 11 Organizing and pre-planning Initiate and rganize the cmprehensive planning prcess. Identify and begin t recruit the players and stakehlders t be invlved in the prcess, the cntent in which the cmprehensive plan will be cnducted and the area t be assessed. Create the rganizatinal structure t carry ut the planning prcess. Determine the financial and technical resurces needed fr the planning prcess. Timeframe: 1 t 2 mnths Visining Develp a shared visin regarding where the cmmunity wants t be in the definable future. This shuld be based n cnsensus amng all the key stakehlders and shuld serve as the guiding fcus fr all planning effrts. Timeframe: 2 t 4 mnths Assessing the cmmunity Thrugh sund research, prfile and assess the lcal cmmunity. Timeframe: 8 t 10 mnths The abve prcess was derived frm the Internatinal Ecnmic Develpment Cuncil - Ecnmic Develpment Strategic Planning mdel.

4 Cmprehensive Planning Prcess fr the City f Stevens Pint Page 4 f 11 Identifying issues and frmulating realistic gals, bjectives, and strategies Thrugh the identificatin f needs infrmed by the cmmunity assessment, frame the key issues mst affecting the cmmunity. Based n this framewrk, develp strategic gals and bjectives. Identify feasible ptins given the external envirnment and internal pprtunities and cnstraints. Recruit and engage stakehlders citizens frm every sectr f the cmmunity t infrm and review strategic gals, bjectives, and ptins. These effrts culminate int the drafting f the cmprehensive plan. Timeframe: 2 t 3 mnths Adptin and publicizing the plan Physically adpt the plan and make the plan publically available fr cmmunity stakehlders and external partners thrugh a main web site and channel partner web sites, cmmunity and reginal rganizatins, and ther cmmunicatins vehicles. Timeframe: 1 t 2 mnths Identifying, evaluating, and priritizing prjects Identify ptential prjects t maximize r create pprtunities, r minimize threats t achieve gals. Priritize prjects based n the best apprach and return n the prject. These prjects shuld be in line with the strategies designed fr reaching the gals. Determine the availability f resurces t help in executin f prjects. Develp benchmarks t measure future perfrmance and define what is successful. Recruit and engage cmmunity stakehlders t infrm and review the identificatin and priritizatin f prjects. Timeframe: 1 t 2 mnths The abve prcess was derived frm the Internatinal Ecnmic Develpment Cuncil - Ecnmic Develpment Strategic Planning mdel.

5 Cmprehensive Planning Prcess fr the City f Stevens Pint Page 5 f 11 Develping plans f actin Set ut the sequence f events and resurces necessary t achieve the gals, including verhead, staff, infrmatin, and financial capital. This includes defining the physical steps t take t accmplish explicit gals and bjectives. Timeframe: 2 t 3 mnths Implementing plans Carry ut the actin plans. This may require an implementatin structure r mdificatin f the rganizatinal structure fr the start-up planning steps. Timeframe: Onging Mnitring and evaluating utcmes Mnitr and measure the effectiveness f the plan and related prgrams and adjust the plan t meet changing cnditins. Make sure gals and prjects remain realistic and are wrthwhile, and still fit int the changing ecnmy. Timeframe: This is nging and shuld take place cnsistently, be it mnths, quarters, years, etc. The abve prcess was derived frm the Internatinal Ecnmic Develpment Cuncil - Ecnmic Develpment Strategic Planning mdel.

6 Cmprehensive Planning Prcess fr the City f Stevens Pint Page 6 f 11 Retling and adjusting Adjust the plan regularly t meet changing cnditins and utcmes. Timeframe: This is nging and shuld take place cnsistently, be it mnths, quarters, years, etc. Publicizing the prgress and utcmes Thrugh the web site and ther vehicles, keep stakehlders and partners infrmed n all the players and effrts assciated with implementing and updating the plan. Timeframe: Onging The abve prcess was derived frm the Internatinal Ecnmic Develpment Cuncil - Ecnmic Develpment Strategic Planning mdel.

7 Intrductin Purpse f the Plan PROJECT BACKGROUND Cultivating Places is the 2016 update fr the City f Stevens Pint s Cmprehensive Plan, a citizen-driven effrt t shape Stevens Pint s future by cultivating distinct, identifiable places that define the cmmunity. The planning prcess began in the fall f 2014, and included significant input frm citizens and stakehlders. Their input, cmbined with an analysis f Stevens Pint tday, frm the visin fr the City s future and the basis fr the Actin Plan. WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? Since the last Cmprehensive Plan in 2006, much has changed in the City, including revitalizing prtins f the dwntwn, the creatin f a majr industrial park, significant business grwth, a stable grwth in the City s ppulatin, and quality f life enhancements. While significant change has ccurred, there is still a lt t d t create and maintain a livable, cnnected, resilient, and sustainable cmmunity. In rder t achieve this, this is where a cmprehensive plan cmes in. A cmprehensive plan is a State-mandated dcument that is t serve as a guide t the physical, scial, and ecnmic develpment f a lcal gvernmental unit (state statues ). The Wiscnsin State Statutes Page 7 f 11 require a minimum f nine elements t be included within a cmprehensive plan. These elements include: 1. Issues and pprtunities, 2. Husing, 3. Transprtatin, 4. Utilities and cmmunity facilities, 5. Agricultural, natural and cultural resurces, 6. Ecnmic develpment, 7. Intergvernmental cperatin, 8. Land use, and 9. Implementatin. Updating the cmprehensive plan prvides the pprtunity t build n the psitive initiatives already in full swing while practively tackling new challenges and pprtunities. The Cmprehensive Plan, invlving extensive cmmunity utreach, als prvides a framewrk fr the develpment f prgrammatic gals and capital imprvement planning. PLANNING PROCESS Cultivating Places is the culminatin f a multi-year planning prcess that sught t invlve everyne with a stake in the City f Stevens Pint. The Cultivating Places planning prcess fllwed an eleven step planning prcess, which is based n the Internatinal Ecnmic Develpment Cuncil s Ecnmic Develpment Strategic Planning Mdel: 1. Organizing and Pre-Planning - Initiate and rganize the cmprehensive planning prcess. Identify and begin t recruit the

8 players and stakehlders t be invlved in the prcess, the cntent in which the cmprehensive plan will be cnducted and the area t be assessed. Create the rganizatinal structure t carry ut the planning prcess. Determine the financial and technical resurces needed fr the planning prcess. 2. Visining - Develp a shared visin regarding where the cmmunity wants t be in the definable future. This shuld be based n cnsensus amng all the key stakehlders and shuld serve as the guiding fcus fr all planning effrts. 3. Assessing the Cmmunity - Thrugh sund research, prfile and assess the lcal cmmunity. 4. Identifying Issues and Frmulating Realistic Gals, Objectives, and Strategies - Thrugh the identificatin f needs infrmed by the cmmunity assessment, frame the key issues mst affecting the cmmunity. Based n this framewrk, develp strategic gals and bjectives. Identify feasible ptins given the external envirnment and internal pprtunities and cnstraints. Recruit and engage stakehlders citizens frm every sectr f the cmmunity t infrm and review strategic gals, bjectives, and ptins. These effrts culminate int the drafting f the cmprehensive plan. 5. Adptin and Publicizing the Plan - Physically adpt the plan and make the plan publically available fr cmmunity stakehlders and external partners thrugh a main web site and channel partner web sites, cmmunity and reginal rganizatins, and ther cmmunicatins vehicles. 6. Identifying, Evaluating, and Priritizing Prjects - Identify ptential prjects t maximize r create pprtunities, r minimize threats t Page 8 f 11 achieve gals. Priritize prjects based n the best apprach and return n the prject. These prjects shuld be in line with the strategies designed fr reaching the gals. Determine the availability f resurces t help in executin f prjects. Develp benchmarks t measure future perfrmance and define what is successful. Recruit and engage cmmunity stakehlders t infrm and review the identificatin and priritizatin f prjects. 7. Develping Plans f Actin - Set ut the sequence f events and resurces necessary t achieve the gals, including verhead, staff, infrmatin, and financial capital. This includes defining the physical steps t take t accmplish explicit gals and bjectives. 8. Implementing Plans - Carry ut the actin plans. This may require an implementatin structure r mdificatin f the rganizatinal structure fr the start-up planning steps. 9. Mnitring and Evaluating - Mnitr and measure the effectiveness f the plan and related prgrams and adjust the plan t meet changing cnditins. Make sure gals and prjects remain realistic and are wrthwhile, and still fit int the changing ecnmy. 10. Retling and Adjusting - Adjust the plan regularly t meet changing cnditins and utcmes. 11. Publicizing the Prgress and Outcmes - Thrugh the web site and ther vehicles, keep stakehlders and partners infrmed n all the players and effrts assciated with implementing and updating the plan.

9 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT The verarching gal f Cultivating Places was that this update t ur City s Cmprehensive Plan wuld be a cmmunity-driven effrt t mve ur City frward tgether, s public invlvement was a critical cmpnent f each Prtage Cunty Arts Alliance, Prtage Cunty Business Cuncil, Rtary Club f Stevens Pint, Stevens Pint Area Schl District, Page 9 f 11 step in the planning prcess. We cmmitted t a thrugh public prcess, seeking ut residents in every aldermanic district, businesses, cmmunity rganizatins, and ther stakehlders. Stevens Pint Area Senir High Student Gvernment, Stevens Pint Nn Optimist Club, and University f Wiscnsin-Stevens Pint. Hundreds f peple wh live, wrk, learn, and play in Stevens Pint participated in the planning prcess between Fall 2014 and Spring 2016, making time t share their visins, hpes, and dreams fr the next decade Prject Website ( that catalgued the planning prcess, public events, results, and findings and invited input and interactin thrugh an nline survey. in the life f ur City. Many thanks t each and every ne f yu. Opprtunities fr Public Invlvement T fster a citizen-driven plan, Cultivating Places engaged a range f strategies t meet the peple f ur City, learn frm their unique perspectives and experiences, and use their knwledge t create the basis fr the plan. Opprtunities fr learning and sharing included: Traditinal Meetings with the public via the Plan Cmmissin cnvened t guide and versee the prcess. Neighbrhd District Meetings with residents f each aldermanic district. Interviews, Presentatins, and Fcus Grups with stakehlders and cmmunity rganizatins. These grups included: Assciatin f Dwntwn Businesses, Eastside Business Assciatin, Kiwanis Club f Stevens Pint,

10 Visin and Plan Organizatin VISION The fundatin fr Cultivating Places revlves arund the idea f Placemaking. Accrding t the Prject fr Public Spaces, Placemaking is bth an verarching idea and a hands-n tl fr imprving a neighbrhd, city r regin. It has the ptential t be ne f the mst transfrmative ideas f this century (Prject fr Public Spaces). While Placemaking is nt a new idea, it is becming a significant mvement as cmmunities try t find ways t imprve their cmpetitive advantages. Cmmunities are discvering that it takes a place t create a cmmunity, and a cmmunity t create a place (Prject fr Public Spaces). Ultimately, it is peple wh create places. Therefre, ver the curse f the planning prcess, hundreds f residents and stakehlders wh live, wrk, learn, and play in Stevens Pint tk the time t share their visins fr the next tw decades f life f the City. Thrughut the public input prcess, several cmmn themes were heard. These themes led t the creatin f the fllwing visin statement, with fur Guiding Principles 1 : Actively engage cmmunity partners t cultivate distinct, identifiable places within the cmmunity t create a Livable, Cnnected, Resilient, and Sustainable city. The Guiding Principles: Livable, Cnnected, Resilient, and Sustainable will be incrprated thrughut the Plan t establish gals, bjectives, and strategies that strive t achieve this visin. GUIDING PRINCIPLES Guiding Principles describe the City s aspiratins n what is desirable fr the cmmunity thrughut the planning future. The creatin f gals, bjectives, and strategies/plicies/prgrams within the Plan will fllw the fur Guiding Principles: Livable, Cnnected, Resilient, and Sustainable. The specifics f the fur Guiding Principles are further clarified belw: Livable This principle cvers many aspects f achieving a desired cmmunity where ne wuld chse t live. Specifically, Livable fcuses n: Quality f Life attributes such as safe and well-maintained neighbrhds with cnvenient access t parks, recreatinal pprtunities, the waterfrnt, cmmunity gathering places, quality schls, and nearby services. Diverse and Affrdable neighbrhds that meet husing, recreatinal, and business needs fr a variety f incmes, ages, and life styles. Cmmunity Design and Aesthetics that prmte high quality and attractive site and building design, and the preservatin f histric buildings and sites. Page 10 f 11 1 Prtins f the Guiding Principles sectin were mdeled ff f the City f Kirkland, WA Kirkland 2035.

11 Cnnected This principle cvers a variety f factrs that fcus n nt nly the emtinal cnnectin that ne wuld have with the cmmunity, as well as physical cnnectins f infrastructure and technlgy. Specifically: Sense f Cmmunity thrugh being cnnected and invlved in the cmmunity, creating a sense f belnging thrugh shared values. Accessible safe, well-maintained, and extensive systems f rads, bicycle rutes, pedestrian paths, and transit crridrs fr all users that intercnnect neighbrhds and cnnect t the regin. Technlgy that is reliable, efficient, and cmplete systems fr residents and businesses t be cnnected, infrmed, and invlved. Resilient This principle fcuses n the cmmunity s capacity respnd t, withstand, and recver frm adverse situatins, thrugh the fllwing: Sustainable This principle fcuses n the ability t undertake sustainable develpment, which meets the needs f the present withut cmprmising the ability f future generatins t meet their wn needs. fcuses n the fllwing elements: Specifically, Sustainable Envirnmental natural systems and built structures that prtect and enhance habitats, create a healthy envirnment, address climate change, and prmte energy efficiency. Ecnmic plicies that prmte a vibrant ecnmy ffering chices in living wage jbs, businesses, services, and entertainment thrughut the cmmunity. Scial services that fulfill the basic needs f all peple withut regard t incme, age, race, gender, r ability. Page 11 f 11 Ecnmic plicies that prepare the cmmunity t address incme equality and ecnmic diversificatin, as well as create a psitive business envirnment. Sci-Demgraphic strategies that fcus n blstering educatinal attainment and incme advancement. Disaster preparedness t mitigate r eliminate the negative impacts f natural r manmade disasters.