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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance adopting the City of Killeen Comprehensive Plan.
Summary
DATE: August 16, 2022
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Edwin Revell, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
A comprehensive plan is a document that establishes guidelines for the future growth of the community and allows a city to anticipate and manage growth in a way that improves the quality of life of its residents. The plan depicts existing community conditions and articulates a vision of what the community wants to be in the future. Through its goals and objectives, the plan also establishes a framework to assist the City in future land use and development decisions in a manner that will provide for sustainable growth within the city.
On November 17, 2020, City Council approved an agreement with Verdunity, Inc. in the amount of $349,140 for the development of a comprehensive plan. Representatives from Verdunity have worked with staff over the past twenty-one (21) months to conduct public meetings, gather data and elicit feedback from city representatives, citizens, the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The proposed Comprehensive Plan has been presented to community partners, the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC), Planning and Zoning Commission, and City Council. It has also been made available to the public on the City's website. Components of the Comprehensive Plan include:
* The Economics of Land Use;
* Land Use and Growth Management;
* Neighborhoods;
* Mobility and Connectivity;
* Downtown;
* Implementation
Upon adoption, the complete Comprehensive Plan and associated appendices will be available on the City's website. Printed copies of the document will also be distributed to City Council, the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, Planning and Zoning Commission, and staff.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
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