COUNCIL GOALS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

HIGHEST Priority

Revised               8.   Advisory Board Review of Comprehensive Plan

Description: Initiate review and revision of the 2000 Comprehensive Plan.

February 28, 2005 Status:  New Goal.

May 9, 2005 Status:  No action to date.  Process will begin in fall 2005.

September 12, 2005 Status: We recommend that this work be deferred until 2006 because of staffing shortages and workload challenges.

November 21, 2005 Status: No change in status.

February 13, 2006 Status: Town Council directed staff to begin a process for revising the Comprehensive Plan. Staff will be discussing a possible process for Town advisory board review of the Plan’s Goals and Objectives with the Planning Board on February 21, 2006.

May 8, 2006 Status:  The Planning Board reviewed and approved a process for advisory board review of the Comprehensive Plan on February 21, 2006. Staff prepared review materials and distributed to advisory boards in April 2006.

Products to Be Produced and Timetable

· Schedule Advisory Board review for March to May 2006

· Planning Board review comments Summer 2006

· Planning Board recommendations to Council September 2006

September 11, 2006 Status: On August 15, 2006, the Planning Board reviewed comments and suggestions for potential revisions, modifications and additions to the Comprehensive Plan.  The Planning Board is preparing a report for Council consideration outlining potential modifications, additions, and revisions to the Comprehensive Plan in October.

November 6, 2006 Status: On October 23, 2006, the Planning Board presented a report of the review undertaken by boards and commissions. The Council directed staff to prepare a follow-up report outlining ways to address the review suggestions and incorporate them into the plan.