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File #: 21-088    Version: 1 Name: PlanCOS Annual Report
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 1/26/2021 In control: Council Work Session
On agenda: 4/12/2021 Final action: 4/12/2021
Title: Presentation of the 2020 PlanCOS Annual Report (Legislative) Presenter: Hannah Van Nimwegen-McGuire, Senior Planner, Planning and Community Development Peter Wysocki, Planning and Community Development Director
Indexes: PlanCOS
Attachments: 1. Draft - 2020 PlanCOS Annual Report, 2. PlanCOS Annual Report

Title
Presentation of the 2020 PlanCOS Annual Report

(Legislative)

Presenter:
Hannah Van Nimwegen-McGuire, Senior Planner, Planning and Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Community Development Director

Body
Summary:
An informational presentation on the 2020 PlanCOS Annual Report. This presentation will go over recent data related to the Keystone Indicators as well as updates on the Key Initiatives. This presentation and report will also dive into related initiatives which further the goals of the comprehensive plan.

The 2020 PlanCOS Annual Report is being presented as a draft and may be adjusted if the City Council sees any errors or anything that may need to be changed or updated.

Background:
PlanCOS, the city's comprehensive guide to growth and development, was adopted by City Council in January of 2019. Yearly, a report will evaluate whether objectives are being achieved by reporting on: Keystone Indicators and other measures of success; progress on recommended major city initiatives; experience with the development review process; and if there are any recommendations for realignment of strategic city priorities related to the Plan. 2020 is the second year of the plan's implementation, and the 2020 annual report makes a few adjustments in layout to focus more on indictor data and inferences on what the data represents. Also, the 2020 annual report adds an additional section titled "COVID-19 Response" highlighting a few of the many efforts and necessary redirection to address the ongoing global pandemic.

Previous Council Action:
The City Council voted to approve PlanCOS in January 2019, then heard an informational presentation on the 2019 annual report in June 2020.

Financial Implications:
N/A

City Council Appointed Board/Commission/Committee Recommendation:
An informational presentation was given to the City Planning Commission on February 18, 2021.

Stakeholder Process:
The annual report will be formally pub...

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