TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Keith Stahley, City Manager
FROM: Kristin Retherford, Community Development Director
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The Planning Commission’s 2022 Annual Report.
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
Result Area(s): Welcoming and Livable Community
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SUMMARY:
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The Planning Commission’s 2022 Annual report summarizes work over the past calendar year.
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ISSUE:
Information Only.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Information Only.
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
The Planning Commission, which consists of nine members appointed by the City Council, acts as an advisory commission to the City Council concerning growth and orderly development of the city.
Salem Revised Code Chapter 6 states that the Planning Commission shall make and file a report with the City Council of the activities of the preceding year. The Planning Commission’s 2022 Annual report is attached (Attachment 1).
Planning for our future is one of Council’s four key priority areas. The Planning Commission is a key part of helping Council advance this goal.
As the report notes, “Now that Our Salem is adopted, the next projects related to planning for our future are beginning. As a first step, an update to the Transportation System Plan (TSP) will begin in 2023. This project is anticipated to be a multi-year project that engages the community and examines numerous aspects of our transportation system from design, speed, funding, and climate impacts. Other plans tied to the Comprehensive Plan are updates to the Comprehensive Parks System Master Plan, a Goal 5 Inventory for Natural Resources (recommended by the Planning Commission), a Housing Production Strategy, and an Economic Opportunities Analysis. Implementation strategies to support the Climate Action Plan are also linked to the Comprehensive Plan. All this future work will be informed by the rules from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development’s Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities rules (CFEC).”
BACKGROUND:
The Planning Commission reviews quasi-judicial land use applications, legislative code amendments, serves as the City’s Citizen Involvement committee for land use and participates on various long-term planning efforts.
Lisa Anderson-Ogilvie, AICP
Deputy Community Development Director & Planning Administrator
Attachments:
1. Planning Commission 2022 Annual Report