AGENDA DATE: 7/16/2025
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AC44 - Draft Implementation Chapter
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Staff will present and seek feedback on the draft Implementation chapter
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Benish, Holt
PRESENTER (S): Tonya Swartzendruber, Planning Manager
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County is updating the Comprehensive Plan through the Albemarle County 2044 (AC44) project. The project is in Phase 3: drafting language for the four-part Comprehensive Plan document and developing Plan actions.
The draft language for the Part III - Implementation chapter in Attachment B is built upon current best comprehensive planning practices.
The current draft of AC44 has over 200 actions across the nine (9) topic chapters within Part III. The quantity and scope of these actions presents a challenge for implementation, including the reporting and tracking of implementation progress. The Comprehensive Plan is implemented by private property owners and businesses through voluntary actions and regulations and by the County through the implementation of the Board of Supervisors' policies and budgets.
On the public side, providing the necessary resources to accomplish the actions presents another challenge. To address these implementation challenges, staff will present several Big Moves that identify the most important actions to achieve for successful plan implementation. The Big Moves incorporate all AC44 feedback received to date. They are broad, crosscut across all AC44 topics, and provide guidance on prioritizing plan actions for allocation of the finite resources required for plan implementation. Staff will also present a proposed reporting and tracking cycle with proposed metrics.
Note: The draft Implementation chapter is new content that has not been previously reviewed by the community, Planni...
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