AGENDA DATE: 2/20/2019
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Summary of Enabling Authority to Promote Active and Vibrant Development Areas
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Review the State enabling authority available to promote active and vibrant Development Areas
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Kamptner
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: At its January 9, 2019 meeting, the Board of Supervisors received the Community Field Survey Phase I Pilot, and provided direction to staff to proceed to Phase II. The Phase I Survey identified and evaluated the existing conditions of public infrastructure, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, as well as parks and public spaces; housing; and land uses in Neighborhood 7. The next step for staff will be to work with the Thomas District Planning District Commission to develop the scope of work for Phase 2. Staff expects that, when it is completed, the Survey will allow the County to target revitalization efforts, strengthen its applications for Federal Community Development Block Grants, and to support the County's work on addressing the appearance of highly visible urban public spaces and improving the physical conditions in the County's aging urban core.
The purpose of this work session is to provide the Board a preview of the State enabling authority to address the issues identified in the Survey when it is completed.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Thriving Development Areas: Attract quality employment, commercial, and high density residential uses into Development Areas by providing services and infrastructure that encourage redevelopment and private investment while protecting the quality of neighborhoods
DISCUSSION: Attachment A provides an inventory of the State enabling authority that the Board has already implemented (Section 2), and that which it may implement (Section 3), to promote active and vibrant Development Areas in the County. The en...
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