To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Submission of the Community Agenda Section of the 2028 Comprehensive Plan

Initiator

Planning Department

Recommendation

Approval is requested to submit the Community Agenda section of the 2028 \n \n Comprehensive Plan to the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Development Center and \n \n to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

Approval

Approved

Background

The Community Agenda is the third and most important part of the Columbus

Comprehensive Plan. The other two written components of the Comprehensive Plan,

completed early on in the planning process, are the Community Assessment and

Community Participation Program. The Community Assessment is a comprehensive

analysis of past trends and existing conditions and is the factual and

conceptual basis on which the rest of the plan is built. The Community

Participation Program outlines how the community will be engaged in the

development of the Community Agenda. This Community Agenda outlines the

community?s vision for the future through descriptive text and maps and

provides a plan to implement that vision. This document is based on the

findings of the Community Assessment and input gathered from multiple public

involvement channels. The Citizens Stakeholder Committee and Technical Review

Committee, established to help guide the development of this Plan, played an

important role in assuring that the resulting implementation program reflects

both the public?s will and the City?s capacity. The complete Comprehensive

Plan, including the Community Assessment, Community Participation Program, and

Community Agenda, is not only a mandated requirement of local governments but

is also a critical road map for the future.

Analysis

Approval of the submission of this document will assure that the City meets

its mandated requirement of finishing this process by October, 2008, as

required by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs(DCA). Upon approval by

DCA, the document must formally recognized as the official planning document

for the community

Financial Considerations

This action is part of the overall contract with Jordan, Jones and Goulding to

prepare the city's comprehensive plan.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

Upon approval by DCA, the document must formally be recognized as the official

planning document for the community

Recommendations/ Actions

Adopt the resolution authorizing the Planning Department to submit the

Community Agenda section of the 2028 Comprehensive Plan to the Lower

Chattahoochee Regional Development Center and to the Georgia Department of

Community Affairs.













A RESOLUTION



NO. _____

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE COMMUNITY

AGENDA COMPONENT OF THE 2028 COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE

PLAN TO THE LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND THE GEORGIA

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

WHEREAS, the Columbus Consolidated Government is required pursuant to the

Georgia Planning Act

to develop and maintain a Comprehensive Plan; and,

WHEREAS, the City's present Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2003 pursuant to

the coordinated planning process as set forth in the Georgia Planning Act of

1989 and was prepared to meet the State Planning and Procedures; and,

WHEREAS, the Columbus Consolidated Government is required to update its

Comprehensive Plan by October 2008; and,



WHEREAS, the Columbus Consolidated Government is currently engaged in a

planning process to prepare a Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the

Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning as effective May 1,

2005; and,



WHEREAS, the Columbus Consolidated Government's Comprehensive Plan will

be comprised of three components, the Community Assessment, Community

Participation Plan and Community Agenda, which together define major issues,

policies, and recommendations that serve as the basis for local government

decision making regarding community facilities, future land use and development

patterns, housing, economic development and other important resources for

Columbus citizens, business owners, and other stakeholders; and,



WHEREAS, the City Council has completed and reviewed the third

component, the Community Agenda certifies that the public review and public

hearing requirements were met during this phase of the planning process.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

That the City Council of Columbus, Georgia, hereby approves the Community

Agenda component of the Columbus Consolidated Government's 2028 Comprehensive

Plan and authorizes the Planning Department to submit the document to the Lower

Chattahoochee Regional Development Center and the Georgia Department of

Community Affairs for review.

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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held

the

_________day of _____________, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of

_____________members of said Council.

Councilor Allen voting __________.









Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.



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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor

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