Title
Municipal Development Plan - Draft Community Vision and Values Statement
Proposed Motion:
That Governance and Priorities Committee accept the Municipal Development Plan Draft Community Vision and Values Statement as information.
Body
Administration Recommendation
That Governance and Priorities Committee accept the Municipal Development Plan Draft Community Vision and Values Statement as information.
Purpose.
The Draft Municipal Development Plan Community Vision and Values Statement is being forwarded to the Governance and Priorities Committee as information. Administration is also forwarding the draft statement to the Governance and Priorities Committee to assist Council with its future strategic planning sessions which will be held in early March 2014.
Summary
In November 2013, Administration presented Council with the Terms of Reference and Public Engagement Plan for the update to the County's Municipal Development Plan. Since them, Administration hosted three public engagements at the end of January 2014 to gain resident feedback on developing a draft Community Vision and Values Statement to guide the new Municipal Development Plan. Sessions were held at Woodbend Hall (January 27th), Entwistle Hall (January 28th) and Blueberry Hall (January 29th). The Long Range Planner and Sustainability Coordinator also attended three engagement sessions in January and early February on the Council Strategic Plan where additional resident input was received.
Engagement sessions assisted Administration in preparing a Draft Community Vision and Values Statement for the Municipal Development Plan. Residents provided information on what they felt were the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing Parkland County currently and into the future. Residents also helped determine key elements required in the draft statement , and the proposed structure (length and key phrases) to be included in this statement.
Administration has deve...
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