HomeMy WebLinkAbout1297RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act of
1990 mandates that the City of Kent must establish procedures
providing for early and continuous public participation in the
development and amendment of comprehensive land use plans and
development regulations implementing such plans; and
WHEREAS, the City council in setting it's 1991-1992
Target Issues established "Enhancing Citizen Participation and
Volunteerism" as its number three Top Priority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council established "Planning for
Kent's Future" including Community Vision and Identity as one of
its Other Priorities for the 1991-1992 year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council would like to expand community
participation and input on important growth management issues, NOW
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby declares its intent
to implement a Growth Management Community Participation Program to
seek citizen input on issues which will be addressed in the updated
City of Kent Comprehensive Plan.
Section 2. The City council hereby directs the Planning
Department to carry out a Growth Management Community Participation
Program in early 1992 and to report all findings back to the full
City Council and Kent citizens. The Growth Management Community
Participation Program shall be carried out as described in
Section 3 below.
Section 3 . The Planning Department is hereby directed to
develop administrative procedures to implement the Growth
Management Community Participation Program, and to utilize the
information received in the development and amendment of
comprehensive land use plans and development regulations
implementing such plans as mandated by the Growth Management Act of
1990, substantially as follows:
A. Produce an educational video and companion
questionnaire on the subject of growth management,
incorporating the key issues determined at the
October 29, 1991, City Council Special Meeting.
B. Recruit participants and train group leaders to
conduct community forums utilizing the video and
companion questionnaire.
c. Conduct a visual preference survey of Kent citizens
utilizing slide images of our community and
surrounding communities to gauge citizens'
preference for various land use patterns.
D. Tabulate the questionnaire responses and ranking of
community images and prepare a written as well as
visual report of the findings at a full city
Council meeting.
PASSED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, this -..5 t!J day of fUrv'-f_-rY~-L-v'tj ,
1991.
Concurred in by the Mayor of the City of Kent, this
---------------------------' 1991. day of
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST: fLA-: /1-"-J:MJL /d '7l1A-r
BRENDA JACOBER, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
City of Kent, Washington,
---~~~;(~1_1~----' passed by the city Council of the
tA the 5 day of Th-v-c-4·r.J;-£/I. ... ..-, 1991.
Resolution No.
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. BRENDA JACO
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DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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