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Community Area Planning Book 2000

Section 2, Part II: Elements of the CAP

As we propose, a community area plan is a detailed, community-driven, comprehensive document detailing the future growth and development of a specific geographic area of the city. Each CAP will begin with a statement of community visions and goals that will be developed by the community in a series of community focus group workshops. This is incorporated into the first environment as outlined below. Not only will the plan present the issues and problems, but also should seek to identify all community assets, which can be tapped into in order to address each specific, need or concern. As mentioned in Part 1, Section V, the CAP will build upon existing programs, services, and facilities that are already underway.

While the visions and goals of the community are being identified, staff's research will focus on the six environments for simplicity. These six environments are detailed as follows:

  1. The Human Environment - The psychological outlook of the community.

    Through Preference Surveys, CAP will seek to identify each area's:
    • Community Identity
    • Community Pride
    • Community Image which creates the vision, goal and measurements for the evaluation of the five environments.
  2. The Built Environment - The structural make-up of the community.
    • Structural Conditions & Construction Activity
    • Housing
    • Transportation
    • Historic and Cultural Characteristics
    • Sidewalks/street lighting
  3. The Land Use Environment - The land use patterns of the community.
    • Zoning Inventory and Designations
    • Existing and Future Land Use Patterns
    • Existing Land Use Policies and Maps
    • Development and Redevelopment Trend Analysis
  4. The Economic Environment - The economic and employment conditions of the community.
    • Employment Characteristics
    • Employment Analysis
  5. The Natural Environment - The natural resources of the community
    • Natural Resources
    • Drainage
  6. The Service Environment - The public and private services provided to the community.
    • Police
    • Fire/EMS
    • Code Enforcement
    • Water/Wastewater/ Drainage/Sewer
    • Parks and Recreation
    • Solid Waste Collection/Recycling/Bulk Pickup
    • Cultural
    • Schools
    • Libraries
    • Social Services
    • Private Utilities

In each of the six environments of the CAP, there will be two levels of discussion. The two discussions are the Existing Conditions and Trends and the Issues, Strategies, Analysis, and Recommendations.

Existing Conditions and Trends will detail the existing conditions of the area at the time of the plan's development and assess any prevailing trends. This information is complimentary to the public input that will be received as part of the planning process.

The second part of each of the six sections, entitled Issues, Strategies, Analysis, and Recommendations, is dedicated to a thorough review of community issues with an analysis of various strategies or solutions to the issues. This section represents a culmination of community input synthesized and prioritized by the CLC and IWT. These recommended strategies will be implemented by the appropriate City staff or relevant agencies. A CAP implementation Team comprised of members of the CLC and IWT will be charged with monitoring and evaluating progress of this initiative.

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