Title
Update on the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Initiative, Specifically to Discuss Overall Policy Direction, Future Land Use, Transportation and Mobility, and Parks
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: June 6, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Brian Lockley, AICP, CPM, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Discuss and provide direction related to key elements of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The purpose of this Joint Workshop with City Council and the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee is to discuss the status of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update and to gain essential direction regarding the creation of the future land use plan and master thoroughfare plan.
• The presentation and discussion will follow the general format outlined below:
o Present a brief summary of key coordination and outreach to date (Attachment 1, titled: Summary of Community Input).
o Discuss overall policy direction related to the vision statement and guiding principles (Attachment 2, titled: Emerging Policy Direction).
o Discuss overall policy direction related to the Preferred Scenario (Attachments 3-4, titled: Preferred Scenario and Place Type Summary).
o Discuss relationship and synergies between the Preferred Scenario and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update.
o Present/Discuss recommended approach for creation of the future land use plan/diagram.
o Present/Discuss recommended approach for updating the Master Thoroughfare Plan and key transportation and mobility considerations (Attachment 5, titled: Preliminary MTP).
o Discuss next steps.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• A Comprehensive Plan is a statement of the community’s vision for today and tomorrow. It represents the desires of the citizens and their goals for the community.
• A Comprehensive Plan focuses on outlining a physical plan and business plan for the City. It is typically comprised of a number of interrelated elements such as land use, transportation, utilities, public services, socio-economic, and open space elements.
• Upon adoption, a Comprehensive Plan provides the basis for Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The plan should also be referred to in capital improvement planning, zoning changes, annexation actions, and other choices made by the City.
• The current McKinney Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2004 after a lengthy public input process and planning effort. When the 2004 Comprehensive Plan was adopted, the McKinney population was roughly 86,000. Today, the City is home to over 155,000 people. With this significant growth comes a change to the physical environment around us and the needs and desires of the community.
• On June 16, 2015, City Council approved a project scope and contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates for professional services in support of an update to the Comprehensive Plan.
• An important element to the Comprehensive Plan Update was the creation of a consistent theme and message for the goal of the Initiative. As such, the project has been promoted as One Community. One Vision. ONE McKinney 2040. More information about the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update can be found on the project’s website www.onemckinney2040.com <http://www.onemckinney2040.com>.
• As part of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update, the project team has hosted a number of community-wide outreach events, including:
o Community Summits (September 2015)
o Community Charrette (October 2015)
o Community Workshop (January 2016)
o Community Open Houses (May 2016)
• A summary of key input received during these community-wide events is attached to this agenda item for reference (titled: Summary of Community Input). Also attached to this agenda item is a complete summary of the feedback received during the Community Open House events held last month (titled: Input from May Open House Events) and information regarding the development of the Preferred Scenario (titled: Preferred Scenario Development).