Title
Update on ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Initiative
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: February 13, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Aaron Bloxham, Planner II
Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Brian Lockley, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
* Receive presentation from staff.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update was launched in the summer of 2015 as an initiative to update the city's current Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted in 2004.
* Since 2015, the city has hosted and attended numerous public outreach events as part of the ONE McKinney 2040 Initiative, and many of the key elements of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan have been in draft form since late 2016.
* However, in late 2016, regional discussions about transportation and, specifically, the US 380 corridor became a major topic for Collin County. The result of these discussions was the launch of the US 380 Feasibility Study by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to determine the feasibility and potential location(s) for limited access roadways (LARs) in Collin County.
* Given the potential impacts of this on the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the City of McKinney temporarily suspended progress on the ONE McKinney 2040 Initiative in order to participate and, ultimately, integrate the regional choices regarding US 380 into the draft ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
* As progress on the US 380 Feasibility Study continues to move forward, Staff recommends that the ONE McKinney 2040 Initiative begin to move forward again as well.
* The focus of tonight's presentation is to provide a recap of the project scope, foundations of the ONE McKinney 2040 plan, project momentum, and a proposed action plan for moving forward.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* A Comprehensive Plan is a statement of the community's vision for today and tomorrow. It...
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