1.4 Our Process
Principles and Process
Principles and Process When Town Council adopted the Vision Plan in the spring of 2018, staff was directed to work with the Public Planning Committee of Town Council to develop principles and a process to guide the development of Our Plan. The Public Planning Committee, Planning Commission, and the Comprehensive Plan Committee of Planning Commission were involved with their development through numerous public meetings with citizen input. The Our Plan Principles and Process, Figure 1.7, were approved by the Public Planning Committee in September 2018.
PRINCIPLES
- Continue to be open, inclusive, and transparent
- Continue to include public leadership, involvement, and input
- Encourage and foster anchor institution leadership, support, and participation to advance the community Vision
- Ensure communication strategies using all available technology continue the conversation about the Vision within all sectors of the community and anchor institutions
- Identify, attract, recruit, and leverage talent and resources to support the process (i.e. staff, experts within the community, external stakeholders, and/ or consultants)
- Ensure alignment of the Comprehensive Plan with the community Vision
- Identify and utilize key metrics for decision making as identified in Vision and Strategic action Plan both by the town and anchor institutions
PROCESS
- Immediately begin work with the Planning Commission to launch the rewrite of the Comprehensive Plan
- Appoint representatives from all sectors of the community who will ensure the process and principles are followed and coordinate between pillar work groups
- Identify, attract, recruit and leverage the public, experts, and other resources as needed
- Leverage the extensive community feedback, data and resources from Vision Phase 1 to create the foundation of the Comprehensive Plan
- Structure the renewed Comprehensive Plan around the Vision pillars, as opposed to the State-required elements that anchored previous plans
- Expand the use of the communications tools from Phase 1 to include all available technology
- Produce educational materials about the Vision, how it aligns with current priorities, and how it is being used to guide the Comprehensive Plan rewrite
- Host community celebrations around milestones/accomplishments throughout the process
Figure 1.7, Principles and Process