MEETING1 Developing Goals
Andrea S. Pompei Lacy, Bourbon County Joint Planning Office Melody Nall, University of Kentucky CEDIK Andrea S. Pompei Lacy, AICP Planning Administrator
(859) 987-2150 [email protected]
525 High Street Paris, KY 40361 INTRODUCTION • What is comprehensive planning? • What is the role of a working group member? • What have we learned from the community? • What does the data tell us?
Let’s talk GOALS • What is a goal? • Why do we craft goals? • Let’s craft our goals PARIS MILLERSBURG
NORTH MIDDLETOWN
BOURBON COUNTY WHAT is Planning?
Planning provides a vision for the community today and what we want our community to be in the future
American Planning Association WHO plans?
Individuals Families Organizations Public sector entities Private entities Non-profit organizations Religious institutions WHO do we plan for?
Existing and prospective residents Employers Employees Visitors Vulnerable populations Future generations! WHO do we plan for?
The of planning is to equitably serve people regardless of their race, ethnicity, social, and economic status in a manner that is sustainable to the environment. Why do we plan? Good Health
Economic Well-being
Public Safety Why do we plan? Good Health Because we are required to! Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 100.183-.197 addresses Economic comprehensive planning. Well-being
It is in our best interest to! Public Safety When do we plan? Every day! …answer your inquiries When we… …reference ordinances …hold community meetings …develop new policies …collaborate with partners …apply for grants Long Range Planning in Bourbon County
• 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
• 2016 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
• 2013 COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN
• 2011 BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN
• 1995 PARIS PIKE CORRIDOR SMALL AREA PLAN ADVISORY Meetings COMMITTEE October 2018 – Plan Adoption
FOCUS Millersburg GROUPS North Middletown Core of Bourbon County “Chalk and Talk” Community Development Plan Millersburg and Paris ADOPT ADOPT ADOPT COMMUNITY COMMUNITY Goals & Future Final Objectives Land Use Plan 2017 2018 2019 2020 Map 2021
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY WORKING GROUPS Walkability Survey “On the Table” Housing Demand Study Community Discussions ARTWALK 2019 MILLERSBURG NORTH MIDDLETOWN
What did the community tell us? ON THE TABLE April 2019
“New Government “Historic streetscape” Leadership” “Recent renovations of Robneel “History museum” and Trackside” “Sense of history” “The beauty of Duncan Avenue” “Preservation of the
Millersburg Military Institute” “Duncan Tavern” STRENGTHS “Hemp and Bourbon” “Architecture” What did the community tell us? ON THE TABLE April 2019 Vacant storefronts “Code Enforcement” “Too much emphasis on “Negative mindsets and lack of history and tradition community involvement” prevents growth” “Inability to take action. Set goals and accomplish them. Talk
is cheap.” CHALLENGES What did your group talk about? What is the role of a working group member?
In cooperation with other working group members and staff, working group members will develop draft goals, objectives, and action items for the Envision 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update. All draft items shall take into consideration the perspectives of the community (qualitative) and data and statistics (quantitative).
The commitment is five (5) meetings over a four (4) month period. WORKING GROUP
PROCESS
Step 1: Information Gathering
Step 2: Develop goals
Step 3: Develop objectives
Step 4: Draft action items WORKING GROUP
METHODS OF DECISION-MAKING
• VOTING ACTIVITY
• MODIFIED CONSENSUS ON THE TABLE . FOCUS GROUPS . SURVEYS
WORKING
GROUPS
ADVISORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LEGISLATIVE BODIES PLANNING COMMISSION WORKING GROUPS
MAY – SEP 2019 SEP 2019 – JAN 2020 Heritage and Urban Form
• HERITAGE: Features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings. • Historic Preservation • Education
• URBAN FORM is the physical characteristics that make up built areas, including the shape, size, density and configuration of settlements. CONTENTS OF THE CITY
• Paths • Edges • Districts • Nodes • Landmarks PATHS
Paths are the channels along which the observer customarily or occasionally moves. People observe the city while moving through it.
• Examples: Streets, sidewalks, bike lanes. transit lines, waterways, railroads.
FREIGHT RAILLINES, PARIS PATHS
SIDEWALKS ALONG PLEASANT ST, PARIS BIKE LANES ON MAIN ST, PARIS EDGES
Edges are boundaries between two areas which close one region off from another.
• Examples: Shores, railroad cuts, RAILROAD BOUNDARY ADJACENT TO CLAIBORNE FARM, PARIS edges of development, walls. EDGES
Which types of edges do you see? DISTRICTS
Districts are medium-to- large sections of the city, which are recognizable by having a common identifying character.
LAND USES CATEGORIES AND DENSITIES, PARIS DISTRICTS
LAND USES CATEGORIES AND DENSITIES, PARIS NODES
Nodes are points, or strategic spots in a city into which an observer can enter. They may be the convergence of paths, an intersection, and are the foci of districts as a physical space.
• Examples: Street corners, pocket parks, benches.
PARK BENCHES ON MAIN ST, PARIS NODES
MILLERSBURG CITY PARK NORTH MIDDLETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LANDMARKS
Landmarks are point references. The observer does not enter within them, they are external. They are frequently used clues of identity and are relied upon as a journey becomes more and more familiar.
• Examples: Building, sign, store, hills, towers, trees, and other urban details. BOURBON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PARIS LANDMARKS
What other landmarks can you name in the county?
PARIS CEMETERY, PARIS Goals versus Objectives
Goal Objective • A desired state of affairs to • An end toward the attainment of which planned effort is directed. which plans and policies are • General statements of desired directed. outcomes of the community. • More specific and a subset of • Should be broad but specific goals, providing measurable enough to know where progress strategies. has been made. 2017 EXISTING CULTURAL RESOURCE GOAL
Preserve and protect the community’s historic and cultural resources.
ACTION ITEMS:
INVENTORY: Update inventory of historically significant structures. MAP: Create digital map of historic register districts, structures, and locally designated historic district. ORDINANCE: Update historic section of zoning ordinance(s) to expand historic districts and standards. FACILITATION: Reconvene the Board of Architectural Review to participate in the “Cultural Heritage” work group. APPLICATION: Pursue Certified Local Government status with support of the Kentucky Heritage Council. SAMPLE GOALS
• Preserve out built history • Protect and enhance the natural, historic, and cultural landscapes that give Bourbon County its unique identity and image. • Promote, support and encourage public art. • Integrate art and cultivate creativity. • Promote and preserve the historic and archeological resources that contribute to our authenticity. CHOOSE YOUR SAMPLE GOAL(S)
3 POST-ITS
Place on the sample goals that you think are most applicable to Bourbon County.