TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
DATE: October 12, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
Staff Contact Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
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AGENDA TITLE:
Title
Action on a Statement of Direction Paradise Valley Bicycle + Pedestrian Master Plan
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Town Value(s):
☐ Primarily one-acre, residential community
☐ Limited government
☒ Creating a sense of community
☐ Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
☐ Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
☐ Preserving natural open space
The Paradise Valley Bicycle + Pedestrian Master Plan is a quality of life initiative from the Town’s 2012 General Plan.
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
Governance - Review and seek improvement to processes and procedures for our community. Broaden use of the Statement of Direction process when Council delegates projects. The Town Council provided a Statement of Direction to the Planning Commission on June 22, 2017 regarding the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Option 1: I move to approve revisions to the Statement of Direction (SOD) for the Paradise Valley Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan that include the expansions listed in the October 12, 2017 study session report and as shown on Draft #2 08/28/2017 Bicycle Facilities Route Map (or deviations as revised by Council)
Option 2: I move to make no changes to the Statement of Direction (SOD) for the Paradise Valley Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan approved by the Town Council on June 22, 2017.
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Refer to the attached October 12, 2017 study session report for information on the proposed deviations to the SOD.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
Preparation of the Paradise Valley Bicycle + Pedestrian Master Plan is an ongoing budgeted item. Any proposed improvements suggested by the plan will require future funding via grant and/or CIP funding.
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Planning Commission Minutes
2. Comments
3. June 22, 2017 SOD
4. Draft Pedestrian Facilities
5. Draft Bicycle Facilities
6. Revised SOD
7. Presentation
Available documents, including public input, is available at <http://www.paradisevalleyaz.gov/555/Bicycle-Pedestrian-Master-Plan>