TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Brian Dalke, Interim Town Manager
Dawn-Marie Buckland, Deputy Town Manager
Jeremy Knapp, Community Development Director
DATE: November 1, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
Staff Contact Paul Michaud, Senior Planner 480-348-3574
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Discussion of the Walk & Bike 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 Walk & Bike Plan meets the Town values of creating a sense of community by establishing a plan that aims to focus pedestrian and bicycle facilities onto collector and minor arterial streets. The plan seeks to have the Town do more outreach toward education and enforcement. This outreach specifically looks to improved partnerships with resorts and schools.
COUNCIL GOALS OR STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS:
Preparing the Walk & Bike Plan meets both an implementation measure of the Town's 2012 General Plan and a Town Council Quality of Life initiative.
RECOMMENDATION:
No action will be taken at the Council meeting of November 1, 2018.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Update
Council discussed the Walk & Bike Plan at the September 13, 2018 study session. There were three options discussed in moving forward on this plan.
1. Provide minor edits, with a focus on policy points and accept the plan or adopt the plan via a Minor General Plan amendment of the 2012 General Plan.
2. Incorporate a few components of the draft plan via a Minor General Plan amendment of the 2012 General Plan.
3. Table the plan to a future date.
Most Council Members at the September 13th study session did not favor Option 3. It was directed to form a Town Manager subgroup to bring back to the full Council the best option in moving forward on this plan. This subgroup incl...
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