General Plan Update: 71% of implementation tasks completed
The Town Manager is required to provide an annual progress report on the progress on general plan action items. There are 310 action items in the plan. Town Manager Jacobs will report that the town has accomplished 71% of these, either as separate tasks or through ongoing operations. Approximately 75% of the remaining tasks are in progress.
Proposed board and commission liaison assignments present little change
The proposed council liaison assignments are shown in the panel at right. There are two changes. New members Bohen and Green will replace the assignments of prior members Pina and Rodman, respectively. Bohen will liaison with the Water Commission. Greene will liaison with the Stormwater Utility Commission.
Vice Mayor Selection
The Vice Mayor serves in the role of Mayor when the Mayor is absent. Melanie Barrett is the current Vice Mayor. We suspect no change here.
"Silverhawke" General Plan Amendment and Rezoning
The town is required to hear general plan amendments by year end. There is one this year. We previously reported on a proposed general plan amendment for the property that in north of and abuts the Silverhawke Development. It is bounded by Tangerine and First Avenue.
This property is owned by the Kai Family. They contributed $3,500 to Council Member Solomon's campaign this year.
Since the first public hearing in October, the applicant revised their request such that approval of the amendment will only require a simple council majority, and not a super, five-vote, majority.
The applicant is presenting five land use options (shown above, left panel) for the land use rezoning request. This request will only be viable if the council approves the general plan amendment. Council approval of the zoning request will give the landowner the right to pick from any of these options without future council review.
You can read the details of this proposed amending and the accompanying rezonig here.
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