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Memorandum
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To: Planning and Development Committee
From: Elizabeth Chamberlain, Planning Manager
Date: August 17, 2010
Re: Urban Core Task Force Status
Background
In partnership with the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce, the City established a task
force to work on visioning for the downtown and key connection areas for the next 50
years. The task force was charged with assisting the Auburn City Council in planning for
the continued growth and development of the downtown and other key areas of the City.
While the actual mission and scope of the Task Force's efforts was set by the Task
Force members, the Mayor and City Council requested that its efforts include the
creation of an updated vision for Downtown Auburn and other parts of the City, as
appropriate.
This vision could address a variety of issues, including but not limited to, potential
expansion of the downtown planning area, continued downtown and citywide
redevelopment planning strategies and actions, mixes and locations of different types of
land uses, business retention and recruitment strategies and potential regulation
changes or ideas to support the specific needs and interests of the Downtown and other
key parts of the City.
Project Status
The task force kicked off in January and the group selected a facilitator in February
where their work really began. Their first duty was to develop a mission statement which
lead to a name change, Urban Core Task Force. Over the past seven months (group
has met seven times to date), the Urban Core Task Force has worked on the following:
• Urban Core Boundary and Key Connection areas
• Discussion of urban core boundary and urban core land use within the boundary
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• Development of guiding principles and sub-principles to set the framework for the
2050 vision
• Discussion of zoning and density; where density should go within the urban core
boundary
• Density mapping exercise within the proposed urban core boundary
• Open space definitions and discussion; open space planning and vision
discussion; mapping exercise to place open space within the proposed urban
core boundary
Proiect Schedule
Staff will provide the remaining project schedule at Monday's Committee meeting.
If there are any questions prior to the Committee meeting please contact me at
echamberlain(c~auburnwa.gov or253-931-3092.
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