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A discussion concerning the Downtown Phase II Redevelopment Plan.
Executive Summary: Staff is seeking Council's agreement to proceed with the Downtown Phase II Redevelopment Plan including the scope of the plan and a schedule for adoption as proposed.
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Legislative History
Staff expects the plan to become part of the Comprehensive Plan. The most recent version of the Comprehensive Plan was adopted August 4, 2004 in Ordinance No. 04-69.
Purpose & Explanation
Several events have occured that lead to initiating this project each of which we briefly discuss here. First, according to the Charter of the City of Hudson, current as of November 6, 2012, the Comprehensive Plan must be examined every ten years. It is therefore timely that we take up the Comprehensive Plan at this time with the expectation that the plan would be adopted in 2014, ten years after the last plan was adopted.
Secondly, according to the Strategic Plan adopted by Council on October 3, 2012 Goal 1 is to "create a more vibrant and connected residential community" with the objective of "(reactivating) the planning for the Downtown Phase 2 Redevelopment". Staff had scheduled this work to begin in the spring of 2013 and be adopted by April 1, 2014.
Third, staff contemplated this project in 2012 when it proposed its budget to Council. The budget was adopted with funds allocated for this plan.
Finally, the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study announced grant recipients for its competitive Connecting Communities Planning Grant program at its Policy Committee meeting May 16, 2013. Hudson was an unsuccessful applicant for two $50,000 grants. Staff was awaiting the outcome of the AMATS grant program to determine its next course of action. We intend to proceed with the project by retaining a consultant to assist the City with the plan using City funds. Staff is proposing the scope of the plan to be the same as what was described in its grant application which was stat...
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