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Community Workshop #1: Vision and Values

May 14, 2015

Longmont Area Comprehensive Plan + Multimodal Transportation Plan Update

Agenda• Project Overview (15-minutes)

• Visioning Workshop — 1: Individual Brainstorming/Thought Wall (15 minutes)

— 2: Review of Previous Plans’ Goals (30 minutes)

— 3: Group Prioritization: Assembling a Vision (15 minutes)

• Group Reporting (15 minutes)

• Open House (30 minutes)— Review Areas of Change and Stability map

— Review results of visioning workshop


Purpose of the LACP and MMTP

• Long-range plans (10-20 years)

• Guide where and how the Longmont Area will grow

• Establish City policies—advisory, not regulatory

• Establish priorities to guide the allocation of resources

PLAN FRAMEWORK

Vision: Reflects the community’s desired future and the desired outcomes it wishes to accomplish

Goals and Policies: Provide guidance for decision-making

strategies: Identify steps we’ll take to get there

• Code revisions

• Programs

• Capital improvements

• Intergovernmental agreements

• Other


Integrated approach

Longmont Area Comprehensive

Plan

Multimodal Transportation

Plan

Related Plans and Studies


The Planning Process

Phase 5: Review & AdoptionPhase 5: Review & Adoption

Phase 4: Draft Plan & Implementation StrategiesPhase 4: Draft Plan & Implementation Strategies

Phase 3: Focus Area Opportunities and Key Choices

Phase 3: Focus Area Opportunities and Key Choices

Phase 2: Vision and Strategic DirectionsPhase 2: Vision and Strategic Directions

Phase 1: Project Initiation/Issue IdentificationPhase 1: Project Initiation/Issue Identification

April-June 2015

July-Sept 2015

Sept – Dec 2015

Spring 2016

Underway

Feb-April 2015


stakeholders• Latino Chamber• Economic Partners• Bicycle Longmont• Via• Intercambio de Comunidades• OUR Center• El Comite• HOPE• Boards and Commission

members • Neighborhood Group Leaders

Association (NGLA)• Youth• Community-at-Large• And many more!

• Longmont Area Economic Council• Longmont United Hospital• Longmont Housing Opportunities

Team (LHOT)• Arts Longmont• Multicultural Action Committee• Longmont Association of Realtors• Development Community• Seniors• Young Professionals• YMCA• LiveWell Longmont• Boulder and Weld Counties• St. Vrain Valley School District


Activities and events to date• Focus Groups – February 5

• Joint City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission Work Session – February 10

• Neighborhood Group Leaders Association (NGLA) – February 19

• Unity in the Community Booth – February 26

• Public Works Open House – March 4

• Coordinating Committee Meeting #1 – April 2

• Youth of the Earth Festival – April 22

• Cinco de Mayo – May 2

• City Council Work Session (housing) – May 12


Follow the process

www.envisionlongmont.com


TOPICS ADDRESSED

• Population

• Multi-Modal Transportation

• Community Health & Wellness

• Parks, Trails & Recreation

• Economy

• Natural Hazards & Resiliency

• Growth and Development

• Housing

• Utilities & Infrastructure

• Public Safety

• Arts, Culture & Tourism

Coming soon!

Major TRENDS AND KEY ISSUES


Our Population is….

• Experiencing sustained growth

• Family-oriented

• Getting proportionately older

• Increasingly diverse

• Relatively healthy

• Experiencing a growing demand for and difficulty in accessing human services

QUICK FACTS91,911

Residents in 2014

116,0762035 population forecast

24,000+New residents by 2035

37.5 yearsMedian age, 2013

11% (22% by 2025)Population age 65+, 2013

29%Population identified as

Hispanic/Latino, 2013


Looking to the future…

Where and how should we grow?• Infill and redevelopment• Greenfield• Density and intensity

How can we proactively address the needs of our changing population?• Housing options• Access to services• Transportation• Health and wellness


Our economy is….

• Strong, but has experienced some setbacks

• Being driven by three primary industries

• Grounded in innovation

• Representative of a commuter workforce

• Influenced by our ability to meet the need of businesses today and in the future

QUICK FACTS2,000

The approximate number of new jobs in Longmont in

past two years

35,000Total number of

employees working in Longmont

$51,000Average annual wage across all industries

36%Workers in Longmont who

also lived in Longmont

24%Workers from Longmont

who work in Boulder



How can we promote continued diversification of our economy?• Workforce development• Meet the needs of current and

future businesses• Local and regional partnerships• Leverage unique assets


Our community is….

• Recognized for its quality of life

• Becoming more urban

• In need of more diverse and affordable housing options

• Bicycle and pedestrian-friendly, but is challenged by a number of manmade and natural barriers

• Becoming more transit-focused

QUICK FACTS26 acres

Park land per 1,000 residents

9,366Household demand by

2035

7,684Current residential unit

capacity based on current LACP

17 millionSquare feet of industrial space that could be built

based o current LACP

$314,000Average home price in

2014



How can we become more resilient as a community?• Infrastructure• Regional collaboration• Hazard mitigation

How can we protect and enhance the quality of life of existing and future residents?• Multimodal transportation • Parks, recreation and trails

service gaps• Active/healthy lifestyles

1: individual brainstorming/thought wall


My vision for Longmont’s future

includes…

• Three to five ideas (any topic)• One idea per sheet

2: review previous plans’ goals


Related plans and studies• Longmont Roadway Plan (2014)• Longmont Parks, Recreation, &

Trails Master Plan (2014)• St. Vrain Blueprint (Draft March

2015)• St. Vrain Creek Watershed

Master Plan (2014)• First and Main Station Transit

Revitalization Plan (2012)• Vance Brand Municipal Airport

Plan (2012)• Longmont Workforce Housing

Task Force Report to City Council (2013)

• And many more!

• Longmont Area Comprehensive Plan (2003)

• Longmont Multimodal Transportation Plan (2005)

• Advance Longmont (2013)• AgeWell Boulder County (2015)• Retail Opportunities Strategy

(2006)• Longmont Multicultural Plan

(2002)• Boulder County Hazard

Mitigation Plan (2014-2019)• Boulder County Latino

Community Assessment (2013)


Review Goals

Record your impressions of existing goals

Tell us what’s missing

3: group prioritization—Assembling a vision


Group prioritization

INSTRUCTIONSDiscuss where your group…• Has general agreement about the

importance of a particular topic• Feels a stronger policy direction

is needed• Believes that Envision Longmont

can play a significant role in helping define a future direction for the community

Stack topics on the dowels in order of importance…• Least important at the bottom

group Reporting

open house


Areas of Stability and change

• Where would future growth be desirable and/or beneficial to the community?

• Where would change be undesirable and/or potentially detrimental to the community?


Next Steps• Online Workbook launches end

of day May 15, available through June 15!

• Preliminary Draft Vision and Strategic Directions

• Community Outreach Series #2 –Late July/Early August—Focus Area Opportunities and Key Choices (date and time TBD)

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