CITY OF LAKEWOOD
POLICY REPORT NO. 2002-02
To: Mayor and City Council
Thru: Frank Gray, Director of Community Planning & Development
Roger Wadnal, Manager Strategic Planning
Sally Payne, Senior Planner
From: Holly Boehm, Planner II
Date: February 21, 2002
Subject: South Alameda Neighborhood Plan
March 4, 2002 Study Session
RECOMMENDATION:
After review and comment, direct staff to forward a resolution to approve the South Alameda Area Plan as an Amendment to the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan at the City Council Public Hearing on March 25, 2002.
BACKGROUND:
The Lakewood Comprehensive Plan identifies neighborhood enhancement and protection as major goals. In 1994, the City Council adopted the Neighborhood Planning Program in an effort to address these Comprehensive Plan goals. Neighborhood plans are prepared and implemented in collaboration with the City's Neighborhood Support Team, neighborhood organizations, citizens, and businesses.
The initial focus of the Neighborhood Planning Program has been neighborhoods in northeast Lakewood. The Neighborhood Support Team works with neighborhood residents and property owners to prepare neighborhood plans. Key issues of concern are identified and ways to address the concerns are developed. Several meetings are devoted to City staff providing information about City programs, services and policies so neighborhood residents know what can realistically be addressed through neighborhood plans. Neighborhood plans are used by the City when making decisions related to the specific neighborhoods. The formation of neighborhood organizations also is highly encouraged through the planning process.
Six neighborhood plans have been adopted to date: the Jefferson Gardens Plan, the Molholm Area Plan, the Edgewood Neighborhood Plan, the North Alameda Area Plan, the Lasley Neighborhood Plan, and the Eiber Neighborhood Plan.
The Neighborhood Support Team began meeting with a group of residents and property owners in the winter of 2001 to prepare the South Alameda Area Plan. The Plan outlines a series of goals and action steps for the purpose of addressing the issues identified during the planning process.
The goals addressed in the South Alameda Area Plan are set forth in four categories: Traffic and Public Works, Community Resources, Community Safety, and Land Use and Property Maintenance.
At the January 16, 2002, Planning Commission Public Hearing, Planning Commission adopted the South Alameda Area Plan as an Amendment to the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan.
A draft of the South Alameda Area Plan is attached for your review. At the March 4th Study Session, there will be a brief presentation about the Plan and time to respond to comments and questions.
If you have any questions prior to the March 4th Study Session, please contact me at 303-987-7507.
SUBMITTED BY:
Frank Gray, Director Community Planning & Development
Roger Wadnal, Manager Strategic Planning
Sally Payne, Senior Planner
Holly Boehm, Planner II
REVIEWED BY:
Michael J. Rock, City Manager
Joni Inman, Director of Mayor and City Manager's Offices