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held later that evening. He also asked the group to tell him what kinds of information they <br />would like to see included in the plan. <br />Ellen Bern suggested that therebe an analysisof renters versushomeownership. She stated <br />that thetransient nature of the community is a concernofhersand hasa huge impact on the <br />school district. <br />It was recommended that the team look at some sub-areas and drilldown into planning <br />related issues like how particular sites relate to each other. It wasalso recommended that <br />that team createdetailed level planningdocumentversusthat of a policy area document <br />being sure to examine how certainareascan maximize their potential. <br />Mr. Gardnerexplained that the plan will look at land use, transportation and urban design <br />which are some of the more physical aspects of planning. These aspectswill be touched on in <br />the marketanalysis component of the planand will come out in the public involvement <br />process and addressed in the plan,but is not asa sub-area issue. <br />Robert Kuhlman asked if theplan was going to look at theentire 3rd Wardas a wholeor if it <br />was going to focus only onOlive Street. Mr. Gardnerexplained that the plan will look at the <br />entire ward as a whole,including Olive Street. <br />Matt Wetli stated that focusing on the Olive corridor is a goodbeginning;however there are <br />other areas of the city that can use a transformation like the Delmar-Interstate 170 area. <br />MaeEtta Weston askedwhere the issue wouldbe best discussed about housing stock. <br />RaymondLai, Deputy Director of Economic and Community Development for theCity and <br />Project Manager for the plan update,replied that these issues may be discussed furtherwith <br />the working groups. <br />BenSenturia suggested that the plannot just focus on the southern end of the city. He said <br />that it needsto focus on the northern part of the city as well and the issues of that area. <br />People who live in that part of the city want to have the resources there also. <br />Mr. Lai then shared with the group that the staff has identified a preliminarylist of working <br />groups for specific issuesand asked each committee member to sign up for at least one <br />working group. He stated that these working groupswill meet individually and discuss the <br />issues andwill help the CPAC do itsjobbecause they will focus on specific issues. <br />It was also asked if the City Council had been included in this processbecause noone from <br />the Council was present at the meeting. Andrea Riganti, Director of Community Development <br />for the City, replied that no City Council member has been included in the process as of yet. <br />She explained that the City Charter forPlan Commission is todevelop a plan. The City Council <br />will be involved in process but at this point their involvement needsto be separate. It was <br />recommended that that buy-in be achieved at all levels and that getting the City Council <br />involved early is key. Andrea explained to the group that the Council will be receiving <br />updates. <br />Religious organizations are very active in this community and it was recommended thatthe <br />team reach out to those groups as well and have afaith-based workshop.Mr. Gardner <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />