Doña Ana County New Mexico

SOUTHERN NM/EL PASO JOINT LAND USE STUDY April 2, 2012 - Meeting

Doña Ana County The Context

- Location: Three Corners (NM, TX & Mexico) - Land Area: 3,800+ sq. miles - Assets: Energy-related natural resources, NMSU and military bases - Population: 210,000+ today - 325,000 in 2040 - Quality of Life: #8 Best Performing Area - Communities: Municipalities (5) Colonias (37) - County Government: Commission/Manager - Commissions/Boards: BOCC, P&Z, ETA, ETZ 2040 Advisory and Regional Leadership Committee

New Mexico

Doña Ana County

One Valley, One Vision 2040 Regional Plan

2007 – Begun by consultants and joint city/county collaboration (regional plan, county and city comprehensive plans - $400,000). 2010 – City/county staffs took ownership of completing vision & 14 element regional plan. 2012 – Regional Policy Plan adopted by DAC, CLC and ETA.

Our Vision We want to make Doña Ana County and all its communities a truly great place to live, work, and play for residents of all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and economic levels. Our vision encompasses planned and managed growth in areas such as jobs, economy, tourism, and infrastructure, and encourages new opportunities that improve our quality of life.

SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats

SWOT: A strategic planning method that aids in identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve an organization’s or region’s vision and goals.

Strengths Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats

- Residents recognize the region is growing and support planned growth. - Institutions play vital roles in the regional economy (education, aerospace, military) -The climate and environment are assets

Weaknesses Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats

-The region must increase the employment and wage

base. - Not all parts of the region have comparable levels of basic infrastructure. - The region must do better in improving the sense of identity or branding for its urban center, the city of Las Cruces.

Opportunities Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats

-Increase regional transportation connections among Albuquerque, El Paso, Mexico and DAC - Many development opportunities e.g. agriculture, aerospace, alternative energy, ports entry, tourism, etc. - Enhance important historical, cultural and natural resources, etc.

Threats Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats

- Cyclical recessions that require planning to provide essential services and funding - Differences in incomes, cost of housing, and other household expenses affecting affordability - Encroachment of built environment on agricultural, cultural and natural resources as well as military installations

Existing Development 2012

Growth Strategy 2040

Key Assumptions

Consensus

Growth Strategy Land Use Supply

2010 (Undeveloped)

397 sq. mi.

Land Use Demand 2040

5.39 sq. mi.

Population Growth

Distribution

70% Municipalities 30%

County

Infrastructure Growth incentivized

impact fee infrastructure.

Density

Central City & small community cores

more dense

Growth Pattern

Concentrated in Central City & small

planned communities

Building Envelopes Mid-Hi rise Central

City & low rise small communities

Growth Strategy 2040

Employment Strategy 2040

Key

Assumptions

Jobs

Growth Strategy 2011 Jobs Supply 95,000

Jobs Total

2040 Jobs Demand

180,000 Jobs Total

Jobs Growth Distribution

Jobs Housing Balance &

Economic Gardening

Infrastructure Growth incentivized

impact fee infrastructure.

Density

Central City & small community more

dense

Growth Pattern

Concentrated in Central City & small

planned communities

Building Envelopes Mid-Hi rise Central

City & low rise small communities

Employment Strategy 2040

Regional Plan 2040

Camino Real – Regional Plan for Sustainable Development 2012 – U.S.HUD $2m Grant awarded – $800k+ local match – Consortium Doña Ana County (lead) City Las Cruces Las Cruces MPO El Paso MPO South Central Council Governments New Mexico State University Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation Colonias Development Council

Scope of Work Projects 2012-2014

-Regional Comprehensive Plan (14 elements and livability principles)

- Engagement and Education - Corridor Management Plan - Capital Needs Plan - Unified Development Code - Sustainability Summits - FHEA/Regional AI - Binational Border Plan - Model Colonia Master Plan

Planning Areas

Livability Principles

Organization

Questions Comments?

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