Imagine Austin: The Way Forward

Implementing Imagine Austin

December 5, 2012

Garner Stoll, Assistant DirectorPlanning and Development Review Department

David Rouse, PrincipalWallace Roberts and Todd (WRT)

V i b r a n t. L i v a b l e. C o n n e c t e d.

V i b r a n t. L i v a b l e. C o n n e c t e d.• Best Practices

• Effective Implementation

• Importance of Alignment

• Proposed Alignment

• Status of Priority Programs

• Sustaining the plan

Implementing Imagine Austin

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“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.”

-A. A. Milne

English humorist and creator

of Winnie-the-PoohThe Way Forward

Purposes of a Comprehensive Plan

• Defines community values and aspirations for the future

• Provides a guide for managing change

• Is the reference point for policy and decision-making

• Sets a framework / common direction for all city plans, investments, initiatives, etc.

• Is the City’s “To-Do” List

Effective Implementation

• Involves the public in setting goals and objectives

• Sets priorities & schedules and assign responsibilities

• Coordinates the work of all organizations & agencies with implementation responsibilities

• Involves community partners

• Monitors outcomes and progress towards achieving goals using indicators and metrics

• Makes regular progress reports to the public and decision-makers, including during annual budgeting

Source: Sustaining Places: The Role of the Comprehensive Plan, American Planning Association PAS Report 567, January 2012

“Levels” of Implementation

Level 1: Raleigh, NC UDO

Aligning the CIP with Imagine Austin goals and priorities

Level 2: Austin Capital Planning

Level 3: Virginia Beach, VA

Comprehensive Plan adopted 2009

Our Virginia Beach Handbook outlines how city staff work together

Process Management

Managing interrelationships

Linkages across organizational lines

Improving structure and operations of city’s processes

Level 4: Chattanooga, TN

The Problem

Nation’s “dirtiest city” in 1969

Socioeconomic divisions

The Response

1984 community visioning process (Vision 2000)

Public/private partnership (Chattanooga Venture)

Results

$120 million riverfront / downtown revitalization

3 national awards for outstanding livability in 10 years

• Vision• Building Blocks• Growth concept map

& complete communities

• Priority programs• Annual report

www.imagineaustin.net

Inside the plan

Importance of Alignment

Proposed AlignmentImportance of Alignment

Invest in a compact and connected Austin

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Sustainably manage our water resources

Invest in our workforce, education systems, entrepreneurs, and local businesses

Use green infrastructure to protect environmentally sensitive areas and integrate nature into the city

Grow and invest in Austin’s creative economy

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Develop and maintain household affordability throughout Austin

Create a Healthy Austin program

Revise Austin’s development regulations and processes

Per City Charter:Every year

• Annual Evaluation Report:What did we accomplish in the last year?

• Revised Action Schedule:What will we do in the next year?

Every 5 years• Evaluation and Appraisal Report

Sustaining the Plan Over Time

The Way Forward: Reports