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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-27-Waukee Visioning Session_Combined Packet_032217 123 North Third Street, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1659 Ph (612) 338-0800 Fx (612) 338-6838 www.hkgi.com Direct (612) 252-7122 Email brad@hkgi.com Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.MEMORANDUM To: Participants – Imagine Waukee Visioning Session  From: Brad Scheib/Britt Palmberg  Subject: Agenda Memo – Imagine Waukee Visioning Session  Date: 22 March 2017  Meeting Location: Waukee Community Center    Meeting Date and Time: Monday 27 March 2017 – 5:30 to 7:30 pm.    Thank you for participating in the upcoming Visioning Session, as part of the Imagine Waukee 2040 effort (the  completion of a new Comprehensive Plan for Waukee). The following outlines an agenda for the meeting and  key topics for discussion.     1. Welcome and Introductions: We will welcome everyone and provide an introduction to the  Comprehensive Plan effort in Waukee. For information about Imagine Waukee 2040 in advance of the  meeting, please visit the project webpage at:     http://www.waukee.org/841/Imagine‐Waukee‐2040     2. Overview of the Existing Waukee Comprehensive Plan from 2008: The attachment provided in the  email provides the pages from the previous Comprehensive Plan that outlined the Vision for Waukee in  the future. You may wish to review this previous Vision, prior to the meeting on Monday.      3. Overview of Existing Conditions in Waukee, and Trends Affecting Waukee: For this topic we will review  the key aspects of the Existing Conditions in Waukee, as they affect the creation of the new  Comprehensive Plan. We will also discuss some key Trends from communities around the nation that  may affect Waukee over the next 20 to 25 years.     4. Small Group Visioning Exercise:  We will work in small groups around the room to evaluate the existing  vision and explore new ideas for how the future Vision for Waukee might change. The groups will also  explore Guiding Principles that may help to further articulate the Vision for Waukee, and how the  community will achieve this Vision.     5. Report Back from Small Group Visioning Exercise: Each group will share the results of the Visioning  exercise with the broader set of participants. The input from these groups will help inform the creation  of a draft Vision and set of Guiding Principles, to be presented to the community in May.    6.  Next Steps and adjourn no later than 7:30.  123 North Third Street, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1659 Ph (612) 338-0800 Fx (612) 338-6838 www.hkgi.com Direct (612) 252-7122 Email brad@hkgi.com Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.MEMORANDUM To: Participants – Imagine Waukee Visioning Session  From: Brad Scheib / Britt Palmberg  Subject: Memo – Meaning of the terms “Vision” and “Guiding Principles”  Date: 22 March 2017  Meeting Location: Waukee Community Center    Meeting Date and Time: Monday 27 March 2017 – 5:30 to 7:30 pm.    Thank you for participating in the upcoming Visioning Session, as part of the Imagine Waukee 2040 effort (the  completion of a new Comprehensive Plan for Waukee). At this meeting, participants will work together to  evaluate the current Vision and supporting Guiding Principles for Waukee and explore how the future of  Waukee might change. This memo provides background on the terms “Vision” and “Guiding Principles” and  how they are used in Comprehensive Plans.    VISION:    The Vision for a community seeks to describe how the community will look, feel, and function at a given point in  the future (in the case of Waukee, the year 2040). The Vision does not necessarily reflect what the community is  today. Instead, it is an overarching framework that permeates throughout the body of the Comprehensive Plan  and informs the creation of supporting policies and strategic decisions that result from the Comprehensive Plan.    GUIDING PRINCIPLES:    Guiding Principles support the Vision and define the values and priorities of the community, by acting as an  ongoing measurement tool for the appropriateness and effectiveness of future initiatives. The key  characteristics of effective Guiding Principles are as follows:     Orient the community to the future   Require imagination, recognizing that the direction set for the community is ambitious and aspirational   Look to current conditions and community traditions to inform an appropriate future   Identify what the community desires for itself, based on shared understandings   Serve as a tool for evaluation of proposals, projects, ideas, and future directions   Provide an anchor during conflict; and, a way of finding common ground and shared values   Become a basis for coordination and cooperation   Offer a source of energy and enthusiasm for maintaining a commitment to the future of the  community    Guiding Principles can be used on an ongoing basis as a “yardstick” – a primary filter for determining what is  appropriate. Together with the Vision Statement, the Guiding Principles become the critical tools for ongoing  measurement and assessment of initiatives and results in the community.  1.1 Planning in Waukee “An organization without a plan is thought to be reactive, shortsighted and rudderless. Planning is a ceremony any reputable organization must conduct periodically to maintain legitimacy.” -Lee Bolman & Terrence Deal In 2006, the City of Waukee decided to embark on an update of the Waukee Comprehensive Plan. City officials, staff and residents reached this decision due to the increasing development and growth pressures impacting the city and its services. In order to ensure that future development occur in an organized, sustainable and high-quality manner, a plan devised from public input was needed. The Waukee Comprehensive Plan is a direct result of the analysis, input and planning process depicted in the Technical Support document (Chapter A& B). The Waukee Comprehensive Plan consists of four chapters: the Future of Waukee, Physical Development Plan, Community Goals / Strategies and Implementation. Chapter One: The Future of Waukee focuses on the vision and ideals of the plan. Chapter One answers the question, What kind of community do we want to become? Chapter Two: Physical Development Plan describes the desired future development pattern of Waukee, developed through the planning process included in Chapter A. Chapter Two focuses on the physical framework, iden- tity, mobility and public amenities and facilities. Chapter Three: Community Goals / Strategies discusses the policies and comprehensive strategies that are recommended to be implemented in order to achieve the physical framework depicted in Chapter Two. Chapter Three lists strategies for land use, growth management, economic development, housing, transportation, infrastructure and community facilities / services. Finally, Chapter Four: Implementation priori- tizes the policy and strategy recommendations for the plan. A detailed implementation timeline, the required public and private sector players needed for success and potential funding sources are all included in this chapter. Together, these chapters create the Waukee Plan, the guide for the future of Waukee. 1.2 Vision “The Key to Good Living...” The Key to Good Living, a slogan developed by the City of Waukee years ago and depicted on the city’s gateway mark- ers, is the appropriate vision statement for the Waukee Comprehensive Plan, the document guiding the community in the 21st Century. The Key to Good Living embodies in one phrase the current quality of life enjoyed and the future aspi- rations sought by the citizens of Waukee. The City of Waukee is a reflection of the evolution of many Midwestern communities in America. Once a rural commu- nity based in agriculture and coal mining, many citizens of Waukee find great pride in the unique past that is at the heart of the community. With the western movement of people in the Des Moines metropolitan area, Waukee has experienced new opportuni- ties. Today many citizens that have moved to the community take pride in the schools, neighborhoods and community feel of Waukee. No matter the reason for community pride, proximity and quality have defined the community as it has evolved from a rural town to a suburban edge place. Citizens desiring to be close enough to the amenities of a larger city yet still seek- ing a quality lifestyle outside that larger city find Waukee to hold the Key to Good Living. At the foundation of this key CHAPTER ONE: CHAPTER ONE: THE FUTURE OFTHE FUTURE OF WWAUKEE AUKEE 1-2THE WAUKEE PLAN - MARCH 2008 is the commitment of the citizens themselves to opening the door to the future of Waukee. The next step in the evolution of Waukee is to create a strong, sustainable, diverse and unique community within the larger context of the metropolitan area. And, to accomplish this, it is important that the entire community works toward a common vision. In Waukee, the vision is that each citizen has pride in the place in which he or she lives, goes to school or work and experiences daily activities. That pride may originate from the history or the present condition of the commu- nity, but that pride is supported by the ongoing commitment to quality and continuous improvement of the community by citizens and local leaders from this point into the future. Most importantly, that pride is focused on the future good of the entire com- munity. It is pride that sees a community or neighborhood through tough times because it is understood that all citizens are a part of the community. This pride generates the energy with which individuals work together to accomplish great things for the community as a whole, and not just for the good of the individual. This pride is the Key to Good Living, and within the context of this plan it serves to set the stage for developing strong compo- nents of the community in a manner that harnesses the pride that exists in Waukee today and connects the citizens, native and new, to this unique place. Our vision of a connected citizenry involves the creation of strong civic gathering places where people come together; a successful downtown that respects our past and allows us to celebrate Waukee; business environ- ments that define our future through innovation and creativity; neighbor- hoods that support a variety of lifestyles and stages in the life cycle of our citizens; travel corridors that are designed to be context sensitive; trails that support interaction and movement within the community and beyond; and a standard of quality and excellence that draws people into the community to experience the Key to Good Living that exists only in Waukee. As with generations of Waukee citizens before us, we have an obligation to foster the spirit of Waukee and move the community forward. This plan is a guide for how we as citizens, connected to our community, intend to do so through the accomplishment of key goals and strategies in the future. 1-3THE WAUKEE PLAN - MARCH 2008 LOCAL HISTORY IS KEY TO THE COMMUNITY’S IDENTITY FUTURE ALICE’S ROAD CORRIDOR SOURCE: AWKS / CITY OF WAUKEE LOCAL RECREATIONAL AMENI- TIES ADD TO ‘GOOD LIVING’