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A Resolution adopting the Goals and Objectives for the 2012 Comprehensive Plan, including a Mission Statement, goals to expand housing choices; to support infill and redevelopment throughout the Urban Service Area as a strategic component of growth; to provide well-designed neighborhoods and communities; to continue to implement the Consent Decree, including the Capacity Assurance Program, as directed by the Environmental Protection Agency; to reduce Lexington-Fayette County's carbon footprint; to support the funding, planning, and management of a Green Infrastructure Program; to support and showcase local assets to further the creation of a variety of jobs; to attract the world's finest jobs, encourage an entrepreneurial spirit, and enhance our ability to recruit and retain a talented, creative workforce by establishing opportunities that embrace diversity and inclusion in our community; to work to achieve an effective and comprehensive transportation system; to provide for accessible community facilities and services to meet the health, safety, and quality of life needs of Lexington-Fayette County's residents and visitors; to protect and enhance the natural and cultural landscape that gives Lexington-Fayette County its unique identity and image; to promote, support, encourage, and provide incentives for public art; to uphold the Urban Service Area concept; to support the agricultural economy, horse farms, general agricultural farms, and the rural character of the Rural Service Area; to maintain the current boundaries of the Urban Service Area and rural activity centers, and create no new rural activity centers; to engage the residents of Lexington-Fayette County in the planning process; to implement the 2012 Comprehensive Plan; to increase regional planning; and ancillary objectives to achieve each goal. [Council Office, Maynard]
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WHEREAS, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission, in conformity with KRS 100.197, is in the process of reviewing and updating the adopted 2007 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission, as part of the update process and in conformity with KRS 100.193, has held a series of public meetings and work sessions; and
WHEREAS, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission held public hearings, in conformity with KRS 100.193 on the Goals and Objectives for the 2006 Comprehensive Plan on August 25, 2012, to receive citizen comment; and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 2012, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of Goals and Objectives for the 2012 Comprehensive Plan to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission, including the Goals and Objectives as recommended by official action of the Planning Commission, are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the Urban County Council agrees with the Commission's recommendation as modified by the Council after receiving public comments at a series of public meetings on the Goals and Objectives for the 2012 Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That the Goals and Objectives for the 2012 Comprehensive Plan, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, be and hereby are adopted by the Council to act as a guide for preparation of the remaining elements of the 2012 Comprehensive Plan.
Section 2 - That the Council has identified and prepared a list of issues that it considers to be significant "dashboard" issues, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit B, and therefore recommends and requests that the Planning Commission consider these issues in its continuing processes to prepare the 2012 Comprehensive Plan.
Section 3 - That this Resolution shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL