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RESOLUTION #58-2002 0 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CITY OF MUSKEG0 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN
FOR THE 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SMART GROWTH UPDATE
WHEREAS, The City of Muskego Plan Department prepared the attached Public
Participation Plan to implement a public involvement process for the development of the
Comprehensive Plan’s 2010 Smart Growth Update and its components as required by
State Statute; and
WHEREAS, The Plan Commission has reviewed the plan and has recommended
approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Common Council of the City of
Muskego, upon the recommendation of the Plan Commission, does hereby approve the
Public Participation Plan for the 2010 Comprehensive Plan Smart Growth Update.
DATED THIS 12th DAY OF March ,2002.
SPONSORED BY:
Ald. William Le Doux
This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #58-2002 which was
adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.
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0 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN
City of Muskego 201 0 Comprehensive Plan Smart Growth Update
1. Requirements
The Wisconsin Smart Growth Act. Section 66.1001 (4)(a) Statue requires the City to
"adopt written procedures that are designed to foster public participation, including
open discussion, communication programs, information services and public
meetings for which advance notice has been provided, in every stage of the
preparation of a comprehensive plan. The written procedures shall provide for
wide distribution of proposed, alternative or amended elements of a
comprehensive plan and shall provide an opportunity for written comments on the
plan to be submitted by members of the public to the governing body and for the
governing body to respond to such written comments."
11. Purpose
This Public Participation Procedure is prepared to implement a public involvement process
for the development of the Comprehensive Plan's 2010 Smart Growth Update and its
components. The procedure brings diverse stakeholder viewpoints into the decision-making
process, enabling the City to make more informed decisions and improve quality through
collaborative efforts.
This procedure is designed as a general framework within which 2010 Smart Growth
Updates will operate. It promotes openness and two-way communication. It is not intending
to affect requirements imposed by law, regulation, or contract agreements; neither does it
modify any rights available to the public under the current law.
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111. Public Participation Goals and Objectives
The effectiveness of a plan depends upon its success in meeting the expectations of the
public. Further, plans need to be reassessed periodically to determine if the public's
evolving needs and expectations are adequately being met. This procedure ensures that
the public will be kept informed of activities and given meaningful opportunities to participate
in the development and review of public plans and policy.
Goal: The 2010 Smart Growth Update process shall provide to the public complete
information, timely notice and full access to key decisions; and shall support early and
continuing involvement of the public.
Objective 1 Provide the public with timely notice and reasonable access to
information about physical development issues and processes.
Objective 2: Create opportunities for all segments of the public to become
informed about issues and proposals under consideration.
City of Muskego
Public Participation Plan
Objective 3: Share with the public the tasks of identifying concerns, developing
alternatives and evaluating policies to address the concerns.
Objective 4: Be open, honest, and accurate in public statements and accountable
for diligent follow-up and timely results from the commitments they make.
Objective 5: Listen and respond to suggestions made by the public. The City will
incorporate public input into the plan documents.
Objective 6: Foster candid information exchanges and ongoing two-way
communication using a variety of mediums.
IV. Procedures for Public Participation
The City anticipates a four-step planning process for the development of the 2010 Smart
Growth Update. The following procedures for public participation shall be undertaken for
informing and getting citizens involved during each phase of the comprehensive planning
process.
1 Analysis: Appropriate participation tools are identified and utilized to obtain a complete
demographic profile of the community and get a sense of the strengths, weaknesses,
issues and opportunities. 0 2. Visioning: The Appropriate participation tools are identified and utilized to access which
services and types of development are considered important to the community, as well
as determine issues to address and strengths to build on.
3. Synthesis: The public's vision in drafted into document form which includes
demographic information and translates the public's desires into statements of goals and
policies.
4. Formal Review and approval: The draft document is distributed to the public, city library,
neighboring communities, and overlapping jurisdictions, as well as all others who
express interest in receiving the draft plan. Responses to written public comments and
suggestions on the draft document are reviewed by the Common Council and addressed
before additions, edits or other changes to the draft plan are recommended by the
Council to the Plan Commission. A public hearing is held for formal public review and
comment on the final draft. Common Council reviews and addresses the public written
comments on the final draft in the adopted document.
V. Public Participation Tools
Citizens involvement has always been very important at all stages of the City's planning
process- not just the Approval Phase when recommendations are being presented. The
following is a summary of the various ways in which the City has and continues to engage
citizens in discussions about planning. Each technique has its advantages and
disadvantages. Any or all of the techniques listed can be chosen in the analysis Phase and 0 utilized in the Visioning Phase of the comprehensive planning process.
City of Muskego
Public Participation Plan
Public Information Handouts
Commission Meeting With Open
Press PackeVNews Releases
Web Postings
Key Stakeholder Interview
Targeted MailinglSuwey
StakeholderlPublic Official
News Conference
Comment Period
Briefings
Tasks Force
Advisory Committee
Visioning Sessions
On-going Newsletter Articles
Design Charette
Dedicated Web-site
Public Information Meetinglopen
House
Exhibits and Displays In Public
Buildings
Public Hearina
Approved by the Plan Commission, March 5, 2002 by Resolution #PC 032-2002
City of Muskego
0 Plan Commission Supplement PC 032-2002
For the meeting of: March 5, 2002
REQUEST: Smart Growth Public Participation Plan
PETITIONER: Planning Department
INTRODUCED: March 5,2002
LAST AGENDA N I A
PREPARED BY: Brian Turk
BACKGROUND PC 032-2002
Wisconsin planning statutes known as "Smart Growth" require that the Common Council adopt a written public
participation plan as a part of the overall Comprehensive Planning Process. The attached plan outlines the
procedures currently used to obtain public input in the planning process.
STAFF DISCUSSION PC 032-2002
0 meetings, and community open houses and public hearings. The input received (whether positive or negative) has
Muskego has historically implemented a broad range of strategies, found round table discussions, to neighborhood
been placed in an Appendix of the adopted Plan for all to see.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION PC 032-2002
Approval of Resolution #PC 032-2002.
0 RESOLUTION #P.C. 032-2002
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PIAN FOR THE
2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SMART GROWTH UPDATE
WHEREAS, The City of Muskego has adopted a 2010 Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin Statute 66.1001(4) (a), requires to community to:
“adopt written procedures that are designed to foster public participation,
including open discussion, communication programs, information services and
the preparation of a comprehensive plan. The written procedures shall provide
public meetings for which advance notice has been provided, in every stage of
for wide distribution of proposed, alternative or amended elements of a
comprehensive plan and shall provide an opportunity for written comments on
the plan to be submitted by members of the public to the governing body and for
the governing body to respond to such written comments.”
and,
WHEREAS, The City of Muskego has a strong tradition of public participation in
the planning process and the Planning Department has prepared the attached
Public Participation Plan which outlines procedures required by Statute
66.1001(4)(a).
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Plan Commission does hereby
recommend approval to the Common Council for a public participation plan for
the 2010 comprehensive plan smart growth update as attached hereto.
Plan Commission
City of Muskego
Adopted: March 5, 2002
Defeated:
Deferred:
Introduced: March 5, 2002
ATTEST. Sandi Asti. Recording Secretary