The Comprehensive Plan process began with an organizational meeting between City staff and the consultant. The consultants also met with the Planning Commission to review the process and major components of the Plan in February 2025.

At the onset of the project, the public was invited to provide input via a public drop-in meeting and a community survey. The public meeting was held on April 10 and you can view the materials here. The community survey was available online throughout the month of April - thank you to the more than 300 participants! 

With background information compiled and a consistent vision and goals to direct recommendations, the consultants developed a draft Comprehensive Plan in the summer of 2025. City Staff and the Planning Commission provided feedback during this process. You can view meeting presentations on the "Get Involved" page.

Following input from the public, the draft document was refined to ensure it meets the needs of the community. The final draft can be viewed here.

To start the process, an extensive amount of background research was conducted. This included an analysis of existing plans, relevant data, and existing conditions. This segment of the process also included a series of "listening sessions" or small group interviews with stakeholders.

After the background research phase was completed and initial public input was collected, the consultants, City staff, and Planning Commission drafted a vision and set of goals to help direct the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan. These are the building blocks of the recommendations.

The Planning Commission held a meeting on September 9, 2025 to review this draft and recommended its adoption to Council. We thank the members of the public who attended this meeting to share feedback. If you were unable to attend, you can also submit comments about the draft on this website. 

The final stage of the planning process was adopting the Comprehensive Plan. This included a formal recommendation from the Planning Commission (September 9, 2025), a public hearing and first reading held by Council (October 6, 2025), and a second reading and adoption by the City Council (November 3, 2025).