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Resolution to Establish a Steering Committee Framework for the Greater Downtown Special Area Plan
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LEGISLATIVE INTENT/PURPOSE:
WHEREAS, the Planning and Development Department is actively working on a Greater Downtown Special Area Plan for the City, which includes all neighborhoods located within the circa-1945 corporate limits of the City to replace multiple neighborhood and special area plans previously adopted by the Council; and
WHEREAS, on September 19th, 2023, the Wilmington City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement in the amount of $350,000 with Agency Landscape + Planning, L.L.C. ("Agency") and subconsultants to assist Staff in the development of the Greater Downtown Special Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the plan includes four distinct phases: Frame Key Questions; Dream Big; Create a Roadmap; and Approve and Enact the Plan; with community engagement a continuous thread throughout all phases and already underway; and
WHEREAS, a Steering Committee, made up of city staff, community partners, and Greater Downtown residents and business representatives, is vital to effective engagement of the community and direction of Staff during plan creation, as well as during implementation following adoption of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee shall be tasked with providing overall project direction, assisting in identifying relevant stakeholders and community engagement opportunities, serving as a liaison between the project team and the various groups they represent, reviewing draft plan language, and providing guidance on the implementation of the plan.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
THAT, the Wilmington City Council hereby establishes the Wilmington Greater Downtown Special Area Plan Steering Committee to be composed of twenty-three (23) members as follows:
1. One resident from each of the following geographic areas. A call for applications is hereby initiated for review and nomination by the Appo...
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