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Thomson Comprehensive Plan Joint Board of Supervisors & Planning and Zoning Commission Work Session July 24, 2019

Thomson Joint Work Session Agenda Welcome Town of Thomson Board of Supervisors and Planning and Zoning Commission Members! • Introductions • Review the Objectives and Establish Expectations for the Planning Process • Discuss the Overall Schedule and Committee Meetings for the Planning Process • Review Project Website and Engagement Strategies/ Tools • Discuss Upcoming Planning and Engagement Activities • Committee SWOT Analysis

Project Team Christopher Janson, AICP Claire Michelson Kate Eiynck Joe Jurewicz, PE Project Manager Project Planner Client Services Manager Client Liaison and Project Engineer

Thomson Joint Work Session Agenda • Introductions • Review the Objectives and Establish Expectations for the Planning Process • Discuss the Overall Schedule and Committee Meetings for the Planning Process • Review Project Website and Engagement Strategies/ Tools • Discuss Upcoming Planning and Engagement Activities • Committee SWOT Analysis

Thomson Deserves a Plan That Will Address Your Issues and Opportunities as a Community

Thomson Deserves a Planning Process that Educates and Demonstrates the Value of Comprehensive Planning Our Process Provides: • A creative and interactive engagement process that ensures open public dialogue throughout the process. • A process that teaches about the purpose and goals of Comprehensive Planning through tools and meetings. • Traditional and dynamic approaches for public engagement that will reach the community’s diverse stakeholder groups.

Thomson Deserves a Plan and Process that Establishes Vision Through Implementation

Thomson Deserves an Updated Comprehensive Plan Document that is Implementable, Attractive and Easy to Use Action Step Checklists for Implementation

Your Expectations? What are your expectations for the Comprehensive Planning Process? What are your expectations for the Comprehensive Plan Document?

Thomson Joint Work Session Agenda • Introductions • Review the Objectives and Establish Expectations for the Planning Process • Discuss the Overall Schedule and Committee Meetings for the Planning Process • Review Project Website and Engagement Strategies/ Tools • Discuss Upcoming Planning and Engagement Activities • Committee SWOT Analysis

Schedule We are here

Future Committee Meetings • All Presentations will be posted to the project website • Skype/ Conference Call Capabilities • Good day of the month and time? • Steering Committee Meetings Planned • Meeting #2 – September • Meeting #3 – October • Meeting #4 – November • Meeting #5 – December

Thomson Joint Work Session Agenda • Introductions • Review the Objectives and Establish Expectations for the Planning Process • Discuss the Overall Schedule and Committee Meetings for the Planning Process • Review Project Website and Engagement Strategies/ Tools • Discuss Upcoming Planning and Engagement Activities • Committee SWOT Analysis

Project Website https://thomson2040plan.wordpress.com/ • Meeting presentations will be posted • Upcoming public meetings and events • Project updates throughout the process • Links to the engagement survey

Stakeholders Benefit from Creative and Flexible Engagement Processes • Comp Planning 101 • Informative Project Website • Media Announcements • Community-Wide Surveys • Crowd-Source Mapping • Stakeholder/Focus Groups • Pop-Up Meeting • PTA Engagement • Workshop and Open House • Online Meeting

Community Engagement • Project Flyers and Notices • Community Survey – Using ArcGIS Survey 123 • SWOT at Beginning – August • Draft Plan Feedback - November • Steering Committee Meetings • Pop Up Meeting at Esko Fun Days • August 9 • Key Stakeholder/Focus Group Interviews • August 7-9 • Community Input Workshop • August 8 • Comprehensive Plan Open House and Online Open House • November

Thomson Joint Work Session Agenda • Introductions • Review the Objectives and Establish Expectations for the Planning Process • Discuss the Overall Schedule and Committee Meetings for the Planning Process • Review Project Website and Engagement Strategies/ Tools • Discuss Upcoming Planning and Engagement Activities • Committee SWOT Analysis

Community Survey • https://survey123.arcgis.com /surveys/33139ebdc94c4a5 1b67ae98636e31318/design • At the next Steering Committee meeting we will have an initial analysis of the feedback from or initial community input.

Esko Fun Days Pop- Up Meeting Meet Busy People Where They Are • August 9 th ? 4-6 hours? • SWOT Analysis • Maps • Survey & Project Website Handouts • MSA Staffed Booth

Community Engagement Implementation

Thomson Joint Work Session Agenda • Introductions • Review the Objectives and Establish Expectations for the Planning Process • Discuss the Overall Schedule and Committee Meetings for the Planning Process • Review Project Website and Engagement Strategies/ Tools • Discuss Upcoming Planning and Engagement Activities • Committee SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis Activity Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Topic ic Categories f for r Issu ssues & & Op Opportunities Discussio ion/SWOT A Analysis is 1. Beautification 2. Development 3. Mobility Overall Questions to be answered through comprehensive planning process? • What should the character of Thomson be in 2040? • What transportation/mobility improvements will be needed before 2040? • What will be great about living in Thomson in 2040?

Beautification Development Mobility Issues/Threats/Weaknesses(-) 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________ Opportunities/Strengths (+) 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________

Beautification Development Mobility Issues/Threats/Weaknesses(-) 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________ Opportunities/Strengths (+) 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________

Beautification Development Mobility Issues/Threats/Weaknesses(-) 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________ Opportunities/Strengths (+) 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________