PLANiTULSA goes before City Council on Thurs 7-15-10

[PonderInc]

Just a quick note to let everyone know that PlaniTulsa will go before the City Council on Thursday for approval. 

According to state law,  the City Council has 45 days (August 27) to approve the plan in whole or part, or return the plan or any portion thereof to the Planning Commission for further consideration.

I think the TMAPC did a great job of keeping the public's vision for PlaniTulsa intact.  I hope the City Council will remember the thousands of people who worked to make this plan a reality, and will approve it without delay.

If you want to review the plan and the process it's been through, go here:
http://www.planitulsa.org/node/194

If you would like to support PlaniTulsa, please contact your city councillor today!

[Kenosha]

So much for the "without delay" part.

What happened?  Did they just run out of time?

[PonderInc]

They said that they couldn't vote on it b/c the online agenda didn't include a link to the PLAniTULSA website (backup documentation).  Don't know if that was just some weird stalling tactic or not.  It's now on the July 22 agenda.   I think everyone is expecting PlaniTULSA to pass on Thursday, but it will be interesting to see exactly who will vote for it...and moving forward, who will vote for the zoning code changes and other organizational changes needed to truly implement the goals and objectives of PLANiTULSA.

[inteller]

well it passed, now for it to be amended into oblivion.

[PonderInc]

I disagree.  The problem is not that the comp plan will be amended.  (Don't you wish the previous comp plan had been amended during the past 30 years?)  The challenge will be making the administrative and zoning changes needed to truly implement PLANiTULSA.

• The mayor needs to hire a planning director.
• Tulsa needs to look at which entity should coordinate short and long-range planning for our city.  Is INCOG the best qualified to do this?  What is their track record, and how could it be improved?  Or is the money we pay INCOG for "planning" better spent beefing up the city's own planning department?
• A huge list of zoning code changes needs to be implemented to encourage and accomodate smarter growth for the City of Tulsa....and to allow the concepts brought forth in PLANiTULSA to actually occur.