PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENTS. During this task, the Xxxxxx team will develop a first and final draft of the plan and implementation elements. The Xxxxxx team will focus on identified future priorities and key action items to address those priorities for both the citywide planning effort and for each of the four sub- area plans. The plan is expected to cover the following elements: • Land Use Element, including a future land use map and a character area map. The character area map will identify the boundaries of existing or potential character areas covering the entire community, including existing community sub-areas, districts, or neighborhoods. For each character area, we expect to provide a specific vision that includes a written description, pictures and/or illustrations that make it clear what types, forms, styles, and patterns of development are to be encouraged in the area; a list of specific land uses to be allowed in the area; and any necessary implementation measures to achieve the desired development patterns for each area. • Infrastructure Element, with a focus on the connectivity of the road network, multi-modal thoroughfares, and the connection between transportation and land use. A high level discussion on utilities will also be generated. • Housing Element, which will evaluate the existing housing stock to and provide recommendations to serve current and future community needs, and include a discussion of housing types and mix, condition and occupancy, local cost of housing, cost-burdened households in the community, jobs-housing balance, housing needs of special populations, and availability of housing options across the life cycle. • Economic Development Element, examining the diversity of economic base, quality of the local labor force, and the effectiveness of City and local economic development agencies, program and tools. • Implementation, providing a list of actionable strategies to help achieve the vision of the plan categorized as short-term, mid-term and long-term strategies The plan will be concise and graphic in its development with a mixture of maps, images, photographs, and narrative to create a user-friendly document that is suitable for uploading online.
