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Home My WebLink About1999 Resolution No. 048• RESOLUTION NO. -!l:i. SERIES OF 1999 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING "METRO VISION 2020" OF THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS' PLA.'1 . WHEREAS, DRCOG, as a regional planning commiosion, baa adopted \fetro Vision 2020 as an advisory plan guiding regional growth; and WHEREAS, Engle•.vood is repreaented at DRCOG on Transportation, Policy and Regional Planning committees; and WHEREAS, Englewood support,, voluntary and flexible strategies guiding redevelopment within the existing urbanized areee ; and WHEREAS , estahlishing an urban growth boundary will help focus resource allocation within the designated urbanized area ; and WHEREAS, the passage of this Resolution indicates the City's support for the propoeed Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) propoeed in Metro Vision 2020 which aete a target limit of 700 square miles of land eligible for urban de velopment through th• year 2020; and WHEREAS, the passage of this R,,solution indicates support for the Urban Centers element of Metro Vision 2020; and WHEREAS , Urban Centers like Englewood CityCenter mixed land use projecte that combine jobs and housing in development patterns that encourage pedestrian activity with another benefit of compact development is that it is better served by transit; and WH£REAS, Englewood support,, Urban Centers policies which favor compact development patterns , mi-,:ed land use s with johR and housing, supporting transit, and encouraging pedestrian activitiea fo r the Englewood CityCenter; NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD COLORADO, THAT : ~-The City Council of the City of Englewood , Co:u .. 1do, hereby s upports the "Metro Visio,, 2020" of the Denver Regional Council ofGover na,ente' Plan. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 19th day of April, 1~99 . • I, Loucriahia A. Ellil, City Clerk for 1\1• City ofEDS!ewood, above ia a true copy of Reoolution No.&, Series of 1999 . • • COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Date April 19, 1999 I Agenda Item 10 C ii i I Subject MetroVlsion 2020 Initiated By I Slllff Source Neighborhood and "\ush 11t~:i Development Mark Graham, Senior Planner COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION At the April 12, 1999 Study Session, Cour.cil discussed the Denver Regional Council of Govemmen l (DRCOG) MetroVision 2020 Plan . RECOMMENDED ACTION Staff recommends that Council adopt a resolution supporting DRCOG's MetroVlsion 2020 Plan . BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIECI In March of 1997, the Board of Directors of the Dunver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) approved a stra'.egic growth plan for the six-county melro-area . The Plan, which projects growth to the year 2020, entlded MetroVision 2020, Is inlended to guide metro-area development with volun . flexible strategies, as well as incontives, for member organizations to adopt policies consistent wu,, the regional vision. The main incentive for supporting Metro Vision 2020 is in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Cities in the metro-aree submit trans~ortation projects tc, DRCOG, which a~1s as a clearinghouse for federal transportation funds. DRCOG evaluates and prioritizes lransportallon projects by assigning points to projects lhat meet various criteria . Transportation projects eligible for federal funding typically provide increased ro,,dway capacity, improved safety, and often help achieve air quality goals . DRCOG is providing bonus points for applications from Cities that declare their support for the policies guiding urban growth in MetroVision 2020. POLICY : Approval of the Resolution indicates City of Englewood support tor the proposed Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) proposed in MetroVision 2020 , which sets a target limlt of 700 SCjUare miles of land eligible for urban development through the year 2020 . Approval of the Re~olution also indicates support for the Urban Centers element of MetroVision 2020 . Urban Centers like Englewood CltyCenter have mixed land use projects that combine jobs and housing in development patterns that encourage pedestrian activity. Another benefit of compact development is th~t it is better served by transit. FINANCIAL IMPACT Englewood rece ives federal funding for roadway projects like the South Broadway Project which received federal design and conslruction •· ,nds this year. With Council support of Metro Vision 2020, Englewood's applications for federal transportation funding remain competitive . LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Resolution of Support Memo from Mark Graham TO: FROM: DATE : City Council Mark Graham, Senior Planner April 19, 1999 SUBJECT: Previous Council Discussions of Metro Vision 2020 MetroVision 2020 is a regional plan for the Denver metro area through the year 2020 . Representatives to the Denver Regiol\lli Cou;icil of Governments (DR ~OG) have develc_ped the plan over the past seven years . Staff that deals with transportatirn, land development, utilities, open space and air quality have seen drafts of the plans at various DRCOG committee meetinp and in many other professional and tcr!inical meetings . Many council members have seen presentations about Metro Vision 2020 at, part of meetings on growth management, housiug, and transportation. • City Council has asked whether Engle•Yood has ever taken official action on the MetroVision 2020 Plan. Staff reviewed Council minutes and resolutions and determined that there is no past • official action on the plan . There are several references to the plan in Council minutes. This memo notes the date and context of those references . • .. ♦ City Council references to Metro Vision 2020 occur in Council minutes as far b!ltk I\S July 18, 1994. In a discussion about an interc!iar-ge/intersection at Lowell Blvd ./Knox Ct. on U.S. 285, a council member indicated that the interchange/intersection already appears on the 2020 plan . ♦ On May 1, 1995 a council member indicated that they were planning to attend a DRCOG workshop to discuss Metro Vision 2020 . Another council member commented at the May 1 Council meeting that they attended the Governor 's Regional Growth Ccnference and was impressed with the presentation of the Metro Vision 2020 plan . ♦ On September 3, 1996, Council discussed setting a meeting for an update of the Metro Vision 2020 process for .JI council members who might want to attend . October 1 o"' was selected as a date when most members could attend . ♦ On Febru;:ry 18, 1997, a council membe r noted that the Metro Mayors' Caucus discussed transportation, ;;•owth, and Metro Visior, 2020 issues at their annual spring retreat . It was noted that a vote wa. :"Peeled on Metr o Vi!ion the ,i,Uowing night. A reference was made to • Denver Business Journal article on Metro Vision 2020 that described language change • negotiations between cities like Thornton and Brighton . • • Memo to City Council MetroVuion2020 April 19, 1999 ♦ On March 17, 1997 a council member aoted an upcoming meeting at DRCOG where they anticipated reviewing the MetroVIJion 2020 plan. ♦ At the July 21 , 1997 Council meeting, the mayor noted that the Metro Mayor's Caucus agenda included big items, especially transportation issues, includiog Guide !lie Ride and the Metro Vision 2020 plan. ♦ When Co!lllcil discussed submitting the S2 million grant application to the Federal Highway Administration with DRCOG u a partner, at the November 2, 1998 Council meeting, Cinderella City redevelopment was discussed u a project that implements the MetroVision 2020 plan. ♦ At the February ·,, 1999 Council meeting, the annual retrut of the Metro Mayor's Caucus wu discussed. The discussion included how MetroVision 2020 could best be implemented with 110me co:.sideration about whether legislatirJn is required or if Inter-Gowmmental Agreements be used? 18G_CrM1__,,...,....,~INCll....._ .. c...,....w,.am,........__