RESOLUTION NO. CC95-664

Applicant: JEFFERSON COUNTY INITIATED

Location: COUNTY-WIDE

Purpose: FUTURE JEFFCO STRATEGIC PLAN

WHEREAS, in 1993 the Board of County Commissioners directed staff of the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Department to form a work group to initiate the process of developing a Jefferson County Strategic Plan, which became known as the Future Jeffco Strategic Plan; and

WHEREAS, the overall direction and development of the Future Jeffco Strategic Plan ("the Strategic Plan") was guided by a 38 member Policy Group, which was composed of representatives of Jefferson County, city, regional and state governmental entities, environmental organizations, business interests, representatives of service providers, homeowner representative, and other major interests; and

WHEREAS, the Future Jeffco Committee, consisting of over 100 people, examined in detail each of five major issues areas identified as being critical to the future of the people of Jefferson County; and

WHEREAS, to date more than 16,000 hours of volunteer time from the general public have been devoted to developing the Strategic Plan; and

WHEREAS, Jefferson County has organized and hosted numerous meetings and workshops throughout the process of developing the Strategic Plan to develop goals, visions and policies and to gather the input of the general public on the work of the Future Jeffco Committee; and

WHEREAS, many of the cities within Jefferson county have passed resolutions indicating their support of the Strategic Plan and their willingness to adopt policies to implement its goals; and

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WHEREAS, public hearings were held by the Jefferson County Planning Commission on October 25,1995, and November 8, 1995, at which time the Planning Commission did, by formal resolution, recommend approval of the proposed future Jeffco Strategic Plan with certain changes; and

WHEREAS, after notice in the print media, a public hearing was held by this Board on November 21, 1995, at which time the Board considered the comments of staff, the recommendations of the Jefferson County Planning Commission, comments of public officials and agencies, and the testimony and comments from all interested parties; and

WHEREAS, following the close of testimony the Board passed an oral resolution adopting the Strategic Plan with the changes contained in the attached Exhibit "A", and directed the County Attorney’s Office to draft a formal written resolution adopting the Exhibit "A" as the Jefferson County Strategic Plan based on the following findings of fact.

1. There is a need for coordinated planning among the county, municipalities and special districts within Jefferson County to address issues that are not purely local in nature.

2. The issues addressed in the Strategic Plan are important issues for the future of Jefferson County which will guide the future development of master plans, community plans, and county regulations, the provision of health and human services, the construction of public infrastructure, the economic development of the county, the preservation of our natural resources, the development of the arts, humanities and cultural resources of the county, and help create sustainable communities for healthy lifestyles.

3. The Strategic Plan will not replace existing community, city or other planning efforts.

4. The Strategic Plan reflects the input of a wide cross-section of Jefferson county residents, including representatives of cities and residents who have not previously participated in public processes.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Jefferson County Future Jeffco Strategic Plan as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto be and hereby is adopted.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners commends all citizens and public and private entities who participated in developing the Strategic Plan.

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Commissioner Miller seconded the adoption of the foregoing Resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows:

Commissioner Gary D. Laura, Chairman AYE

Commissioner Betty J. Miller AYE

Commissioner John P. Stone AYE

The Resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Dated: December 19, 1995