The General Plan Advisory Group (GPAG) was formed in 2017 with the stated goal of having a representative sample of various constituent groups help shape the update effort. The GPAG was comprised of 17 members of the public, bringing perspectives from youth, planning commissioners, business owners, community advocacy leaders, and residents. A total of 14 meetings were held over the course of ten months to review, extrapolate, and incorporate the input into the General Plan update process.
The GPAG reviewed and provided feedback on 39 goals and 299 policies through small group discussions. Workshop meetings also included small group exercises to help develop the framework and outreach components of the General Plan update. The GPAG also participated in an exercise to identify areas suited for future development opportunities.
In total, the GPAG assisted with refining community input to create four vision statements, five core values, and three land use maps.