City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING THE
DOWNTOWN VISION REPORT
WHEREAS, in 2022, the City of Mount Vernon commissioned the City of Mount Vernon Comprehensive Plan to update the 1968 Comprehensive Plan and provide recommendations for amendments to the City's Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, the Mount Vernon Comprehensive Plan, known as "Envision Mount Vernon - Reimagining Our Future Together," will reflect the community's vision for its future growth, development, preservation, and quality of life enhancements; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive plan is a long-term blueprint for the community; and
WHEREAS, as part of this undertaking, the City Council, in conjunction with its consultant team, prepared a draft "Downtown Vision Report"; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Vision Report is a preliminary step in the Comprehensive Plan update process and focuses on the potential for an approximately 50-block area in and around Downtown; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Vision Report was developed with extensive input from Mount Vernon's communities over a year-long community engagement and planning process; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is appreciative of its consultants' efforts, and is also grateful to the Mount Vernon community-at-large for sharing its experiences and insights during this participatory process; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Vision Report identifies guiding principles for consideration in the preparation and adoption of the final Comprehensive Plan, as well as in the enactment of zoning amendments by the City Council while the Comprehensive Plan is being finalized; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted three (3) Public Hearings regarding the Downtown Vision Report on November 15, 2023, November 21, 2023, and December 6, 2023, during which all parties in attendance were permitted an opportunity to provide their feedback on the draft Report,...
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