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Attachment 5.2 SECTION 3 -- New Ideas — Ongoing Comp Plan Continued 20 Proposed Steps Following are proposed steps for development of the Planning Board's prioritized Comprehensive Plan implementation strategies each year for BOCC review and consideration at its planning retreat(s). September — Planning Staff presents its list of suggested implementation strategies and relationship to goals and objectives to the Planning Board for consideration. The idea is for the Planning Board and Planning Staff to come to agreement on a list to recommend to the BOCC. October — Planning Board continues discussion and consideration of implementation strategies. November — Planning Board finalizes its list of prioritized implementation strategies for the upcoming year for recommendation to the BOCC. Any remaining differences in opinion between Planning Staff and Planning Board will be identified for transmittal to the BOCC. December /January — BOCC receives recommendation(s) at planning retreat(s). 2. Monitoring and Evaluation The 2030 Comprehensive Plan recommends development of a set of evaluation criteria, including a set of sustainability and community building indicators, for each Element of the Plan. In addition, status reports to the BOCC are suggested to take place every other year beginning one -year after the adoption of the Plan. Developing evaluation criteria and providing status reports will each require coordination and participation among multiple County Departments but the latter to a lesser degree. For this reason, Planning Staff is suggesting it lead an effort to provide Comprehensive Plan status reports before any commitment is made to coordinate development of evaluation criteria for each Element of the Comprehensive Plan. If the BOCC desires specific and measurable evaluation criteria, it is Planning Staff s recommendation that the Board identifies it as one of its priorities in the future and a process can be developed at that time for the Board's consideration. Adoption of a process could establish a clear purpose, scope, and timetable, as well as the roles of departments, advisory boards, and the public. Planning Staff has already started preparing for the first Comprehensive Plan status report to the BOCC. The following has been completed: • Held a staff meeting among select department heads and key staff (Element Manager's) to share and discuss implementation and reporting ideas; • Developed a standardized form for departments /advisory boards to report accomplishments to the BOCC (to be collected by the Planning