There we go.

Well, welcome everybody.

Thank you for being here this morning.

My name's Doug Critchfield.

I'm uh with the planning and zoning department.

Uh we're uh sorry for locking you out of the building, but we're glad that you you made it.

So we uh are grateful for the opportunity to bring to you the uh first uh meeting that we have of several meetings for the uh NAMPA twenty fifty comprehensive plan.

We're in the middle of outreach right now, and uh we wanted to give you an update of of where we are with the process, what we've discovered so far, uh what we've been doing.

So I'm gonna turn the time over to uh Miriam McGilbray of uh Logan Simpson.

Uh Logan Simpson is our consultant on this project.

Uh they worked on both the Caldwell and the Meridian uh comprehensive plans.

They're a wonderful firm.

And we'll turn some time over to her and then Bree and I will be back to tell you a little bit about the uh feedback that we received.

Thank you so much.

Good morning.

I'm thrilled to be here again.

Uh today I'm gonna walk through a couple of um kind of complan one oh one, why we've all uh asked you to join us this morning and through the process.

Uh and then we're gonna talk a little bit about the the whole f uh process of updating a comp plan, what to expect over the next year and a half, how we want to get you guys involved, the type of feedback we're hoping that you can help uh in in uh input into this process, and what we've heard already from the public engagement that staff has been doing.

So um it'll stay a little bit high level in terms of my presentation, but if you have any questions about what a comp plan is, why you're here, what we're doing, please this is a a a wonderful opportunity to to learn, and um we want to make sure you leave today with all the answers.

So Nampa 2050 is the next iteration of your comprehensive plan, which is Nampa 2040.

A comprehensive plan is really your primary policy document for the long-range future of your city.

It is the umbrella document for all of your other master plans or other topic specific plans that you might have uh in terms of other policy or or planning initiatives.

Um so it is a very important document.

Um and in terms of uh updating it, you know, it's it's only been about five years um since your last plan was adopted.

Um but best practice is keep it updated.

You've got a lot of residents coming in, uh influx of growth.

Uh we want to hear from those new residents, make sure that their vision for their community aligns with what we have in the plan.

Um and we can make any tweaks in terms of um market changes, uh, you know, what's happening in the city, what's changing, and how we can plan for the future and adapt as as accordingly.

So why up to the update the plan?

Um as I mentioned, you have seen exponential growth recently.

Uh we want to make sure that those new residents have a voice in here too.

Um but growth does present its own challenges.

So this is an opportunity to rethink through some of the approaches, pivot as needed, and make sure that this plan continues to work for your city moving forward.

Of course, state law also requires you to keep it updated.

That's not a good sign.

Here we go.

Okay.

So in terms of how we're approaching the plan, we do have unique branding for this effort.

We are using the city's color scheme, so it is recognizable as a city initiative, but we wanted to make it feel special and unique so that people can visually recognize it on the street and feel like they can get engaged and recognize it.

So we have a main project brand, which is that logo at the top.

We do have a couple of variations of that logo so that we can use it throughout the process, whether we're engaging with people or talking about specific topics, just a couple options, but we wanted to make sure that that brand was recognizable for the community.

So we've broken up the process into three phases.

Phase one is coming to an end this fall, but really is focused on visioning big ideas, getting our footing, getting our foundation about what we're doing and what we're what our planning context is.

Phase two is really where the rubber hits the road or where you are going to be seeing a lot of sausage making.

It's wrestling with hard ideas, new ideas.

We are working through a steering committee and focus group process through the next year in that phase two, which really will be able to have those in-depth conversations with community members so that we can build a plan that works and reflects those values and reflects the market trends.

Phase three goes into plan adoption, pulling it all together, make sure we we've heard and accurately captured what we've heard and discussed throughout the phase one and phase two through adoption.

So overall, it's about almost a two-year process, 18 months really.

So we're kind of wrapping up phase one, and this is really the process where we we talk about those big ideas.

We're calling it a visioning, a visioning engagement process.

Um, and I'm not gonna speak too much about what that visioning engagement looks like because Brianna and Doug are gonna are gonna give you a rundown of what the um the engagement they've done so far over the last few months is.

Um but really um while they're thinking through uh and talking to the public about uh values and and big ideas for their community, um, the consultant team on my side is looking at data, looking at trends, looking at what the context is that we're planning in in today's uh world.

So I'm gonna give you a quick overview of some of the things that we're thinking about in terms of that data and trends context analysis.

But essentially, we're pulling together some really brief data snapshots at a point in time to help frame the conversation, frame the uh have a mutual understanding about where we are as a community.

So, in thinking through what the data says, we are looking at uh historic population, our growth rates, where we might be going into the future.

Uh currently, the estimate estimated population is about 123,000 folks.

Um that is a very steep growth rate right now, as you can see in the chart.

Um, but in all forecasts that we're seeing, uh, that growth is expected to continue in the near future.

We're also looking at the makeup, the breakdown and kind of profile of community residents.

So looking at ages, um, demographics, and what we might be seeing into the future.