Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 1 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE CITY OF MONROE

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 2 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe The Project Comprehensive plan update Parks & Rec plan update Transportation system plan update Economic development strategy

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 3 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Consulting Team Studio Cascade Leland Consulting Group Fehr & Peers AHBL EA

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 4 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Process Vision Planning capsules Economic development Transportation Parks & recreation Storefront studio Plan preparation PC/PB review CC action

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 5 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Vision

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 6 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe InstaPoll Alignment Neighborhood connections Access to the river Prioritizing local business Diversifying the local economy Preserving hillsides Revitalizing downtown Active lifestyles Higher-paying jobs

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 7 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe InstaPoll Not so much Overall development intensity Pedestrian/bike improvements v. congestion Urban expansion Bedroom community reputation

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 8 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Housing/Jobs 2,100 households 1,500 new jobs

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 9 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 10 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe People Successful Economic Development Businesses Places, Connections, Infrastructure Tax Base / Fiscal Health What is Economic Development? Policies Regulation

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 11 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Service and Manufacturing Jobs Source: NPR’s Planet Money

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 12 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Economic Strategies Chasing SmokestacksQuality of Place

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 13 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Silver Tsunami Millions of US Residents Aged 65 and Over The tsunami affects housing, healthcare, and much more. Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 14 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Housing Diversity

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 15 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe The Monroe We Know

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 16 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Monroe is Growing Source: Snohomish County 21% expected population increase , over 4,700 new residents in the City

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 17 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe 47% of households in Monroe have children living at home Source: Leland Consulting Group, ESRI Compared with 32 percent in the Puget Sound region. Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 18 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Compared with 74 percent in all of Snohomish County. 96% of all housing permits were for single family homes between 2000 and Source: Leland Consulting Group, ESRI Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 19 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe 20% of households are Hispanic, compared to 10% in the County

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 20 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Commute Patterns Source: US Census, LED On the Map, 2011 Workers come to Monroe from North Snohomish County and smaller towns nearby Residents leave to work throughout the Region 85% or residents work elsewhere 15% commute to Seattle 15% stay in Monroe

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 21 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Industry Categories More jobs in these categories: Fewer jobs in these categories: Public Administration Education Health Care Manufacturing Retail Accommodation Construction Professional, scientific, and technical services Information Manufacturing Finance Real Estate Compared to other areas, Monroe has… Existing strengthsOpportunities

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 22 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Fiscal Health

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 23 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe What We’ve Heard: Ec. Dev. Themes and Big Ideas

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 24 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Past Plans Downtown Plan, 2008 Parks Plan, 2008 Comprehensive Plan, 2005 Economic Development Update, 2008 Branding Master Plan, 2007

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 25 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Revitalize Downtown

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 26 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Continue to add amenities that make Monroe a great place to raise a family Good schools and parks, community events, will be important to continue to attract families.

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 27 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Build Destination Monroe! “The Adventure Starts Here”

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 28 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Add land and infrastructure for jobs and housing

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 29 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Attract more manufacturing jobs

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 30 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Attract more professional and technical service jobs

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 31 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Attract more retail to add to tax base

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 32 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Beautify Highway 2

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 33 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Encourage infill development

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 34 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Use Monroe’s diversity as a competitive advantage

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 35 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Build the Highway 2 Bypass Source:

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 36 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Streamline regulation for faster project entitlement

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 37 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Exercise - Worksheet

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 38 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Exercise - Early Results BoardsPublic

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 39 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Exercise - Indications Walkabillity needs investment Small-town/Main street needs investment Outdoor/Adventure needs investment City more “hands-off” for bedroom community, family friendly & retirement

Chamber of Commerce- March 2014 │ 40 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Monroe Thank you! Paul Popelka William Grimes