Benchmarks for Successful Implementation of Collaborative Planning
– clear and consistent objectives,
– strong commitment of implementing officials,
– monitoring framework with appropriate indicators to track change in each objective,
– strong provincial government support,
– sufficient information available to make appropriate decisions for land use plan implementation,
– high level of cooperation and information sharing between implementing agencies,
– strong stakeholder support,
– collaborative planning process,
– implementing officials skilled in working collaboratively with stakeholders,
– clear delineation of agency responsibilities,
– land use plan objectives well integrated within individual agency work plans,
– strong local government agencies support,
– implementation monitoring committee with public reporting requirements,
– adequate natural science data available to make implementation decisions,
– adequate financial and staff resource commitments for plan implementation,
– participation of stakeholders in monitoring,
– participation of stakeholders in land use plan development through a collaborative planning process
– power differences between stakeholders equalized through the process,
– participation of implementing officials in plan preparation,
– clear understanding of causal relationship between implementation strategies and desired outcomes,
– no conflicting government policies,
– socioeconomic data available,
– strong public support,
– favorable socioeconomic conditions in the land use plan area.
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Posted by DeceitinDrugs on November 13, 2011 at 3:53 am
When a development rezoning proposal comes
before Councill, over and over, again as is in the
case of the Mahogany Tower vote, it indicates,
Public Hearings are just a formality for Mayor and
Council, the approval of a project already rubber
stamped, before going to Public hearing.
The Mahgany Tower project vote was a vote by
association due to the fact that Dianne Deleves sits
on the cities’ Economic |Development Commision with
Councillor John Smith, who sits as CityHall representative.
Dianne Deleves, also, serves on the Abbotsford Airport
Authority with Mayor Geroge peary and made a generous
donation to Peary’s Campaign for Health Care Excellence
in 2008.
How could they say no!