Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. An inventory and analysis of existing planning documents to determine how their data and policies should be included in the Growth Policy. 2. Development of a webpage to allow the public to participate in plan development and track project progress. 3. Development of a robust, creative public participation plan. 4. Implement statutory requirements included in Montana Senate Bill 382 and the Montana Code Annotated (MCA), as well as local planning issues that are specific to the Great Falls community, including but not limited to: a. Housing - Identify and analyze existing and potential housing needs for the projected population. b. Local services and facilities – Determine the existing and anticipated levels of public safety and emergency services necessary to serve the projected population. c. Economic Development – Assess existing and potential commercial, industrial, small business, and institutional enterprises. d. Natural Resources, environment, and hazards – Include inventories and maps of natural resources, including but not limited to agricultural lands, agricultural water user facilities, minerals, sand, and gravel resources, forestry lands, and other natural resources. e. Land Use and Future Land Use Map – Include a future land use map and a written description of the proposed general distribution, location, and extent of residential, commercial, mixed-use, industrial, agricultural, recreational, and conservation uses of land and other categories of public and private uses. f. Historic Preservation – Include an inventory of local historic resources and policies to protect and enhance such resources. g. Malmstrom – Integrate policies in the Plan with policies to enhance the mission of the Air Base. h. Great Falls Public Schools – Integrate policies in the Plan with School District policies to plan for long term facility needs. i. Implementation – The land use plan and future land use map must include an implementation section that: i. Establishes meaningful and predictable implementation measures. ii. Provides meaningful direction for the content of more detailed land use regulations and future land use maps. iii. Requires identification of those programs, activities, or land use regulations that may be part of the overall strategy.
