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preliminary draft of the Text will be distributed June 28. The Planned . Text evolved from working papers, meetings, and discussions on the part of MAPAC, MPPC, and various subcommittees of both. The Text will undergo very intensive public hearings and workshops during the summer into October. He said there would be a minimum of 23 meetings before neighbor- hood groups, civic organizations, special interest groups, and any other groups to which they might be invited. The concerns registered with the first draft will go into the second draft to be published later in the fall. He said the Text does not include that portion of the 199U General Plan that has to do with the Planning Diagram. That portion will appear during the summer months and will include such items as land allocation with regard to supply and demand. Alternative recommendations will be suggested for consideration by the governing bodies, with alternatives such as expanding the urban service boundary or not expanding the urban service boundary. Implications of those alternatives will also be included. By October, the second draft will reflect identified concerns. The pro- cess for consideration then would include the second draft and a Planning Diagram to be considered by MAPAC in November, then to be sent to MPPC at the end of the year. Recommendations then will be made to the Planning Commissions of the various, jurisdictions for consideration during the first six months of next year, with adoption by June 1979. Mr. Chenkin said the update is not an entirely new plan, but is based on such premises in the 1990 General Plan as the Urban Service boundary concept and jurisdic- tional cooperation in implementation. New areas have been included such as economy and energy considerations. e In response to a question from Mr. Delay, Mr. Chenkin said there will be three kinds of meetings available: 1) Workshops where it would be assumed that the partiCipants have already read the document; 2) A supplementary report which explains the plans and policies, noting where changes have been made; and 3) an orientation and presentation to work through the document with persons who do not quite understand where to start. He said extensive use of media such as overhead projectors and graphs will be used to further the understanding. The preliminary draft will be a document to which the community will react, leading to the second draft reflecting those concerns. Responding to a question from Ms. Smith, Mr. Chenkin said it was hoped the 28 neighborhood groups could be clustered into eight or nine meetings. If it was felt there had not been enough citizen input, the time frame for review of the first draft could be lengthened. In response to a question from Mr. Lieuallen, Mr. Chenkin said the Text was important as a policy document. It was felt the Planned Diagram should be based on the Text, so the Text had to be prepared first before the Diagram could be addressed. Mr. Delay expressed concern regarding the public becoming involved in the early stages of the update process. Mr. Obie and Mrs. Smith expressed the same concern regarding Council's involvement early in the process, noting the T-20UO process to be a good example of Council getting involved e 6/14/78 - 2 ~~O I I