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To recognize and affirm the insight2050 initiative as part of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission's effort to prepare the Central Ohio region for future growth.
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WHEREAS, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is a voluntary association of forty-four political subdivisions, including the City of Columbus, in Ohio's fastest growing and most vibrant region; and
WHEREAS, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has engaged in previous regional planning efforts, such as Regional Connections and Shaping our Future; and
WHEREAS, the Central Ohio area is projected to grow by more than 500,000 people, 300,000 new homes and 300,000 new jobs by 2050; and
WHEREAS, Central Ohio's projected demographical changes spurred the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Columbus 2020 and ULI Columbus to jointly undertake insight2050 to better understand the impact thereof; and
WHEREAS, insight 2050 aims to help Central Ohio communities proactively plan for development and population growth over the next 30+ years that is expected to be dramatically different from the past; and
WHEREAS, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission passed Resolution 35-14, resolving that it would utilize the data and key trends resulting out of the insight2050 project in MORPC, regional and local planning activities; and
WHEREAS, the insight2050 results will provide a framework for the region's growth to guide and inform local decision making ; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and affirm the insight2050 project and commend the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Columbus 2020 and ULI Columbus on their efforts to apprise the City of Columbus and this region about economic competitiveness and future growth.