The first Public Workshop for General Plan 2030 was held at the Southside Community Center in Oroville on March 15, 2007.  This workshop focused on existing conditions and the identification of county-wide issues that need to be addressed by the General Plan 2030 process.  A total of 54 members of the public attended, along with 20 members of the Butte County Citizens Advisory Committee. 

 

Development Services Director Tim Snellings opened the evening’s meeting, which started with a presentation on the Butte County General Plan 2030 process by Michael Brilliot of DC&E.  Mr. Brilliot also provided an overview of the Existing Conditions Briefing Book, which was distributed at the meeting.  DC&E Principal David Early facilitated the workshop’s main event, an exercise involving the identification of Butte County’s assets and issues that need to be addressed by the Butte County General Plan 2030 process.   Participants were divided into 10 groups and each group was assigned a staff facilitator.  The assets and issues identified by group members were recorded by each group’s facilitator. 

 

At the conclusion of the exercise, each group selected a spokesperson that provided an overview of their group’s assets and issues. Over 150 assets and over 200 issues were identified by the 10 groups involved in this exercise. The information provided by each group was provided to the Citizens Advisory Committee at their meeting on March 29.  This information, categorized by Guiding Principles, will also be provided to the Planning Commission on April 13 and Board of Supervisors at their planned Study Session to be held on May 8.