19.5.2.040 Master Land Use Plan

The Council hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The Council hereby authorizes and directs the Governor to negotiate and execute a contract or contracts to engage professional services to conduct and complete a Master Land Use Plan for the Pueblo including necessary services to assist with the preparation of a professional Request for Proposal for the Master Land Use Plan contractor; and

(b) The Master Land Use Plan shall include an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of the lands held by the Pueblo, and shall include recommendations for land preservation and conservation, housing development, and economic development activities; and

(c) The Master Land Use Plan shall include an analysis of current land uses, current land policies and practices, proposed land uses, rights-of-way, easements, public property, private property interests including leases and assignments, and any zoning or similar requirements; and

(d) The Governor shall notify the Council of the estimated cost of contracting for the Master Land Use Plan. The Council hereby authorizes up to $100,000 for the completion of the Master Land Use Plan, subject to an appropriation of funds in the Annual Budget or in a Budget Modification.