No.92 Recommendations for the Formulation of the Fifth Long-Term Comprehensive Plan of Inagi City

On June 28, 2019, a proposal titled "The Town We Envision" was submitted from the "Citizen Conference to Envision Inagi in 2030." This conference was established in August 2018 by 23 citizens and has held a total of 13 discussions leading up to June of this year, culminating in the proposal that was submitted to me at the final 14th meeting.
The city has established a citizens' council composed of high school students and above to formulate the "(tentative name) Fifth Long-Term Comprehensive Plan of Inagi City" covering the period from fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2030. The council members freely discussed what kind of city they would like Inagi City to be by 2030 and what kind of city they want to live in.
In the citizens' meeting, we conducted the "Everyone's Inagi 2030 Survey" targeting elementary and junior high school students from October to November 2018, to use as discussion material and incorporate opinions into our recommendations. Additionally, we published the draft of the recommendations on the Inagi City Website and held a Request for Public Comments in May of this year, as well as provided responses to the suggestions received from the general public.
The main points of this proposal are to aim for a city where (1) the power of citizens thrives, (2) the community is vibrant, and (3) it is a city that is just the right balance of rural and urban. This reflects the direction of "Inagi in 2030," backed by civic pride (the pride of citizens to improve their community).
At the final meeting on June 28, 2019, we expressed our gratitude for the active discussions and the compilation of proposals by the citizens' conference, and we issued participation certificates.
The Long-Term Comprehensive Plan was originally mandated by the provisions of the Local Autonomy Act to formulate a basic concept and obtain approval from the city council. Following the promotion of decentralization reforms, there have been reviews regarding the obligations, frameworks, and involvement by the national government, and the basis for this was abolished with the amendment of the Local Autonomy Act in 2011.

However, this amendment does not mean that it is unnecessary to create a basic concept; rather, it emphasizes that each local government should actively devise a basic concept tailored to the local circumstances. Therefore, in the June 2018 council meeting, the "Inagi City Long-Term Comprehensive Plan Ordinance" was presented, establishing the procedures for plan formulation in Inagi City.
As for the future schedule, based on this proposal, we will formulate a draft of the basic concept in the internal review committee at City Hall and consult with the "Long-Term Comprehensive Plan Council of Inagi City" as stipulated by the ordinance. After that, we will prepare a draft of the basic concept based on the investigations and discussions held by the council, and ultimately, I will present it to the City Council for approval.
The Long-Term Comprehensive Plan consists of three layers: the "Basic Concept" derived from the above procedures, the "Basic Plan" that the administration will create to realize it, and the "Implementation Plan."
Thus, the formulation of the Long-Term Comprehensive Plan as a whole will require time and effort, but through democratic processes such as the participation of many citizens and the involvement of the council during the formulation process, it will become the city's highest-level plan.
We hope to create a good plan while receiving opinions from many of you in the future.