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Staff Report for General Plan Update Progress (Information Only)
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BACKGROUND
This report is for information only. The City of San Leandro is mid-way through a two-year process to update its General Plan, including its Housing Element. The existing General Plan was adopted in 2002 and had a horizon year of 2015. The draft of the new Plan and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is estimated for release in January 2016 and will have a horizon year of 2035. Because of State deadlines, the Housing Element of the General Plan was expedited and adopted by the City Council in January 2015.
The existing San Leandro General Plan includes seven "elements", covering the following topics: land use, transportation, housing, open space and conservation, environmental hazards, community design and preservation, and community services and facilities. Each element includes goals, policies, and actions guiding future City decisions on these topics. The Plan also includes a land use map indicating how growth will take place over the next two decades, and roughly 20 other maps representing the City's policies on a range of physical development topics.
On March 3, 2014, the City Council approved an Agreement with PlaceWorks to complete the General Plan Update. PlaceWorks has a number of subcontractors, including Barry Miller, who is serving as the project manager. The consultant's scope of work includes periodic briefings to the City Council on the status of the project. The last briefing was made in January 2015 as part of a public hearing on the Housing Element. Briefings were also provided in March, June, and October 2014.
Housing Element
State law required all 101 cities and nine counties in the Bay Area to adopt new Housing Elements by January 31, 2015. The Element covers a period 2015-2023 and includes policies and specific action programs demonstrating San Leandro's commitment to ac...
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