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Resolution No. 2016-003 Recommending that the City Council Adopt the San Leandro 2035 General Plan
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WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65300 et seq. requires every city and county in California to adopt a General Plan for its long-range development, and further, to periodically update that Plan to reflect current conditions and issues; and
WHEREAS, the current San Leandro General Plan was drafted in 1999-2002 and is now more than 14 years old; and
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized an update of the 2002 General Plan in 2013 to ensure that the Plan remains legally adequate and relevant; and
WHEREAS, the City retained the consulting team of Placeworks and Barry Miller Consulting to manage the General Plan Update, including the Housing Element, in March 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City has completed a 30-month process of collecting and analyzing data about San Leandro, and preparing new General Plan goals, policies, actions, and maps looking ahead to the Year 2035; and
WHEREAS, the public has participated in this process through ten publicly noticed Planning Commission study sessions, four City Council study sessions, and study sessions of the Arts Commission, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, the Board of Zoning Adjustments, the Human Services Commission, the Library-Historical Commission, the Recreation and Parks Commission, the Rent Review Board, the Senior Commission, and the Youth Advisory Commission; and
WHEREAS, the public has further participated through five community-wide workshops, held on July 30, 2014; October 23, 2014; October 28, 2014; April 30, 2015; and January 12, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan team solicited additional input from residents through presentations and discussions with community organizations such as the League of San Leandro Neighborhood Associations, the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, th...
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