Attachment 2
DATE:
March 28, 2023
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
Community Development
TITLE: 2022 Annual Progress Report:
2030 General Plan
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report and direct staff to submit the report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
BACKGROUND
General Plan Annual Progress Report
In 2012, the City Council adopted the 2030 General Plan and the related General Plan Action Plan.
The 2030 General Plan Action Plan is a list of action items that carry out the General Plan’s goals and policies. These action items include programs, plans, studies, ordinance updates, and other measures.
Government Code Section 65400 requires cities to prepare an Annual Progress Report (APR) on General Plan implementation. The report must be reviewed and accepted by the City Council and the California Office of Planning Research (OPR) on an annual basis.
Environmental Planning Commission
The 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report was presented to the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) for review on March 1, 2023. The EPC unanimously recommended that the City Council accept the 2022 Annual Progress Report of the General Plan. The EPC also highlighted that many General Plan action items were originally anticipated to be complete within 10 years of the General Plan’s adoption, by 2023, but are not yet complete d. The EPC recommended that the City Council consider these items during its work plan development process. Completion of many action items has been delayed due to staffing limitations, evolving City priorities and unforeseen circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regarding the Council’s work plan development process, in preparation for the February 28, 2023 Council Study Session, staff provided a comprehensive list of projects and initiatives under way
2022 Annual Progress Report: 2030 General Plan
March 28, 2023
in the City. This list included some, but not all, of the actions in the General Plan Action Plan.
Actions were included based on workload, overlap wit h other actions, and observations of pressing need.
ANALYSIS
The draft Annual Progress Report (Attachment 1 to the Council report) includes three tables of General Plan action items for the Council’s review: Table 1 includes the items that have not started, are currently in progress, or were completed during 2022 ( Exhibit A to Attachment 1); Table 2 includes items that were completed prior to 2022 (Exhibit B to Attachment 1); and Table 3 includes items that are achieved through day-to-day operations, practices, and policies (Exhibit C to Attachment 1).
Update on General Plan Implementation Progress
Since last year’s 2021 General Plan action item update, two items have been completed:
• LUD 5.1.1: Zoning Ordinance amendments. Amend the Zoning Ordinance, which updates the allowed uses and development standards to accommodate a range and variety of village centers.
In January 2023, the City Council approved Zoning Ordinance amendments that allow residential mixed-use, village center development on sites where the General Plan allows residential uses within the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) and Commercial Services (CS) Zoning Districts; and similar amendments to the El Camino Real and Grant -Phyllis Precise Plans were also approved.
• POS 6.1.4: Complete Bay Trail. Work with other cities and agencies to complete the Bay Trail.
The section of the Bay Trail in Mountain View is now complete. The City will continue to work with neighboring jurisdictions to help complete the Bay Trail in ways such as letters of support.
The attached report also includes information about recently approved and under-review major development projects.
FISCAL IMPACT—None.
2022 Annual Progress Report: 2030 General Plan
March 28, 2023
NEXT STEPS
Staff will submit the General Plan Annual Progress Report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) by April 1, 2023 and will continue to implement action items identified in the General Plan.
PUBLIC NOTICING
The City Council agenda is advertised on Channel 26, and the agenda and this Council report appear on the City’s website.
Prepared by:
Brittany Whitehill
Associate Planner
Eric Anderson
Advanced Planning Manager
Approved by:
Aarti Shrivastava
Assistant City Manager/Community
Development Director
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager/
BW-EA/2/CAM
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Attachment: 1. 2022 Annual Progress Report: 2030 General Plan