Oakland 2045 General Plan
Update | Safety and
Environmental
Justice Elements
Planning and Building Department
Presentation to the Community and
Economic Development (CED)
Committee and Public Safety
Committee (PSC)
1 June 27, 2023
General Plan Update Phase 2Agenda
• General Plan Update (GPU) Overview
• Community Engagement
• Safety Element
• Climate Change
• Emergency Planning
• Public Safety
• Racial Equity Impact Analysis
• NEW Environmental Justice Element
• Air Quality and Pollution
• Healthy Neighborhoods
• Civic Engagement, Investment, and Accountability
• Racial Equity Impact Analysis
• Discussion
2 Overview
3 General Plan Background
• "Constitution " for development
and conservation.
• Establishes citywide vision and supporting
goals, policies, and implementation
measures.
• Engage our community in the planning and
decision -making process.
• Minimum Required Elements
• Land Use, Circulation, Housing,
Conservation, Open Space, Noise, Safety,
Environmental Justice
• Other Elements may be added, as needed
• Oakland will approach the General Plan
Update in Two Phases
4 2045 General Plan Update (GPU)
• Phase I (Winter 2021 – Fall 2023 )
• 2023 -2031 Housing Element ( Adopted January 31, 2023, Certified February 17, 2023)
• Safety Element
• New Environmental Justice Element
• Zoning Code Amendments
• Racial Equity Impact Assessment (REIA) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
• Phase II (Beginning Fall 2023)
• Land Use and Transportation Element
• Open Space, Conservation and Recreation Element
• Capital Facilities and Infrastructure Element
• Noise Element
• Updates to the Zoning Code
• REIA and EIR
5 Safety and Environmental Justice
First-ever EJ Element includes
strategies and policies for
reducing pollution burdens
on Oakland’s most vulnerable
communities
Safety Element provides a
gameplan for addressing
natural and human-caused
disasters and improving our
resilience to climate change
impacts
(Review by California Geological
Survey of the Department of
Conservation and Board of Forestry
and Fire Protection)
Racial Equity Impact Analysis
(REIA) analyzes each Element
to support the development of
equitable, data-driven,
solutions-oriented policies
6 RACIAL EQUITY IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
▪ What is a REIA?
▪ How we developed it
▪ City's process for refining draft policies
▪ Equity recommendations key
7 Timeline
8 SPRING 2022
LAYING THE
GROUNDWORK
SUMMER & FALL 2022
REVIEW & CO-DESIGN
WINTER 2023 AND
SPRING 2023
EVALUATE, AND
REFINE
FALL 2023
ADOPT
Collect and uplift known
issues, key data,
proposed solutions,
goals and policies from
current and past City
adopted plans and
community-led
planning initiatives
Not Starting From Scratch: Review existing EJ
and Safety goals and policies: What is working
well?
Identify Gaps: Where are there gaps? Where is
improvement needed?
Co-Design: Develop Draft EJ and Safety Goals,
Objectives, Policies, and Programs. Develop
comprehensive industrial lands study and
recommendations for policy development.
Assess Impacts and
Tradeoffs
Public Draft of EJ and
Safety Elements in
March 2023
Adoption Hearings
Ongoing Engagement
for General Plan Update
FOCUSED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FOCUS GROUPS, NEIGHBORHOOD
WORKSHOPS, STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, SURVEYS, CULTURAL EVENTS,
POP-UPS, & PRESENTATIONS AT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS
All Community Events and Public Meetings: oaklandca.gov/topics/meetings-and-events Community Engagement
9 Community Engagement Focused on Safety and EJ
• Focus Groups
• 3 Focus Groups on Safety – 13 Organizations
participated
• 2 Focus Group on EJ – 10 Organizations
participated
• Interviews
• 12 Environmental Justice Advocacy
Organizations
• 8 Discussion Groups – Over 50 groups total
• Neighborhood Workshops (in person and
virtual)
• 4 – Around 80 people
• Presentations to Neighborhood Councils
• 40+ Presentations – Around 650 people
• Cultural Events and Pop-ups
• Youth Engagement
• Multilingual Community Education
Materials and Factsheets
• Online Engagement
• Videos on Safety and EJ
• EJ Hub and Online Survey
• Social Media
• Community Tour of West Oakland
• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Equity Working Group (EWG) Meetings
• Study Sessions with Decisionmakers
10 Community Engagement with Deeply Rooted
11 Community Partner Outreach Geography/Community
Black Arts Movement Business
District, CDC (BAMBD, CDC)
West Oakland (Lower Bottoms), Artists, flatland communities of color, those invested in the animation of BAMBD, CDC, and its stakeholders CURYJ Formerly Incarcerated, Black and Latinx | Fruitvale East Side Arts Alliance Communities of color | East Oakland House/Full of Black
Women/Deep Waters Dance
Theater
West Oakland
Lao Family Community
Development, Inc. South Asian American community
Malonga Arts Residents
Association (MARA)
Black and Brown communities and partnership with members in Chinatown
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
(OACC) /
API Cultural Center
Asian American community | Chinatown
The Black Cultural Zone (BCZ)
Community Development
Corporation
Black Community | East Oakland
The Village in Oakland Unhoused curbside communities in North Oakland, West Oakland, Downtown, and East Oakland
Unity Council Latinx community | Fruitvale
West Oakland Environmental
Indicators Project (WOEIP) Environmental Justice | West Oakland Just Cities Equity Working Group and Deeply Rooted Partners Urban Strategies Council (USC) Youth Fellows
Deeply Rooted Events November
2021 - April 2023
Overall Reach: 3,741
Interviews: 939
Outreach Events (65):
• 57 pop-ups
• 6 cultural hub event
• 2 workshops
Focus Residents: Low Income Flatland
Communities
Focus Locations: Chinatown, Downtown,
Eastmont, Fruitvale, North Oakland, San
Antonio, West Oakland, and Lake Merritt
Learn More about the Collaborative:
https://www.deeplyrooted510.org/
12 Race/Ethnicity Percent
Latinx 16%
Black 30%
Asian American 20%
White 11%
Multiracial 4%
Middle Eastern 1%
Other 2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%
Native American/Indigenous or Alaska
Native 3%
Caribbean Islander 2%
No Race/Ethnicity Selected 9%
Sampling Demographic Survey from
Interviews November 2021 - October 2022
Urban Planning Leadership Development
• Equity Working Group: 17 Oakland
Residents
• Deeply Rooted Partners: 13 organizations
Continuing Leadership Development
in May and June
• Enforcement
• Safe and Secure Housing
• Public Safety
• Climate Change and Emergency Response
• Healthy Food
• Parks and Open Spaces
• Engagement
13 Transformative Community Planning Strategy: Equity
Working Group and Deeply Rooted Partners
Deeply Rooted Youth
Engagement
14 Deeply Rooted Youth Fellows
Oakland Youths Vision For The Town
• Gaining leadership skills in city planning,
climate justice, public speaking and
training peers to propose solutions
May and June work: Enhance Youth-
focused Community Engagement Effort
• Digital Tree
• I Am Poems
• Collaborations: Oakland Youth
Commission, Save the Bay, Mycelium Youth
Network, Frontline Catalysts, and more
15 Community EJ & Traffic Safety
Policy Issues and Ideas
Overall
• Human Health/Socioeconomic Impacts Analysis of all market rate projects
• Community/culture investment in organizations,
programming, art, and public spaces
• Participatory Action Research with those who are most vulnerable to climate crises and environmental injustices Air Pollution
• Protect residents that live near industrial areas, the port and freeways with enforcement, air filters, trucks on highways (580 and 880)
Transportation/Collisions
• Traffic Safety Measures like speed bumps, cross walks, traffic lights, pothole repair, bike lanes and repaved sidewalks 16 Community EJ and Climate Safety
Policy Issues and Ideas
Neighborhood Resources
• Need for quality parks (children and older adults), open spaces, recreation centers and native trees.
• Affordable Grocery Stores in East and West Oakland and more local agriculture and community gardens
Wildfires
• Air filters in all indoor public spaces and homes, and properly sealed windows (up to code) in homes
• Indigenous vegetation management practices
Trash/Waste Management
• Reduce trash in the streets in East and West Oakland via paid frequent cleaning team, business enforcement for illegal dumping, trash and recycle bins, and public restrooms
• Relocate landfills and junk yards away from residential areas 17 Community Public Safety Policy
Issues and Ideas
Neighborhood Safety
• Adopt a compassion-centered approach in all City
operations and projects by not involving the police
force in all enforcement efforts, and practicing
restorative justice
• Awareness campaigns and prevention/ treatment
initiatives on drug use, gun violence, and sexual
assault
18 Safety Element
19 Safety Element Overview
• Requires cities to address natural and
human-made hazards, as well as climate
change adaptation and resilience
• Seismic and geologic-related hazards
• Flood hazards
• Wildland and fire hazards
• Evacuation routes
• Hazardous materials
• Requires Climate and Vulnerability
Assessment
• Goals + policies prioritize frontline /
vulnerable communities affected first and
worst by climate change and environmental
hazard impacts
20 Community Input – Key Themes
General Topic Area Community Input/Important Themes
Climate Change ▪ Worsening risk of wildfire/smoke impacts, sea level rise, flooding , and other effects
▪ Threats of sea level rise to groundwater
▪ Importance of green infrastructure/ecologic ally -sensitive solutions
▪ Opportunities for community leadership
Emergency Preparedness ▪ Need for adequate evacuation routes ▪ Equity in emergency response- focus on most vulnerable groups, including people experiencing homelessness, linguistically isolated, seniors, and those without vehicles
Public Safety ▪ Building upon Reimagining Public Safety project ▪ Crime-Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) sensitive to context and cultural considerations
21 Focus on Vulnerable Communities
• Face intersecting vulnerabilities,
including racial discrimination, poverty,
disability, housing insecurity, linguistic
isolation, poor air quality, and more,
which magnify climate threats
• Least able to adapt, resist, or recover
from climate impact
• Social Vulnerability indicators include:
• Renters
• Under 5 years old
• Very low income
• Non-U.S. citizens
• Without a vehicle
• People with disabilities
• Single parent families
• Communities of color
• 65 + years old, living alone
• Limited English proficiency
• Without a high school degree
• Severely housing cost burdened
22 Cumulative Social Vulnerability Map
Safety Element Goals
24 TOPICS GOALS
1. Minimize the risk to life and property caused byseismic and geologic hazards
2. Proactively prevent urban fires and exposure to wildfire and protect community members and property from fire danger
3. Protect people and property from flooding
4. Proactively plan for impacts of sea level rise on people, property, and essential infrastructure
5. Minimize health and safety impacts related to the use, storage, manufacture, and transport ofhazardous materials
6. Protect Oaklanders from airport land use hazards
7. Foster feelings of safety in all Oakland neighborhoods
8. Maintain an emergency preparedness and response network that keeps all Oaklanders informed, connected, and safe before, during, and after an emergency
25 Climate Change
Select Policies Select Actions
SAF-2.2 Vegetation and Urban Forest Management. Manage
vegetation and the urban forest to reduce risks exacerbated by climate change.
SAF-A.18 Study compounding impact of sea
level rise on groundwater threats in areas with
hazardous facilities.
SAF-2.7 Protect Against Smoke and Wildfire. Improve indoor air quality through methods such as requiring installation of MERV filters in new developments…and identify resilience spaces within residential areas.
SAF-A.36 Implement at least three resilience
hubs, including in West Oakland, East Oakland,
and the Lincoln Sq. Rec Center
SAF-4.3 New Development and Sea Level Rise. Develop sea-level rise standards/horizon that will guide adaption and resiliency planning as part of the updated Sea Level Rise Roadmap.
SAF-A.12 As part of creek “naturalization” or
restoration efforts, undertake ecologically-
sensitive solutions that align with integrated
open space/flooding solutions where feasible
SAF-3.5 Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). Fund and implement a GSI program, prioritizing frontline communities and Priority Conservation Areas.
SAF-4.1 Sea Level Rise and Community Engagement. As
recommended in the Sea Level Rise Roadmap and ECAP, develop a plan for continuing collaboration with community groups and local organizations working to address sea level rise adaptation and building resilience of vulnerable communities.
26 Emergency Preparedness
Select Policies Select Actions
SAF-8.4 Data-Driven Equity Approach. To support
implementation/updates to the City’s Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan and other plans, utilize local data to
identify racial disparities to help rank risk and prioritize mitigation strategies that incorporate a racial equity lens.
SAF-A.10 Compile a list of high-rise/high-occupancy
buildings at risk to fire hazards (age or building material).
Determine timeline and prioritize areas and financial
assistance for fire safety retrofits based on racial equity and vulnerability criteria.
SAF 8.5 Cohesive Evacuation Routes Network. Ensure the
evacuation routes network has adequate capacity and
reflects ability to evacuate for multiple threats.
SAF-A.36 Implement <3 resilience hubs, including in West Oakland, East Oakland, and the Lincoln Sq. Rec Center
SAF-8.9 Community Training and Awareness. Continue to
offer community training as part of the CORE program.
Partner with community organizations to target harder-
to-reach populations.
SAF-A.37 Identify ways the City can help support
decentralized community facilities to serve residents
unable to travel to centralized resilience hubs.
SAF-8.10 Public Facilities for Resilience & Relief. Prioritize capital improvements and maintenance of public
facilities to ensure that they can serve as/provide cooling and clean air stations, free air filtration mask distribution, food and vaccine distribution, clean water, testing
centers, evacuation/disaster shelters, etc.)
SAF-A.38 Through partnerships,explore organization of a network to transport those without vehicles to these
centralized resilience hubs during times of emergency.
SAF-A.44 Consider adoption of a disaster reconstruction overlay zone. As part of this action, explore funding
sources/ create a low-interest construction loan program for income-qualified owners recovering from a disaster. 27 General Plan Update Phase 2Public Safety
Select Policies Select Actions
SAF-5.1 Risks from Hazardous Materials Facilities. Review proposed facilities that would produce or store hazardous materials to identify, and require feasible mitigation for, any significant risks. Consider (at minimum) presence of
seismic/geologic hazards; presence of other hazardous
materials; proximity to residential development and EJ
communities; and nature/level of risk of proposed project).
SAF-A.24 Continue to offer basic emergency-response
education and training to local businesses.
SAF-7.1 Reimagining Public Safety. Support
recommendations made in Oakland’s Reimagining Public
Safety program, including through land use policies that promote more housing, living wage jobs, revitalization of commercial corridors, improved access to healthy food
facilities, restorative justice centers, civic engagement, and arts and culture.
SAF-A.27 Outreach and engage with the Alameda
County Department of Environmental Health,
California Department of Toxic Substances Control,
and the Regional Water Resources Control Board to
ensure the public has access to a database with
detailed site information on contaminated sites in the
city and the existing restrictions placed on those sites.
SAF-7.2 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
Continue to apply Crime Prevention through Environmental Design principles in the design of new development.
SAF-A.29 Work with community groups to ensure
CPTED guidelines account for unique neighborhood
and cultural considerations. Include representation
from youth and formerly incarcerated individuals.
28 General Plan Update Phase 2REIA: Equity Considerations – Safety Element ▪ 🗣️👂🏿Co-develop both long-term plans to increase community resilience to natural disasters and immediate methods for distributing resources equitably during emergencies.
▪ 💰⚖️ ♥️ Develop green infrastructure in vulnerable neighborhoods to increase sustainability and surface permeability, reducing flooding. ▪ Prioritize projects identified in community-driven plans, such as the East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative's plan, "Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors." ▪ 🗣️👂🏿⚖️Tailor solutions to ensure the Oaklanders most vulnerable to climate disasters are not left behind.
▪ Residents have identified text messaging as one of the most accessible ways to improve civic engagement and to spread information quickly during emergency events, such as with Amber Alerts.
▪ Build neighborhood networks to reach everyone within each community, with plans for hard-to- reach households and people with limited mobility.
▪ ⚖️Increase public safety by reducing the need for traditional policing through use of alternative resources that build community capacity.
Environmental Justice (EJ)
Element
29 EJ Element Overview
• SB 1000 requires cities and counties with
disadvantaged communities (EJ
Communities) to adopt EJ goals, policies,
and actions in a standalone EJ Element or
throughout the General Plan Elements.
• These goals, policies, and actions must:
• Identify environmental justice communities
• Reduce health risks in EJ communities;
• Promote community engagement in the public
decision-making process;
• Prioritize improvements and programs that meet
the needs of EJ communities.
30 Focus Areas
Civic
Engagement
Reducing
Pollution
Safe and
Sanitary
Homes
Public Facilities
Prioritizing
Needs of EJ
Communities
Healthy Food
Access
Physical
Activity
Identifying EJ Communities
31 Identify existing social, economic, and environmental disparities by race and geography that can be influenced by General Plan
Evaluate 53 indicators in five categories (Race & Poverty, Pollution Burden, Climate Change, Sensitive Populations, and Built Environment)
Rank all 113 census tracks in city from highes t (1, most burdened) to lowest (0, least burdened)
Iterative process of modifying and refining methodology based on community feedback and Racial Equity Impact
Analysis
Environmental Justice Communities Map
Community Input – Key Themes
General Topic Area Community Input/Important Themes
Air Quality and
Pollution
▪ Protect residents that live near industrial areas, the port and freeways with enforcement, air filters, trucks on highways (580 and 880) ▪ Relocate landfills and junk yards away from residential areas ▪ Reduce trash in the streets in East and West Oakland via paid frequent cleaning team, business enforcement for illegal dumping, trash and recycle bins, and public restrooms
Healthy Neighborhoods ▪ Traffic safety measures like speed bumps, cross walks, traffic lights, pothole repair, bike lanes and repaved sidewalks
▪ Community/culture investment in organizations, programming, art, and public spaces ▪ Need for quality parks (children and older adults), open spaces, recreation centers and native trees
▪ Affordable grocery stores in East and West Oakland and more local agriculture and community gardens
Civic Engagement,
Investment, and
Accountability
▪ Promoting leadership of EJ Communities and need for continued community engagement
▪ Improving citywide data-sharing
▪ Developing system or mechanism to promote accountability 33 34
General Plan Update Phase 2EJ Element Goals
TOPICS GOALS
1. Reduce pollution, mitigate the impacts of pollution on existing sensitive land uses, and eliminate associated public health disparities.
2. Protect Oakland water supplies from contamination.
3. Prevent, reduce, and clean up illegal dumping.
4. Coordinate resources to improve housing quality and habitability.
Note: Other important housing policies addressing renter protections/anti- displacement, affordable housing production, homelessness, and other topics are included in the Housing Element.
5. Support a food system that provides nutritious, affordable, culturally relevant, and affordable food to all Oaklanders.
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TOPICS GOALS
6. Support a network of well-maintained community facilities that are easily accessible, culturally supportive, and responsive to community needs.
7. Create environments that support physical activity, recreation, and healthy lifestyles through safe, comfortable and ADA-compliant walkable, bikeable neighborhoods, with access to transit, green space, trees, paths, and parks.
8. Foster meaningful civic engagement and support community power- and capacity- building.
9. Expand economic development, income equality, and opportunity for all Oaklanders.
10. Prioritize improvements and programs that meet the needs of environmental justice communities.
EJ Element Goals
36 General Plan Update Phase 2Air Quality and Pollution Select Policies Select Actions
EJ-1.2 Truck Emissions and PollutionExposure. Minimize air pollution and exposure of sensitive land uses to
truck pollution, particularly in EJ Communities and other areas most burdened by air pollution.
EJ-A.1 Amend the City’s Zoning code to make changes that reduce pollution and protect sensitive uses. This includes conditioned permitting of heavy industrial businesses, special permit criteria, and performance standards for truck-intensive industrial activities located within five hundred (500) feet of any zone that permits residential activities. EJ-1.3 Industrial Uses Near Sensitive Land Uses. Ensure that heavy industrial uses are adequately buffered from
residential areas, schools, and other sensitive land uses.
EJ-1.16/17 Community Air Protection. Support BAAQMD and other stakeholders in developing and implementing air
pollution control initiatives pursuant to AB 617. Use air quality monitoring data to inform area-specific
improvement actions outside of AB 617 -related efforts.
EJ-A.3 Work with BAAQMD and other partners in the region to explore creation of a grant program for installation and maintenance of air filtration devices in existing buildings.
EJ-1.10 Reduce Emissions from Port Operation. Support
Port of Oakland’s efforts to reduce emissions as part of operation and compliance with CARB regulations.
EJ-A.5 Study the feasibility of an amortization ordinance and implementation plan, which will allow the City to identify and prioritize nonconforming land uses (which could include existing polluting industries) to phase out over time.
EJ-3.3 Proactive Illegal Dumping Cleanup. Support the
expansion of proactive cleanup crews that target illegal dumping “hot spot” areas first in EJ Communities.
EJ-A.11 Coordinate with public agencies in the Bay Area region to catalyze the development and deployment of zero emission medium- and heavy-duty fleets and support development of shared charging hubs and resources.
37 General Plan Update Phase 2Healthy Communities
Select Policies Select Actions
EJ-4.5 Improve Indoor Air Quality inExisting Buildings.For new projects or major rehabilitation projects, improve indoor air quality and energy efficiency through weatherization and strategies to prevent buildup of moldand mildew.
EJ-A.16 As part of the LUTE update in Phase 2,
explore incentives and strategies to promote
health-promoting features in housing projects
that are built in EJ Communities.
EJ-5.5 Entrepreneurship and Food Innovation. Actively support food innovations such as sidewalk vending, food cooperatives, pop-up markets and innovations that do not fit into the traditional models.
EJ-A.21 As part of the LUTE update in Phase 2,
explore potential locations and incentives for
new full-service grocery stores. Prioritize
development in EJ Communities and incentivize
neighborhood resident/cooperative ownership.
EJ-7.6 Collaborative Safety Solutions. Collaborate with educational institutions, senior living facilities, community organizations, and other stakeholders, particularly those who reside in EJ Communities, when developing and implementing programs and improvements that increase bicyclist and pedestrian safety.
EJ-A.20 In underserved areas where convenience
stores and other retail outlets exist, develop and
implement a program to incentivize and assist
business owners to stock fresh and healthy food
at affordable prices.
EJ-7.15 Urban Forest. Implement the Urban Forest Master Plan, a comprehensive, area-wide urban canopy and vegetation plan that identifies locations that trees can be added and maintained, and develop a plan to protect existing trees that provide shade, reduce urban heat island impacts, and reduce exposure to air pollution emissions
EJ-A.29 Prioritize urban greening projects
identified in community plans. Implement
projects in partnership with community groups
in EJ Communities.
38 General Plan Update Phase 2Civic Engagement, Investment, and Accountability
Select Policies Select Actions
EJ-8.2 Sustained Engagement. Maintain communication channels that allow for ongoing dialogue; track issues and priorities at the neighborhood level; and foster transparency and accountability.
EJ-A.31 Develop a participatory
budgeting process for EJ Community
investments and explore expansion
into other departments.
EJ-9.1 Investments for Inclusive, Equitable Growth. Make intentional investments to increase and diversify economic growth and living wage jobs that focuses on EJ Communities.
EJ-A.34 In partnership with
community groups, develop an
implementation monitoring and
evaluation plan framework and
reporting mechanism.
EJ-10.1 Prioritizing EJ Communities. …Prioritize improvements, programs, investments, and partnerships in Environmental Justice Communities.
Spend or distribute resources in ways that meet the existing community’s priority needs and improve resident’s quality of life.
EJ-10.2 Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. To increase transparency and accountability, adopt an implementation monitoring and evaluation plan with achievable milestones, periodic evaluation, and a reporting mechanism, such as an online portal or newsletter to track outcomes and keep residents informed.
39 General Plan Update Phase 2REIA: Equity Considerations - EJ Element ⚖️ Prevent any new dirty businesses from being located in or near EJ Communities, through zoning amendments and other strategies. Seek to relocate existing dirty facilities elsewhere.
💰 Support Low-Income Truck Owner-Operators to adopt alternatives. ⚖️ Prioritize development of a green infrastructure program and vegetative buffers to protect EJ Communities.
💰Ensure landlords have ample incentives and resources to invest in energy efficiency and habitability upgrades that benefit low-income tenants. ♥️ Increase workforce development and local hires in EJ Communities. 🗣️👂🏿🔎Work with EJ organizations and residents to ensure that the benefits of all programs reach the neediest residents.
💰⚖️Tax polluters and invest in reducing pollution emissions and exposures.
Next Steps
40 Upcoming Milestones
• Late July 2023 – Revised Documents
• Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
• Hearing Draft Safety Element
• Hearing Draft EJ Element
• Phase 1 Code Amendments
• Fall 2023 – Adoption Hearings for Phase 1 General Plan Update • August 2023 – Planning Commission
• September - October 2023 – City Council
• Fall 2023 - Phase II General Plan Update Kickoff
• Land Use and Transportation (LUTE), Open Space, Conservation and Recreation (OSCAR), Noise, Capital Facilities and Infrastructure
More info on past and upcoming events:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/meetings-and-events
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