MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 9, 2024
TO: City Council
FROM: Lisa Brinton, Director
THROUGH: Grant Leonard, Planning Manager
BY: Monica Gurmilan, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: General Plan Update: Community Engagement and Review Strategy for 2024 General Plan: Outreach and Review
January
Broad Engagement/Transportation
1/9: City Council: Present Community Engagement and Review Strategy.
Transportation Outreach: Canvassing & surveys.
February
Land Use Month
2/1: Transportation Open House (Active Transportation, Circulation & Streetscape).
Land Use Engagement.
Direct outreach to businesses in areas of change.
Canvassing, emails, phone calls.
Stakeholder meetings.
March
Internal Policy Review and Climate Action Plan
Climate Action Webinar (date to be determined)
Administrative Draft General Plan released for internal departmental review. 3/12: City Council - GPU Quarterly Update, General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR) & Study Session.
Release Zoning Code Update Request For Proposals.
4/24: Steering Committee Meeting.
April
Community Review
Continued internal review of Administrative Draft.
GPU Open House- Sherwood Hall (date to be determined).
Stakeholder meetings.
Steering Committee meeting.
May/June
GPU and CAP Draft
May: Prepare Public Review Draft General Plan.
June: Release Public Review Draft General Plan.
City Council – Quarterly Update/Study Session (date to be determined).
July
Document Review
Receive public comment on drafts and begin revisions.
August
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
End of August: Draft Climate Action Plan and Draft General Plan EIR are released. Start of 45-day public comment period for EIR.
September
EIR Continued/Study Session
EIR Comment Period.
Planning Commission Study Session (date to be determined).
October
EIR Continued/Study Sessions
EIR Comment Period Ends. Staff and consultants prepare edits and responses to comments.
Planning Commission Study Session (date to be determined).
November
General Plan Update Adoption
Start of adoption process.
December
General Plan Update Adoption
City Council consideration of adoption of General Plan Update