DATE: FEBRUARY 27, 2024
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FROM: LISA BRINTON, DIRECTOR
THROUGH: GRANT LEONARD, PLANNING MANAGER
BY: MONICA GURMILAN, SENIOR PLANNER
TITLE: 2023 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to support the City Council accepting the 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report and adopting a resolution to authorize its submittal to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Sections 65400 and 65700 of the California Government Code mandates that all cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress in its implementation to their legislative bodies, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1st of each year. This report covers Salinas General Plan (2002) implementation activities during the calendar year 2023. General Plan Update (GPU) engagement also continued in 2023 with six workshops, eight Steering Committee meetings to review draft policies, and direct farmworker engagement with the Center for Community Advocacy (CCA). Accomplishment highlights include updating the Housing Element, completing $4.5 million in sidewalk repairs and the Bardin Safe Routes to School project, and completing additional engagement/design work for the Hebbron Family Center and Closter Park.
BACKGROUND:
General Plan Annual Progress Report Requirements
Under California Government Code Section 65400, staff is required to prepare a General Plan Annual Progress Report (GP APR) for review by the City Council and submittal to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1st of each year. Failure to submit the report within sixty (60) days of the deadline would make the City ineligible for certain State grant programs.
Visión Salinas 2040 General Plan Update
In 2023 General Plan engagement covered a variety of topics in multiple formats. The topics of public safety, housing, and active transportation and circulation were covered in six community workshops. The City also conducted eleven (11) pop-up activities covering the Public Safety Element and Climate Action Plan. Pop-up activities and two online surveys (public safety/climate action) helped reach over one thousand (1,000) Salinas community members. Through the Sustainable Agricultural Land Conservation (SALC) Planning Grant, farmworker outreach continued with the support of the Center for Community Advocacy. In 2023, CCA General Plan Ambassadors led ninety-five (95) house meetings reaching over three hundred forty (340) community members. Nineteen (19) meetings were held in Mixteco, one (1) in Triqui and the rest in Spanish. Lastly, the Visión Salinas 2040 Steering Committee continued to meet and completed the review of all the draft goals, policies and actions.
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