TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Councilmember Peter Ortiz
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: October 24th, 2023
Approved: Date: October 24, 2023
SUBJECT: C22-126, C22-127, C22-128, C22-129, C22-130, C22-131, C22-132, C22-133, C22-134, C22-135, C23-096 - City-Initiated Rezoning of 555 Parcels to Align a Property’s Zoning Designation to its General Plan Land Use Designation in Response to Senate Bill 1333.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Defer the item until the January 30th, 2024, Council Meeting,
2. Direct staff to convene an ad-hoc committee, which brings together public entities who own or manage land within the city (School Districts, Community Colleges, County/State Buildings, etc.), to better explain the implications of the re-zoning, and give space for questions or concerns.
DISCUSSION
Upon release of this item, many school Superintendents reached out to my office with concerns over the noticing of this item and the implications of rezoning their school sites. Although a dialogue has been opened, there are pending questions and concerns that have not reached a resolution.
To provide clarity and ease concerns, I recommend deferment of the item until January 2024. Doing so will give staff time to investigate and rectify concerns over the noticing as well as meet with school leadership and other public entities who own land in the City through an ad-hoc committee to better talk through the implications of re-zoning their parcels.
It is critical that proper noticing and clear communication be at the forefront of this technical process. It’s my hope that these recommendations will serve to bridge this gap and rebuild trust among the City and public entities.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: 10/24/2023
FILE: 23-1469
ITEM: 10.1(b)
The signers of this memorandum have not had, and will not have, any private conversation with any other member of the City Council, or that member’s staff, concerning any action discussed in the memorandum, and that each signer’s staff members have not had, and have been instructed not to have, any such conversation with any other member of the City Council or that member's staff.