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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 5, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />UPDATE -STATUS REPORT <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,2A) <br />I <br />Lf2 <br />CI ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1a' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Receive and file City of Santa Ana General Plan Update status report. <br />DISCUSSION <br />City Council adopted the Santa Ana Strategic Plan in 2014 which was the result of an extensive <br />community outreach process and established specific goals, objectives, and strategies to guide <br />the City's major efforts during the next five years. The Strategic Plan identified seven key goals <br />that served as the focus for the development of the objectives and strategies. One of the key <br />strategies is to complete a comprehensive update of the City's General Plan including the <br />development of policies and implementation measures that directly relate to the goal of equitable <br />economic development. <br />The General Plan Update was initiated in November 2015. The Planning Division in collaboration <br />with the Community Engagement and Neighborhood Initiatives Program conducted an extensive <br />community outreach effort between December 2015 and July 2016. Designed to define the <br />character of our city, the first outreach effort asked community members what they enjoyed most <br />about their neighborhood and their city and to describe their greatest concerns about their <br />neighborhood and city. Participants included residents, local leaders, the business community, <br />community stakeholders, advocacy group representatives, and a summer program led by local <br />youth focused on youth concerns. In all, over 40 public meetings or events were held with 457 <br />people participating. The results were summarized in the Santa Ana General Plan Update <br />Community Outreach Executive Summary distributed to City Council in October 2016. <br />In order to guaranty the community's stated goals and vision are embodied in the new plan, a <br />General Plan Advisory Group (GPAG) was formed in January 2017 to extrapolate the issues and <br />incorporate the input from the community outreach effort. The 18 individuals invited to participate <br />in the General Plan Advisory Group reflected our diverse community with senior, youth, business, <br />neighborhood, and other community representatives. The General Plan Advisory Group also <br />65G-1 <br />