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City of Santa Ana General Plan Update June 5, 2018 Page 2 included members of City Boards and Commissions and the Santa Ana Unified School District. Initially, the group refined the issues. The group then produced a draft vision statement for the City. For each of the General Plan elements, the GPAG refined draft goals and policies and produced a conceptual Land Use Map. This work effort will become the basis for the policy framework as part of the General Plan document. In December 2017, the City Council approved the Memorandum of Understanding with Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and contract agreements for planning consultants to provide technical support as part of a Sustainability Planning Grant for $325,000 by SCAG. Staff has commenced technical work coordination with consultants in preparation of the draft document and evaluation of land use focus areas. Currently, staff is preparing 'a draft General Plan policy framework for future City Council consideration. In addition, a second community outreach will be initiated. Based on the initial community outreach effort and the GPAG work, the policy document will include a vision statement, goals, policies, and land use map alternatives. Staff anticipates completion of the General Plan Policy Framework by the end of 2018 and completion of second community outreach effort during the first half of 2019. The following are key milestones and next steps towards completion of the General Plan: • Secure funding for General Plan Environmental (EIR)/Technical Studies (Summer 2018) • Vision, Core Values and Land Use Study Areas — Council Study Session (Summer 2018) • Kick Off Community Outreach Program Phase 2 (Summer 2018) • RFP for EIRlfechnical studies consultant — (Fall 2018) • Draft General Plan Policy Framework completed (Winter 2018) • EIR Complete (Spring 2020) • Adoption of General Plan Update (Spring 2020) The total cost for the comprehensive update to the City's General Plan is estimated at approximately 3 million dollars with a projected completion date of March 2020. FY2015-16, PBA was appropriated 1 million dollars through the Addressing Maintenance Enhancing Services (AMES) Plan. At the conclusion of FY2017-18, total expenditures from the AMES Plan are projected to be $850,000 and the remaining balance of $150,000 will carry forward to FY2018-19. Projected expenditures for FY2018-19 and FY2019-20 are $2,155,570. Of this amount, approximately $475,000 will be sourced from grant dollars from SCAG and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD); $150,000 AMES Plan balance carry forward; $30,570 from PBA's operational accounts; and anticipated $1.5 Million in General Funds. 65G-2