19E - RECEIVE AND FILE GENERAL PLAN

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City of Santa Ana General Plan Update July 7, 2020 Page 2 In 2019, individual community workshops were held for each of the five focus areas. Each workshop offered information on potential land use changes in each of the respective focus areas. An online community survey was made available for the community to provide additional feedback on the focus area land use concepts. Over 300 participants were in attendance at the focus area workshops and the survey tool produced over 650 responses citywide. In addition, staff held one- on-one meetings with members of the City Council and the City's General Plan Technical Advisory Committee (GPTAC) throughout 2019 and during the first part of 2020. As a result of these discussions, the focus area land use maps have been revised to address critical feedback from our City Council and the community (Exhibit 1). In Progress and Next Steps Additional work efforts related to community outreach are currently in progress. So far, this has consisted of the mailing of a targeted Environmental Justice (EJ) flyer and the creation of a webpage dedicated to informing and educating property owners located within our Environmental Justice Areas. In June 2020, the EJ flyer was mailed to over 32,000 residents, business occupants, and property owners. In addition, an online web -learning tool, posted in June and July 2020, will include a narrated presentation to help educate and spread awareness on Environmental Justice issues. A summary of draft Environmental Justice policies and implementation actions will be shared on the General Plan webpage for public review and comment. The community outreach process will conclude August 2020. This outreach will be in the form of two virtual community meetings to keep the public up to date on the latest with the General Plan and inform them of key public hearings and document public review periods (Exhibit 2). General Plan Document Overview The new General Plan will address topics of key importance to Santa Ana's residents and business community. In addition, State law requires that a general plan address eight specific topics, with each topic commonly presented as an element of the General Plan. State law gives jurisdictions the discretion to incorporate optional topics and to address any of these topics in a single element or across multiple elements of the General Plan. Santa Ana's General Plan will consist of eight mandatory and five optional topics as listed in Table 1. The draft General Plan structure discussed in the following section ensures that all of the mandatory topics are addressed. In addition, SIB 1000 requires cities' General Plans to include EJ elements, goals and policies in other elements that facilitate transparency and public engagement in the planning and decision - making processes, reduce harmful pollutants and the associated health risks in environmental justice communities, and promote equitable access to health -inducing benefits such as healthy food options, housing, public facilities, and recreation. Throughout the process, EJ specific goals, policies, and implementation actions will be included throughout all elements of the new General Plan. 19E-2