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City of Santa Ana Annual General Plan and Housing Element Progress Reports Pursuant to Section 65000 of the State Government Code, this report has been prepared to share the implementation status of the City of Santa Ana's a General Plan. The Housing Element portion of the General Plan Progress Report is prepared as a separate document (Exhibit 2) in the required format and detailing required by State of California Housing and Community Development. STATUS OF THE GENERAL PLAN: A general plan is a state -mandated document, which a community uses to plan the framework for its physical, social and economic development for the long term future. The City of Santa Ana's General Plan is comprised of seven state -mandated elements and seven optional elements. Santa Ana's adopted General Plan elements are as follows: Mandated Elements Optional Element Circulation 1982) Airport Environs (2008) Conservation 1982 Economic Development 1998 Housing 2014 Education 1988 Land Use (1998) Energy (1982) Noise Element 1982 Public Facilities 1982 Open Space, Parks and Recreation (1982) Scenic Corridors (1982 Seismic Safety 1982 / Public Safety 1982 Urban Design 1998 In May 2020, the City Council adopted an updated 5-year Strategic Plan to provide a vision for the City's goals and priorities as required by the City's Sunshine Ordinance. The Plan was designed as a living and evolving document to ensure that initiatives can be pursued within the constraints of limited municipal resources. One of the actions identified in the Strategic Plan is to continue to pursue the update of the City's General Plan. The City of Santa Ana is in the process of completing this comprehensive update of its General Plan. This effort began in 2015 with a variety of community outreach efforts, and the convening of a 17-person General Plan Advisory Group (GPAG) in 2016. A public hearing to consider the Draft General Plan Update amendment and Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) was held on November 9, 2020. At that time, Planning Commission voted to continue the project to a future date to allow additional time for outreach to Santa Ana's Environmental Justice Communities. The Draft General Plan Update is scheduled to be considered by City Council for adoption in spring 2022. Information regarding the community outreach to date, draft General Plan documents and Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) are available on the City's web page https://www.santa-ana.org/general-plan. City Council 25 — 5 3/15/2022