Item 31 - 2020 General Plan Annual Progress Report

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12 streetscape, pedestrian amenities, and bike facilities in the MEMU and Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor plan areas. • The Draft General Plan Land Use Element (October 2020) identifies a proposed new Land Use Map; identifying additional five (5) Land Use Focus Areas with opportunity for development growth and change. • In December 2020, the City Council authorized the preparation of a citywide Parks and Recreation Master Plan to evaluate the City’s open space and park facilities, as well as recreational opportunities and programs. Through the Master Plan recommendations will be made to address City park land in underserved areas and anticipated future park land needs. • In January 2020, the City Council approved an expedited process for land subdivisions, reducing processing approval by 30 days on average. • The City’s Development Review Committee, a committee comprised of six interagency departments, continued review of development project applications through the Development Project Review process. In 2020, 29 Development Project Review applications were submitted for evaluation by the interagency Committee. • One Broadway was re-entitled in April 2020 to allow a mixture of office, commercial, and residential uses in close proximity to jobs-rich Downtown and Civic Center and transit. • Major development projects and projects requiring general plan amendments or zoning amendments are required to submit an Economic Benefits and Fiscal Analysis to evaluate their short and long-term economic contributions. • Continue to utilize the Development Review to review plans for consistency with the Citywide Design and Development Guidelines to require pedestrian connects the new development to nearby residential areas and the public pedestrian system. Through funding from SCAG Sustainable Communities Program, two Public Realm Plans were prepared to enhance pedestrian improvements (Metro East Overlay Zone and Harbor Specific Plan Public Realm Plan). • The City continues to support 64 recognized neighborhood associations, with 52 of those currently active; and encourages collaboration and coordination between residents, their volunteer associations, 100+ Home Owner Associations (HOAs), apartment owners, municipal agencies, and hundreds of neighbor-serving, faith- based and community-based organizations. With COVID-19 and Governor's Stay at Home Order, neighborhood meetings and activities have evolved into a virtual format and with adjustments along the way, a single virtual meeting platform has been used to offer bilingual interpretation and translation services for non-English speaking members of the public. • The City continued to apply Healthy Housing Standards along with other codes to promote safe/healthy homes in our community and ensure good property maintenance continues. Enforcement tools to expedite and remedy violations include: Administrative Citations, Notices of Violation, and Notice and Orders. In