Item 13 - City of Santa Ana 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report_20240313225459475

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1 General Plan Overview The Santa Ana General Plan provides long-term policy direction to guide the physical development, quality of life, economic health, and sustainability of the city through 2045. Informed by a comprehensive public engagement process, the General Plan establishes a shared vision of the community’s aspirations to remain and thrive as the world-class capital of Orange County that celebrates diversity, neighborhoods, and cultural heritage. Golden City Beyond: A Shared Vision The Golden City Beyond General Plan was approved by the City Council in April of 2022. The General Plan consists of a vision statement, five core values, and 12 elements divided into three volumes. Each element contains a set of goals and policies, which are underpinned by five "Core Values." The Core Values were collectively created through the community engagement phase of the General Plan Update and reflect the community’s highest priorities and guiding principles. They are: Health, Equity, Sustainability, Culture, and Education. Each element also contains an implementation section that provides a list, organized by goal, of the actions to take place in the next one to five years to make progress toward achieving the plan’s vision. These implementation actions provide the basis for establishing priorities, scheduling, and assigning staff and other resources. Implementation actions also identify the responsible agency for implementing the action item and when it should be carried out. Implementation is often contingent upon available resources and funding. While many actions can be pursued through initiatives already underway, others will require additional resources. As such, the exact mix and timing of programs the City may pursue during a given calendar year will in part be opportunity driven, dependent on the availability of funding, staffing, and other necessary resources. State law enacted through Senate Bill 1000 (2016) requires all cities and counties to update public policies to address environmental justice (EJ). The City addressed SB 1000 requirements in the General Plan through an “environmental justice in all policies” approach instead of a stand-alone element to ensure the topic is present alongside the multitude of issues and topics that affect Santa Ana communities. General Plan Annual Progress Report General Plan Land Use Element Implementation Action 2.2 requires the Planning and Building Agency prepare a General Plan Annual Progress Report for the City Council each year. Additionally, Government Code Section 65400 requires local planning agencies to submit an annual progress report on the status of the General Plan and progress in its implementation to the local legislative body. The progress report is then submitted to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) annually. The following pages provide highlights of major accomplishments during the 2023 reporting period as well as summaries of work completed toward the entirety of implementation actions across the General Plan (Attachment A). The Housing Element