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Totals $8.6M <br />Updating the General Plan & Zoning Code <br />• General Plan <br />• General Plan Several elements are over 30-years old (1982) <br />• Partial update in 1998 <br />• General Plan must be kept current and "internally consistent" <br />• Housing Element must be updated on a State-prescribed schedule <br />• New community needs, such as public health and the environment <br />are not addressed <br />• Zoning Code <br />• Initially adopted in 1952 <br />• Revised and updated incrementally, but significant portions warrant <br />review e.g., parking, signs, <br />• Not consistent with the General Plan designations in some areas <br />• Would benefit from a comprehensive revision <br />• Unnecessary variances, zone changes and ad hoc amendments <br />can impede investment and burden limited staff resources <br />• Concurrent Update to General Plan and Zoning Code <br />• Requires active participation by all City Agencies <br />• Estimate of $3 million spread out over three years - $750,000 in <br />first year <br />• First phase of process includes the addition of temporary staff for <br />the project <br />• Use an early community outreach approach to determine scope of <br />update and reduce costs in the first year <br />Councilmember Martinez left the meeting at 6:25 p.m. and did not return. <br />WS2 FOLLOW -UP SESSION ON REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF COUNCIL <br />PRACTICES, POLICIES, PROTOCOLS, AND ROLES <br />MEETING GOAL AND OBJECTIVES <br />• Long Term Goal - Develop and Approve City Council Norms and <br />Operating Guidelines <br />• Meeting Objectives: <br />? Review and discuss current practices, policies, and protocols <br />? Strengthen Council and staff communication and identify <br />expectations <br />? Develop Issue Bin items for later discussion <br />AGENDA <br />• Review pending items from the April 8, 2013 Special Work Study <br />Session <br />1. Summary of actions taken <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7 MAY 7, 2013