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City of Santa Ana General Plan Update <br />February 20, 2018 <br />Page 2 <br />In February 2017, the City of Santa Ana was awarded a Sustainability Planning Grant for <br />$325,000 by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) through a regionally <br />competitive process. The project, Santa Ana Envisioning Sustainability Together, will help <br />prepare a General Plan that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. In July <br />2017, the City authorized the distribution of a Request of Proposals (RFP) for planning and <br />technical services to assist City staff with the preparation of the General Plan Update, with an <br />emphasis on sustainability. In December 2017, the City Council approved the Memorandum of <br />Understanding with SCAG and contract agreements for planning consultants to provide technical <br />support. <br />The Planning & Building Agency is continuing work on the comprehensive update of the Santa <br />Ana General Plan. Staff has begun coordinating with the technical consultants in preparation of <br />the draft document together with the goals and policies extracted from the General Plan Advisory <br />Group. Similar to the initial Community Outreach effort, the draft document will offer multiple <br />opportunities for the public to participate. Staff anticipates release of a draft document this year <br />and pending funding of Environmental Impact Report (EIR), adoption of the comprehensive <br />update and certification of Final EIR by 2019. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />The General Plan Update supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #3 — Economic Development, <br />Objective #2 (Create new opportunities for business/job growth and encourage private <br />development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Policies), Strategy A (Complete a <br />comprehensive update of the City's General Plan including the development of policies and <br />implementation measures that directly relate to equitable economic development). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action <br />Candida Neal, AICP <br />Acting Executive Director <br />Planning and Building Agency <br />VC:rb <br />SAFGAM-20-18\PBA Genem PlanUpdate.GG.2.20.17 <br />EXHIBITS: 1. General Plan Advisory Group (GPAG) Representatives <br />2. GPAG Policy Review Summary <br />65A-2 <br />