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Home My WebLink About19E - RECEIVE AND FILE GENERAL PLANREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JULY 7, 2020 TITLE RECEIVE AND FILE A STATUS REPORT REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE GENERAL PLAN CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: _••e• ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1sl Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO /s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Receive and file the General Plan status update. DISCUSSION In December 2018, the City Council was presented with a key component of the General Plan update, the General Plan Policy Framework. This document included the General Plan vision statement, the core values, and the goals and policies of the proposed General Plan elements. The City Council affirmed the continued work effort on the General Plan. As part of a multi -year effort to comprehensively update to the City's General Plan, the Planning Division is moving forward with the next phase of the project. This consists of additional outreach meetings and dialogue with the community to discuss key issues such as Environmental Justice, an overview of key changes and an overview of the identified focus areas. This important step is a result of previous work efforts related to Community Outreach (2016), General Plan Advisory Group (GPAG) input (2017), and Technical Advisory Committee coordination (GP TAC) (2018). Technical Advisory Committee members provided important background and solicited feedback from the City Council related to the Policy Framework that was presented to the City Council in December 2018. Throughout 2019, staff refined the land use concepts for five focus areas within the City and began drafting updates to individual General Plan elements. The five focus areas were selected based on input from the General Plan Advisory Group (GPAG); the presence of existing and new high - quality transit areas such as the OC Streetcar line; opportunities to connect key development areas; and, consistency with the following principles that align with General Plan Core Values: Protect and enhance our cultural and community assets Create a land use pattern that promotes healthy and active lifestyles Ensure equitable outcomes and land use distributions Create a sustainable and livable city Promote lifelong education and prosperity 19E-1 City of Santa Ana General Plan Update July 7, 2020 Page 2 In 2019, individual community workshops were held for each of the five focus areas. Each workshop offered information on potential land use changes in each of the respective focus areas. An online community survey was made available for the community to provide additional feedback on the focus area land use concepts. Over 300 participants were in attendance at the focus area workshops and the survey tool produced over 650 responses citywide. In addition, staff held one- on-one meetings with members of the City Council and the City's General Plan Technical Advisory Committee (GPTAC) throughout 2019 and during the first part of 2020. As a result of these discussions, the focus area land use maps have been revised to address critical feedback from our City Council and the community (Exhibit 1). In Progress and Next Steps Additional work efforts related to community outreach are currently in progress. So far, this has consisted of the mailing of a targeted Environmental Justice (EJ) flyer and the creation of a webpage dedicated to informing and educating property owners located within our Environmental Justice Areas. In June 2020, the EJ flyer was mailed to over 32,000 residents, business occupants, and property owners. In addition, an online web -learning tool, posted in June and July 2020, will include a narrated presentation to help educate and spread awareness on Environmental Justice issues. A summary of draft Environmental Justice policies and implementation actions will be shared on the General Plan webpage for public review and comment. The community outreach process will conclude August 2020. This outreach will be in the form of two virtual community meetings to keep the public up to date on the latest with the General Plan and inform them of key public hearings and document public review periods (Exhibit 2). General Plan Document Overview The new General Plan will address topics of key importance to Santa Ana's residents and business community. In addition, State law requires that a general plan address eight specific topics, with each topic commonly presented as an element of the General Plan. State law gives jurisdictions the discretion to incorporate optional topics and to address any of these topics in a single element or across multiple elements of the General Plan. Santa Ana's General Plan will consist of eight mandatory and five optional topics as listed in Table 1. The draft General Plan structure discussed in the following section ensures that all of the mandatory topics are addressed. In addition, SIB 1000 requires cities' General Plans to include EJ elements, goals and policies in other elements that facilitate transparency and public engagement in the planning and decision - making processes, reduce harmful pollutants and the associated health risks in environmental justice communities, and promote equitable access to health -inducing benefits such as healthy food options, housing, public facilities, and recreation. Throughout the process, EJ specific goals, policies, and implementation actions will be included throughout all elements of the new General Plan. 19E-2 City of Santa Ana General Plan Update July 7, 2020 Page 3 Table 1: General Plan Topics Mandatory Topics Optional Topics Land Use Health and Wellness Circulation Historic Preservation Housin 2 Urban Design Environmental Justices Economic Prosperity Open Space Community Services Conservation Safety Noise Notes: 1. The topic of circulation includes transportation facilities and public utilities, although these two topics can be addressed in any element. 2. The updated General Plan will incorporate the current 2014-2021 Housing Element and no substantive changes are anticipated as part of the comprehensive general plan update. The topic of housing will be addressed as a separate effort in late 2021 in accordance with state law. 3. The topic of environmental justice will be incorporated throughout the General Plan, with goals and policies incorporated into multiple elements. Throughout the General Plan Update process, one prime objective has been to refine the organization of the General Plan structure and topics to be more streamlined and user-friendly. The draft General Plan will be organized into three volumes to cover all content required by state law, plus optional topics, important to the Santa Ana community. The three volumes will consist of Services and Infrastructure, Natural Environment, and Built Environment as indicated in Table 2 below. Within these volumes, twelve (12) elements will serve to replace the existing 16 elements that were last revised comprehensively in 1982. Table 2: General Plan Structure Vol I: Services and Infrastructure Vol II: Natural Environment Vol III: Built Environment Community Element Conservation Element Land Use Element Mobility Element Open Space Element Housing Element Economic Prosperity Element Noise Element Historic Preservation Element Public Services Element Safety Element Urban Design Element The elements themselves will also be streamlined, consisting of a purpose and introductory statement, a summary of community considerations and a set of individual goals and policies. The information on related context and conditions will be provided as series of background reports. This approach will decrease the overall size of the General Plan, ensuring that the most important content (Goals and Policies) is able to be accessed quickly and easily. This is not only important for the printed version of the General Plan, but also for the web -based version that may be viewed on a computer or a mobile device. Each element will also have a separate hard cover and made 19E-3 City of Santa Ana General Plan Update July 7, 2020 Page 4 available as individual elements, which can be distributed as standalone documents. The information on context and conditions will remain available and accessible as hard copy documents and as links on the City's website. With this approach, the background reports can be updated by the City without the need for costly and/or time -intensive amendments (Exhibit 3). Environmental Impact Report (EIR) The General Plan's Notice of Preparation (NOP) was circulated for the mandatory 30-day public review period on February 26, 2020. A public scoping meeting was held on March 5, 2020 to solicit input from agencies, organizations and the public on the scope and content of the environmental document. The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) is scheduled for release in August 2020. In addition, there will be additional opportunities for public review and comment through the environmental process as required by State law and upon release of draft documents. The Planning & Building Agency remains committed to completion of the General Plan Update. Based on the work effort, staff anticipates the adoption hearing process for the General Plan and Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will begin this September. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Submitted By: Minh Thai, Executive Director — Planning and Building Agency Exhibits: 1. General Plan Land Use Focus Area Land Use Maps 2. Environmental Justice Flyer 3. 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