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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda: Study Session: B: Direction Regarding General Plan Update: Review of Environmental Impact Report and Text AmendmentsSUMMARY DISCUSSION STAFF REPORT Development Services Department DATE: October 5, 2010 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager /Development Services Director SUBJECT: REPORT, DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE: REVIEW OF MATERIALS, FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND TEXT AMENDMENTS On October 5, the Development Services Department will provide the Council hardcopies of all of the completed Draft materials for the General Plan Update. This will include the Draft General Plan itself, the Draft and Final Environmental Impact Reports, and the proposed Text Amendments to the Municipal Code that will accompany these documents. The purpose of the meeting is to "walk through" all of these documents since they are voluminous and to frame the Council's review of the documents. Staff will be available to answer questions and discuss any portion of the documents. The Arcadia General Plan Update is nearing the final steps in the adoption process. This has been a long and multi -step process of public outreach and committee and staff work. The Plan has been reviewed by all City Departments and has been reviewed by the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC). The Draft General Plan has been available in April, 2010 on the website and in compact disc form. Memorandums reflecting this were sent to the Council on April 13 and April 28, 2010. In May and June, City staff went through an extensive marketing and outreach process to introduce the Draft General Plan that included: • A two -page mailer sent with the Water Bill along with the Arcadia "Hot Sheet • A six -page informational brochure mailed to residents and provided at all public meetings • Articles in the City Newsletter, Pasadena Star News, Arcadia Weekly, and coverage of all activities on the City website October 5, 2010 General Plan Update Page 1 MEETING DATE Public Workshop with Planning Commission on Text Amendments — COMPLETED — September 14, 2010 Planning Commission Study Session to Walk- through all materials — COMPLETED — September 28, 2010 City Council Study Session to walk- through all materials October 5, 2010 Planning Commission Hearing on General Plan — Recommendation to Council October 26, 2010 City Council Hearing on General Plan — Final Adoption November 16, 2010 • Attendance and presentations at meetings of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, Arcadia Chinese Association, Home Owners Associations, Arcadia Board of Realtors and Real Estate professionals • Two community -wide open houses, held June 3 and June 23 at the Golf Course and Arcadia Public Library respectively Following these efforts, the Draft was revised and public comment was incorporated. In addition, on July 19, 2010 the Environmental Impact Report for the Plan was completed and released to the public and other governmental agencies and was made available on the website. Compact discs of both the General Plan and the EIR have been provided to interested parties. The end of the public comment period was September 1, 2010. On September 14, a workshop was held with the Planning Commission to discuss the text amendments being recommended along with the General Plan. Excellent feedback was obtained from the public at this meeting. As has been stated in the past, the proposed timeline for the adoption process of the General Plan is shown below: At the October 5 meeting, Staff will provide hardcopies of the Draft General Plan, the Draft and Final Environmental Impact Reports, and the proposed Text Amendments that will accompany these documents. Staff will discuss the relationship between the documents, the key components of the documents, and will be available to answer any questions the Council may have. RECOMMENDATION Receive information and discussion of materials. Approved By: Do,-•..- ,:2_ . -a.„) Donald Penman, City Manager October 5, 2010 General Plan Update Page 2