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Transcript of San Joaquin County General Plan Update Planning Commission Study Session #1 Presentation
San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin CountySan Joaquin CountySan Joaquin CountyGeneral Plan UpdateGeneral Plan Update
Pl i C i i Pl i C i i Planning Commission Planning Commission Study SessionStudy Session
August 6, 2009
Agenda
1. Introductions2. Process and Schedule3. Planning Commission Role4. Report Overviews5. Community Workshop #26 Next Steps6. Next Steps7. Questions & Discussion
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Process & Schedule
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General Plan Update Process
Project Initiation
June 2008 – November 2008
Goals and Policies Report
January 2010 – April 2010
Background Report
July 2008 – July 2009
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Environmental Impact Report
January 2009 – May 2010
Housing Element
July 2008 – November 2009
Public Review
May 2010 – November 2010
Issues & Opportunities
May 2009 – October 2009
Final Documents and Adoption
October 2010 – March 2011
Alternatives Report
Sept 2009 – Feb 2010
Development Title Update
July 2008 – May 2011
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Where we are in the process…
Project Initiation
June 2008 – November 2008
Goals and Policies Report
January 2010 – April 2010
Background Report
July 2008 – July 2009
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Environmental Impact Report
January 2009 – May 2010
Housing Element
July 2008 – November 2009
Public Review
May 2010 – November 2010
Issues & Opportunities
May 2009 – October 2009
Final Documents and Adoption
October 2010 – March 2011
Alternatives Report
Sept 2009 – Feb 2010
Development Title Update
July 2008 – May 2011
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Where we’re going…
Project Initiation
June 2008 – November 2008
Goals and Policies Report
January 2010 – April 2010
Background Report
July 2008 – July 2009
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Environmental Impact Report
January 2009 – May 2010
Housing Element
July 2008 – November 2009
Public Review
May 2010 – November 2010
Issues & Opportunities
May 2009 – October 2009
Final Documents and Adoption
October 2010 – March 2011
Alternatives Report
Sept 2009 – Feb 2010
Development Title Update
July 2008 – May 2011
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Planning Commission Role
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Planning Commission Role
• Meet at key points in the process to:– Review Update products and provide input to County p p p p y
staff and the Consultants– Make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
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Focus Groups Role
• Meet at key points in the process to:– Provide technical input for five topical areas:p p
– Land Use, Housing, and Economic Development– Transportation and Circulation– Services, Utilities, and Safety– Agriculture– Natural Resources/The Delta
• Do not provide recommendations
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Reports
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Background Report
• “Snap-shot” of existing conditions and trends• ComprehensiveComprehensive• Objective and policy neutral• How will it be used in the Update?p
– Volume III of the General Plan– Basis for making policy decisions– Serves as the existing setting section of the EIR– Serves as the existing setting section of the EIR– Public review draft updated with EIR
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Background Report• Contents
1. Introduction2. Community profiles3. Demographics, economics, fiscal g p , ,
conditions4. Land use5. Climate change6. Agriculture7. Housing8. Transportation and circulation9. Public facilities and utilities10. Natural resources11. The Delta12. Scenic resources13. Recreation and cultural resources14. Safety15. Noise
• Organization– Introduction– Regulatory setting
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g y g– Findings– Existing conditions
Issues & Opportunities Report
• Focuses attention on key issues and opportunitiespp– Important problems that need to be addressed– Positive assets that should be preserved or enhanced
M ltiple so rces of inp t• Multiple sources of input• Meet certain criteria:
– Subject to the authority of the CountyS j y C y– Can be influenced by the General Plan
• Not comprehensive• Summarized in Newsletter #2
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Issues & Opportunities Report
Report contents1. Introduction2. Countywide issues and
opportunities• Demographics and economic
developmentdevelopment• Land use and development• Climate change• Agriculture• Transportation• Public services and utilities• Natural resources• The Delta• Recreation and cultural resources• Safety
3 Community overviews
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3. Community overviews
Community Workshop #2 Overview
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Workshop #2 Overview
• 14 meetings throughout the countyy
• Update on schedule and process
• Overview of the Issues & Opportunities Report
• Interactive exercisesInteractive exercises– Formulate a vision for the County
in 2030Identify guiding principles for– Identify guiding principles for General Plan Update
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Workshop #2 Overview
• Vision– Ideal future to work towards
• Guiding principles– Represents core values
G id f t l i– Guides future planning
• Used to develop alternatives, goals, and policiesg , p
• Will be used to evaluate future decisions
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Next Steps
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Next Steps
• Phase 4, Issues and Opportunities Report– Conduct Community Workshops #2y p– Meet with the Planning Commission– Meet with the Board of Supervisors
Prepare final Issues and Opportunities Report– Prepare final Issues and Opportunities Report
• Phase 5, Alternatives– Draft alternatives with County staff– Evaluate and compare Alternatives– Prepare Alternatives Report and Newsletter #3– Meet with Focus Groups and Planning CommissionMeet with Focus Groups and Planning Commission– Conduct Community Workshop #3– Meet with Planning Commission and Board of
Supervisors
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Supervisors– Prepare the Preferred Alternative
Q ti /Di iQuestions/Discussion