Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Workshop
SUBJECT:
Title
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION REGARDING THE CARSON 2040 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
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I. SUMMARY
City's General Plan consultant Dyett & Bhatia (D&B) has completed the first major step in the General Plan update process. The attached Existing Conditions Report (Report) is the result of this first step and provides a baseline of information to the City that will be used throughout the General Plan update process, Exhibit 1. This Report will assist the City in establishing the vision, goals and priorities for the General Plan. The staff report summarizes the key findings of this Report. During the workshop D&B will present these findings in more detail to facilitate the discussion and obtain input from the City Council and the Planning Commission. The Report was presented to the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) on February 5, 2018.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. CONDUCT the joint workshop; and
2. PROVIDE additional input on the General Plan Update
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III. ALTERNATIVES
None.
IV. BACKGROUND
Purpose
The purpose of the Joint Session is for City Council and Planning Commission to jointly discuss key findings of the Existing Conditions, Opportunities and Challenges Assessment, Community Outreach, and the Vision, Goals and Priorities for the General Plan Update.
Based on input from this meeting, staff and the consultant team will prepare a Community Vision and Guiding Principles document. The Vision will be aspirational and the Guiding Principles will confirm existing goals or outline how these will be modified, drawing on the goals that precede policies in the current General Plan, and tailored to reflect the specific issues of this update.
Key Findings - Land Use and Development
* There are many potential opportunity areas within the Planning Area that could be developed or redeveloped to meet commercial, industrial, or res...
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