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78 f1 ~ge 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council And Chair and Members of the Planning Commission From the City Manager July 27,2009 SUBJECT Draft New General Plan RECOMMENDATION Conduct a Joint Study Session with the Planning Commission on the Draft New General Plan BACKGROUND The General Plan team is happy to release the attached draft copy of the New General Plan 1. Over the last 18 months, the General Plan team has conducted extensive outreach, reviewed and prepared background material, and held numerous study sessions and workshops with the general public and affinity groups, special interest groups, the Planning Commission and other Boards, Commissions, and Committees (BCCs). The result of all of this work is the attached document which is scheduled for discussion at a joint study session with the Planning Commission and City Council on July 27, 2009. The purpose of the joint study session is to formally unveil the Draft New General Plan as a whole, highlight some of its unique features, and obtain feedback on process and direction from the City Council and/or Planning Commission. On July 27, an "open house" will be held in the foyer before the meeting so that the public can browse informational displays, and have an informal discussion with staff and the consultants about the Draft New General Plan. It will provide Council and the Planning Commission with an opportunity to clarify any questions and take public comment. This is not a decision making meeting, but a milestone in the vetting process because the entire draft will be presented all at once. Vetting of the Draft New General Plan chapters and elements has been underway and will continue. The chapters and elements will come back to the Planning Commission and City Council at a future date for a recommendation and decision. That date has yet to be determined. At the same time staff has been working on the New General Plan, the consultant has also been writing the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Numerous EIR sections have already been prepared and will be reviewed by staff over the next month. The EIR will be further discussed and presented to the Planning Commission at a future date during a 45 day public review period as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The draft New General Plan makes reference to the Cargill property in both the Introduction and also in the Appendix. It includes by reference all the text and maps 1 Portions of the document were sent to the City Council on July 16. and the remaining portion of the document will be sent with this staff report. See attached chart.