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�. �-5 1. Vision — Mr. Passanisi said staff should have something complete by the end of December 2003. There will be several workshops, and it will be culminated by joint meetings with the City Council. 2. Mandatory Elements — He said staff is trying to do two elemen:.s at a time and bring them before the Planning Commission. He said overall, staf� envisions a 1- 1/2 — 2 year process, for this General Plan Update. He said staff needs to work closely with Police and Fire, and that this project will cross many departments, commissions and committees. Mr. Passanisi said staff is putting together a stakeholders list, trying to formulate who needs to be contacted at what stage. 3. Optional Elements — Mr. Passanisi said the Historic Resources Element was prepared by the HRAC and is presently in the General Plan. Staff put HRAC on notice that they will be going back to them for input. Other possible Optional Elements are Infrastructure, Economic, Cultural, and Social Services, all of which will take some time. Mr. Passanisi said he's not sure we would want to do it at this point. Mr. Passanisi discussed the issues. He showed a slide of the Planning Commission Model depicting the Planning Commission as the "HUB" of the process. Mr. Passanisi said the Next Steps would be as follows: � Council Information Report — October 13�'. � Gather data and information. � Begin to develop vision. — : Outline Land use and Circulation Elements. A copy of the Power Point Presentation is available for review in the Planning Department. Commissioner Piulle commented on the Downtown Area Plan document, and asked what happened to it. She was concerned it was not being used. Commissioner Piulle said she feels it would be useful in the General Plan, because it covers the core of Redwood City and the foreseen future. Mr. Passanisi said the Downtown Area Plan is being referenced in discussions regarding the Downtown Cinema Project, and when meeting with developers. He said the reason ' the Commission has not seen it recently is, and that the EIR for it is still being prepared. Once the EIR is certified, then the Downtown Area Plan will come back to the Planning Commission for a final blessing, and then to City Co4ncil. He wanted to assure Commissioner Piulle that staff has been referring to the Downtown Area Plan, and in fact, staff will be starting the Precise Plan for the Downtown, which will actually implement the Downtown Area Plan. Commissioner Piulle said she was glad to hear the Downtown Area Plan is being utilized. She said it is very important that the Planning Commission and the Community get feedback as to what is being used regarding something they took the time and Page 6 of 9