HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-05-12 City Council (10)TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
DATE:MAY 12, 2003 CMR: 275:03
SUBJECT: PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REVIEW
OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STAUS REPORT
This is an informational report and no Council action is required.
BACKGROUND
With City Council adoption of the 1998-2010 Comprehensive Plan, staff committed to
ensuring that the Comprehensive Plan remained a dynamic document that shapes the
future of Palo Alto. To accomplish this, a number of steps have been taken, including
integrating the Comprehensive Plan into the budget process through the use of the
Comprehensive Plan Implementation Plan Status Report. Departments work with the
Comprehensive Plan Implementation Plan, which summarizes all Comprehensive Plan
policies and programs, including lead department or fund, timing of the implementation
and general financial implications. Departments use the Implementation Plan as a guide
as they develop their operating and capital budget requests. The Implementation Plan
provides the foundation for development of department work programs that form the
basis for budget resource allocation.The capital budget has always referenced the
Comprehensive Plan.
DISCUSSION
The Status Report highlights the City’s progress in implementing the Comprehensive
Plan. The Status Report is organized by Comprehensive Plan element. The timing of
items corresponds to the following categories:
a) Ongoing activities that will periodically occur over the remaining life of the
Comprehensive Plan;
b) 0-2 years indicates that implementation of the program is anticipated t9 be
completed by the end of the 2004-2005 budget cycle;
c) 3-7 years indicates that a program will be completed in the remaining 3 to 7 years
of the Comprehensive Plan; and
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d)0-7 years, which indicates that the program will be initiated within the next 7
years.
The Status Report identifies the timing of each policy or program, with an update on the
status of the project and the funding for the accomplishment of the programs.
PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REVIEW
The Planning and Transportation Commission (Commission) reviewed the
Implementation Plan Status Report on March 26, 2003. The Commission accepted the
report after a lengthy discussion. The Commission reviewed each section of the status
report with the following comments from individual commissioners:
After completion of the E1 Camino Real Master Schematic Design Plan, Programs
H15 and L32 should be implemented. H15 calls for preparation of a land use study of
E1 Camino Real to determine potential for developing higher density housing and L32
calls for preparation of a Coordinated Area Plan for South E1 Camino. These studies
should be completed in conjunction with the second phase of the Zoning Ordinance
Update in which specific properties are rezoned.
In accordance with Program G2 which calls for appointment of advisory bodies as
needed, appointment of a noise advisor3, committee should be considered.
In conjunction with Program G9 that calls for assistance to residents for neighborhood
beautification projects, the City should consider reinstituting a funding program for
small neighborhood improvement projects.
~In furtherance of Program G10 which calls for working with neighborhood and civic
organizations on emergency preparedness and security programs, more active
outreach and emergency training by City staff should be undertaken.
o Under T4 which calls for the consideration of use of additional parking fees and tax
revenues to fund alternative transportation projects, additional funding for the shuttle
system should be pursued to ensure retention of that service.
The Commission also requested that for future status reports, statistics should be
provided regarding the city’s current jobs/housing imbalance, the reports should identify
any areas of the city that are significantly underserved in neighborhood parks and should
include statistics on parkland/recreational field acreage’s in order to determine future
parkland needs.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Status Report and Implementation Plan are not considered projects subject to
environmental review by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As
individual projects associated with specific policies and programs in the Plan are planned
and implemented, the appropriate environmental review will be conducted for the
projects.
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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Comprehensive Plan Implementation Status
and Libraries only)
Report (Council Members
PREPARED BY:"~u .~vance
Planning Manager
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW:
~Director of Planning and Community Environment
CITY MANAGER’S APPROVAL:
SON
Assistant City Manager
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