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HomeMy WebLinkAboutATT4a-GeneralPlanStructurePPT5/10/2018 1 SAN RAFAEL GENERAL PLAN 2040 PLAN STRUCTURE Steering Committee Presentation May 9, 2018 Mandatory Elements •Land Use •Circulation •Housing •Open Space •Conservation •Safety •Noise •Environmental Justice (1/1/18) 5/10/2018 2 Optional Elements (San Rafael) •Parks and Recreation •Culture and Arts •Air and Water Quality •Economic Vitality •Neighborhoods •Community Design •Sustainability •Infrastructure •Governance Elements Grouped By Theme Our Use of Land Land Use Housing Neighborhoods Community Design Our Foundation Economic Vitality Circulation Infrastructure Governance Sustainability Our Quality of Life Culture and Arts Parks and Recreation Safety Noise Our Natural Resources Open Space Conservation Air and Water Quality 5/10/2018 3 Merge Similar Topics? •Open Space •Parks and Recreation •Safety •Noise •Conservation •Air and Water Quality Elements vs “Threads” •Sustainability Land Use Circulation Housing Community Design Conservation Housing Economic Vitality •Health Land Use Circulation Housing Conservation Safety Community Design Infrastructure •Environmental Justice Land Use Circulation Housing Conservation Safety Noise Community Design Economic Vitality Infrastructure 5/10/2018 4 Which Bucket? •Energy •Arts and Culture •Community Design •Historic Preservation •Sustainability •Conservation •Parking •Circulation •Neighborhoods •Downtown •Land Use •Neighborhoods Neighborhoods Element •Key part of the General Plan – keep the content! •Potential changes? •Move citywide policies to Land Use, Circulation, Community Design, and Economic Development? •Retain remainder as “Neighborhoods Element” or Community Plans •What about Downtown? •Create “template” to help Neighborhoods shape their own plans? •Consistency with citywide elements 5/10/2018 5 Governance Element •Diversity •Community Participation •Educational Excellence •Support for Care Providers •Funding for City Services Potentially transition into an Equity Element? State Guidance Required by Statute Related Topics 5/10/2018 6 Best Practices Questions to Think About •Any overall reactions or thoughts about Plan structure? •Merge elements with similar topics? •Can the Neighborhoods Element be limited to sub-area (place- based) policies? •Transition the “Governance Element” into an Equity Element? •Are there elements missing? (Community Services?) •How should the plan address cross-cutting topics? Sustainability Health Environmental Justice Technology Education 5/10/2018 7 THANK YOU! SAN RAFAEL GENERAL PLAN 2040 PLAN STRUCTURE May 9, 2018