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Background and Current Status of the Creation of Redwood City's New General Plan
Background:
- 2004 - The City began updating the General Plan. Initial meetings with neighborhood groups and community organizations resulted in five updated draft Elements or topics.
- 2006 - the General Plan update was put on hold as the City focused on completing the Downtown Precise Plan.
- Early 2008 - the City refocused on the General Plan, but instead of an update, the City is now doing a complete overhaul, calling it a New General Plan.
- Spring, 2008 - the City convened a series of “affinity group” meetings to bring together members of groups sharing common interests to discuss issues and opportunities in the New General Plan. At the same time, the City staff/consultant team began to meet with various City Boards, Committees, and Commissions to discuss issues and gather comments on technical background reports.
- September, 2008 - the City held a New General Plan Community Forum at Courthouse Square. Approximately 300 people participated in valuable discussions and comments, at a series of staffed stations/displays.This was the largest single outreach community event we’ve done for the New General Plan, and its purpose was to gain substantial public dialogue on various General Plan concepts and ideas, such as transit corridors, neighborhoods, Bayfront land use alternatives, and other topics such as sustainability and mobility.
Current Status:
- Under City staff guidance, our consultants are now writing the various Elements of the New General Plan.
- These Elements will be presented to the Planning Commission and the public for comment and discussion during summer, 2009. These public hearings will provide another opportunity for Redwood City residents to be engaged in the process, and to discuss policies and programs in the New General Plan.
- These Elements will also be presented to the various City Boards, Committees, and Commissions.It’s anticipated that the draft New General Plan, together with the accompanying Environmental Impact Report, will be available for public review in mid-summer, with formal adoption expected in fall, 2009.
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