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General Plan Update - Public Forum #4: Enhancing mobility, accessibility and life on an island
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Planning, Building and Transportation Director
BACKGROUND
State law requires the City of Alameda to maintain a General Plan that is an "integrated, internally consistent and compatible statement of policies for the adopting agency." (Government Code section 65300.5.) The General Plan establishes the local development and conservation policies necessary to guide physical development and protect the general health, safety and welfare of the community and the environment. The last comprehensive update of the current General Plan occurred almost 30 years ago and was designed to serve the City for 20 years or until 2010.
In August, staff completed a draft General Plan 2040 for public review and comment. The draft General Plan is available on the project website https://www.alameda2040.org/. Since the August publication, over 1,500 individuals have provided written suggestions and ideas through on-line surveys, and the Planning Board has held the first three of four public forums scheduled for the review of the first Draft General Plan. Approximately 75-80 people have attended each forum. In addition, staff continues to meet with a wide variety of organizations and groups. The following organizations and groups have met with staff and have submitted or are in the process of submitting comments on first draft: Alameda Collaborative for Children, Youth and their Families, Social Service Human Relations Board, Downtown Alameda Business Association, Rotary Club of Alameda, Alameda Architectural Preservation Society, Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Alameda Point Collaborative, Transportation Commission, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA), Alameda Renters Coalition, Bike Walk Alameda, the League of Women Voters, and the Alameda Chamber of Commerce....
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