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Review and Comment on the March 2021 Draft Alameda General Plan Update
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To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities
From: Andrew Thomas,
Planning, Building & Transportation Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this status report is to provide an opportunity for Commission on Persons with Disabilities to review, discuss, and make recommendations on the March 2021 draft Alameda General Plan 2040.
The Draft General Plan is available for public review and comment at www.alameda2040.org. The existing General Plan is also available for review and comparison purposes on the same website on the "Documents" page.
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 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 of 2020, staff completed the August 2020 (initial) draft Alameda General Plan 2040 for public review and comment, and set up a website (https://www.alameda2040.org/) where updates, documents, and surveys could be accessed by the public. In the Fall of 2020, the Alameda Planning Board held four public forums that each focused discussion and review of the four themes of the General Plan, that of Equity, Access, Environment and Character (refer to Page 19 of Chapter 1, General Plan Organization and Themes). Approximately 75-80 people attended each of these forums. Over 1,500 individuals provided written comments and suggestions for improvements to the draft Plan through the General Plan update website, meetings and surveys. In addition, City staff met with a wide variety of organizations and groups, and benefited from recommendations from over 25 organizations. (Ref...
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