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Recommendation to Adopt Street Classification Mobility Element Appendix General Plan Amendment (Action Item)
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Transportation Commission
BACKGROUND
In 2021, the City Council adopted the first comprehensive update of the General Plan since 1991, which included an update of the Mobility Element. At that time, it was agreed that more work was needed on the Street Classification Appendix and would be completed in 2022.
On September 20, 2022, with the help and support from the Transportation Commission subcommittee (Chair Soules, Commissioner Kohlstrand, and Commissioner Weitze), the City was able to publish a draft updated Street Classification General Plan Appendix for public review and comment. The draft document was presented and discussed at the September 28 Commission meeting, and on November 1, 2022, the Transportation Commission subcommittee met to review proposed revisions to the draft Appendix.
Based on comments received since September 20th, the staff/consultant team prepared the revised draft Street Classifications Appendix (Exhibit 1). Exhibit 2 provides a summary of the changes made between the September draft and the November recommended draft.
Staff is recommending that the Transportation Commission recommend that the Planning Board and City Council adopt the General Plan Appendix to replace the 2008 General Plan Appendix (Exhibit 3).
DISCUSSION
General Plan and Appendix Purpose. The General Plan provides policy guidance for public decision making. It is a framework that guides future decision making regarding land use, transportation, open space, safety and other issues of general importance to the community. General Plan policies provide guidance for future decision making. The Street Classifications Appendix provides an additional layer of policy guidance for future decision making by staff, the Transportation Commission and the City Council for future decisions interpreting ...
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