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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Adopting a General Plan Amendment to Update the Mobility Element Street Classification Appendix.
CEQA Determination: The Alameda General Plan 2040 Final Environmental Impact Report, State Clearinghouse #2021030563, Certified by the City Council on November 30, 2021, Evaluated the Environmental Impacts of the General Plan Update and Subsequent Actions to Implement the General Plan policies, Including the Adoption of the Street Classification Appendix. None of the Circumstances Requiring Further CEQA Review are Present (Planning, Building & Transportation 20962710)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The General Plan provides policy guidance for future public decision making regarding land use, transportation, open space, safety and other issues of general importance to the community. The General Plan Mobility Element Street Classification Appendix provides an additional layer of policy guidance for decisions by City of Alameda (City) staff, the Transportation Commission, the Planning Board, and the City Council regarding the interpretation and implementation of General Plan Mobility Element policies.
The updated Street Classification Appendix (Exhibit 1) replaces the 2009 Appendix (Exhibit 2). The Street Classification Appendix was unanimously recommended by both the Transportation Commission in November and the Planning Board in December of 2022.
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 that it would be completed in 2022.
On September 20, 2022, the City published a Draft General Plan Mobility Element Street Classification Appendix (draft Appendix) for public review and comment. The draft document was presented and discussed at the September 28...
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