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Recommendation to Accept the 2023 Annual Reports on the General Plan/Housing Element, Active Transportation Plan, Vision Zero Action Plan, Transportation Choices Plan, the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, and Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Endorsement of the Annual Reports is Statutorily Exempt from Environmental Review Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). (Planning, Building, and Transportation 20962710, 20962743, 10062032)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The 2023 Annual Report (Exhibit 1) provides annual reports on the General Plan/Housing Element, Active Transportation Plan, Vision Zero Action Plan, Transportation Choices Plan, Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP), and Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan. These plans require annual reports that the City Council accepts each year.
The Annual Report shows City of Alameda (City) progress towards its goals as well as priority actions for the coming calendar year related to planning, housing, transportation, and climate. Staff provides these annual reports early in the spring of each year so the community and City Council can use the reports to inform Citywide budget decisions.
BACKGROUND
The following describes the Annual Reports:
General Plan Annual Report. Every city and county in California is required to adopt and maintain a General Plan establishing the local development and conservation policies necessary to guide physical development and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community. The Annual Report on the General Plan provides an assessment of the City's General Plan and progress made toward meeting the city's regional housing need in 2023, the first year of the current 2023-2031 Housing Element planning period. This allows City Council to conduct its annual review as required by Government Code s...
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