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♦ Treatment of the Focus Areas identified in the 2002 Plan (including possible <br />new Focus Areas, or deletion of existing Focus Areas). <br />♦ Plan format and graphic template changes. <br />♦ New topic areas (sustainability, climate, complete streets, etc.). <br />♦ The extent to which Plan summaries, foldout maps (similar to the 2002 <br />"poster" and 1999 General Plan mass mailer), and other supplemental <br />products are desired. <br />At this point, it is presumed that the level of detail in the updated Plan will be <br />comparable to the 2002 General Plan. Additional detail will be required in a few <br />areas to ensure legal adequacy and provide sufficient context for policies. Based on <br />our prior experience with the San Leandro General Plan, we are assuming that the <br />new General Plan will continue to be a 300 to 400 page document designed with <br />publishing software, with a separate 100- to 150 -page document covering Housing. <br />Task 2. Comm unit <br />yParticipation and Outreach <br />Although the City has indicated that it will not create a large citizen -based General <br />Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) as was done in 1999-2001, public participation <br />remains an essential component of the General Plan Update. As requested by the <br />RFP, Chapter 5 of this proposal is dedicated to an explanation of the public <br />participation methods to be used in the project. We have also prepared the task <br />description below to outline the preliminary components of this strategy. It is <br />anticipated that there will be multiple vehicles for participation in the General Plan <br />Update, including online tools that allow the public to review and comment on text <br />or map products 24/7, briefings with the Planning Commission (who will serve as <br />the de facto GPAC), briefings to other City Commissions, public meetings and <br />"open houses," a project website (with opportunities for feedback via email), social <br />media, online forums and exercises, and formal adoption hearings. Outreach to <br />established community and neighborhood groups will also be important, and can <br />often be more productive and economical than holding large General Plan <br />workshops. <br />City staff responsibilities regarding ongoing outreach efforts will include assisting <br />the consultant team in assembling City mailing lists of stakeholders and residents, <br />reviewing and approving outreach materials, identifying appropriate meeting <br />locations, preparing staff reports for regularly -scheduled Planning Commission or <br />