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Task 6. Preparation ofDraft General Plan The purpose of this task is to prepare a current, clearly written, legally adequate General Plan that captures San Leandro's recent planning initiatives while providing a framework for future initiatives. Like the current General Plan, the updated Plan will articulate a clear vision and define the relationship of established plans and programs to one another. The Plan should clearly define San Leandro's growth and conservation priorities for the next two decades. City staff responsibilities for this task will include reviewing and providing comments on an Administrative Draft and Screencheck Draft of the General Plan document. Drafting the Plan includes a number of subtasks, defined below: 6.1 Prepare Required General Plan Elements Barry Miller will draft the required elements of the San Leandro General Plan.' This will include: ♦ An "Introduction" which explains the purpose of the Plan, the update process, the organization of the document, and how to use the Plan. The 2002 General Plan Introduction will be used as the foundation for this chapter, updated as appropriate. ♦ An updated "Framework" chapter (Chapter 2: "San Leandro in Perspective") which describes the regional setting and history of the City; basic population, household, and employment data (including forecasts); major planning issues; and the major themes (or guiding principles) of the General Plan. ♦ An updated Land Use Element, including the information collected in Task 4 regarding existing land uses, the Land Use Map and definitions of the Land Use categories, updated profiles of the city's neighborhoods, updated profiles of business and industry, and new narrative text on Focus Areas. As with the current Land Use Element, each section of the chapter will include goals and policies to guide future land use decisions. This Element will also address growth management, annexation, and land use issues related to the SOI. 1 The 2015-2022 Housing Element is identified as Task 7 of is scope of work and is not listed here.