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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: September 19, 2016 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:16-457 PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Agenda Number:4.B.2 <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Adopting the San Leandro 2035 General Plan <br />WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65300 et seq. requires every city and <br />county in California to adopt a General Plan for its long-range development, and further, to <br />periodically update that Plan to reflect current conditions and issues; and <br />WHEREAS, the current San Leandro General Plan was drafted for the period <br />1999-2002 and is now more than 14 years old; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council authorized an update of the 2002 General Plan in 2013 to <br />ensure that the Plan remains legally adequate and relevant; and <br />WHEREAS, the City retained the consulting team of Placeworks and Barry Miller <br />Consulting to manage the General Plan Update, including the Housing Element, in March <br />2014; and <br />WHEREAS, the City completed a 30-month process of collecting and analyzing data <br />about San Leandro, and preparing new General Plan goals, policies, actions, and maps <br />looking ahead to the Year 2035; and <br />WHEREAS, the public participated in this process through ten publicly noticed Planning <br />Commission study sessions, four City Council study sessions, and study sessions held by the <br />Arts Commission, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, the Board of Zoning <br />Adjustments, the Human Services Commission, the Library-Historical Commission, the <br />Recreation and Parks Commission, the Rent Review Board, the Senior Commission, and the <br />Youth Advisory Commission; and <br />WHEREAS, the public further participated through five community-wide workshops, <br />held on July 30, 2014; October 23, 2014; October 28, 2014; April 30, 2015; and January 12, <br />2016; and <br />WHEREAS, the City and its consultants solicited additional input from residents <br />through presentations and discussions with community organizations such as the League of <br />San Leandro Neighborhood Associations, the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, the San <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/13/2016