TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Russell Bunim, Community Development Director
1. SUBJECT
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2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report
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2. SUMMARY
California Government Code Section 65400 requires that cities submit an annual report on the status of their General Plan and progress in its implementation to the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the Department of Housing and Community Development each year.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Receive and file.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Not applicable.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
California Government Code Section 65400 requires that cities submit an annual report on the status of their General Plan and progress in its implementation to the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the Department of Housing and Community Development. The annual report must be provided to the City Council for review and acceptance. As a procedural matter, staff took the annual report to the Planning Commission at its April 20, 2026, meeting (Attachment 1) for receipt and acceptance prior to the City Council action given the role of the Commission as advisory to the Council in planning matters.
General Plan implementation supports the quality of life objectives for the community that serve as the foundation for the General Plan (Attachment 2). Activities undertaken by the City through its Capital Improvement Program, project plans and studies, facility maintenance and management, and inter-agency coordination each play a part in General Plan implementation. Annual report and tracking activities enable the City and State to track progress made on General Plan implementation.
Over the course of 2025, the City continued to make measurable progress in implementing important goals, policies, and programs that span a range of General Plan Elements. The General Plan Implementation Report (...
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