TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Russell Bunim, Community Development Director
1. SUBJECT
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General Plan Annual Progress Report to the State of California.
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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 the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
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5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Not applicable since this item is informational in nature and involves no action.
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 Planning and Research and 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 March 17, 2025, 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 Vision Plan (Attachment 2). Annual report and tracking activities enable the City and State to track progress made on General Plan implementation. The General Plan Implementation Report (Attachment 3) details the key implementation actions that the City accomplished or made progress on in 2024. Some highlights of the City's accomplishments in 2024 include:
* Opened 1,199 code enforcement cases and closed 1,263 cases
* Completed one signalization proj...
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