REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Create a Community Advisory Committee and a Council Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for the Update of the Precise Plan for El Camino Real
Report
BACKGROUND
In December 2014, Council authorized the acceptance of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant in the amount of $587,000 to update the 2007 Precise Plan for El Camino Real and prepare the related Environmental Impact Report (RTC14-0974). The main goals of this effort are to effectively engage stakeholders, leaders, businesses and the general community to update the vision, policies and development standards for the Plan area. The resulting product will be the Sunnyvale El Camino Real Corridor Plan (ECR Plan) that will update and replace the 2007 Precise Plan for El Camino Real.
A key component of the update process, and a condition of the MTC Grant, is the formation of a citizens' advisory committee to guide the preparation of the plan. Staff believes that a representative citizen advisory committee would be beneficial for preparing the plan update. The City has formed similar committees for the development of the Lawrence Station Area Plan (Lawrence Station Area Plan Community Advisory Group) and for the update of the Land Use and Transportation Chapter of the General Plan (Horizon 2035 Committee).
EXISTING POLICY
GENERAL PLAN: Community Vision Chapter
Goal CV-1: Achieve a community in which citizens and businesses are informed about local issues and city programs and services.
CV-1.3: Ensure an integrated approach to informing community members about local issues, City programs and services that reaches all segments of a diverse community.
COUNCIL POLICY MANUAL
Policy 7.2.1: Community Engagement-Goals and Policies (Attachment 1)
Policy 7.3.12: City Council Appointments to Intergovernmental Agencies, City Council Subcommittees and Council or Mayor-Created Advisory Task Forces (Attachment 2)
DISCU...
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