DATE: July 19, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Development Services Director
SUBJECT
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General Plan Implementation Annual Report
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council accepts this report and provides feedback and direction accordingly.
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BACKGROUND
On July 1, 2014, following a twenty-two month community planning process, the City Council adopted a new General Plan for the City. Included as Part 4 of the new Hayward 2040 General Plan was a series of Implementation Programs designed to activate the various goals and policies set forth in the document. For each Implementation Program, a timeframe was established for completion as well as a responsible lead department for carrying out the program. While some programs have identified timeframes, there are others that are indicated to be an ongoing program and others occur annually. One such implementation program is the General Plan Annual Report, which is the report back to the City Council on Implementation Program progress.
DISCUSSION
The Hayward 2040 General Plan contains a total of 143 Implementation Programs covering ten elements including Land Use, Mobility, Community Safety, Economic Development, Education and Life Long Learning, Hazards, Natural Resources, Housing, Health and Quality of Life, and Public Facilities and Services. Of the 143 programs, thirty-two are identified for completion in the 2014-2016/2017 timeframe, nine are identified for annual compliance, and twenty-one are slated for ongoing implementation. A table outlining current status of these sixty-two programs is included as Attachment I. Of the thirty-two programs slated for completion in the initial time period, nine have been completed, sixteen are in progress and seven have not yet started for various reasons, including funding availability, resources, or priority. All 'Annual' programs are in progress, and all but three 'On-going' programs are also in pr...
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