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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06171986 - 2.2 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on June 17, 1986 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson, Powers NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: Countywide General Plan Review Harvey Bragdon, Acting Director of Community Development, transmitted to the Board a report dated June 12, 1986 providing an update on the status of the comprehensive General Plan revision (attached hereto and by reference incorporated herein) . IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that receipt of the General Plan Review status report is ACKNOWLEDGED. cc: County Administrator Community Development Director I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the ;.Board of Supervis rs on the date shown. ATTESTED: PHIL BA HELOR, Clerk of the Board of Siaervisors and County Administrator By Deputy CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: Board of Supervisors DATE: ) June 12, 1986 FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, Acting Director of Community Deve opmen SUBJECT: Comprehensive General P a evi This is the third progress report on the status of the Comprehensive General Plan Revision Program. As you will recall , the Board received a December 6, 1985 memorandum accompanied by an Issues Paper, a detailed Work Program and the first major background report, Growth Trends. On March 14, 1986 our Department prepared a second memorandum which outlined efforts completed in the intervening period. Among the accomplishments were the completion of the land use inventory for the urbanized portion of the County, consultant work on update of the Noise and Seismic Safety Elements, and initial efforts to organ;i-ze.:and,..work;,with. two. Committees already established to assist in the General P'l`an revision: the Urban Creeks Task Force and the Southeast County General Plan Review Subcommittee. On April 29, 1986, the Board of Supervisors considered reports of the City County Growth Management Committee (Supervisors McPeak and Powers represent the County) . After a public hearing the Board provided guidance on how the general plan effort should proceed and placed priorities on its work. The Board subsequently directed that our Department should prepare a progress report on the status of this general plan program and the General Plan Review Citizens Advisory Committee for presentationlat the June 17, 1986 Board meeting. This memo responds to that Board request STATUS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE In late March the Board of Supervisors directed that a 57 member Comprehensive General Plan Review Citizens Advisory Committee be established. On March 26, 1986, letters were mailed to all of� the identified groups requesting that they nominate a representative to participate in the Committee effort and requesting nominees by May 8, 1986. On April 28, 1986, upon the advice of the IO Committee, the Board appointed 26 members to the Committee and requested that staff recontact those agencies and groups which had not yet made nominations. That was done. On June 2, 1986, the IO Committee considered the 15 other names that had been nominated since the previous appointments and recommended that the nominees be appointed by the Board. That IO Committee report will be presented to the Board concurrently with this memorandum for action. Staff will continue Board of Supervisors Comprehensive General Plan Revision Page 2 to ,work with those few agencies that have not yet made appointees to insure that appointments are made. SUMMARY OF AGENCY PLANS AND PROGRAMS REPORT This report was prepared by the Community Development Department as the second in a series of background reports for the Comprehensive General Plan Review Program. The first background report, Growth Trends (November, 1985) , examined recent demographic and economic changes in the County, such as population and housing growth, jobs, agriculture, and traffic. This second background report examines the adopted plans, programs and responsibilities of various regional , state, and federal agencies, and utility and transit districts which affect development in Contra Costa County. The public or quasi-public agencies that are discussed here are not intended to represent a complete list. Rather, only those regional , state, and federal agencies, and transit and utility districts which actively serve or affect development in Contra Costa County are examined. A description of all city and local county service areas is not included in this report but will be covered in a separate document. This report will be distributed to the Citizens Advisory Committee. SOUTHEAST COUNTY GENERAL PLAN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE This subcommittee has been working toward completion of .fts ,ass `g;ned�task of formulating a general plan revision for the southeastern 74-square mile portion of the County abutting Alameda and San Joaquin Counties. The group has met five times so far. The results of this committee's efforts will be forwarded to the Comprehensive General Plan Review Citizens Advisory Committee for inclusion within the Countywide plan revision process. Staff has been working with the subcommittee and they have completed their background work and are in the stage of formulating final committee recommendations. Initial recommendations include a finding that the area is basically to be protected as agricultural , and that standard County General Plan categories should form the basis of the plan text. Initial agricultural goals have also been produced by the Committee. It is anticipated that the committee will complete its efforts in approximately three more meetings. URBAN CREEKS TASK FORCE The Urban Creeks Task Force has proceeded with staff guidance to fulfill its assigned objectives. Six meetings have been held with the group to date. The committee has completed its background work and is focusing its discussion on revisions to the County Ordinance Code dealing with drainage and the regulation of development. Initial revisions are nearing completion and will be referred to the County Counsel Office for review. If time permits at the next committee meeting, initial discussions will be held on the nature of changes required to the County General Plan as it relates to the flood control issue. That discussion will start by a thorough review of the Drainage Area 46 Task Force Report which was referred to them by the Board of Supervisors. It is Y Board of Supervisors Comprehensive General Plan Revision Page 3 anticipated that several additional meetings will be needed to finalize committee recommendations to the Countywide General Plan Review. CURRENT WORK EFFORTS o City-County Plan Conformity Report Staff is presently working on a background report which relates the concepts, policies and maps of the City General Plans to that of the County. One of the difficulties in dealing with the issues of general plan conformity is that with 18 cities, plus the County, there exists a vast range of plan categories with differing density ranges, measurements in net or gross acres, and differing intents and allowable secondary uses. In areas which are totally developed, this difference may have limited impact, but in some areas the differences may be substantial . This report will be in the attempt to prepare compatible plan policies which can cut across the range of ways used to describe public policy. o Composite City and County Plan Map Staff is preparing a map which would display the City General Plans in terms of County standard general plan categories. The areas outside of cities will be updated to reflect the current county policy and the status of property. o Demographic and Economic Analysis A separate background report being prepared by staff will analyze available demographic and economic analysis techniques. This analysis reviews the studies and projections of other agencies such as ABAG. It will include a review of the impact of recent growth control initiatives on growth potential under established policy. o Selection of Consultant Support Staff has been working to establish a consultant contract to assist in this general plan revision/growth management program. The details of that effort will be covered in a separate Board Order. NEXT STEPS Beyond the normal staff work in an effort such as this, the highest priority is to get the Comprehensive General Plan Review Citizens Advisory Committee operational and to get the selected consultant firm started on its assigned work. The initial committee meeting dates have been scheduled for July 17, July 31, August 14, and August 28, 1986. Staff is reviewing the consultant proposals and will be reporting back to the Board on this item in the future. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: Board of Supervisors DATE: June 12, 1986 FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, Acting Director of Community Deve opmen SUBJECT: Comprehensive General P a evi This is the third progress report on the status of the Comprehensive General Plan Revision Program. As you will recall , the Board received a December 6, 1985 memorandum accompanied by an Issues Paper, a detailed Work Program and the first major background report, Growth Trends. On March 14, 1986 our Department prepared a second memorandum which outlined efforts completed in the intervening period. Among the accomplishments were the completion of the land use inventory for the urbanized portion of the County, consultant work on update of the Noise and Seismic Safety Elements, and initial efforts to organize and work with two Committees already established to assist in the General Plan revision: the Urban Creeks Task Force and the Southeast County General Plan Review Subcommittee. On April 29,. 1986, the Board of Supervisors considered reports of the City County Growth Management Committee (Supervisors McPeak and Powers represent the County) : After a public hearing the Board provided guidance on how the general plan effort should proceed and placed priorities on its work. The Board subsequently directed that our Department should prepare a progress report on the status of this general plan program and the General Plan Review Citizens Advisory Committee for presentation at the June 17, 1986 Board meeting. This memo responds to that Board request. STATUS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE In late March the Board of Supervisors directed that a 57 member Comprehensive General Plan Review Citizens Advisory Committee be established. On March 26, 1986, letters were mailed to all of the identified groups requesting that they nominate a representative to participate in the Committee effort and requesting nominees by May 8, 1986. On April 28, 1986, upon the advice of the IO Committee, the Board appointed 26 members to the Committee and requested that staff recontact those agencies and groups which had not yet made nominations. That was done. On June 2, 1986, the IO Committee considered the 15 other names that had been nominated since the previous appointments and recommended that the nominees be appointed by the Board. That IO Committee report will be presented to the Board concurrently with this memorandum for action. Staff will continue Board of Supervisors Comprehensive General Plan Revision Page 2 to work with those few agencies that have not yet made appointees to insure that appointments are made. SUMMARY OF AGENCY PLANS AND PROGRAMS REPORT This report was prepared by the Community Development Department as the second in a series of background reports for the Comprehensive General Plan Review Program. The first background report, Growth Trends (November, 1985) , examined recent demographic and economic changes in the County, such as population and housing growth, jobs, agriculture, and traffic. This second background report examines the adopted plans, programs and responsibilities of various regional , state, and federal agencies, and utility and transit districts which affect development in Contra Costa County. The public or quasi-public agencies that are discussed here are not intended to represent a complete list. Rather, only those regional , state, and federal agencies, and transit and utility districts which actively serve or affect development in Contra Costa County are examined. A description of all city and local county service areas is not included in this report but will be covered in a separate document. This report will be distributed to the Citizens Advisory Committee. SOUTHEAST COUNTY GENERAL PLAN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE This subcommittee has been working toward completion of its assigned task of formulating a general plan revision for the southeastern 74 square mile portion of the County abutting Alameda and San Joaquin Counties. The group has met five times so far. The results of this committee's efforts will be forwarded to the Comprehensive General Plan Review Citizens Advisory Committee for inclusion within the Countywide plan revision process. Staff has been working with the subcommittee and they have completed their background work and are in the stage of formulating final committee recommendations. Initial recommendations include a finding that the area is basically to be protected as agricultural , and that standard County General Plan categories should form the basis of the plan text. Initial agricultural goals have also been produced by the Committee. It is anticipated that the committee will complete its efforts in approximately three more meetings. URBAN CREEKS TASK FORCE The Urban Creeks Task Force has proceeded with staff guidance to fulfill its assigned objectives. Six meetings have been held with the group to date. The committee has completed its background work and is focusing its discussion on revisions to the County Ordinance Code dealing with drainage and the regulation of development. Initial revisions are nearing completion and will be referred to the County Counsel Office for review. If time permits at the next committee meeting, initial discussions will be held on the nature of changes required to the County General Plan as it relates to the flood control issue. That discussion will start by a thorough review of the Drainage Area 46 Task Force Report which was referred to them by the Board of Supervisors. It is Board of Supervisors Comprehensive General Plan Revision Page 3 anticipated that several additional meetings will be needed to finalize committee recommendations to the Countywide General Plan Review. CURRENT WORK EFFORTS o City-County Plan Conformity Report Staff is presently working on a background report which relates the concepts, policies and maps of the City General Plans to that of the County. One of the difficulties in dealing with the issues of general plan conformity is that with 18 cities, plus the County, there exists a vast range of plan categories with differing density ranges, measurements in net or gross acres, and differing intents and allowable secondary uses. In areas which are totally developed, this difference may have limited impact, but in some areas the differences may be substantial . This report will be in the attempt to prepare compatible plan policies which can cut across the range of ways used to describe public policy. o Composite City and County Plan Map Staff is preparing a map which would display the City General Plans in terms of County standard general plan categories. The areas outside of cities will be updated to reflect the current county policy and the status of property. o Demographic and Economic Analysis A separate background report being prepared by staff will analyze available demographic and economic analysis techniques. This analysis reviews the studies and projections of other agencies such as ABAG. It will include a review of the impact of recent growth control initiatives on growth potential under established policy. o Selection of Consultant Support Staff has been working to establish a consultant contract to assist in this general plan revision/growth management program. The details of that effort will be covered in a separate Board Order. NEXT STEPS Beyond the normal staff work in an effort such as this, the highest priority is to get the Comprehensive General Plan Review Citizens Advisory Committee operational and to get the selected consultant firm started on its assigned work. The initial committee meeting dates have been scheduled for July 17, July 31, August 14, and August 28, 1986. Staff is reviewing the consultant proposals and will be reporting back to the Board on this item in the future.