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Report regarding a resolution finding that the proposed fiscal year 2019-20 Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the City’s General Plan in accordance with Government Code Section 65401. (Matt Ruble, Acting Principal Engineer and Eunejune Kim, Public Works Director/City Engineer)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution finding that the proposed fiscal year 2019-20 Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the City’s General Plan in accordance with Government Code Section 65401.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
State law (California Government Code Section 65401) requires that the Planning Commission review the proposed fiscal year 2019-20 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and make a finding that the CIP conforms with the City’s adopted General Plan.
The CIP is reviewed and adopted on an annual basis. The CIP provides the public with a comprehensive list of public works projects to construct or improve infrastructure including, but not limited to, streets, storm drainage systems, sanitary sewer systems (including the water quality control plant), traffic management, public facilities, and park improvements.
Maintenance, equipment, and operation projects continue to be part of the operating budgets of each department. The CIP includes projects that are larger in scale and more complex. Individual detailed project descriptions, funding, and expenditure information is included in Attachment 1. The City’s CIP adoption process has been streamlined into one Planning Commission meeting to include both a presentation of new projects, as well as a determination of the CIP’s consistency with the City’s General Plan.
The General Plan is a comprehensive, long-term plan for the development of the City and is used as a blueprint and guide in the formulation of the CIP. The Public Works Department has completed preparation of the proposed fiscal year 2019-20 CIP. Planning staff has reviewed the CIP, the City’s adopted General Plan, and related supporting documents including the following eight mandatory elements of the General Plan and recent major amendments:
1. Land Use, adopted 1999
2. Transportation Element, adopted 1999
3. Parks, Public Facilities and Services Element, adopted 1999
4. Economic Development Element, adopted 1999
5. Open Space and Conservation Element, adopted 1999
6. Health and Safety Element, adopted 1999
7. Noise Element, adopted 1999
8. Housing Element, adopted 2015
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
Overall, since the proposed projects included in the CIP are appropriately classified as capital improvements (e.g. street resurfacing/reconstruction, sewer rehabilitation, etc.), the projects conform to the intent of the adopted General Plan’s elements and will support growth, development and ensure delivery of municipal services.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
All of the projects contained in the CIP are subject to compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Each CIP item will go through project-level review to ensure CEQA consistency-most projects will be categorically exempt as existing facilities.
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution finding that the CIP for fiscal year 2019-20 is consistent with the City’s General Plan in accordance with Government Code Section 65401.
Attachment 1: Proposed FY2019-20 New CIP Projects