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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 92-002RESOLUTION N0. 92-2 WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has a valid adopted general plan, and that plan should be updated for the reasons enumerated in the staff report dated January 9, 1992, and attached hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Palm Desert City Council has made the following findings: 1. The local review process policy adopted by the city while designed to assure extensive community-wide citizen involvement, the process lengthens the time necessary to complete the updating. 2. The city's cooperation and combined planning efforts with adjoining cities, the local council of governments, county, and regional agencies, also extends the time required to update the general plan. 3. The tremendous growth and territorial extension of the city since the general plan's adoption has not allowed the update of its plan as frequently as desired. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, requests a one year time extension to update its adopted general plan from the California Director of the Office of Planning and Research. A RESL�JTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL t7F THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING A ONE YEAR TIME EXTENSION TO UPDATE ITS ADOPTED GENERAL PLAN FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council, held on this 9th, day of January, 1992, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BENSON, NONE NONE NONE CRITES, SNYDER, WILSON, KELLY AT'FEST3 �/ - C RI HARD S. K LL , May SHEILA R. GILY�GAN, �y Clerk City of Palm Desert, alifornia 2t�OL'�TIvi� 'JO. ��-2 EXHIBIT A ` CITY OF PALM DESERT -- DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM T0: City Manager and City Council FROM: Ramon A. Diaz, ACM/Director of Community Development DATE: January 9, 1992 SUBJECT: Updating the Palm Desert General Plan Recently, some questions have been raised concerning the adequacy of the city's general plan. The current city general plan was adopted in 1981. The Housing Element has been updated and received clearance from the State Office of Planning and Research. While all elements of a general plan carry the same weight, the housing element is the one that in recent times seems to have received the greatest emphasis. For example, state law precludes us from asking for a time extension to update the plan if our housing element were not in order. The current general plan has and continues to serve us well. However, after ten years, the development of the regional mall, a resort hotel, the Palm Valley Channel, Civic Center Park, etc., has made the updating of the plan appropriate. While the updating is occurring it is important that the orderly processing of applications continue. This is even more important in today's economy. In order to be sure that the city can continue processing application requests, a time extension from the State Office of Planning and Research is recommended. The law provides in Section 65361 (e) that: During the extension of time specified in this section, the city or county is not subject to the requirement that a complete and adequate general plan be adopted, the requirement that it be adopted within a specific period of time, or the requirements of state law that its decisions be consistent with those portions of the general plan for which an extension has been granted... In short, state law provides governmental agencies the opportunity to update their general plans without the threat of litigation preventing or delaying needed and wanted improvements or projects. Government Code Section 65361, which provides the opportunity to request a time extension, setforth the application requirements. J L1'1'Y MANAGER; CITY COUNCIL PALM 'DESERT GENERAL PT '�N JANUARY 9, 1992 1. A public hearing must be held. 2. A resolution adopted identifying the reasons for the request and supporting one or more of the required findings in Section 65361(a). 3. A detailed budget and schedule for the updating program is required. 4. A set of policies and procedures that assure that developments permitted during this period will be consistent with the plan under consideration must also be identified. This evening we are holding the public hearing required of Section 65361 (c) (1); and the resolution attached hereto fulfills that particular requirement. Also attached to the report are Attachments A and B. Attachment A is the budget and schedule for the preparation of the updating; Attachment B sets forth recommended policies and procedures for processing applications during this period. � - —�7 '� - - �� RAMON A. D�AZ ASSISTANT CITY ANAGER/ DIRECTOR OF C MMUNITY DEVEL4PMENT /tm 2 �E�OLUT��J?� `IG. �2-Z ATTACHMENT A BUDGET AND SCHEDULE 0 It is anticipated that the program will take about 17 months for completion. The staff devoted to the project will consist of a senior planner, assistant planner, and the Director of Community Development. In addition, staff from other departments may be called in from time to time to assist on the project. All city department heads will participate to a greater or lesser degree in the process. In terms of budgetary expenditures all city personnel are on salary, and the vast majority of those who would participate in the program are exempt employees. The major budgetary expenditure would be salary only. Additional funds will include $20,000 - 525,000 for printing and 550,000 - 570,000 for outside technical consultants; and appropriations will be requested at the appropriate time. Representatives from the Office of Planning and Research indicated that identifying the positions and salaries of those involved in the update would be sufficient. POSITION ACM/Director of Community Development Senior Planner Associate Planner Assistant Planner 55,403 3,745 3,481 3,128 Other positions which will participate from time to time in the program include: POSITION ACM/Director of Community Development ACM/Director of Public Works/City Engineer ACM/Director of Economic Development Director of Code Compliance Environmental Conservation Manager MONTHLY SALARY MONTHLY SALARY $5,403 5,403 5,403 3,801 3,782 RESOLUTI�N �0. 9�-2 ATTACHMENT B PROGRAM In updating the general plan extensive citizen involvement and contribution has always been the foundation for Palm Desert's planning programs. In addition to the planning commission, the various city commissions shall participate in the process; these include: Architectural Commission . Parks and Recreation Commission Economic Development Rdvisory Committee Public Safety Commission Civic Arts Committee City Trails Committee Art in Public Places Committee There is also the possibility of a steering committee made up of the chairpersons of each of the above boards. Input will also be sought from the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Realtors and other organized groups within the city. Because this is an updating activity rather than a new plan, a different approach than the normal multi-citizen committee approach is recommended. First, in order to assure ourselves that we are add�ressing current citizen concerns the Haute Line for February will contain a form which will allow residents of the city to identify their areas of concern that they would like addressed in the update program. The Haute Line is received by every resident of the city. Secondly, a series of general plan presentations will be made to inform the residents of the current plan and the proposed update. The city would be divided into areas for presentation; while anyone can attend, dividing the city will assure that we have adequate seating for each presentation. Once the citizens concerns are identified a report outlining those areas shall be presented to the council, and they will then identify their areas or issues they feel should be examined. Staff will then take these issues and prepare a report on how the current general plan addresses these concerns, and if the 1981 answers are applicable and achievable today. During this time staff will also review the entire current general plan to assure that internal consistency is present. As part of this program we shall contact parties that in the past have voiced concern over the current general plan and request their assistance in identifying any internal inconsistencies that require clarification. ATTACHMENT B This report shall then be presented to the previously identified city boards and commission for their review and recommendation to the planning commission. After planning commission review it is proposed that a series of public meetings be held to inform and discuss with the public the commission's proposed report to council. After these meetings the report will go to council for final comment. After council review the proposed updated general plan will be scheduled for public hearing before the planning commission. After the planning commission hearing the updated general plan will be before the council for hearing and eventual adoption. To assure that developments permitted during this period will be consistent with the plan under consideration a specific finding shall be required that the proposal is consistent with the development policies, goals and objectives being considered. If necessary, the commission may refer a particular application to the steering committee for review if it finds it necessary. The tentative update schedule is as follows: I. Questionnaire in Haute Line - February issue II. Review of current General Plan by staff - 8 weeks: 1 February 1992 to 1 April 1992 � III. Report to Planning Commission and Council on Haute line Responses -May, 1992 IV. Citizen presentations on General Plan Update and Haute Line Responses: May-June 1992 V. Meeting with city boards and commissions, and general plan update steering committee: August, 1992 VI. Staff preparation proposed general plan update: September- November, 1992 VII. Review of the proposed plan by steering committee, planning commission, city council - December, 1992 VIII. Preparation of plan and environmental impact report: January - March, 1993 IX. Hearings before planning commission: April, 1993 X. Adoption by council: May, 1993