HomeMy WebLinkAboutChapter 12 WORK PLANIn many cases, implementation of the General Plan will occur incrementally as private landowners develop their land in accordance
with the General Plan. For some topics in this General Plan, the new adopted policies are sufficient to realize certain goals. However,
most goals will require additional implementation actions to help make those operational. This section identifies those additional
implementation actions.
This section is organized by type of action: physical improvement, process, program, or rule making. Each action indicates the
responsible party, priority level, potential funding source, and timeframe.
Palm Desert is a city with a clear vision of its future. The City staff and elected officials welcome and encourage community
organizations, the business community, other public agencies, neighborhood groups and passionate individuals to help implemen t
many of these actions. While, some actions are prioritized as a “supportive” instead of “critical,” that should not preclude any
partner organization or individual from making it a top priority in their own work in collaboration with the City.
An actionable description of the
implementation action. Some actions include
end-note references to supportive background
material or example projects.
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Following are a set of indicators that will serve to gauge our progress, as articulated in the Vision & Guiding Principles chapter of this General Plan. Following the completion of the General Plan, the City will measure each indicator to establish a
baseline for measuring success. The indicators will be evaluated on either a quantitative or qualitative basis depending on the data type and availability, with a directional goal (increase/decrease/maintain).
Topic Indicator (unit)2040 Target
Access to health care
Social engagement
Arts and entertainment
Entertainment venues
Historic resources
Economic opportunity
Expansion of university
campuses over the next
20 years
College eligibility
Retail and fiscal Health
Industrial/R&D vacancy
Transit occupancy tax
Percent of Employees
Living in city
Jobs/housing balance
Water use
Topic Indicator (unit) 2040 Target
Crime rate
Access to parks
Access to
neighborhood services
Elementary and Middle
School Access
Transit-oriented
development
Mix of uses
Activity Density
Pedestrian network
Bicycle network
Walkability
Transportation balance
Automobile
dependence
Traffic congestion
Travel Time
Parking demand
Travel safety
Access exercise
opportunities
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These implementation actions are specific physical infrastructure necessary for achieving the General Plan Vision.
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• Phase 1: Obtain funding
• Phase 2: Set
• Phase 3: install gateway monuments/signage
• Option 1: Phase 1: Repave roadway (optional), introduce median landscape, restripe traffic lanes and
• Option 2: Repave roadway (optional), introduce median landscape, restripe traffic lanes, and install
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These actions are activities for the City to undertake to improve, amend, or expand its procedures or inform future actions.
Proactively develop strategies to reduce the community’s vulnerability to climate change impacts.
community needs. Adopt and update the City’s authority for collection of development fees within the full extent
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Every five years, review and adjust, as needed, the General Plan’s population and employment capacities to meet
Regularly review the City’s permit processing for comparisons wi
Update the City’s public GIS database with information on the extent and potential impact of seismic, geotechnical, fire,
Consult Riverside County and other jurisdictions to monitor and update the City’s LHMP.
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Update the City’s Critical
Identify opportunities for creative public projects that provide “proof of concept” for innovative dual
OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Program, especially in the sectors where employees are exposed to extreme
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These are actions that are outwardly focused and intended to directly benefit the community.
Work to expand the number and occurrence of farmer’s markets in Palm Desert.
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g a ‘bad weather’ fund to pay for repairs, cleaning and other direct costs of severe
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These are actions that would amend or update the City’s ordinances, codes, design guidelines and other rules and requirements.
City’s
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