REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL December 12, 2019 FROM: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, COUNCILMEMBER KARBASSI, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT ARIAS SUBJECT ..Title RESOLUTION - Initiating a comprehensive update to the Fresno General Plan; initiate the amendment of the Woodward Park Community Plan; the Bullard Community Plan (which includes the Pinedale Neighborhood Plan and the Sierra Sky Park Land Use Policy Plan); the Hoover Community Plan (which includes the El Dorado Park Neighborhood Plan); the West Area Community Plan; the Fresno High-Roeding Community Plan; the McLane Community Plan; the Downtown Neighborhoods Community Plan; the Edison Community Plan; the Roosevelt Community Plan; the Butler-Willow Specific Plan; the Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport Master Plan; the Fresno Yosemite International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan; the Fulton Corridor Specific Plan; the Highway City Neighborhood Plan; the North Avenue Industrial Triangle; the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan; the Tower District Specific Plan; and the Yosemite School Area Specific Plan pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-4902-B. ..Body RECOMMENDATION APPROVE RESOLUTION - Initiating a comprehensive update to the Fresno General Plan; initiate the amendment of the Woodward Park Community Plan; the Bullard Community Plan (which includes the Pinedale Neighborhood Plan and the Sierra Sky Park Land Use Policy Plan); the Hoover Community Plan (which includes the El Dorado Park Neighborhood Plan); the West Area Community Plan; the Fresno High-Roeding Community Plan; the McLane Community Plan; the Downtown Neighborhoods Community Plan; the Edison Community Plan; the Roosevelt Community Plan; the Butler-Willow Specific Plan; the Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport Master Plan; the Fresno Yosemite International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan; the Fulton Corridor Specific Plan; the Highway City Neighborhood Plan; the North Avenue Industrial Triangle; the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan; the Tower District Specific Plan; and the Yosemite School Area Specific Plan pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-4902-B. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On December 18, 2014, the City of Fresno adopted the Fresno General Plan. The City desires to review the progress in the first five years of implementation. BACKGROUND On December 18, 2014, the City of Fresno adopted the Fresno General Plan which laid out a series of policies to prioritize and govern development of the City. In ten resource area chapters, the document identifies objectives and policies to plan for orderly growth and development according to the Governor's Office of Policy and Research (OPR) General Plan Guidelines. The City certified a Master Environmental Impact Report (MEIR) which evaluated the impacts of potential development through the year 2035. The MEIR is currently being updated to reflect the new California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and provide for streamlined development approvals. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS This approval is not a project for the purposes of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. LOCAL PREFERENCE n/a FISCAL IMPACT n/a Attachments: City Council Alternative Report dated April 5, 2012 Resolution of Intention Fresno General Plan Letter from Mr. Woodcock General Plan Resolutions - Metro Ministry Letter to City Council dated December 5, 2019