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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />W& Board Memorandum <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 <br />ITEM NO: 10 <br />SUBJECT: NORTHSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN AND RELATED PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL <br />IMPACT REPORT — PROJECT UPDATE <br />ISSUE: <br />Receive and file an update on the status of the Northside Specific Plan and related Program Environmental <br />Impact Report. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities receive and file an update on the status of the Northside Specific Plan <br />and related Program Environmental Impact Report. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On April 28, 2015, the Community & Economic Development Department (CEDD) staff provided the City <br />Council with a summary of the status and history of City -owned properties within the Northside <br />Neighborhood. The City Council (Council) directed staff to pursue a specific plan for the Northside <br />Neighborhood. The Council also directed staff to engage the public as part of the Northside Specific Plan <br />(Specific Plan) effort. The following reflects key dates of the project: <br />1. June — November 2017 — Public outreach including workshops, meet the planner events, and <br />informational booths were conducted. <br />2. October 2017 — A status update was provided to the Board of Public Utilities (Board), and the Board <br />held a workshop to review and comment on three (3) land use concepts. <br />3. February 2018 — Land use concept for the Specific Plan was evaluated by the economic <br />development sub -consultant consolidating community input, discussions with City staff, and <br />existing Council policies. The "Consolidated Concept" was subsequently refined based on <br />feedback from the project's economic development consultant. <br />4. June 2018 —A Draft Framework Plan and Draft Land Use Concept was presented at a community <br />workshop. <br />5. August 2018 — A joint meeting of the Board and City Council was held to review the Draft <br />Framework Plan and Draft Land Use Concept for feedback and direction (Attachment 1). <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Based on comments received from the general public, the Board, and City Council the project team began <br />a detailed analysis of the Consolidated Concept and prepared a Draft Land Use Plan (Attachment 2) for <br />