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"People Sel¥ing People" CITY OF RIVERSIDE City Council Memorandum Riverside AIl*Amedca City HONORABLE MAYORAND CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 21,2004 ITEM NO.: SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN 2025 PROGRAM UPDATF BACKGROUND: PROGRAM SCHEDULE On March 25, 2003 the City Council authorized hiring Cotton/Bridges/Associates (CBA) as the lead consultant on the General Plan 2025 Program, which includes an update of the General Plan and Zoning and Subdivision Codes, new Citywide Design Guidelines and a Specific Plan for the Magnolia Avenue corridor. The original scope of work called for the project to be completed within 18 months. In August 2003 three additional meetings of the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) were approved by the City Council, and the overall completion date extended until November 2004. In March 2004 the City Council approved two additional meetings of the CAC, but took no action on the overall Program completion date. At this time a draft General Plan 2025 document has been completed and will soon be distributed to the City Council and Planning Cornmission and made available to the public. The first workshop before the Planning Commission on the General Plan is scheduled to be held on September 30, 2004 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The remaining documents are scheduled for release by mid October 2004. The original contract with CBA contemplated limited hearings on the Program. Because of the complexity of the documents, it is now apparent that additional meetings for a more thorough review would be preferable to the original, limited hearing schedule. In fact, the Planning Commission has requested a number of workshops to be held on the various Program components prior to their formal public hearing(s) on the matter. Pending City Council approval, four workshops are tentatively scheduled for the Planning Commission review of the Program, followed by two public hearings. Two contingency dates for additional public hearings or workshops, as necessary, have also tentatively been scheduled. The following table illustrates the current Program review schedule for the Planning Commission: 31-1