Planning Group & Community Planners Committee Support
Projected Completion: Ongoing
The City Planning Department supports planning groups by providing annual training for all planning group members on Council Policy 600-24, ensuring open meetings (Ralph M. Brown Act), the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and development project review. This training also covers planning group members’ responsibilities while serving on a group, their roles relative to the City’s Strategic Plan and the City Planning Department’s work program.
Ongoing support to planning groups and the Community Planners Committee is also provided by assigned community planners and staff who:
- Serve as a single-point of contact for inquiries about land use matters, fostering clear, constructive, and respectful communication with community members
- Advise on planning group operations
- Reach out to planning group chairs monthly to offer support
- Share information about what the City Planning Department is working on throughout the year
- Post planning group agendas and minutes to the City Planning Department’s website
Strategic Plan Priority Areas of Focus
This initiative focuses on the following priority areas of the Strategic Plan:
Protect & Enrich Every Neighborhood
Supports planning groups’ continued operations in a manner that is transparent to the public, accessible to and inclusive of all community members, and effective in representing the diverse interests of their communities.