TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: David Chantarangsu, AICIP, Development Services Director
PREPARED BY: Carl Stiehl, City Planner
SUBJECT:
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Approve an Agreement with RICK to Undertake Revisions to the City's General Plan
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve an Agreement with RICK, not-to-exceed $412,961, to prepare revisions to the General Plan;
Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with an optional one-year extension;
Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 for the reasons specified in this report;
Amend the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating Budget, as noted in the Fiscal Impact Section of this report; and
Appropriate $21,180.80 from the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On July 7, 2020, the City Council approved the Focused General Plan Update. (Vote: 5-0)1
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Plan, program and create infrastructure development.
BACKGROUND
Every few years, it is necessary for a city to review, update, and revise the General Plan, which serves as the foundation for city policies and actions, particularly related to land use, public infrastructure, and services. The need for these types of revisions is primarily due to changes in State law, portions of the plan becoming outdated, and the need to consider potential development, which requires realignment of the General Plan. Murrieta last completed a focused update of the General Plan in 2020. That update accommodated some long-requested land use changes in certain areas of the City and aligned the plan with the then-most recent changes in State law. Before that, a more comprehensive update was approved in 2014. The General Plan itself notes that the General Plan does not remain static and that as time goes by, the City may determine it is necessary to revise portions of the text, revise the land use map, and/or add policies or ...
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