MEETING DATE:
October 22, 2024
SUBJECT:
Title
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-9366 - RESCINDING RESOLUTION 2007-6932 AND SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATIONS ESTABLISHING THE SAN MARCOS CREEK SPECIFIC PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Body
Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT a resolution rescinding Resolution 2007-6932 and its subsequent modification establishing the San Marcos Creek Specific Plan Oversight Committee.
Body
Board or Commission Action
Not Applicable
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Planning for the Future
Executive Summary
The San Marcos Creek Specific Plan, adopted in 2007, aimed to revitalize San Marcos Boulevard into a mixed-use district but saw limited progress through 2017. After identifying barriers to development, the City secured funding in 2024 for establishing a new plan, incorporating community input and prior recommendations, with adoption expected in 2026. As the Committee overseeing the Plan is no longer active, staff recommends dissolving it and relying on existing oversight bodies for guidance moving forward.
Discussion
In 2007, the City adopted the San Marcos Creek Specific Plan, which was developed with community input to envision a new downtown area along San Marcos Boulevard. The plan aimed to transform the existing industrial and strip commercial land uses into a vibrant, mixed-use district. To oversee its implementation, the San Marcos Creek Oversight Committee was established.
However, from the plan's adoption through 2017, only two developments were realized, both affordable housing projects funded by the City's former redevelopment agency. In 2017, the City sought to understand the lack of market-rate development and tasked the Committee with evaluating potential barriers to implementation. Between 2017 and 2020, the Committee met to identify these barriers, ultimately providing several recommendations to guide future updates to the Plan.
Despite these efforts, the lack of new market-rate development in line with the Plan led to the ...
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