MEETING DATE:
March 12, 2024
SUBJECT:
Title
RESOLUTION 2024-9272 - APPROVE THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Body
Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT a resolution approving the General Plan Annual Progress Report
Body
Board or Commission Action
Not Applicable
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Planning for the Future
Executive Summary
The City of San Marcos is creating an Annual Progress Report (APR) to meet the requirements of State Government Code Sections 65400 and 65700. These Sections mandate all cities within California to submit an annual report to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) summarizing the city's progress towards implementing its General Plan. Charter cities were exempt from this requirement until January 1, 2019.
Discussion
The APR is a public document that provides local legislative bodies, as well as the public, with updates and information regarding the implementation status of a city's General Plan. The APR should provide substantial enough information for decision makers to adequately assess how effectively the General Plan programs have been implemented over the annual 12-month reporting period. The APR can also be used as a tool to identify necessary "course adjustments" or modifications to the General Plan in order to improve implementation.
APRs provide an opportunity for OPR to identify statewide trends in land use decision-making and how local planning and development activities relate to statewide planning goals and policies. The 2012 General Plan includes an Implementation Plan to ensure the overall direction provided in the General Plan is translated from general terms to specific actions. It identifies specific programs that can implement one or more policies in one or more General Plan Element areas.
Each implementation program is a measure, procedure, or task that requires additional City action. It is primarily the responsibility of City staff to carry out the programs identified...
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