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The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation from staff to initiate discussion on the County's General Plan and the need, scope, extent and timeline of a potential update
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation from staff to initiate discussion on the County's General Plan and the need, scope, extent and timeline of a potential update.
SUMMARY:
A general plan under California Law is a comprehensive policy document that provides the vision for how a community will grow, generally over a 20-year time period. A general plan is a requirement under State law for every city and county in California and sets goals, policies and identifies objectives that address immediate and long term needs within the jurisdiction. Solano County's current General Plan was last comprehensively updated in August 2008 and at this time, staff is seeking Board discussion and feedback relating to developing a scope and defining the scale of the next General Plan update with an aim to be completed by fall of 2028 to coincide with the expiration of Measure T. Measure T, known as the Orderly Growth Initiative, continued policies toward city-centered growth within Solano County to protect agricultural lands through Ordinance No. 2008-01, known as the "Orderly Growth Ordinance" that was originally approved by the voters of Solano County in 1984 as Proposition A.
Staff is currently evaluating parameters for a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure a planning consultant to assist with the General Plan update, and discussion from the Board will help inform the scope of work for this effort. Attachment A provides a framework of considerations and issues that are intended to be built upon and evaluated as the County continues to develop...
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