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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-56 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2025-56 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA ESTABLISHING THE GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE UPDATE OF THE GENERAL PLAN BEGINNING IN 2025 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. This Resolution is adopted with respect to the following purposes and findings: (a) A General Plan provides policy direction and guidance for the City's physical, economic, social and environmental changes over the next 20+ years. It includes community-wide priorities, goals, and specific implementation measures to achieve the City's vision. Each city in California is required to have a General Plan. Temecula's General Plan was initially created in 1993 and comprehensively updated in 2005. The City Council has initiated the update of its General Plan that will begin in 2025. (b) The City of Temecula has hired a professional planning consulting firm,De Novo Planning Group,to assist the City with the update of its General Plan.As part of this process, the City Council will form an ad hoc General Plan Advisory Committee ("GPAC") to serve as community representatives assisting with preparing the General Plan. (c) The GPAC will serve as a primary channel for the community to provide feedback, input and make recommendations on the General Plan. (d) The GPAC is an advisory body to City Council,Planning Commission,City staff and consultants and does not make decisions or take actions on the Project. Participation by members appointed to the GPAC is temporary; the roles and responsibilities of its members will cease with City Council adoption of the General Plan. Section 2. Establishment of GPAC. There is hereby established the General Plan Advisory Committee, subject to the provisions of this Resolution. Section 3. Role and Purpose of GPAC. (a) The charge of the GPAC is to: 1) Ensure City staff and the consultant team are aware of and understand community concerns, values and expectations. 2) Assist City staff and the consultant team in identifying critical issues that should be addressed in this planning process. 3) Identify areas of existing or potential conflicts and find ways to constructively resolve them. 4) CapitalizeGeneralPlan on. the creative ideas and insights within the Temecula community for input into the 5) Keep community organizations and interested citizens informed about the status of the planning process. 6) Provide recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council supporting the General Plan. (b) The GPAC is an advisory body to City Council,Planning Commission,staff and consultants. The GPAC does not have any decision making authority. Its recommendations, advice and comments are not binding on the Planning Commission or City Council and will be subject to intervening substantive review by the Planning Commission and City Council in their legislative capacities before action is taken on the General Plan. (c) Participation by members appointed to the GPAC is temporary. The roles and responsibilities of members of the GPAC will cease with adoption of the General Plan by the City Council that is expected to occur in 12 to 18 months. Section 4. Membership of GPAC. (a) The membership of GPAC shall be composed of fifteen(15)persons chosen at the discretion of the City Council. (b) The City Council is seeking individuals from various backgrounds. The general criterion for a prospective GPAC member is a person who has a genuine interest and connection to the Temecula community, including, but not limited to residents, business owners, community leaders,property owners,those who work in Temecula,and members of organizations that serve the Temecula community. By ensuring that these groups are represented on the GPAC, the City Council can be confident that a diverse range of viewpoints and interest areas will be considered as part of the General Plan Update process, ultimately resulting in a contemporary General Plan that best represents the community's vision for the future. (c) City Council may remove members of the GPAC at any time, for any reason, with or without cause by three (3) affirmative votes of the City Council. Section 5. Meetings. Meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public and governed by the California Open Meetings Act(the Brown Act). 2 PASSED,APPROVED,AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula this 12th day of August, 2025. i= _.....31-- _,:t.. 77")...-..._ Brenden Kalfus, Mayor ATTEST: Randi Johl, Ci erk [SEAL] I I STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025-56 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 12th day of August, 2025, by the following vote: AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Alexander, Kalfus, Schwank, Stewart NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Rahn Randi Johl, City Clerk 4