REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Membership for the El Camino Real Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
The City Council originally appointed a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to provide community input for preparation of the El Camino Real Specific Plan at the January 23, 2018 City Council meeting. The item was presented as a "Note and File" report (Attachment 1) on the consent calendar, but removed from the consent calendar for discussion and then approved unanimously as described in the following synopsis with a referral to add to the CAC a member of the City's Historical Landmarks Commission:
"The Council proceeded to consider the Director of Community Development's report recommending that the Council note and file the proposed list of resident and community stakeholders for the El Camino Real Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee (identified in Appendix A to the report) which is anticipated to convene in early February 2018. A Council discussion followed. The Director of Community Development reviewed his report and answered Council questions. MOTION was made by O'Neill, seconded and unanimously carried (Gillmor absent), that the Council note and file the proposed list of resident and community stakeholders for the El Camino Real Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee; and by Council consensus, the Council referred the item to the City Manager to include a Historic and Landmarks Commissioner on the List."
The CAC met eight times between February 2018 and September 2020 with seven in person meetings and the last meeting conducted online by Zoom. These CAC meetings were part of the process to prepare a Draft El Camino Real Specific Plan that was presented to the City Council in June of 2021. In June 2021 and at subsequent Council meetings, the City Council directed staff to prepare an alternative version of the Draft El Camino...
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