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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit, and Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Receive and file the General Plan 2016-2020 Five-Year Review;
2) Find that the basic General Plan assumptions and findings are still valid, or have not changed so drastically that the County would need to consider amending them at this time;
3) Direct Long Range Planning Unit to return to the Board in 2026 with the 2021-2025 Five-Year Review; and
4) Direct Department of Transportation to prepare an environmental document, and return to the Board for certification of the environmental document and adoption of the Active Transportation Plan.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
General Plan Policy 2.9.1.2 requires monitoring of El Dorado County’s (County) General Plan every five years. The prior Five-Year Review was conducted in 2016 for the 2011-2015 period.
The County is delayed in bringing the 2016-2020 Five Year Review item forward. Staff has been working on the current 2016-2020 Five-Year Review over the last several years. The delay is due to previous staff shortages within the Long Range Planning Unit, and the identified need of hiring a consultant with expertise to ensure accuracy on current and projected population data gathering and analysis. The Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit hired BAE Urban Economics, Inc. (BAE), to assist staff in compiling the necessary data and conducting analysis on the long-term growth and population trends and forecasts in the County. Population growth, employment, and housing data collection and analysis are necessary to support the 2016-2020 Five-Year Review for the General Plan.
In February 2020, the El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC) adopted its ATP following a process that provided opportunities for stakeholders and the public to participate during development of the ATP. The ATP updates the 2010 El Dorado County Bicycle Master Plan,...
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