The General Plan uprocess is expected to take approximately 18 months. The General Plan work program will be completed through the following different phases:

Initiation of the General Plan Update
This includes conducting preliminary background analysis and discussions with City staff to review existing conditions.

Community Outreach Program
There will be several different outreach measures for the General Plan update, which will help in obtaining direct input from the community, including stakeholder interviews, the formation of a General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), community workshops, public opinion survey, visioneering, and general plan newsletters and this website. Community outreach will serve to obtain information from the community directly related to issues and concerns in the community, in order to develop relevant goals and policies for the General Plan.

Preparation of the General Plan
Preparation of the General Plan will consist of technical studies, data and issues analysis, determining alternative development scenarios, and preparing draft elements that support the goals and policies identified through the community outreach program.

After the preparation of the draft elements, the project team will work with the Planning Commission and the City Council for recommendations and adoption of the General Plan.