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March 27,2003
TO: Council Colleagues
FROM: Dave Romero,Mayor, and Planning Commission Liaison O��',
Christine Mulholland,Vice Mayor, and Planning Commission Liaisorri'l
SUBJECT: Communication Item—Conservation and Open Space Element /
It is our understanding that the Planning Commission has had some difficulty beginning the
process of updating our conservation and open space related general plan policies. We
understand that this process has been complicated by the goal of bringing together policies from
several different elements into a new "consolidated" Conservation and Open Space Element.
The legislative draft presented to the Commission is large, with numerous proposed language
changes. We can understand if the Commission feels that the task is daunting.
However, an updated and consolidated element has been a Council goal for some time, and it is
something that should be done — especially since the current conservation element is 30 years
old. With the concurrence of the Council, we would suggest that the Planning Commission
liaisons send a memo to the Commission affirming our strong, continuing interest in updating the
element. This memo, however, should be sensitive to the difficulty of the task and the
importance of being careful with any language changes. Therefore, the memo should also
suggest a more deliberate chapter-by-chapter review, spread out over many meetings. This will
allow for progress toward our goal while still allowing for a thorough review that is comfortable
for the Commission. The Commission should not feel driven by an aggressive deadline.
Our only"caution" might be that the Commission may wish to complete its task prior to getting
deeply involved in the housing element update. But whatever pace is chosen,the element should
not be "shelved" or referred to Council without Planning Commission review. It remains an
important task.
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