To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Amended Annual Report on Implementation of the County General Plan for 2024
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ACCEPT the amended 2024 Annual Progress Report (APR) prepared by the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) on implementation of the Contra Costa County General Plan, as required under California Government Code Section 65400.
2. DIRECT DCD staff to forward the amended 2024 General Plan APR to the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), as required under California Government Code section 65400.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact on the General Fund. The report on the County's annual progress in implementing its General Plan is funded 100% from the Land Development Fund, FY 2024/2025.
BACKGROUND:
California Government Code Section 65400 requires the planning agency for each city and county to submit an annual report to its legislative body (city council or board of supervisors), LCI, and HCD on the status of their General Plan and progress on its implementation. The annual report, due by April 1, provides the local legislative body with information regarding the status of its General Plan and gives LCI and HCD the opportunity to identify statewide trends in land use decision making, including how local planning and development activities relate to statewide planning goals and policies. Additionally, it enables LCI to track progress on a local jurisdiction's General Plan in terms of its comprehensiveness and consistency with the current LCI General Plan Guidelines and other State mandates.
There is no standardized form or format for preparation of the General Plan APR. LCI allows each jurisdiction to determine which locally relevant issues are important to discuss, though it does "strongly encou...
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