Operating and CIP Budget Fiscal Year 2015-16

Long Range Planning (continued)

 CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16 OPERATING AND CIP CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  Evaluate changes in the State law related to transportation planning and CEQA thresholds of significance and de- velop policies for Morgan Hill that leverage those changes  Continue to work on updates to Title 18 (Zoning Code) of the Municipal Code, as they arise, and as part of the comprehensive Morgan Hill 2035 project  Continue to apply for grants to fund land use and transportation planning projects that support the development of the City's Downtown and the use of various modes of transportation throughout Morgan Hill. FINANCIAL COMMENTS Long range planning activities are funded by a combination of General Fund, Park Funds, Community Development, Drainage Impact, Sewer, Water Funds, and the Long Range Planning fee. These funds help pay for all long range plan- ning activities, including the next General Plan Update. On March 21, 2012 the City Council adopted a resolution that increased this fee to 15% of the cost of other required permits for planning and many building and engineering pro- jects. This revision is more appropriately funding the long range planning projects that have an estimated five year cost of over $2.5 million. LONG RANGE PLANNING PROJECTS The Long Range Planning group is currently engaged in several significant projects of citywide importance. The fol- lowing provide a more detailed description of these projects. General Plan Update State Law requires each city to adopt a General Plan for the physical development of the city, and any land outside its boundaries which relates to its planning. The General Plan communicates the City’s development goals and policies for the distribution of future public and private land uses and provides the community with a key opportunity to ex- press a vision for its future quality of life as it is shaped by land uses and the delivery of municipal services. State Law requires that cities update their housing elements every five years. Other elements of the Plan must be reviewed peri- odically and updated as deemed necessary by the City. The last comprehensive update of the Morgan Hill General Plan was completed in 2001. The Housing Element and Cir- culation Element were updated and adopted in 2010. The next Housing Element Update is due by December 2014. Adoption of the Downtown Specific Plan in FY 09-10 involved a General Plan Amendment, and several private applica- tions for General Plan and Zoning amendments are currently in process. On April 25, 2012, the City Council directed staff to commence a General Plan Update process derived from the Vision of the existing General Plan. The Morgan Hill 2035 project was initiated in January 2013 following City Council approval on December 19, 2012 of authorization for the City Manager to execute a Consultant Agreement with The Planning Center/DCE (now called PlaceWorks) for preparation of: a General Plan Update (GPU) consisting of comprehensive updates to the Community Development (Land Use), Economic Development, Housing, and Circulation (as needed) Elements of the General Plan, including: integration of a growth control system into the General Plan; a Zoning Code

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