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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 01 - General Plan Update City of Lake Elsinore Special Meeting Agenda – Final Natasha Johnson, Mayor Steve Manos, Mayor Pro Tem Brian Tisdale, Council Member Timothy J. Sheridan, Council Member Robert E. Magee, Council Member Jason Simpson, City Manager Meeting Date: December 12, 2023 Public Session: 5:00 PM Cultural Center 183 N. Main Street Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 The City of Lake Elsinore appreciates your attendance. Citizens’ comments, input and interests provide the City Council with valuable information regarding issues of the community. Meeting Information Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, and the agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each meeting outside of City Hall. The agenda and related reports are also available on the City’s website at www.Lake-Elsinore.org. Meetings are conducted in person, televised live on Spectrum Cable Station Channel 29 and Frontier Cable Channel 31, and streamed online at http://www.lake-elsinore.org/city-government/city-council/webcast-videos. If you are attending the meeting in person, please park in the parking lot across the street from the Cultural Center to assist us in limiting the impact of meetings on the Downtown Business District. Thank you for your cooperation. Public Comments – Addressing the City Council Any person wishing to address the City Council on items not included on the Agenda may do so during Public Comments for 1 minute at the beginning of the meeting or during Public Comments for 3 minutes at the end of the meeting. We respectfully ask those interested in addressing the City Council to either submit a request to speak online at http://www.lake-elsinore.org/city- government/agendas-and-minutes or complete and present a “Request to Speak” form to the City Clerk at the meeting. This Form is available on the table located inside the Council Chamber. Members of the public may also provide comments on Agenda items by noting the item on the “Request to Speak” form and will be called to address the City Council when the item is considered by the City Council during the meeting. Written Communications If you would like to submit written public comments, you may do so prior to the meeting either by entering them online at the link above or emailing them to the City Clerk at calvarez@lake- elsinore.org. Any written communications or additional documents distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the meeting will also be made available to the public in accordance with Government Code Section 54957.5. Accessibility Accommodations In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Department at (951) 6743124 Ext. 269, at least 48 hours before the meeting to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility City Council Agenda - Final December 12, 2023 City of Lake Elsinore Page 2 Dream Extreme 2040 is the City’s FIRST long-term strategic plan to assist the City in its pursuit of achieving its vision. The plan is a living document that will be updated regularly and serve as the framework to guide all decision-making over the next 20 years by identifying key Anchors, Aspirations, and Strategies. Our Vision is the City of Lake Elsinore will be the ultimate destination where all can live, work, play, build futures, and fulfill dreams. The Anchors are the City of Lake Elsinore’s unique community assets and opportunities: The Lake, Downtown, and Action and Adventure. • The Lake: Lake Elsinore is a vital community asset. Protecting, enhancing, and celebrating the Lake is critical to Lake Elsinore’s City and community health. • Downtown: Enhancing and creating the highest quality downtown experience will serve to create a strong sense of place that will shape the City’s identity as a place where residents and visitors can live, work, and play. • Action and Adventure: Lake Elsinore’s programs, facilities, and natural environment will define the City as a destination for action and adventure for both visitors and residents. Our Aspirations are broad, long-term goals that encapsulate what we hope to achieve in Lake Elsinore’s future. The City has identified 4 key aspirations to work towards. Items on the agenda that align with Aspirations from the Dream Extreme 2040 Plan are noted by the Aspiration’s icon to highlight City Council actions that help the City pursue its goals. To read the plan and learn more about its implementation in the City, visit www.Lake-Elsinore.org/DreamExtreme2040. City Council Agenda - Final December 12, 2023 City of Lake Elsinore Page 3 CALL TO ORDER - 5:00 P.M. The special meeting of the City Council will be called to order. ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMENTS Please read & complete a Speaker’s Form at the Podium, prior to the start of the City Council Meeting. The Mayor will call on you to speak. Only items listed on this Special Meeting Agenda may be discussed. BUSINESS ITEM 1) General Plan Update Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the General Plan Update. ADJOURNMENT The Lake Elsinore City Council will adjourn to the next Regular meeting of Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in the Cultural Center located at 183 N. Main Street. Closed Session will commence at 6:00 p.m. and the regular Open Session business meeting will commence at 7:00 p.m. City Council Agenda - Final December 12, 2023 City of Lake Elsinore Page 4 NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., in the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center, 183 N. Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California. The purpose of the Special Meeting is to discuss the following matter: BUSINESS ITEM 1) General Plan Update Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the General Plan Update. This Notice of Special Meeting and the Special Meeting Agenda shall be posted outside of City Hall and on the City’s website 24 hours prior to the Special Meeting. Date: December 7, 2023 Candice Alvarez, MMC City Clerk ********************** STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) I Candice Alvarez, MMC, declare as follows: That I am the City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore and that I caused to be posted this Notice of a Special Meeting in a conspicuous place at City Hall, 130 S. Main Street, Lake Elsinore, CA, within 24 hours of said meeting. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated: December 07, 2023 Candice Alvarez, MMC City Clerk Page 1 of 1 REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council From:Jason Simpson, City Manager Prepared by:Todd Parton, Assistant City Manager Date:December 12, 2023 Subject:General Plan Update Recommendation Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the General Plan Update. Background On August 22, 2023, the City Council approved the contract with MIG Consulting to prepare a comprehensive update to the City of Lake Elsinore General Plan. Discussion This process will include several vision sessions with the City Council. The City Council will discuss and provide direction to staff and the consultants regarding the overal vision and direction for the City of Lake Elsinore. Fiscal Impact There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. Attachments Attachment 1 - Questionnaire CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ACHIEVE ● A SPIRE ● ELEVATE MEMO To: Members of the Lake Elsinore City Council From: Lake Elsinore General Plan Update Project Team Date: December 5, 2023 RE: City Council Visioning Workshop/Study Session Study Session Purpose and Approach The City of Lake Elsinore recently launched the General Plan update program. As part of the engagement process, the project team is hosting up to five City Council study sessions to identify and discuss issues, proposed plans, and other subjects at key points during the planning process. The first study session, scheduled for December 12, 2023, explores what the City Council members envision for Lake Elsinore’s future. The session will be in a workshop format meaning that you will be seated around a table with aerial maps, markers, and other “tools” on the table for their use to respond to questions about current conditions, challenges, and opportunities facing Lake Elsinore. While we are asking you to prepare for the meeting by responding and submitting the workshop questions posed in this memorandum, your response can be “top of mind” for us to explore further at the workshop. Please use the following pages to record your thoughts or use the link/QR code to complete the online questionnaire. Please complete the questionnaire by end of day on December 11th, 2023. If providing written responses, please scan and email them to Damaris Abraham at dabraham@lake-elsinore.org. Questionnaire Link and QR Code: https://bit.ly/LakeElsinoreCCVision CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ACHIEVE ● A SPIRE ● ELEVATE LAKE ELSINORE CITY COUNCIL VISIONING WORKSOP/SESSION QUESTIONNAIRE Please complete by December 11, 2023 1. How do you define quality of life within the City? 2. What core elements make Lake Elsinore unique, need to be respected, and preserved? CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ACHIEVE ● A SPIRE ● ELEVATE 3. What are your observations of the existing development within the city? What is good, what is so- so, what shouldn’t happen again? 4. What concern/frustrations do you have regarding the current polices? CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ACHIEVE ● A SPIRE ● ELEVATE 5. What emerging concerning areas are you worried about? 6. Do you have concerns about edge development/adjacent to neighboring communities? What are the concerns? CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ACHIEVE ● A SPIRE ● ELEVATE 7. What areas need focused attention or need to be re-imagined? 8. What is the ideal land use mix that you would like to see? CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ACHIEVE ● A SPIRE ● ELEVATE 9. How might you resolve constraints/conflicts between land use, infrastructure, and City fiscal sustainability? 10. Imagine Lake Elsinore 20 years into the future, how would you complete the following sentence: “You should see Lake Elsinore now; it’s …”