1. Session
S466
Nancy Bragado, City of San Diego

2.  Discuss the role of the Action Plan and Monitoring
Report in furthering General Plan implementation
 Review the format and content of the City of San
Diego’s Monitoring Report
 Present case studies of implementation programs
 Lessons learned/conclusions

3.  8th largest city in U.S. - Population
of 1.37 million
 U.S./Mexico Border
 342 square miles – 50 community
planning areas
 39,737 acres of parks and open
spaces
 70 miles of coastline
 Built on a canyon system

5. .
General Pan - 2008 Action Plan – 2009
 City of Villages strategy  GP Implementation Plan
 Relies on infill  Identifies actions for every
development to meet General Plan policy
City’s needs
 Organized by GP Element
 Includes Guiding Principles and timeframe
and 10 elements
 Includes 8 key
 Sustainability policies implementation priorities
integrated throughout
plan

6.  Assesses overall results
 Tracks progress
 Informs the public, city council and
others
 Sparks communication among
departments
 Increases institutional knowledge
 Maintains relevance of General Plan

7.  Section 1: Overview
 Section 2: Key Implementation Actions
 Section 3: Action Plan Progress Matrix
 Section 4: Planning Grants
 Section 5: Flood Maps
 Section 6: Housing Element Annual Report

8.  Provides an overview of the contents of the
Monitoring Report.
 Substantial progress made through a wide variety of
actions and programs throughout City departments.
 Short term actions: 25 underway and 22 completed
 Mid-term actions: 9 underway and 1 completed.
 Long-term actions: 3 underway and 1 completed.
 Ongoing work programs: 235 actions.
 Reports on State monitoring requirements and new
legislation affecting the General Plan

9. Reports progress on the Key Implementation Actions
that the City Council identified in the Action Plan.
 Community Plan Updates
 Major initiative: ten updates are underway
 Climate Initiatives
 Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plan
 Updates to the City’s Sustainable Building Council Policies
 Water Conservation & Supply Efforts
 Regulations including drought and water submeter ordinances
 Rebates programs, public outreach
 Long range planning including the Urban Water Management
Plan

10.  Land Development Code Amendments
 Part of community plan update implementation
program
 Specific amendments such as affordable housing
parking and urban agriculture
 Public Facilities Financing Strategy
 Work program impacted by budget cuts
 Economic Development Strategic Plan
 Provide information to potential investors
 Help prioritize and coordinate efforts of city
departments

11.  Parks Master Plan
 Work program impacted by budget cuts
 Work proceeding where possible through plan
updates and grant projects
 Historic Preservation Incentives
 Work program impacted by budget cuts
 Historic preservation fund established
 Relationship to community plan updates

12. Format:
 Links each policy to an implementation measure
 Identifies Departments responsible for implementation
 Categories correlate to the General Plan elements
 Organized by timeframe

13. No .
Description of the
General Plan Implementation
Action
Policy Number Status
Number of the Action
within the Table Department(s) to
carry out action

14.  Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Plan
 Companion document to General Plan
 Implements multiple General Plan
Policies

15.  Includes GHG inventory, identifies measures
to reach targets, establishes thresholds,
commits to monitoring.
 Identifies adaptation actions to address
potential sea level rise, wildfire, public health,
and water supply impacts.
 Environmental document will be prepared to
allow for subsequent CEQA streamlining

17.  General Plan amendment to
Case strengthen policy base
 Implementation through code
Study #2 amendments
 New uses: Retail Farms and
Farmers Markets
 Easing of regulations for the
keeping of chickens, goats, and
bees
 Code amendment to facilitate
community gardens
 Informational brochures

18.  Multi-year CIP budget shall be primarily
based upon the adopted General Plan,
community plans, and growth strategies.
 Capital Improvements Program Review
and Advisory Committee (CIPRAC):
 Responsible for Capital Improvements
Program (CIP) budget development
 Identification and prioritization of capital
improvement projects.
 Relies on planning staff review of all CIP
projects for conformance with General and
Community Plans

19.  Provide Indicator Measures
 Update Sustainable Communities Indicators
 Follow-through on economic indicators
 Investigate tiering off of Regional
Comprehensive Plan Monitoring
 Link to climate plan monitoring
 Consider new measures as needed
 Prime industrial lands tracking?
 Other factors of interest to community

20.  Action Plans guide implementation of
general plans
 Monitoring benefits
 Helps maintain relevance of General Plan
 Creates accountability
 Informs budget process
 Fosters institutional knowledge
 Challenges
 Time consuming to prepare
 Lack of resources for data collection and analysis

21. General Plan Home Page:
www.sandiego.gov/planning/genplan
Nancy Bragado
Principal Planner
City of San Diego
nsbragado@sandiego.gov
(619) 533-4549