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Council on energy matters. In April, 2003, the Committee was directed by the City Council to prepare a draft Energy Element of the General Plan. Following presentations on energy issues, and the analysis of data and background material, the Committee recently completed a draft of Goals, Policies and Programs for a new Energy Element. This material will be reviewed by the Planning Commission in the first half of 2005. · Land Use and Circulation Alternatives; Draft Goals, Policies andActionsfor all General Plan Elements. The General Plan Update is about to move into this phase. Preliminary or draft Goals, Policies and Programs (GPPs) have been prepared for a few topics, as mentioned above, but much of this work remains to be done. The work needed to complete the General Plan Update and a schedule for doing so are discussed below. SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION OF THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE Attachment B, General Plan Workflow, shows the phases of the General Plan update still to be completed and the schedule for adoption of the new General Plan. The main highlights of this schedule include: · March through July 2005. Work will move forward on several General Plan tasks during this period, including: Joint Sessions with the City Council and Planning Commission on Circulation and Land Use. Staff is assuming that five months will be sufficient for examining the traffic and circulation issues, and analyzing and testing the impacts of various land use scenarios. Depending on the issues that arise during this process and the extent of the traffic model work needed, adjustments may need to be made to this schedule. Review of preliminary Goals, Policies and Programs for other elements of the General Plan by the Planning Commission. This will include review of the draft Energy Element prepared by the Energy Committee, and Goals, Policies and Programs drafted by staff based on material in the Public Services Background and other sources. As far as possible, staffwill schedule these work sessions on the Planning Commission's regular agenda. Much of this material is assumed to be relatively non-controversial. However, subjects that are controversial could be brought forward for discussion at a Joint Session of the City Council and Planning Commission. Selection of Consultants for technical studies and EIR. Staff will prepare Requests for Proposals for consultant services including fiscal/economic analysis, the preparation of a Noise Element and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report, and will interview and rank qualified consultants. The City Council will be asked to approve contracts with the top ranked consultants. SR 05:065 Page 3 of 5