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2 - . pLfASANTONo City Council-Planning Commission General Plan Joint Workshop April 25, 2006 Planning Department SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT WORKSHOP #7: Discussion of land use issues, including: Land Use Options for future development; land designated Public and Institutional on the General Plan, and senior continuing care units. PURPOSE: To provide land use information to the City Council and Planning Commission, and, following the workshop discussion, for the City Council to provide feedback regarding Preliminary Land Use Options and other land use policies. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Receive staff presentation; following the workshop, provide feedback regarding Preliminary Land Use Options and other land use policies. SUMMARY: This staff report provides information requested at the previous Joint Workshop regarding lands designated Public and Institutional on the Land Use map, and the amount of land designated as Agriculture and Grazing. The report also provides additional information on properties in the Foothill Road Area in response to questions raised at the last workshop. Staff also presents several options for future land use, from which the City Council is being asked to select two or more for preliminary impact analysis. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND On September 2i\ 2005, the City Council and Planning Commission held the first in a series of Joint Workshops discussing the General Plan Update Land Use Element. At that time, staff set out a work plan for considering potential land uses on 52 potential "land use change areas", and described several city-wide land use issues for later discussion. Workshops #2 and #3 focused on new land use concepts on two large areas, Staples Ranch and Hacienda Business Park. Workshop #4 was a discussion of several city-wide land use issues. Workshop #5 looked at SA 06:102 Page 1 of7