Report Prepared by: Leah Brown, Management Analyst, Development Services
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SUBJECT: Appointments to the Citizen Advisory Focus Group for the General Plan Update and Downtown Station Area Plan with up to a Total of Fourteen (14) Members to be Appointed by Districts (District 1-6), One Member to be Appointed At-Large, and (One) Member from Each of the Six Commissions Previously Selected by the City Council
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers the appointment of individuals to the Citizen Advisory Focus Group of the General Plan and Downtown Station Area Plan.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Accepting nominations and appointing one individual to each of the six City Council Districts, one individual to be appointed at-large, and one individual from each of six commissions previously defined by the City Council; or,
B. Accepting nominations and appointing as many members as Council sees appropriate and directing staff to continue the recruitment of applicants.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve and appoint individuals as recommend by staff; or,
2. Continue to a future meeting and direct staff to continue recruitment of applicants; or,
3. Deny the item.
AUTHORITY
Cit of Merced Charter, Section 402.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2025-2026 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
In May 2025, the City Council authorized the formation of a Citizen Advisory Focus Group (CAFG) for the General Plan Update and Downtown Station Area Plan. This included the appointment of two City Council members and to appoint one member from each of seven established City Boards and Commissions and to open applications to residents of each Council district and an at large position.
The General Plan update and the Downtown Station Area Plan is scheduled to take at least two years to complete. The City has retained Mintier Harnish, a consulting firm experienced in both General Plan Updates and Station Area Plans, to help the City move through this creation and...
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