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 Specific Plan Community Workshop #1, 04/16/2009 Navigation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Answers to common questions about the Specific Plan process. Environmental Impact Report (EIR) - Full details on the environmental analyses associated with the plan. - Full information about the events at the core of the Specific Plan process. - Older staff reports and meeting information. - Information on the general visioning process that preceded the detailed Specific Plan process. Contact Person Thomas Rogers, Associate Planner  Vision Plan Walking Tour, 02/09/2008 Staff Reports and Related Links
For previous staff reports and related links, please see the Specific Plan archive page  Vision Plan Planning Commission Workshop, 05/19/2008 Vision Plan The Vision Plan serves as the foundation for the Specific Plan through its 12 goals. More information about this initial visioning process is available on the Vision Plan sub-page.
 Specific Plan Community Workshop #2, 06/18/2009 Newsletters and Postcards Mailings go to all Menlo Park postal customers (both residential and non-residential addresses), as well as to all Menlo Park property owners that reside out of town. This list does not include 2010-2011 inserts about the Specific Plan, included as part of the Activity Guide mailouts, which also served to inform/educate about the project.
 Vision Plan Mobile Tour, 02/06/2008 Council Subcommittee The City Council has designated Council Members Rich Cline and Kirsten Keith as the current project Subcommittee (formerly comprised of John Boyle and Rich Cline). The Subcommittee helped lead the initial efforts to refine the project's scope and have provided ongoing input during the process. Individual contact information for all Council Members is available on the City Council page.  Downtown Block Party, 08/12/2009 Required Review The Vision Plan was a planning study and as such was not a project requiring environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Specific Plan process includes the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Please see the EIR sub-page for more information about the Notice of Preparation (NOP) and pending Draft EIR.  Specific Plan Community Workshop #1, 04/16/2009 |
Project Description "Realizing the Vision for El Camino Real and Downtown"Menlo Park is developing a long-term plan for the El Camino Real and Downtown areas. The 2007-2008 visioning process (Phase I) has led into the preparation of a Specific Plan and associated Environmental Impact Report (Phase II). The completed Specific Plan will contain elements such as detailed land use regulations, design guidelines, and implementation measures. Broad public outreach and participation are key elements of the project. Pease see the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for more information.
Draft Specific Plan The Draft Specific Plan was released for public review in early April 2010. The draft plan builds on the extensive community outreach conducted in 2009, and was the subject of detailed Planning Commission and City Council review in mid/late 2011 (see below).
Planning Commission and City Council Review of Draft Specific Plan In Summer/Fall 2011, the Planning Commission and City Council provided detailed recommendations and direction to improve and refine the Draft Specific Plan. The City Council direction has been comprehensively reviewed by staff, and is being used by staff and the consultant to prepare the Final Specific Plan, to be released in Winter/Spring 2012. The consolidated City Council direction is available for review in a summary list and an annotated matrix, the latter of which includes preliminary staff analysis/discussion.
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Please see the EIR sub-page for more information about the Draft EIR and the earlier Notice of Preparation (NOP). Fiscal Impact Analysis (FIA) The project FIAs were originally released on August 16, 2011 and have informed the Planning Commission and City Council's review. The FIAs supplement fiscal analysis conducted throughout the planning process.
Community Workshops The Community Workshops represent the core of the Specific Plan process. The workshops were aimed at facilitating useful community and stakeholder input, refining previous findings, shaping specific alternatives, and helping disparate community elements and stakeholders arrive at points of common agreement. The Specific Plan workshops built on the four workshops conducted during the 2008 Vision Plan (Phase I) process. For more information, please see the Community Workshops sub-page.
Oversight and Outreach Committee Phase II has been aided by a task force, the Specific Plan Oversight and Outreach Committee ("the Committee"), which was charged with the following primary tasks:
Committee Members and their affiliations are listed below.
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