Planning commission names representatives to land use element technical advisory committee

El Segundo City staff told the Planning Commission on April 10, 2025 that the city has initiated a comprehensive update of the general plan’s land use element and asked the commission to appoint two representatives to serve on a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).

Staff said the land use element is the core blueprint for the city’s physical development and has not been comprehensively updated since 1992; the TAC will be an advisory group with intermittent meetings over the next two years to provide policy guidance to the consultant and staff. The committee will include staff from multiple departments and representatives from five existing commissions and committees, including the Planning Commission.

Commission discussion focused on scheduling and representation. Commissioner Mark Christian volunteered to serve and indicated he did not want to displace traditional chair/vice-chair practice if the commission preferred otherwise. The commission also discussed inviting both the primary and alternate to most TAC meetings to accommodate schedules.

A motion to designate Commissioner Mark Christian as the Planning Commission’s primary TAC representative and Vice Chair Mario Inga as the alternate was presented at the meeting and carried by voice vote; the transcript records several "Aye" responses and the motion was announced as carried. The commission will receive TAC materials and is not prohibited from attending TAC meetings in addition to the appointees.

Staff said TAC meetings will likely be scheduled every three months or so, usually in the afternoon or evening, and that participation will be advisory only (no voting authority). Staff also said the Planning Commission will receive draft and final land use element documents and will hold dedicated study sessions jointly with the City Council during the update process.