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City Council approves general plan framework with annual reporting and transportation follow‑up
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council on Aug. 8 approved the citywide general plan framework element as amended, directing annual reporting by the Planning Department and a joint Planning/LADOT update on transportation implementation and funding.
The Los Angeles City Council on Aug. 8 approved the city'wide general plan framework element as amended, directing the Planning Department to produce annual progress reports and requiring a joint Planning Department/LADOT update on implementation status and funding for transportation improvements.
Council members debated the framework''which council speakers described as a blueprint for future community plans'for more than two hours before approving the amended package 11 ayes to none. Amendments approved earlier in the session require yearly reports to the Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee, add Neighborhood Council input, and ask LADOT and Planning to report on the status of TIMP (transportation improvement) recommendations and city funding for them.
Council Member Weiss proposed an amendment that adds a new recommendation requiring the Planning Department, with LADOT cooperation, to report regularly to PLUM on 1) the current status…
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