The City of Chula Vista's General Plan is the city's long-term strategy to address community planning issues and future growth and development. It is intended to represent the community's ideal vision for its future, and rests on a foundation of key community goals that the city will use to guide its planning decisions. Establishing the community's shared vision and key goals for the future is a critical initial step in providing a framework and direction for the General Plan Update (GPU).
As part of its approval of an overall public outreach and participation program for the Chula Vista General Plan Update, the City Council authorized the formation of citizen committees. The committees are intended to help guide the process and assist in preparation of the Update by providing a means for ongoing involvement by key community stakeholder interests (e.g. education, business, environment, housing, community services, etc.), select City boards and commissions, and residents.
The committee structure consist of a Steering Committee, and three Subcommittees related to major topic areas of the General Plan Update; Economic Development, Environment & Open Space, and Infrastructure & Services. The selection and appointment of Steering Committee and Subcommittee members was administered through the City's General Plan Management Team with ratification by the City Council. Allison Rolfe represents San Diego Baykeeper on the Chula Vista General Plan Update Environmental and Open Space Subcommittee.
The Subcommittee's purpose is to identify and discuss issues and concerns, opportunities and constraints, and key goals and objectives related to the environment and open space. The Subcommittee also reviews information from related technical studies, and advances this information and any recommendations to the Steering Committee. Allison is working in coalition with allies on the Subcommittee to advance our policy positions.