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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2025 1:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall Wing, Rooms W118-W120
Joint City Council and Planning Commission Study Session General Plan and Land Use Overview
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   •  Call to Order and Roll Call   Not available Not available
   1:30 p.m. -  Study Session – General Plan and Land Use Overview Wing Rooms 118-120, City Hall   Not available Not available
      JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION   Not available Not available
      Purpose:   Not available Not available
      Provide the City Council and the Planning Commission with an overview of the history of land use in San José from the early 1990s through today, covering emerging issues, and current City Council direction.    Not available Not available
      Outcome:   Not available Not available
      The City Council and the Planning Commission will have a better understanding of the context surrounding the development of the City’s General Plan and current land use issues prior to beginning the General Plan 4-Year Review process.    Not available Not available
   1.  Introduction   Not available Not available
   2.  General Plan 101   Not available Not available
   3.  Pathway to the Current General Plan: Context and Current Status    Not available Not available
   4.  Key Land Use Challenges and Emerging Issues   Not available Not available
   5.  Where We're Headed   Not available Not available
   6.  Review and Questions   Not available Not available
   •  Public Comment   Not available Not available
       Members of the public may comment on agendized items only at this Study Session. There will be no Open Forum. Cal. Govt. Code §54954.3(a).   Not available Not available
   •  Adjournment   Not available Not available