OUTREACH + INPUT
Newsletters
Newsletters are issued at key points throughout the project to keep the public engaged, advertise upcoming meetings and milestones, and provide useful information about the planning process and issues.
General Plan Newsletter #1 | Winter 2011/12
General Plan Newsletter #2 | Spring/Summer 2012
Meetings + Workshops
Note: all meetings take place at City Hall unless otherwise noted. Also, meetings with commissions and council occur during the normal biweekly or monthly times.
City Council
4/16/12 | Progress report on outreach conducted to date, including:
Outreach Conducted to Date
1. Project website
2. Public fact sheet
3. Stakeholder interviews
4. Community open houses
5. Public survey
6. Newsletter
7. Commission meetings
8. Joint commission meeting
9. Los Alamitos Television coverage
Upcoming Outreach Activities
10. Focus group meeting
11. EIR outreach
Joint Commission
A joint meeting of three city commissions: Planning; Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts; and Traffic. The results of the meetings were reported to the City Council by commissioners and were cited by council members as “A great example of everybody working together.”
4/4/12 | Discussion of outreach conducted to date and responses heard from the community
5/9/12 | Continued discussion from previous meeting
2/6/13 | Discussion of changes to the General Plan Land Use Plan (Note: meeting will start one hour earlier at 6:00 PM)
3/25/13 | Additional discussion of changes to the General Plan Land Use Plan (Note: meeting will start one hour earlier at 6:00 PM)
Planning Commission
8/8/11 | Kick-off Meeting [download presentation]
10/10/11 | Discussion of current Land Use Element and related citywide issues, goals, and policies in general plan/strategic plan
11/14/11 | Further discussion of the element and policies from other cities
1/9/12 | Discussion of preliminary issues, opportunities, and constraints
11/13/12 | Discussion of changes to the General Plan Land Use Plan [download presentation]
12/10/12 | Additional discussion of changes to the General Plan Land Use Plan [same presentation as on 11/13/12]
05/13/13 | Final Draft General Plan Land Use Plan for consideration and recommendation to City Council
Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Arts Commission
10/5/11 | Discussion of current Open Space & Recreation Element and related citywide issues, goals, and policies in general plan/strategic plan
11/2/11 | Further discussion of the element and policies from other cities
2/1/12 | Discussion on opportunities and constraints
Traffic Commission
10/12/11 | Discussion of current Circulation & Transportation Element and related citywide issues, goals, and policies in general plan/strategic plan
11/9/11 | Further discussion of the element and policies from other cities
2/8/12 | Discussion on opportunities and constraints
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Focus Group
General Plan TAC
Meeting #1 | 10/11/11 | 2-4 PM | Kick-off Meeting [download agenda]
Meeting #2 | 1/13/12 | 2-4 PM | Preliminary Issues, Opportunities, & Constraints [download PPT] 6.3 MB – may take a few minutes
Meeting #3 | 10/16/12 | 3-5 PM | Potential Land Use Changes, Draft Buildout, Traffic Model, and EIR
Meeting #4 | not yet scheduled
Meeting #5 | not yet scheduled
Meeting #6 | not yet scheduled
Focus Group
Not yet scheduled…anticipated in the second quarter of 2012
Community Open Houses
The City of Los Alamitos hosted a series of open houses to discuss ideas about how we can improve our community together.
Open House Graphics: click here for all graphics in one large file (~28 MB) or go to the Documents page to download each graphic individually.
Open House #1
Thursday | 3/8/12 | 5 – 8 PM
St. Isidore Plaza & Food Trucks
10961 Reagan Street, Los Alamitos, 90720
Open House #2
Saturday | 3/17/12 | 9 AM – 4 PM
Los Alamitos Community Center
10911 Oak Street, Los Alamitos, 90720
Open House #3
Tuesday | 3/20/12 | 5 – 8 PM
Los Alamitos Community Center
10911 Oak Street, Los Alamitos, 90720
Open House #4
Rossmoor Community Festival
Sunday | 5/6/12 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Rush Park, Rossmoor
The City of Los Alamitos staffed a booth at the Rossmoor Community Festival at Rush Park in Rossmoor. Attendees were shown many of the same materials displayed at the community open houses, including the chance to fill out a survey. The festival was co-sponsored by the Rossmoor Homeowners Association and the Rossmoor Community Service District.
Media Links
Orange County Breeze
Mach 20, 2012, Last open house tonight for Los Alamitos general plan
Mach 29, 2012, Los Alamitos residents encouraged to attend joint meeting of City Commissions
April 4, 2012, Reminder: joint meeting of Los Alamitos commissions tonight, Wednesday, April4
Public Survey
Got time to answer 5 questions? Take the short survey. Want to give more input? Answer all 20 questions in the full survey.
It is never too late in the process to provide your input—ideas and comments are welcome anytime. The drawing for the survey has closed. Thank you to all who took the survey. Winners will be notified in May 2012 using the contact information provided.
TAKE THE SURVEY ONLINE: Short Survey or Full Survey
Download a hard copy of either survey here: You can also download a PDF of either public survey to submit my mail, fax, or in person.
[Short Survey PDF] or [Full Survey PDF]
Stay Informed
To stay informed of the latest on the General Plan update, please submit your name on the Contact Us page. The City will add you to the General Plan e-mail list and you will be notified of new information.