28-16 Submit the Third Amended Charter to the Electors

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(d) Administrative Staff. The secretary and his or her staff shall provide all administrative and support services to the commission. (e) General Plan. The planning commission shall make and adopt a gen- eral plan for the development and improvement of the city, and for any ar- ea outside of the city that, in the judgment of the commission, bears rela- tion to the planning of the city. No general plan or portions or amend- ments of the plan shall be adopted by the commission until after a public hearing. The general plan established or amended from time to time by ordinance shall constitute the official plan of the city. The commission shall also make plans and proposals for specific improvements and pro- jects that it deems desirable for the city and its surrounding area and rec- ommend them to the appropriate authority. These plans and proposals shall not become a part of the general plan until adopted by council. The commission may call upon officers and employees of other departments and divisions of the city for assistance in city planning. The commission shall take the initiative in planning for the city and surrounding area. It may make investigations, maps and studies relating to the planning of the community as it deems desirable. (f) Development; Authority to Contract. The planning commission may recommend to the appropriate public authorities or private agencies pro- grams for the development and improvement of the community, for the enactment of legislation pertaining to that development and improvement, for the building of public structures and improvements and for the financ- ing of those things. Subject to the approval of council, the commission may enter into agreements with other public or private entities to carry forward any of its purposes. In addition to the powers and functions provided in this charter, the commission shall have other powers and functions pro- vided by council. The commission may establish rules and regulations for its own procedure not inconsistent with this section or any ordinances of the city. (g) Mandatory Referral. No public building, street, park, playground, har- bor, dock, wharf, bridge, tunnel, or publicly or privately owned utility shall be authorized or constructed in the city, in whole or in part; nor shall any street be opened, widened, narrowed, relocated or vacated, or its use changed for any purpose whatsoever; nor shall ordinance referring to zon- ing or other regulations controlling the use or development of land in the city be adopted unless it has first been submitted to the commission for report and recommendation. The commission shall act on any matter within 6o days of its referral unless a longer time is allowed by council. 21