Citywide Plans
The Citywide Contract Management Team is the core group that sets the Citywide Policy Plan's original working budget, schedule, and tasks and manages the contracts with  consultants. The team is responsible for carrying out the day-to-day activities of the comprehensive planning process including but not limited to public participation, document drafting, and navigating through the approval process. Team members include City Planning managers and staff and the City's consultants.

The Citywide Plan Advisory Committee is responsible for making recommendations for public participation, plan development, and plan implementation. The committee reviews the work produced by the Citywide Contract Management Team at all major milestones of the planning process, with a minimum of six reviews. The Committee includes representatives from all levels of government, major corporations, non-profit organizations, business improvement  districts, neighborhood organizations, homeowners, residents, and business  owners.

The Citywide Technical Working Committees are responsible for contributing knowledge and ideas for the development of citywide comprehensive plan elements. Each committee focuses on a special issue or element in the plan. Committee members generally have special knowledge of the element and are recruited from government, corporations, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and the business community.

Area Plans
The Area Plan Contract Management Team is the core group that sets the original working budget, schedule, and tasks and manages the contract with hired consultants. The team meets frequently to carry out the technical activities of the planning process. Members are key City staff and community organizations/groups with broad constituencies and community organizing capabilities that will ultimately take on responsibility for moving plan recommendations forward, once adopted.

The Area Plan Advisory Committee is a group of approximately 50-100 key community stakeholders who serve as the plan advisors and ambassadors. The committee meets approximately 6-8 times throughout the planning process to review the work of the hired consultants at all major milestones of the planning process. Members are responsible for making recommendations for public participation, plan development, and plan implementation. Most importantly, members will be called upon to help get out the word to the general public of upcoming input sessions such as surveys, meetings, workshops and open houses.

The Area Plan Project Management Committee is a group of City staff with special skills and knowledge that participate in all stages of the planning process, as needed. Members meet with the project manager and consultants and attend community meetings when issues arise that require specialized knowledge.