HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-16 - Southern California Association of GovernmentsRESOLUTION NO. 94-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CTTY
OF NEWPORT BEACH EXPRESSING THE CITY COUN-
CIL'S RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE SOU-
THERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMEN-
TS' (SCAG) REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF SCAG
• WHEREAS, a draft Regional Comprehensive Plan that currently includes 15
chapters and 13 components is proposed for consideration by the Regional Council of
SCAG; and
WHEREAS, the draft Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) touts the "bottom
up" nature of its development, most sub - regions, including Orange County, provided input
on a narrower range of mandated components; and
WHEREAS, the draft RCP raises concerns over a potential expansion of
SCAG's role in the region or assignment of new roles to itself that should be the subject of
further discussion and deliberation by local government representatives; and
WHEREAS, the draft RCP does not discuss how implementation of its
policies will be funded at a time when local governments around the State are struggling to
meet financial commitments to provide basic services; and
WHEREAS, SCAG review of plans /projects or proposed local general plan
amendments or updates may be perceived as duplicative and bureaucratically burdensome
until the implications of the RCP can be discussed and quantified;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Newport Beach
finds that SCAG's focus should be limited to RCP components which have adequately
defined mandates and near -term deadlines. These include the Growth Management and
Regional Mobility components; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Air Quality component as currently
written should not be considered as a "mandated" or "core" component of the RCP, and
instead should be addressed in future discussions concerning the RCP's voluntary
components; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Housing component as currently
written should not be considered as "mandated" or "core" component of the RCP, and should
instead be addressed in future discussions concerning the RCP's voluntary components; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Regional Mobility Element should
remain as SCAG's highest priority; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that regardless of the ultimate breadth of the
final RCP, all assumptions as they relate to the regional forecast should be based upon
market trends /best estimates of future growth, and not policy projections that are artificially
derived and do not reflect local /sub - regional estimates of such growth; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that with the exception of the Growth
Management component and the Regional Mobility Element, all remaining RCP
components should be removed from the RCP at this time so that discussions among the
sub - regions and local governments regarding their content and intention can occur and
regional consensus can be developed on how the RCP should or should not fit into local
government decision - making and permit review; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding sources for continued work on
these components should be clearly identified, and SCAG should not in any instance utilize
funds earmarked for transportation purposes for these efforts.
ADOPTED this 14th day of March , 1994.
Mayor
ATTEST:
f: \JM\RES \RCP -LMR
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