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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8447 - Southern California Association of Governments• • • • RESOLUTION NO. 8447 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH OPPOSING LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD CREATE THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIA- TION OF GOVERNMENTS BY STATUTE AND MANDATE ITS MEMBERSHIP WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) will be debating legislation that would transform SCAG into a statutory agency with membership being mandatory for all cities and counties; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach believes that SCAG should remain a voluntary association of local governments to act primarily as a planning and reviewing agency, with only such regulatory power as necessary to carry out these functions; and WHEREAS, land use and other home rule authority should continue to be the responsibilities of cities and counties; and WHEREAS, the control of funds subvented by State and Federal governments, and the decisions upon how and what projects are appropriate for funding, should continue to rest with cities and counties currently exercising such authority; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby expresses its strong opposition to any legislation which would transform the Southern California Association of Governments into a statutory agency and making membership mandatory for all cities and counties; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that SCAG should be allowed to continue to function as it has in the past, without the addition of any new powers, duties or functions; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this resolution to Senator Dennis E. Carpenter, Assemblyman Robert E. Badham, General Assembly of SCAG, the Intergovernmental Coordinating Council of Orange County, the -1- a� Legislative Advocate for the City of Newport Beach, all Cities in Orange County. ADOPTED this • • ATTEST: City Clerk RTIFIED AS E IGINAL 0TV CLERIC OF THE CITY OF NOV PORT 6..ACH FFb ZY 1975 IRA% • 24th day of February , 1975. -2- jT � Mayor DDO /bc 2/25/75