RES-8316 Supporting the Orange County Regional Advisory and Planning Council Recommendation on SCAG Draft Regional Comprehensive PlanRESOLUTION NO. 8316
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE SUPPORTING THE
ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL ADVISORY
AND PLANNING COUNCIL (RAPC)
RECOMMENDATION ON SCAG'S DRAFT
REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (RCP),
WHEREAS, the Regional council of the Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG) is set to consider whether or not to adopt a draft Regional
Comprehensive Plan that currently includes 15 chapters and 13 components; and
WHEREAS, the draft Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) touts the "bottom
up" nature of its development, yet 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 it 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 bureaucratic until
the implications of the RCP can be discussed and
quantified;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this City of Orange 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
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 estimate 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,ADOPTED this 8th day of
March 1994.
GENE BEYER Mayor of the City
of
Orange ATTEST:h--'/~r/~ (~-;0'
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tern I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8 t
h day of March , 1994, by the following
vote:AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: SPURGEON, BARRERA, MAYOR BEYER, COONTZ,
MURPHY NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE ABSTAINED:COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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