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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2006 2501 2006 0719RESOLUTION NO. 2006 -2501 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF THE VENTURA COUNTY CIVIC ALLIANCENENTURA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS "COMPACT FOR SUSTAINABLE VENTURA COUNTY" PROPOSAL TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Moorpark finds as follows: A. The Ventura County Civic Alliance, an initiative of the Ventura County Community Foundation, was founded in 2001 to bring together business and community leaders from all parts of the country to promote a healthy and sustainable future for our region. B. The Civic Alliance is committed to bringing the economic, environmental, and social equity interest (the "3Es ") of the region together for the purpose of identifying, prioritizing, and addressing complex, cross - boundary regional problems through education, civic engagement and carefully developed strategies that reflect all 3Es. C. The Civic Alliance is respected across the county and throughout the state as a credible, balanced, and non - partisan source of information, fact -based analysis, and policy recommendations, from its 2002 State of the Region report to its 2004 -2005 Connecting the Dots on Growth and Sustainability reports and white papers. D. Based on extensive research, community workshops and focus groups, two major regional Road Ahead conferences hosted at California State University Channel Islands, and more than 500 written surveys of county residents and leaders, the Civic Alliance identified critical trends in city and county growth plans and developed key strategies to create a better future for our region, including Building a Compact for a Sustainable Ventura County and Promoting Livable Community Models. E. The "Compact for a Sustainable Ventura County" will be a two to three year project that engages communities, public and private institutions, businesses, and local governments across the county in building a common vision and blueprint for the county's future. F. The project will build on current and past efforts to address growth and sustainability issues in the region, including city and county visioning and planning efforts and numerous studies supported by SCAG, VCOG, and the Ventura County Transportation Commission, as well as lessons learned from similar efforts in other regions, including the Sacramento Blueprint, the Compact of a Sustainable Bay Area, Envision Utah, and others. G. Support from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) 2% Demonstration Project fund will enable the Civic Alliance and VCOG to launch the first phase of the project, which will involve data collection, updating of the 2002 Ventura County Vacant Land Study, identification of goals and policy options, and development and analysis of a range of alternative scenarios for Ventura County's future. Resolution No. 2006 -2501 Page 2 H. Active partnership and participation from city and county governments will be critical to the success of this project, along with the involvement and support of regional governing bodies and special districts, businesses, and civic institutions. I. The Ventura Council of Government (VCOG), as a member jurisdiction of SCAG and the leading regional governing body in the county, will be a lead sponsor of the proposal to SCAG and will partner with the Civic Alliance and other project sponsors in its implementation. J. The Civic Alliance, VCOG, and their partners will jointly oversee the project and will determine the leadership and decision - making structures and procedures for the project in consultation with experts provided by SCAG through the 2% Demonstration Project fund. K. SCAG's required 20% local match for the first phase of this project will be met through financial and in -kind contributions from the Civic Alliance and its supporters, which will provide staffing, coordination, and member support for the effort. In -kind support will also be provided by VCOG and other partners through member and /or staff participation in periodic steering committee and technical advisory committee meetings and provision of data. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the Council of the City of Moorpark supports the submission to SCAG of a proposal for the first phase of the "Compact for a Sustainable Ventura County" project. SECTION 2. The City Cl shall certify to he adoption of this resolu ion and shall cause a certified resolution to in the book o original resoluti 6s PASSED AND ADOP/FfED this 19th day of Juli, ATTEST: f, 1 ~I/ Resolution No. 2006 -2501 Page 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss. CITY OF MOORPARK ) I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2006 -2501 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of July, 2006, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Harper, Mikos, Millhouse, Parvin and Mayor Hunter NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 11th day of August, 2006. Deborah S. Traffenstedt, it Clerk (seal)