HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 92-099RESOLUTION N0. 92-99
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,
ENDORSING THE COOPERATIVE POLICIES
FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARTICULATED IN
THE "GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR
RIVERSIDE COUNTY" AND AGREEING TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE COOPERATIVE
PROCESS DEFINED THEREIN.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert did on
the 8th day of October, 1992, hold a duly noticed public hearing to
consider commitment to participation in "Growth Management Strategy
for Riverside County"; and
WHEREAS, the health of our communities depends upon reasonable
rates of growth and development to provide jobs and income for our
residents; and
WHEREAS, there have been numerous proposals critical to local
governments efforts to manage the impacts of growth and development
in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, there are leqislative proposals which have been
submitted in Sacramento which would diminish the power of local
governments to manage landuse and growth and development issues
within our communities; and
WHEREAS, we desire to demonstrate through a cooperative effort
with our fellow local governments our ability to manage the impacts
of growth and development in Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, we desire to demonatrate through a cooperative effort
with our fellow local governments our ability to manage the impact
of growth and development in Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, we can only protect the quality of life in Riverside
County through a coordinated cooperative effort of local
governments; and
WHEREA3, orderly growth and development with cost effective
service delivery requires a cooperative landuse policy which
discouraqes the "leap froq" urbanization of rural unincorporated
areas and encouraqes the attachment of urban qrowth to existing
cities and established unincorporated urban communities; and
WHEREAS, our fellow local government officials on the joint
task force of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and
the Western Riverside Council of Governments have worked for two
years to develop a strateqy which established a process to
cooperatively manaqe the impacts of growth and development in
Riverside County; and
RESOLUTION NO. 92-99
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert, endorses the cooperative policies for local
governments articulated in the "Growth Management Strategy for
Riverside County" and agrees to participate in the cooperative
process defined in the strategy throuqh:
1. Participation in the Area Planning District coardination
process within our Area Planning District.
2. Participation in the joint project review cammittee
established within our Area Planning District.
3. Participation in the preparation of a capital facilities plan
for our Area Planning District and Sub-Region which will
augment our local capital facilities plan.
4. Participation in a cooperative study to be conducted through
WRCOG and CVAG to identify common engineering standards which
will simplify the regulatory review process at the local
government level.
5. Participation in cooperative efforts to develop an
economically sound program for sub-regional and countywide
fees which would mitigate the impacts of growth and
development by insurinq a fair level amount of the cost would
be borne by the growth and development.
6. Participation through WRCOG and CVAG in the development of a
local government finance plan which would insure adequate
funding to support the county wide service demands of County
Government and the local service demands placed upon city
government.
7. Participation in efforts through WRCOG and CVAG to develop
alternate financing methods to support county government as it
implements the policy to discourage urban development in
unincorporated areas.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
sent to the Western Riverside Council of Governments/Coachella
Valley Association of Governments to indicate our commitment to
participation in this important cooperative effort of the local
governments of Riverside County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 92-99
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
of Palm Desert City Council, held on this 8th day of October, 1992,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, SNYDER, WILSON, KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RIC S. KEL Y, Mayor
ATTEST:
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SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, �ity Clerk
City of Palm Deserti, California
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