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DATE: September 8, 1992
SUBJECT: SCAG Regional Comprehensive Plan: Subarea Resolution
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
On July 14, 1992, representatives from the Southern California Association of.
Governments (SCAG) made a presentation to the Planning Directors of Santa
Clarita, Palmdale, and Lancaster on the Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP).,
The RCP is to be updated to reflect current population estimates, and to
identify issues on a regional basis with involvement of local jurisdictions.
SCAG will be seeking participation on the following issue areas:
1. Population projections,
2. Transportation,
3. Transportation control measures,
4. A regional development monitoring system, and
5. "Urban form", addressing the relationship between land uses and.
transportation.
To facilitate the exchange of information between jurisdictions and SCAG, SCAG'
is seeking to establish "input areas for subregional planning". During the
meeeting, SCAG representatives proposed a "North Desert subarea", to include
the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster. The Santa Clarita Valley would either
be a stand on its own subarea, or else be incorporated into a larger LACTC
subarea.
ANALYSIS
Staff has considered the options presented by SCAG and identified the
following pros and cons to the approach SCAG presented:
1. Establish a Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) subarea. The benefit of this'
subarea is that issues' important to the City would not be diluted by
concerns of other cities. However, the subarea would be relatively
small in area and population, which could make it appear to be a
"specialized interest" and thereby weaken the City's position.
2. Incorporate the SCV into a subarea consistent
areas. Although this could be beneficial
standpoint, staff believes the LACTC areas to be
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3. Establish a subarea with the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster. The
cities of Palmdale and Lancaster have indicated that they prefer to
form a North County subarea including the City of Santa Clarita. Staff
feels that this is the best option to promote the City's interests for,
the following reasons:
a. By joining with the Antelope Valley communities, the area and
population represented (in excess of 300,000) greatly
increases, giving the City more influence than if it formed its
own subarea.
b. Although Santa Clarita is approximately 30 miles from the
Palmdale/Lancaster area, the three cities are bedroom
communities of similar size with similar concerns. Common
interests which could be addressed by the RCP include the
following:
(1) Deterioration of local air quality as a result of our
proximity to the Los Angeles basin,
(2) Overburdened infrastructure, associated with
substantial development and population increases over
the -last ten years,
(3) Large numbers of residents commuting to work in the Los
Angeles area as a result of local jobs/housing
imbalances,
(4) Traffic congestion on Highway 14, and
(5) The effect of County actions, such as growth control
policies, on the three cities.
C. Although the three cities have had, and continue to have,
differenceswhich could result. in conflict• within the subarea,
formation of such a subarea could increase cooperation and
thereby improve future relations.
d. As the cities are currently part of the LACTC area known as the
"San Fernando/North County Area Team," a North County subarea
would be generally consistent with existing boundaries. They
are already acknowledged as the "North County Area" by the
Regional Planning Commission.
Based on these considerations, staff has drafted Resolution No. 92-171 for the
Council's action, opposing the North Desert subarea and supporting the North
County subarea.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Adopt Resolution No. 92-171 for transmittal to SCAG opposing the
formation of a North Desert subarea or a Santa Clarita Valley subarea,
and requesting that the City of Santa Clarita be included with the
cities of Palmdale and Lancaster in the North County subarea.
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RESOLUTION NO. 92-171
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA.CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
OPPOSING THE FORMATION OF A NORTH DESERT SUBAREA OR
A SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SUBAREA AND
REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA BE INCLUDED
IN A NORTH COUNTY SUBAREA WITH THE
CITIES OF PALMDALE AND LANCASTER FOR THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS'
REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is
updating the Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) to reflect current population
estimates, and to identify issues on a regional basis; and
WHEREAS, SCAG is seeking to establish ."input areas for subregional
planning" to facilitate the exchange of information between jurisdictions and
SCAG; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita prefers to establish a subarea with
the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster, as the three cities share the, following
concerns: 1) Deterioration of local air quality as a result of our proximity
to the Los Angeles basin, 2) Overburdened infrastructure, associated- with
substantial development and population increases over the last ten years, 3)
Large numbers of residents commuting to work in the Los Angeles area as a
result of local jobs/housing imbalances, 4) Traffic congestion on Highway 14,
and 5) The effect of County actions, such as growth control policies, on the
three cities; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Palmdale, Lancaster and Santa Clarita are
currently part of the LACTC area known as the "San Fernando/North County Area.
Team," and are already acknowledged as the "North County Area" by the Regional
Planning Commission, a North County subarea would be generally consistent with
existing boundaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, FIND, AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Santa Clarita hereby requests that the cities of
Palmdale, Lancaster, and Santa Clarita establish a subarea to be known as the
"North County Subarea."
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of
.Till Klajic, Mayor
1992.
ATTEST: '
Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA)
I, Donna M. Grindey, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita
at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of , 1992
by the following vote of Council:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk
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