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UNFINISHED BUSINESS Lynn M. Harr[&
DATE: September 22, 1992
SUBJECT: SCAG Regional Comprehensive Plan: Subarea Formation
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
This item was previously presented to the Council at the September 8, 1992 meeting. Staff had
recommended that the Santa Clarlta Valley (SCV) form a North County subarea with the cities of
Palmdale and Lancaster for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional
Comprehensive Plan (RCP). The Council directed staff to explore other options, as the cities of
Palmdale and Lancaster prefer to form a North Desert subarea which would exclude the SCV.
ANALYSIS
Staff has continued to look at possible subareas and Identified the following options:
1. Continue to work with the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster to form a North County subarea.
2. Incorporate the SCV Into a subarea consistent with existing LACTC areas. Although this could
be beneficial from a consistency. standpoint, staff believes the LACTC areas to be too large
(there are only six areas in the entire Los Angeles County) to adequately address the concerns
of the individual Jurisdictions. In addition, several Council members expressed concern at the
September 8th meeting over any association with the greater Los Angeles area.
3. Incorporate the SCV Into a subarea with Ventura County communities. Two Los Angeles
County cities have already done so (Westlake Village and Agoura Hills). Staff has identified
the following pros and cons with this option:
a. The SCV has some similar concerns with the cities of Ventura County, including:
1. Land use policies more aligned with those of Ventura County than those of Los
Angeles County,
2. State Highway 126 transportation corridor, and
3. The Santa Clara River. The City of Santa Clarita has been active In the Santa Clara
River Valley Task Force and therefore has a history of working with these cities.
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However, several of the larger cities are coastal communities with concerns that do not
pertain to the SCV.
b. The City's concerns could. be diluted within the subarea, as there would be five cities
(Santa Clarita, Ventura, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, and Simi Valley) of similar size.
4. Establish an SCV subarea. Although the subarea would be relatively small in area and
population, Issues important to the Santa Clarita would not be diluted by concerns of other
cities. Also, the formation of a SCV subarea would allow the City to align with other subareas
as appropriate on issues of common interest, thereby giving us more flexibility and ability to
promote our Issues.
In a conversation with Community Development staff, Mr. David Stein, Principal Plannerwith SCAG
for the Regional Comprehensive Plan, has indicated that all of the above options are possible at
this time as the ultimate subarea formations will be decided by the cities, not SCAG. Although
there Is not a specific deadline established for the finalization of the subarea formation, SCAG has
asked that It be completed as soon as possible so that It may move ahead with the RCP.
Discuss the proposed options and provide direction to staff.
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