HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-07 - AGENDA REPORTS - ONE VALLEY ONE VISION (4)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: M r Smyth and City Councilmembers
Trau Panning Commissioners
FROM:7enn_'e'4h. P skamp, Q y anager
DATE: June 7, 2005
SUBJECT: ONE VALLEY ONE VISION JOINT VALLEYWIDE GENERAL PLAN
PROJECT
The purpose of tonight's joint City Council/Planning Commission Study Session is to provide an
update on the One Valley One Vision Joint Valleywide General Plan Project and, more
specifically, discuss the activities to occur in Phase IV.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive information and provide comment and direction to staff.
BACKGROUND
In summer 2000, the City of Santa Clarita, together with Los Angeles County, launched a multi-
year project to develop a new Valleywide General Plan that will guide future planning and
decision making for the entire Santa Clarita Valley over the next 20 years. This project, entitled
One Valley One Vision, was initiated in January 2001 with a comprehensive community
outreach program focused on `visioning'. A number of `visioning' exercises were conducted to
determine the community's vision for the Santa Clarita Valley and to identify the issues of
greatest concern to Valley residents.
On October 25, 2001, the public outreach component of One Valley One Vision reached a
milestone with an innovative community participation event called the Valley Congress. Over
75 persons representing each distinct Valley community and various agencies and special interest
groups participated in the Valley Congress to discuss and provide input on the Vision and
Guiding Principles that will serve as the foundation of the Valleywide General Plan. Approval
of the Vision and Guiding Principles by both the City and County marked the conclusion of
Phase II of the One Valley One Vision project.
OVOV Phase III built upon the work accomplished in 2001 and the City and County's
acceptance of the Vision & Guiding Principles in December 2001. Phase III involved extensive
data collection, growth and economic trend analysis, and mapping of the Valley's physical
characteristics and service areas. This phase was important to establish a database of existing
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Valley features that will be used in Phase IV for the development of various Santa Clarita Valley
land use buildout scenarios. The technical background report, which covers 24 issue areas
ranging from geology to education, lays the groundwork for policy development on the full
range of environmental, land use and public service issues. The full background report is
available for review on the City's website.
PHASE IV SCOPE OF WORK / STATUS
The purpose of tonight's study session is to provide an overview of the Phase IV scope of work
which will ultimately result in the adoption of a preferred land use map for the planning area by
both the City and the County. This preferred land use map will then serve as the foundation for
the goals, policies and standards to be developed for the Joint Valleywide General Plan
document. Items to be discussed include the public outreach program, work accomplished to
date, and upcoming milestones. The Council and Commission will also review a set of
population, household and employment projections for both the City and County on which a new
land use map for the Santa Clarita Valley will be based.
ALTERNATIVE ACT_I.ONS
No alternative actions have been identified.
FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
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