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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994/10/26 - Agenda PacketC~CA ,-.t ]TY OF RANC O CL ZAMONGA r- ] PLANNING CO I ION - AGENDA 1977 ~EDHEBD~ OCTOBER 26~ 1994 7:00 RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA I. ~ledge of Allegiance IX. Roll call Chairman Barker commissioner Melcher Vice Chairman McNiel __ Commissioner Tolstoy Commissioner Lumpp III. Announcements IV. Approval of Minutes September 28, 1994 Adjourned Meeting of October 18, 1994 V. Director's Reports A. REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE - (Oral report) B. TOWN CENTER SOUARE UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM - WESTERN DEVELOPMENT CO. - (Oral report) C. TERRAVISTA COM~UJNITY PLAN - (Oral report) VI. Public Comments This is the time and place for the general public to address the Commission. Items to be discussed here are those which do not already appear on this agenda. VII. Commission Business VIII. Adjournment The Planning Commission has adopted Administrative Regulations that set an 11:00 P.M. adjournment time. If items go beyond that time, they shall be heard only with the consent of the Commission. CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DATE: October 26, 1994 STAFF REPORT TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Charles J. Buquet II, Mayor Pro Tem SUBJECT: SCAG'S REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE In 1992, SCAG began preparing the Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP). The RCP is made up of 14 chapters and includes a supporting environmental impact report. The Transportation and Growth Management chapters of the RCP are mandatory elements to fulfill federal and state mandates. The chapters on Air Quality, Water Quality, and Hazardous Waste Management summarize other state and federal mandates. The remaining chapters of the RCP are strictly advisory to local jurisdictions. These chapters include Economy, Housing, Human Resources & Services, Finance, Open Space & Conservation, Water Resources, Energy, and Integrated Solid Waste Management. To date, seven chapters of the RCP have been adopted. The chapters of Transportation, Growth Management, and Economy were approved by SCAG's Regional Council in June 1994. The Introduction, Implementation, Strategy, and Housing chapters were approved by the Regional Council in October 1994. The remaining RCP chapters are scheduled for completion before the end of 1994. In addition, a revision to the Transportation chapter is expected in Spring 1995 to include the requirements of the State (SIP) and Federal (FIP) Implementation Plans and the modification to the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The RCP major goals and trends through the year 2015 are as follows: A. Goals 1. The RCP will be a "bottom-up" document where the local jurisdictions will be responsible for the implementation of the RCP. 2. The RCP emphasizes increasing the standard of living for all residents through minimizing public and private development costs, making housing more affordable, and making businesses more competitive. 3. Quality of life should be enhanced by preserving open space and resources; preserving the character of communities (historic preservation, etc.); and attaining transportation/mobility and air quality goals. The RCP recommends: a. Increasing density and providing mixed-use developments along transit and highway corridors. b. Cluster development to preserve open space. 4. Equity should be provided throughout the region by avoiding economic and social polarization and accommodating a diversity of life styles. 5. Strategies to modify travel behavior are being explored. A user-based fee (e,g. tollways at peak hours) based on fees and subsidies is being considered. B. Trends 1. The population is expected to grow to 22.1 million, The fastest growing areas will be north Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, 2. An additional 2.5 million housing units will be needed to accommodate the population growth. The majority of housing development will occur at fairly low densities. 3, An additional 3.2 million jobs will be needed. 4. Available resources for traditional highway and transit projects to the year 2015 are estimated at $56 billion. 5. Zero emission vehicle will total 60% of the vehicles on the road. 6. The region will have an estimated gross regional product in excess of $360 billion. An economic consortlure will be created to: a. Market the region nationally and internationally. b. To encourage geographic concentrations of interdependent firms. c. Evaluate methods to provide financial assistance to smaller firms. d. Evaluate public policy to ensure regional competitiveness is not impaired. Socio-economic impacts of regulations will be assessed. Throughout the course of the RCP process, the City, through SANBAG, has voiced its opposition to the RCP. On January 5, 1994, the SANBAG board voted unanimously to oppose the RCP for the following reasons: 1. The projections used by SCAG for population, housing, and employment may be over-stated. Originally, the RCP was to project to the year 2010. In order to comply with the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) requirements, the Transportation element was revised to project to 2015. Population, housing, and employment socio- ecomomic data was extrapolated without regard for whether a city was expected to be built out prior to that year. 2. While SCAG indicates that only 2 elements of the RCP are mandated, the inclusion of the remaining chapters in the RCP may result in those chapters being mandated on local jurisdictions by their mere inclusion in the RCP. SANBAG requested that "Plan" be dropped from the Regional Comprehensive Plan and replaced with "Report" or "Program" to minimize the impact of these non-mandated chapters. 3. The RCP, according to SCAG, is a "bottom-up" approach, meaning the local jurisdictions will be responsible for implementation of the plan created by the regional authority. The RCP, however, contains many goals and objectives without a means to ensure consistent, local decision making. 4. Many of the goals stated in the RCP are unrealistic given the "bottom-up" approach. For example, the RCP states that those communities lagging behind in economic development should be brought along in order to ensure equity within the region. The goal of attaining sustained growth for all communities is admirable. But it should not be Rancho Cucamonga's responsibility to ensure that neighboring communities share in our economic growth. Clearly, this goal, if left to local individual jurisdictions to implement, will remain unfulfilled. 5. While SCAG states their willingness to consider public input, their actions indicate otherwise. SCAG continues to proceed with the adoption of the RCP chapters without responding to SANBAG's comments. The City continues to voice its objection to the adoption of the RCP through our subregional authority, SANBAG. Staff continues to review and comment on the RCP and the Planning Commission will continue to be updated. As copies of the approved chapters are received from SCAG, they will be distributed to the Planning Commission. Respec fully submitted, Charles J. Buq