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Home My WebLink About0402.091• j I ! , - ~.; ." , . ' . .. -~': ' .: ..- August. 15, 199.1 THE HONORhBLE cr:n COU}lCIL PALO .~TO, CALIFO~~!A Members of the Council: ~rt in Brief ~THE SUBJECT OF THIS REPORT !SA COUNCIL PRWRITY The Mayor presented testimony at the July )0 hearing of the Governor's Interagency Council on Groil .. th Management. The Mayor's statement expressed the Palo Alto City Council's views en i~sues related to regional 9Qverna~ce and gro~th management. This is an informational report and no Council action is requested. Discussion On .January 18, 1991, Governor Pete 'Wilson issued an executive order creating the Governor's Interagency council on Growth Management. 'the council is composed of cabinet secretaries and executive departm2nt directors ~hose subject areas (such as transportation, housing, natural resources. ~ir and ~ater quality) are involved in growth management and land use decisions. The Council is charged with developing recorn~endations concerning decisions which must be made in order to manage the economic and environment.al impacts r~sulting from California's gro~~h. The recommendations from the Council, which is staffed by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, are due to the Governor by January 11 1992. The Governor has indicat€d that his ad~inistration wi 11 then work .... ith the Legislature, especially the Senate and Assembly Local Government Co:nmittees, to formulate a long-range growth management plan for California:. The council is holding thirteen publ ic hearings throughout the state during tne course of the 5um..'1Ier. The COUncil invited testimony f~om public officials~ business and private sector interests, environmentalists I and concerne<'i citizens. The nintn hearing vas held in San Jose on July 30. The agenda for the San Jose hearing is attached to this report. It indicates the-_ ran.;e of interests Ij,j"hich addressed the. council. Mayor Sutorius participated in Panel 1~ comprised of local elected Officials. A copy of his statement is attached to this report, CMR:402:91 L . \ \ . .,.. . "\~ ; _. " :1 . • < :1 - • o Page Two followed by trle statements of the represent2lltives from the cities of San ,Jose and Sunnyvale. The fourth panelist, a council mel!tner frem the city of Marina, Monterey county, spoke as an individual and not as a represent2lltive of her Council and thus her rem~rks were not reproduced. AttachJllents: 1. Agenda, Growth Management Council Hearing 2. Statement of the Mayor of the City of Palo Alto ]. Testimony by Vice Mayor, City of San Jose 4. Presentation by Council Member. City of sunnyvale Related CMRs: 244:91, Regional Governance, 4/25/91 315:91, Bay Vi3icn 2020 -City Response, 6/6/91 CMR:402:91 -0-.. .L-·---· . . ; '-.-,:. - -. -. GROWTH MANAGEMENT COUNCIL HEARING CITY OF SAN JOSE TUESDAY, JULy 30, 1991 -9:CO a.m. to 3:30 p.m. AGENDA I. Introduction of Growth Management Council Panel Members II. Words from the Chair III. Sche~uled speakers (see panels below) :&:V. Non-scheduled speakers Panel 1 -9:15 a.m. The Honorable Patricia sauseda -Vice Mayor, City of San Jose The Honorable Jack Su'torius -Mayor, city of Palo Alto The Honorable Linda Horning -counc.il:member, city of Marina The Honorable Richard Napier -Mayor, city of Sunnyvale Panel 2 -10:00 a.m. Beverly Br:tant -National .\.ssociation of Industrial Parks Reid Gus~afson -Shea Ro~es of Northern California John Sobrato -Sobrato Industries Leigh Boyd -Martin Devcon Gene Endicott -He~lett-Packard Company Naphtali Knox -Naphtali H. Knox and Associates Steve Tedesco -San Jose Chamber of Commerece Panel ~ -11:00 a.m. Pat {)' Brien -East Bay Regiorlal Park District Suzanne Ketcherside -Santa Clara County Farm Bureau Sherman Le~is -Sierra Club of California Rosemary Cambra -M'.J ...... ekroa Tribe/Ohlone Families Consulting Services iaael 3 -continued Benry Clark -West county Toxies Coalition Barry :soul ton Sierra Club, Loma Prieta ~hapter John Fioretta -Greenbelt Alliance craig Edgerton -Santa Clara County Greenbelt Coalition BREAX -12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Panel 4 -1:15 p.m. Scott Wylie -Raychem Corporation Carl Guardino Santa Clara County Manufacturing Group .John Woodbury Alameda/Contra Costa Transportation District Linda Wilshusen -Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Wayne Bennett -Contra Costa County Transportaticn Aut."lority Panel 5 -1:45 p.m. Dr. Gail Fullerton -Presiaent, San Jose State University Beth Wyman -Bay Vision 2020 Commission Professor James Papper -UnjYersity of California, Santa Cru.z Em...-ircnmental Studies Board Pa~el~ -2:15 p.m. Fran Wagsta~f -Mid Peninsula Housing Coalition Jerome King -California Council, American Institut~ of Architects .John Morales/Yolanda Rej~nolds/Dale Warner -coalition tor Effective Regional Planning Gary Serta -San Jose Develop~ent Corporation Sophia Ohrylnes Anastasia Karras La~ry Hull -Tri-County Apartment Association . /;,' ,.,..,,-~; :;\'~l' - ::'c:~~~> ":\:.~ - , ~ , I I r I , , , I -;::-). ! t I , , i' i." I i " , I , I I f~ , - C" 1':£ Co ~..,!. ....... :::" <II ~ l~" l::;~" CiiV of 1110 'Alto . ' , ~_ c'. eo:_ ';::,",;::l "''''k:J ",-C',C'" £1 .... 3::." July 30, 1991 STATEM~ OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO TO THE COVERNOR'S CO\.l"NCIL ON CROW'fR KANAGEKEN'l' HEARING My nam~ is Jack Sutorius~ I am here as mayor of the City of Palo Alto to sh~re ~ith you the views of our city council regarding some of the issues relateo to managing growth in our California cOllUllunities. Growth Management You have asked us to define "growth managp..ment." I dOI",'t have a precise detinitioo tor ~·ou. Clearly, growth management in the regional context must be concerned 'With housing and open space issues, transportation, the economy, and environmental issues includinq air and ... ater quality and the disposal of hazardous wastes. The location of loceslly undesirable land uses such as refuse disposal sites is also a logical region~l gro~h management concern. On the other hand, educatio:1, heeslth/ .. 'elfare and otr.er social isslJes, ~hile extr-oemely important and interactive ... ith growth issues, seem to be best handleo outside of any new regional growth ~anagement process. The most i~po~tant point 1 can ~ake regarding definitions is to urge tnat the manner in ",hieh grolalth ltanagement is defined in future sta-te le9'isl~tion or policy allovs fo~ the various ra-gions of California to de¥elop the strategies that ~ill vork best for them. It is proper and necessary tor the state to set general goa-Is at .... hich "We can. ai~~ but. the st.ate must not expect. each region to fit into the S.1me 1fI':Jld. The Palo Alto cj ty Cou.nei 1 favors the creation of a regional organi7.etional structure that ~ill enable local governments to do their jobs better and more efficiently. we need a broader structure that will pro~ide a better coordinated basis foc certain areas of decision m3king. ~e neea a tesilored framework to assist L • , ~ .. ' .'~f.·,·· -1. ·"1 -------,-- local jurisdictions in ~orkin9 cooperatively ~ith neighboring jurisdictions. state enablinq legi91ation should give us the authority to create our own solutions. We are on the ~ay to doing this in the nine county Bay Area, as we debate the proposal of the Bay Vision 2020 CO'!lUaission. When the affected jurisdictions and public have reached some decisions on the pla~ for the Say Area, ve will look to the state to authorizE the tools which ~ill enable the regional orqanization to achieve its goals~ We ~ill also look to the state to allocate its resources, including state infrastructure expenditures, in a manner consistent with regional goals and plans. Ih§.. Regional Rol§ F~r the San Francisco Bay Area, the problems associated with growth are severe enough to warrant a regicn~l body ~ith greater authority than currently exists. The Palo Alto city council supports tne ~er~er c! ARAG, XTC, and th~ air quality district (BAAQMD) into a new Regional Commission. In time, it may be appropriate to add .dditional a.qencies, in particular the Regional Water Quality Control 8oal~d and BeDe, to the com.mission~ We envision a regional cotlUlission that 'Will facilitate a coordinated response to the at::verse ellvironmental and economic impacts resulting from the rapid qrowth in so many parts of the Bay Area. One of the apprehensions often expressed about growth management i5 that land use decisions will be taken out of the domain of locally elected officials~ OUr support for a strong regional organization is premised on the understanding that clear distinctions .... ill be dra'-'". l:IetW'een projects which are regional and those which are local. Individual jurisdi~tions ~ust be able to formulate their Olin local l~nd use plans, assuring that those plans are consistent 'With regional goals. As noted in the recerJt Bay Vision 2020 report: "The regional plan iri'ould not be a detailed land-use plan. Rather it ~vuld set standards for ~eeting regional noe.eds, e.g., jobs-housing proximity, urban/open space boundaries, areas for new ir'1.fill development, affordable housing targets, ~ater supply, and criteria for siting facilities such as airports and solid waste landfills, 'Which are necessary but might be locally undesirable.- The structure of government at. the regional level need not be identical in all areas of the etate. Mergers of special-purpose agencies may be warranted in some places, and not in ethers. There are various 'Ways of structuring the 1!lembership of the regional deciDion-making body: tor example, combinations of local elected Officials and appointed non-elected representativ~s, representatives ot former regional agencies, and people that are new to the regional proc~ss~ The nature of the problems faced in some reqions may require the surrender of differing amounts of 2 L -, > I I i -, .. - I '. , " ,.. ,-~:::,~, ." ~ .<~ •• ". • - -------------------------------- local decision-making authority. Regions ~ust have the latitude to create the structure thro~9h which th~ir co~ponent jurisdictions can lIl.ost effectively and equitably communicat.e. 1I.5:r indicated before, it is appropriate that the state require us to stre~~then our efforts. at managing the impacts of growth at the regional level,. :but 'We must he permitted to deterllline the structure~ linkages, re ...... ards, penalties, and incentives that will ",·ork best tor the players in ~r various regions. The Sub-regional Role In the discussion cf regional and local distinctions, it is easy to ~iss the importance ot sub-regions. The nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area are not uniform in their gro ... th rate, population density, traffic congestion. employment base, and housing needs. Dependinq upon ~here we live in the 8ay Area~ we perceive the needs of our communities differently~ Within the larger region, it is essential that sub-regional approaches be used for dealing with issues having ramifications reaching be.yon<1 an individual jurisdiction's borders~ Perhaps this can be approached by giving the existinq county structure ne ... authority. !:Iowever~ county boundaries in much of the Say Area do not define co~~unities of interest or communities of interdependence.. Often, disparate needs, problems, and opportunities exist among the sub-regions 'Within a county. :Moreover, and very important to Palo .Alto, strong communi ties of intere.st and interdependence exist. among 1r.any neighboring jurisdictions wbich are separated qeo-politically by county bOundary lines .. Clearly. we need the authority to devise a process for sub-regional coordination that addresses these realities. Escalation from the city level directly to a multi-county regional body is not e!ficient.. A nine-or even fiv..!-county commission cannot be intimate or timely in dealing with these sub-regional issues. I kno~ you have he~rd that some of the cities of Santa Clara county have dived in earlier and deaper than most ~rsas of the state in search of -.ays to cooperatively address the problems associated with our rapid grcwth.. These efforts have giv~n us a head start in launching our conges.tion Management Agency and obtaining the s1.lpport c~ local employers fOl" TDM programs. These efforts have also enabled us to compare the pros and cons of the voluntary vers'us the mandatory approach to cooperative plaonning. The lessons learned here in Santa Clara County should pe helpful as you formulate state~ide policy. The city of Palo Alto has Triangle Task Force l a effort by initially six, County. A major lesson L been an ~ctive participant in the Golden totally voluntary regional cooperative and then five, cities and Santa Clara to be learned from the Golden Triangle , , , 1 I -c· ". .V.,· i , 1 -!' . .- J - process is that voluntary efforts are inherently -.:eaJcened by the evex present ability of jurisdictions to -withdraw from the process. The regional growth management issues facing California"s large urban ar~as are tough issues. Difficult decisions will have to be made in the areas of jobs-housing imbalance, affordable housing targets, urban/open space boundaries, and a variety of other subjects~ '!'O expect a volur.tarjt, large scale, mIJltijurisdictional process to effectively address these issues over an extender:! period of time is unre&listic. The comments I have made here today in large part reflect the vie .... 's our Council developed as we studied the Bay Vision 2020 commission proposal. My comments also reflect "What Palo Alto has learne~ aa we participated in the Golden Triangle Task Force and engaged in the york of establishing the Santa Clara County Congestion Management Agency_ For your referenc~, I have attached to the copy of these comments my letter to Chairman He~an of the Bay Vision 2020 Commission yhich more thoroughly explains our thcughts on regional governance. The city of Palo .AI to is eager for the opportunity to assist and participate as the state and the Bay Area move closer to making effective regional governance a reality. Thank you. Attachment 4 • • • - Ira Michael Heyman Chair1D:an Bay Vjsion ~020 Commissior. Bay Vision Action Coalitic'n Hearst Building S Third Streetl Room 608 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear Chai~an Heyman: June 11, 1991 The Palo Alto City Cou~cil 15 en~husiastic atcu~ t~e ~ork of the Bay Vision 202C Commission and applauds t!"te efforts of the commissioners~ we are appreciative of t:,e participaticn of Commissio!lers Peter Giles and Bob Xang in the study se$sion whic:" our Council and Pla~~i~g Corr~i5sion recently held on the Bay Vision 20:20 proposal. The Palo Alto City Council has reviewed and disc:.lssed the Bay Vision 2020 Report and is in accord wit!"t the three basic prinCiples of the Commission as expressed in your letter ~hich prefaces the body of the report. The Bay Area r.eeds a better regional approach to growth management4 We agre~ .. ith the concern expressed by the Cc~issio:'l that t"here are an array of separate special-purpose agencies dealing with issues such as air ~~ality, ~ate~ quality, and transportatio~, but there is no 5 inqll! place "-'here complex regional issues can be considered, decisions made, and policies carried out. We support the creation of a regional e,rganization that ' ..... ill help local qover~~ents to do their jobs better and ~ore efficiently, that "-'ill proviae a better basis for decision making, and that will i!.ssist local jurisdictior,s in Y.o'crkL"lg coq:e!'"atively '"fith neighboring juris.:Uctions. We believe the problems facing the Bay Area are severe enough to ...-arrant the crea~ion of a different way of addressing grolMth management issues, even though this may lessen the independence of local jurisdictional land use decision making author i t:y. This belief is premised, ho~everi on the understanding that clear - · , Page Two dist in(;tions must be drawn bet".J'e:en ..... hich projects are local a,:-,d lJhich lI:r-e regional. Lvcal jurisdictions must retain control over local projects. Only in this way can ccmmurti ties retain their o"m uniqueness. Jurisdictions :must toe able to fc:!":::nulat.e tneir own plans within the regional conte)(t. The cities of Santa Clara county are gaining some experience in this area through the development of the Congestion Management Program. We accept the commission's rationale (or: maintaining the nine county Ea:,.. Area arrange:nent, but believe that subregions can Flay an important role in land use planning and addressing the j cbs housing ilil.balar.ce.. We: have mixed feelings on hew subregions should be defined. The existing ct:lunty boundaries should. l"lot be sacrosancti often, relationships across ccunty lines are ;ncr: im.portant than relationships lJit!lin the cc,unty. Efficiency and flexibility should be goals in defining subregions. Revenue-sharing to address inequities at a subreg:'onal level is an iss1Je that should be studied as the Bay VisioI"'. 202:) proposal moves fOniard. We concur · ... i th the need to find a -way to equitably distribute r-even'!.les associated Wlith ne .. land uses. ~"e dQ not t:!1 ink it is feasible to specify a revenue-shar ing lIlechanis:n in t.:-"e enabl ing legislation: as so~e have suggested. T!1is could. cnl:{ serve to delay implementatic'n of the ~egional Commission. We agree that the Regional Commission should begin Wlith t~e consolidation of ABAG, MTC, and BAAQMD. It is i~portant, however, that the consolida~ion not result in diminishing the technical capabilities of t~e three agencies. The addition cf ot~er agencies should be studied and pursued after the development of the initial regional plan. The enabling legislation c.:lt~oriziI'1.g the ne ... Regicnal CCrrt.'l'lission should sFell O'..it how the fi;-,al decisions regarding the fcr:r:aticn, structure, and responsibilities of the p-er:Janent F.€gicnal Commission will be made. It is our hope that the regional plan produced by the F.egicnal Commission would be "visiona:-y"'. By this, ... e :zt:e:an a pIa . ., which sets forth strong clear goals to be achieved within the region: goals 'Which address the current inequities associated ... ith jobs, housing. and servicesj goals .... hich aim to reduce the adverse impacts on the Bay Area environme:-:t and infrastructure. To accomplish that, it .,il1 be necessary for certain authority to flo~ from the top dovn. As stated above, we believe it is essential that local jurisdictions continue to create their OT,.,'n local plans, but compatibility W'ith re-gior.al and subregional plans must be required. Other .. ise# the plan developed by the Regional Co·mmission may serve only to protect local interests. , f i I ~ , t ! i i I ! " I ! l ~ .' , ! • - ·- ~age Three We ur~e inclusion within the jnitial duties of the ne~ Regional COmlOission the authority to review and approve or deny developments of regional importance. ~he CO~is5ion must adopt str~nq standards, clearly articulating 'What disti:J.guishes a regivnal impact. The Commission must have this authority at the ons~t. to prevent the acceleration of local land use development decisions before the regional plan is completed. We concur that the initial governing board should be appointed rather than elected. The membership sho~ld be heavily 'Weighted toward elected officials, with the predominance being from local government. Each of the nine counties l!',\Jst feel that they are fairly repres~nted on the gove.rning board~ If represe:1tation is based solely on population, it lM'ill be disadvantageous to those areas which are just ~ow facing growth. We are hesitant to endorse the size of the governing board suggested in the Bay Vision 2020 Report: a board m."3de up of 35-40 people seems too large. Most importantly, the memb€!r5 who serve en the board must have the tizr,e and cO:nm!it:ment to actively participate in the -.'crk and meetings of the Commission. Thank you fer the opportunity to voice our cOm:;]ents on the Bay Vision 2020 Report. rt is our vie ...... that the citizens and jurisdictions of the say Area sbould seize this opportunity to craft a plan for the Bay Area, rather ~~an waiting and alio~ing the state to impose a new regional structure on us. We look for!.rard to being a:::tively involved in the f·,J.rther development of the pruposal. Sincerely. ~/~.~. _~ ___ . j :./Z~ lACK sv enes L...../"ayor cc: Santa clara County Cities Association city Managers, Santa Clara county County Executive, Santa Clara County Association of Bay ~Jea Governments GOVERNOR· S IN'l'ERAGENCY COUNCIL ON GRO~'TH to'..A..1IlAGENEN'T TESTIMONY BY PATRICIA S,l.USEOO, VICE-MAYOR, CITY' OF S,. ... ~ JOSE 7/30/91 ON BEHALF OJ;' THE MAYOR AND CITY CO::''NCIL OF SA..~ JOSE, I ;"'lSH '1'0 WELCOME YOU TO THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. THE ISSUE OF GROWTH ];I.ANAGEMEN'I' IS A MAJOi\ FOCUS OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AS '~rp:LL .loS THE EN'XIRE SAY AREA AND ,,-"'E COMMEND THE GOVEP~'{OR AND EJI.CH MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL FOR SCHEDULING EEARINGS IN V}RIOUS CITIES TO ALLOW INPUT FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF V~.RYING INTERESTS AND ORGANIZATIONS BOTH PUBLIC ~FD PRIVATE. THE CITY CotTNCIL ALSO COMMENDS THE BV2020 COMM:TSSrON "FOR ITS WORK OVER THE PAST YEAR IN DEVELOPING A VISION FOR THE. "BAY AREA IN THE YEAR 2020 Ioi'rlICli CLEARLY IDENTIFIES WHAT WE MUST AND CAN DO 1D RETAIN AND ENr~CE THOSE QUALITIES WHICH HAVE MADE THE BAY AREA SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. TO THOSE OF US WHO LIVE HERE, 'I'f-'E E)'.Y A..~E.A IS A SPECI~.L PLACE WITH A WONDERFUL HERITAGE, BEAUTY r ~~D DIVERS!TY THAT IS UNIQUE TO THIS AREA. BUT WE BELIEVE TEAT THE BAY AREA IS A GROWING REGIO!L FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, GROWTH MANAGEMENT DOES NOT NEA.."i TEAT ..... 'E STOP GROWING BUT THAT WE OF.GANIZE OUR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS TO GROW AND r.'"..AINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. THE CI·rr OF SAN JOSE SUPPOi<TS THE CONCEPT OF REGIONAL "L ;,~, ,:'.::0, - .. It I ! \.:;.. [ t f ! .. j --::0 -- o GO\'EF...'mENT AS 'A MECHANISM T'O ACHIEVE GP.EATER COORDINATION IN SOLVING A ROST OF PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ECONOMIC Jl .. \'D PO?ULATION GRO')o.'TH, PROBLEJ-iS RANG!KG FCRM L_Zl.CK GE' AFFORDAELE HOt.lSI~G, TO PRESERVATION OF HILLSIDE.S AND OPEN SPACE, TO PROTECTION OF AIR AND W~TER QUALITY. SAN JOSE RE.COt-n'lENDS THAT ST.h_TE GOVER},,"MWT ALLO'I"I~ LOC~.L REGIONS STRUCTURES COMPATIBLE WITH LOCAL NEEDS AND VALUES. IN PARTICULAR, THE ST~.TE SHOULD NDT MA...N'DATE ONE TYPE OF STRL'CTURE OR ORGANIZATIONAL FRJtJ"!EWORK, IF A..."'l. ALTER.."lATI"ItL LOCAL PRO?OSAL, SUCH J..S BV202.0 IS G.:h.R.NERING SUBSTANTI~.L SUPPORT. THE. RATIONALE FOR 'A REGION~_L APPRO_ll,CH, AS OPPOSED TO STATE" .. nDE GROWTH MP.N~.GEM£NT PROGRAMS, INCLUDES BO'ld F:t<'_OCEDUR.l>"L AND SUSSTJJ-?TIVE ELEMENTS. REGION1a.t GO\rERh"MENT CA.N' BE MORE 1a.CCESSIBLE. ACCOlJ}."TABLE, AND RESPONSIYE THA."l STATE GOVERt."MENT. IT IS CLOSE.R ro THE PEOPLE; ITS MEMBERS WILL· BE J..ELE ~-o FOC1jS ON MORE C'ETA!LED LoeA!.. CONCERNS. SUBSTANTIVELY, TEE REGIONAL APPROACH ALLOWS GRE.h.TER VARIET"x' IN ST:&:':JCTr..'R2S TO S.h.TISFY THE DIVERSITY OF NEEDS AMONGST CALIFOR.~IA:S CITIES _:t. .... "'ID COUNTIES. ARGUABLY, ].. RURAL P..N~ AGRICULT"J'RAL REGION WITH LOW GROWTH LEVELS MIGHT NOT REQUIRE REVENUE SHARING AS A COMPONF..NT OF GR~''.rH MANAGEl"lENT. HO .... '£\..-ER, URBAN CENTERS ~"HI CH M"LlST GENEFJI_TE HIGH DF..NSITY HOuSING AI"OHG TRAN-SIT CORRIOORS NEED F.EV"ENUE SHARING TO ACHIEVE FISC~~ STABILITY. • ,/~,'~. ··1,· "I 3···O'."t."'" ~' " , • - .. SAN JOSE SUPPORTS THE PROPOS>'L IN B\l2020 OF MERGING THE ASSOCIATION OF B~.Y AI'EA GOVERNME..'rrS, THE l".ETROPOLI~~_'1 TRANSPORTATION COMMrssJ:ON , 1>flD THE BAY A.~EA AIR t;llJ;'.LIT'i" MANAGEMENT DISTR!CT.. HOWEVER, SAN JOSE .h-RGUE.S THAT 'THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGIONAL WATER Q'JALITY CONTROL BOARD SEOULD ALSO BE MERGED INTO TEE REGIONAL STRUCTURE. IN CREATING THE NEW CAL EPA DEP.Zl.RT!'oIE.NT, THE GO'../£RNOR HAS RECOGNIZED TH.~T WATER SUPPLY AND QUAL!TY ISSUES ~.RE AN INTRINSIC COMPON~~ OF ANY COORDINATED APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL MA.'/AGEHENT. THAT SA.'!E LOGIC APPLIES TO THE REGIONAL LEVEL AS WELL. SAN FRA..~CISCO BAY CONSTITUTES THE SINGLE MOST SIGNIFIC,2I.N'I' EN\fIRONMENTAL RESOURCE IN "THIS .AREA, APPROPRIA.TELY REFERRED TO AS TBE "BAY" REGION. THE BAY IS IMPAC'l'ED BY BOTH POINT AND NON-POINT DISCP.ARGES FROr>1 A HOST OF COUNTIES. SIMILARLY, WETLANDS PRESERVATION IS A REGION WIDE. ISSUE. TO LEAVE OUT THZ :PRlMAR'i AGENCY EMPOWERED TO PROTECT" THE BAY FROM A F:EGIONAL STRUCTliRE SIMI'L':i G'JA.RA..~'I'EES THAT REGIONAL GOVERNMENT wILL H).V:: TO S7R'L"GGLE:: WITH UNJ>.VOIDABLE WATER ISSUES ON A.."l AD HOC BASIS WITHO/J',r ADEQl'ATE EXPERTISE OR AlTTHORI TY • ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF A REGIOKAL GRO'~d MANAGEMENT STRT)CTURE.. FROr1 THE PERSPECTIVE. OF SAN JOSE, IS REVENUE SHARING. IN SANTA CLAF.A COUNTY r THE "FISCALIZATION DE' L1o.ND USE" HAS PRODUCED ENOR."1011S NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES. IN L f i ! f I .f , r.- ; . i f L ,. r ._-<-....... ;.-.- I j .- ORDE.R TO MAINTA.IN J..N ADEQUATE ':.'AX EASE, NlJMEROUS CITIF.5 HA\fE REFUSED TO }-.CCEPT SUFfICIEN',i.' HO'L'SING t TliEREBY PRODI':CING AN ESCALATION IN HOUSING COSTS THAT THRE.lI.TENS SILICON VALLEY f 5 ECONOM:::C FUTURg~ IN }.DDTTION, TEE LACK Of MFORDAE;LE HOUSING CLOSE TO JOBS HAS DFiIVEN COUNTY' .... '8R.KERS INTO OTHER COUNTIES Jo.ND OTHER REGIONS, CAUSING LONG COMY.UTES AND STRAI~~ ON TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS. SAN JOSE HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED A ~~OR PL~~ING PROJECT, THE HOUSING INITIATIVE STUDY, DESIGNED TO GENERATE THOUSANDS OF HIGHER DENSITY HOUSING UNITS ALONG T~~SIT CORRIDORS. THAT TYPE OF APPROACH IS PRECISELY ¥¥""rlAT IS NE.ECED TO HELP RESOLVE THE REGION'S HOUSlNG SHOR7AGE. SAN JOSE IS ALSO ""'ELL BELOW THE COUNT'f AVERAGE IN S.h.LES TA..X PEP. CAPITA P.ND Ff(OPEF.T'i TP..x PER CAFl'XA. UNLESS REVENUE SHARING TO ACHIEVE GP.EATER TAX EQUITY IS INSTITUTED~ THOSE CITIES~ LIKE s>~~ JOSE~ WHICH AF.E WILLING TO CONSIDER MEETING REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS~ WILL BE REQUIRED TO Jt.CCEPT REDUCED SERVICE LEVELS FO~ THEIR RESiDENTS AS A PRICE FOR THEIR COMMI~~~ TO REGIONA~ FROB1EM SOLVING~ EVEN IF REGION)!..!. TAX SHAP.ING IS INSTITUTED, THERE t'o't1l,.Y STILL BE A RELUCTAN'CE ON THE PART OF SOME C01"t!"rv-'NITIES TO ACCEPT PI. "FAIR SHARE" OF JI.F'FORDAELE HOUSING. REGIONAL STRUCTURES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP MECHA.''HSMS FOR J...5SURING THAT ADEQU.h.TE LEVELS OF AFFOR!JABLE HOUSING A..'RE GENERATED AND D!STRIETJ'l'ED AMONGST ALL CITIES IN A REGION. L • ... ~ • .. • REGIONAL GOVERNMENT M'JST NOT BE PERl'"nnED TO BECOME REM~E GO'J'ERNMENT. TO T"rlAT END, S,l.N JOSE SUPPORTS REG:::ONAL STRUCTURES WHoaE MEMBERS ARE PRIMARILY LOCAI.LY ELECTED OFFICIALS, INDIV![JUAl.S WHO MVST S'rAN"D BE.FORE THE VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY.. }..L50~ ME1"iBE:PSH!P OtJ P,EGIONAL GOVER..N'ING BO:JIES SHO,'LD BE PROPORTIONED ON A POPULATION BASIS. TO THE EXTENT EXT'Rb. PRO'l'ECTION IS DESIRED FOR SMALL C!TIES OR COUNTIES. nt.AT GOAL SHOULD BE ACHIE'lED BY PEQUIRING SL"PE.R."1.A~iORITIES ON A GOVERNING BODY WHEN IMPJI.CTING ISSUES FOR SMALL CITIES OR coUNTIES ARE DECIDED. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT ANY KIND OF F.EGIONAL GOVEP-.I.."lMENT Ml..'ST BE .P.EFLECTIVE OF T:-iE DI'w'ERSITY OF THE REGION. ECCNO!'lIC)l.LLY, RACIALLY, CULTURALLY. A!.L THOSE THINGS THAT MJl.KE FOP. TH~ F.EJ..L DIVERSITY OF THE 1o.REA MLlST NOT BE LOST. IN CONCLUSION I SAN JOSE SUPPORTS IMPROVING GR'JIN'l'H ;t'LA};AGEMENT IN CALIFORNIA T"rlROUGH THE DESIGN A.~D !~...FLEi1ENTATIOS" OF RBGIOKAL GOVERNING STRU(TtJF.ES~ ' ... 'E URGE THE STATE TO ALLOW INDIVIDUAL REG!O~S TO GENERATE THEIR OWN REGTONAL MODELS~ SUCH AS THAT PRODUCED BY THE Bv2020 ~OMMISSION. Ot:R CI'I'Y' S GOA!..S AS REGARDS THE FO~~ AND POWERS OF A REGIONAL STR~CT~RE INCLUDE COMPHEHENSlVE CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING REGION)..L INSTITUTIONS, T1o..X SHARING, AND PROPDRTIONAL MEMBERSHIP BY PO?UL.e..TION JI..N"D ELECTORAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR REGIONAL GOVERN!'iENT PicMBERS. - f r I ~~ I I i ~ I t ! I , f : , ~, - f r f • ~., ' A'M'AC~T ( THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE ON GROWTH MANAGEMENT JULY 30,1991 PRESENTATION BY BARBARA WALDMAN, COUNCILMEMBER CITY OF SUNNYVALE • -,~, ~?,~~~:;~-~~. ~:t~~-i:::>'· .' .. "-;~,: '., , ..,.:.. "': ,,'"~ .. ; , , .';c:-;:,/:.---:.-.. .-,.> ,:~~;j;~~7\::._ .' )i~If-: - TESIMONY OF BARBARA WALDMAN, CITY OF Sl~YVALE. I AM .:S}O..RB.A..~ WALDH..~, SL-"NNY'JALE CITY' COL'NCILME."!8ER. MAYOR NAPIER WAS UNABLE TO TESTIF~ TODAY DUE TO PRESSING PERSONAL BUSINESS AND HAS ASKED ME TO STAND IN FOR HIM AND EXTEND HIS APOLOGIES. THE SL'NNYVALE CIT'i COUNCIL WISHES TO COMMEND GOVEF.NOR WILSON AND THE TASK FOR lTS EFFORTS TO TAC~LE SUCH A COMPLEX AND D!FFICt~t ISSUE AS REGIONAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT. SUNNYVALE HAS A LONG HISTORY AND COMMITMENT TO 'lliE SOLUTION OF REGICNA_L ISSUES SL'CH J..S GEOW?H MANAGEMENT. WE RAVE DEMONSTRATED l'HIS COMMITMENT THROUGH OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE GOLDEN ~RI~~GLE TASK FOPCE. A VOLUNTARY EFFORT OF FIVE CITIES 1'0 ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF TRAFFIC A.~D THE JeBS/ROUSING BALANCE. WE ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE STATErs FIRST ORGANIZED CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY. I MYSELF RAVE JUST FINISHED SEF.Vn.;c. THE IJ\ST EIGHTEEN MONTHS 1-.S PRESIDEN1' OF THE SANTA CLARA COti"N'ry CITIES ASSQCIATION~ A NE~' ORGA."HZATION COMPRISED OF THE FIFTEEN CITIES WITHIN SANTA C~ COUNTY TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN AND F"}NE LED A COUNTY WIDE EFFORT ON CHILDCARE. SEVERAL OF OlJR COUNCILMEMBERS SERVE ON VARIOUS INTERGOVEru.'11"ENTAL AGENCIES. THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE AFFORDED US THE OPF-OR'TL'1HTIES TO ,. I ! I I • i • f , , ! I - o APPLY OUR R8GIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO TeE HANAG£MENT OF OUR cITY AND ITS GROWTH. AS MEMBER OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE TASK FORCE WE ADOPTED A Jst FLOOR JL~EA PATIO FORM~LA FOR INDUSTRIAL CONS'l'F.UCTION IN' AN EFFORT TO CONTROL ~ GROWTH • ....,~!~J k.:......:. I~_c"~--,-~ __ """ 1-... -[-~ ~"""""'-!-j-(""""'-..t'J:-... ~~_ Z,"-::---'_ ~-~ .. ~ __ ,.-.o....,oc..-l--:..~~.,............--,J- _c'-"~'~"(."':'''-:-''-........ _..:.. .... ~L. !N AN EFFORT TO MEET OUR FAIR s~~E OF HOCSING NEEDS ~s DETERMINED BY THE )l.SSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS WE REZONED INDUSTRIAL ~~O COMMERcr~~ LAND TO HIGH AND MEDIu~ DENSITY HOUSING AND I'lERE ABLE TO CP.EATE lO~OOI} NEW HOL"SING UNITS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. WE )..L50 ADOPTED A BELOW MARKET RATE D.F..NSITY BOl>!US FOR DEVELOPERS OF M1.JLTIPLE HOUSING PROJEC~S IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE AFFCRDABLE HOUSING THROUGH: OUT TaE CITY, IN AN EFYOET TO MEET THE REGIONS INCREASING DEMA..)'W FOR LOYi"ER INCOME ROUSING .. &UNNYVALE ENDORSES THE CONCEPTS SET FORTH IN THE BAY VlSIon :2 OJ 20 REPOP.T AND CONCURS WITH THE FOLLOWING BASIC CONCLUSIONS~ * LAND CSE AND DEVELOPMENT AFFECT COu~TY ~VD CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS WITHIN THE SlJF.ROUNDING )'..REAS. T'HES!: ISSOES MUST BE CONSIDERED IN FLANl'JING ANY FUTURE GP.O~'TH. .. FtJND!NG-FOR INFRAS'I'RUCTURE NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE BEFORE NEW DEVELOPMENT OCCG"RS" -.,.---'----<-' L , 1 - • THERE NEEDS TO BS STRONG EM:PH...~,.sIS FOR FULL PARTICIP~TI0N B~ CITIES IN MEETING -FAIR SF~Ed AFFORDABLE HOUEING TARGETS. .. 'I'HE LINK BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY IS CRUCIAL. THE LINK B~'EEN THESE TWO AREAS AND THE JOBS/HOUSING RATIO NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED A-~D STUDIED FURTHER. II-THE DROUGHT HAS EMPHASIZED THE 11"..PGRTANCE OF WATER sL~PLY TO GRO~~H MANAG~ENT~ THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WATER~ AIR, TRA..~SPORTATrON AND LAND USE PLk~NING ~ruST BE CONSIDERED l~ ANY REGIONP~ GROw~H MANAGEMENT. TO ADDRESS THY PREVIOUSLY STATED ISSUES WE H.lI,.VE TAKEN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS IN Sl~PORT OF BAY VISION 2D/20'5 REGIONAL PROPOSALS: II: \rr,'E SUPPORT 'THE MERGING OF TRA .. i~SPOR'rATrON, AIR AND WATER PLANNING AGENCIES AS A "SUB-REGIONAL BODY TO FACILITATE COORDINATED PlANNING. • COu"NTY AND CITY GENERAL PLANS SHOULD BE t;"SED IN T?:E DEVELOPMENT OF REG{ONAL PL~~S~ , .. _ 'r.,_ • URBAN LIMIT LINES NEED TO BE CLEARLY DEFINED. IN ORDER TO CONTROL GROWTH AND PFESERVE OPEN SPACE PERMANENT .... URBA."l LIMIT L!NES NEED 1'0 BE ESTABLISHED. C1y':<-Z" .... _· ... ·U.-i-~ .... ..: .. WHAT CONS'l' IT UTES A REGIONAL PROJECT MUST.BE CAREFULLY DEFINED. ANY REVIE'io\' PROCESS E:i A REGIONAL },GENC':{ WJST HAVE TIMELY RESPONSE DE:ADLINES SO THAT LOCAL· AGENCY REVI~'S ARE NOT DELAYED. SlJNNYVALE SUPPORTS AND ENCOUP)l.GES SUB-·REGION.ll..L PU)[NI~G SIMILAR TO THE RECENTL¥ fOR~-!ED CONGESTION M.A."JAGEMENT AGENCIES AND RECOGNIZES TKAT THE Nn;E SlJB-REGIONAL CONGESTION MJ..NAGEMEN'I' AGENCIES rN THE B1o.Y AREA NEEO TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF 'I'HE DE"'".~ELOPMENT OF FUTURE REGIONAL EFFORTS. A..~p PERFORMANCE MEASUR.EMENT SYSTE..~ IN 'THE DELr.,rERY OF SERVICES. TOM LEWCOCK OUR. CITY MANAGE Jt:ST RECENTLY TESTIFIED BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE INTERGOVER...""l" MENTP.L RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE USE OF PERFOP.MANCE M6SUR~E..i.:tENT IN THE DEI.,!VERY OF PC"BLIC SERVICES. TOM.HAS "--. __ .- ALSO WRITTEN A PAPER ON "R.E:Vn~"1:E SHARING AT THE CITY LEVEL IN CALIFORNIA." , , . CALIFORNIA. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE TASK f'ORCE AND 'WELCOME THE OPPORTUNIT'i TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF. THAN]( YOti FOR YOtiR TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY. -"---,,