HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 202-1974RESOLUTION NO. 202-74
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED NEW STRUCTURE
OF THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
WHEREAS, on the 14th day of July, 1964, the Board of Supervisors
of San Mateo County by its Resolution No. 20138 established a Regional
Planning Committee for San Mateo County for the purpose of obtaining answers
to many problems which require study and action on an area-wide basis and
which cannot be solved by any one city or the County alone; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Planning Committee was in said resolution
designated to be composed of one member of the Board of Supervisors, one
member of the San Mateo County Planning Commission, one member of the City
Council of each incorporated city within the County of San Mateo, one
member of the Planning Commission of each incorporated city, the State
Senator representing San Mateo County and each Assemblyman representing a
portion of San Mateo County; and
WHEREAS, said Regional Planning Committee has functioned well and
has been of inestimable value in the investigation and resolution of many
problems which have affected San Mateo County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, said body has been found after some years of experience
to be unwieldy because of its size and it is desired that a better balance
in representation from business, labor, agriculture, ethnic and environmental
groups be obtained and it is further desired that said body be made more
efficient in the solution of the overall problems of San Mateo County; and
WHEREAS, it is agreed by all cities and the County that said
Regional Planning Committee be reformed and continued to carry out the
objectives as herein-below indicated:
1. The cities and the County should form an effective partnership
to solve mutual problems and to carry out a cooperative county-wide planning
program. In such a partnership, each jurisdiction would retain full
authority for its own area of responsibility, while recognizing the need to
cooperate with its neighbors.
2. Transportation planning should be integrated into the general
planning and decision-making process. Planning for all forms of transporta-
tion should be coordinated in order to achieve a balanced transportation
system including highway, transit, rail, bus, aviation, bikeway and trail.
$. There should be substantial citizen participation in setting
goals, developing policies and establishing priorities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of South San Francisco approves of and supports the proposed new structure
of the Regional Planning Committee of San Mateo County, with the membership
and functions as proposed below.
1. Membership. The Regional Planning Committee shall be composed
of the following members:
One representative of the Board of Supervisors to be appointed by
the Board of Supervisors.
One representative of the City Council of each incorporated city
within the County to be appointed by the City Council
One representative of the East Palo Alto' Municipal Council to be
appointed by the East Palo Alto Municipal Council.
Six non-governmental members appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Each non-governmental member's term shall be for three years. However, the
initial term shall be appointed for the following terms which will in the
future result in staggered terms. Two shall be appointed for 1 year, two
shall be appointed for 2 years and two shall be appointed for 5 years.
2. Functions.
a) Coordinate county-wide planning programs which require
concerted action by a number of cities or by cities and the county.
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Examples are programs such as planning for transportation corridors
for water supply, and for solid waste management, all of which
require county-wide plans.
b) Coordinate the preparation of general plan elements
which, although they are the responsibility of individual juris-
dictions, have a larger than local impact, and could better be
prepared jointly for all jurisdictions in the county. This is
true of certain mandatory plan elements such as seismic safety,
noise, transportation, and housing which could be prepared
separately by each agency. In some instances joint preparation
would be advantageous--but, in any event, these plan elements
are not likely to be effective unless there is close coordination.
c) Review those general plan elements which are prepared
by individual jurisdictions (both cities and county) to make
sure that they are consistent with each other and that potential
conflicts are minimized.
d) Serve as the mechanism for joint study or review of
projects and issues which affect a number of jurisdictions but
which are not of concern to the entire county.
e) Make reconunendations on the allocation of funds from
federal, state, and local sources if such funds are earmarked
for joint city-county purposes.
f) If and when a San Mateo County Transit District should
be formed, serve as an advisory body to the district.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution. was regularly intro-
duced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at
a regular meeting held on the ~7th
day of October
19 74 , by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN Richard Battaglia, F. Frank Mammini, Terry J. Mirri,
Leo Padreddii and Warren Steinkamp
NOES,
,, None
ABSENT, "
None
C~ty Clerk
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