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Show Regional Policy Council Meeting April 1, 2009 SJV Blueprint Report and Recommendation Page 4 Upcoming ‘1th Year Blueprint Activities: Simultaneously, the eight Valley COGs will be moving forward with the fourth year of the Blueprint Planning Process. Tasks outlined for the upcoming year include: • Valleywide Blueprint Final Report and Toolkit for Implementation • Translate Valley Blueprint principles into local implementation strategies and develop local government commitment • Convene meetings with local officials to discuss funding challenges of local government (and related "fiscalization of land use") • Address new greenhouse gas directives (SB 375) Develop adequate modeling tools for compliance with SB 375 • Address the increasing of residential densities - Determine the impact of various development densities on the fiscal health of cities and counties in the San Joaquin Valley - Determine the market demand for higher density residential housing projects • Greenprint - incorporate Farmland Conservation Model Program mapping, that includes improved information on water resources into the Blueprint for each of the Valley Counties • Work with Central California Economic Development Corporations and the Partnership for SJV to address jobs/housing issue • Continue Blueprint's Valleywide presence by maintaining partnership with Great Valley Center for website oversight and production of a Valleywide Blueprint event • Continue Using Adopted Methods to Measure the Effectiveness of the Regional Blueprint Plan • Continue Extensive Public Outreach Efforts In the midst of this comprehensive planning process, two pieces of legislation have been approved by the Governor (AB 32 and SB 375) that will greatly impact land use and transportation planning at the local and regional levels. All of the implications of these climate change/greenhouse gas mandates have yet to be determined, however, they will have a tremendous effect on the way that COG and its member agencies approach their planning processes. We will continue to monitor these mandates. |
