HomeMy WebLinkAbout21413 - RESOLUTIONS - 9/21/2005 RESOLUTION NO. 21413
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS' (SCAG) 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION.
WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments, or SCAG, is the
nation's largest Metropolitan Planning Organization representing the six counties
(Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura) and 187 cities
that make up the Southern California region; and
WHEREAS, SCAG was initially formed on October 28, 1965, when local elected officials
from 56 cities and five counties first convened to begin planning Southern California's
future on a regional basis; and
WHEREAS, SCAG has long been dedicated to developing regional solutions to the
many transportation, air quality, housing, land use, and other issues facing Southern
California; and
WHEREAS, SCAG has developed, and continues to develop, regional transportation
plans intended to identify Southern California's long-term transportation needs while
protecting the region's air quality; and
WHEREAS, SCAG has developed a series of strategies through the Southern California
Compass growth visioning initiative intended to provide for more effective local land use
and transportation decision-making; and
WHEREAS, SCAG serves as the regional agency responsible for implementing the
state Regional Housing Needs Assessment program on behalf of Southern California in
an effort to establish goals for future housing needs; and
WHEREAS, SCAG has remained dedicated to its mission statement of "Leadership,
Vision and Progress, which promote economic growth, personal well-being and livable
communities for all Southern Californians."
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council that the City of Palm
Springs commemorates SCAG's 40 years of service to the Southern California region
and acknowledges that SCAG will continue to play a critical role in shaping Southern
California's future,
Resolution No. 21413
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ADOPTED this 215t day of September, 2005. _
David H. Ready, City M@6ager
ATTEST: P ��
J mes Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 21413 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on September 21, 2005, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Foat, Mills, Pougnet and Mayor Pro Tem McCulloch
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Oden
ABSTAIN: None
es Thompson, City Clerk
city of Palm Springs, California