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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22818RESOLUTION NO. 22818 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS SUPPORTING THE "BUSINESS FRIENDLY PRINCIPLES" AS PART OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOICATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG) DEVELOPMENT OF A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ECONOMIC GROWTH STRATEGY. WHEREAS, The City of Palm Springs is a member of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) who is engaged in the development of a Southern California Economic Development Growth Strategy; and WHEREAS, The City of Palm Springs supports working with SCAG and other key economic stakeholders to improve the Southern California economy; and WHEREAS, The City of Palm Springs is a business friendly municipality and has numerous practices in place to encourage economic growth within its community. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City of Springs supports the following "Business Friendly Principles" as part of SCAG's development of a Southern California Economic Growth Strategy: Princiole One — Economic Development as a Prioritv The City of Palm Springs strives to demonstrate commitment to economic development as a priority. Principle Two - Business Partnership The City of Palm Springs strives to provide quality municipal services to attract and retain businesses and employees. Principle Three -Business Responsive Processes The City of Palm Springs strives to communicate effectively with businesses including processes to increase its responsiveness to businesses that are seeking or doing business within its jurisdiction (commitments include responding to business inquiries within an established time period and offering an expedited permitting process for new businesses). Principle Four — Attractiveness to Business Investment The City of Palm Springs strives to streamline operations for efficient and responsive business assistance in areas of licensing, permitting, inspections and other municipal services and will seek to improve its Resolution No. 22818 Page 2 attractiveness to new and existing businesses within its jurisdiction (commitments include striving to maintain competitive taxes and fees and establishing good communications with the business base via newsletter or website). SECTION 2. That the City of Palm Springs authorizes its staff to submit a copy of this resolution to SCAG in time for SCAG's Regional Economic Summit scheduled for December 2, 2010. ADOPTED THIS 6th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2010 David H. Ready, Cit ager ATTEST: games 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. 22818 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 the 6t" day of October, 2010, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Mills, Councilmember Weigel, Mayor Pro Tern Hutcheson and Mayor Pougnet. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. ;Zes Thompson, City Clerk x p I �,��Lai� City of Palm Springs, California I