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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: October 6, 2010
CONSENT
SUBJECT: APPROVE A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING "BUSINESS FRIENDLY
PRINCIPLES" AS PART OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFONRIA
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG) DEVELOPMENT OF A
SOUTHERN CALIFNORIA ECONOMIC GROWTH STRATEGY.
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Community & Economic Development Department
This SCAG-sponsored Resolution supports the "Business Friendly Principles"
developed by the Southern California Association of Governments, demonstrating the
City of Palm Springs' commitment to work with the State to keep businesses within
California and find ways to reduce or remove economic impediments to growth. This
strategy will be presented at an Economic Development Summit scheduled for
December 2, 2010.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt Resolution No. , "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.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is planning a summit with
the Governor -elect and State, city and business leaders on December 2, 2010. The
purpose of the summit is to share information about the potential actions that can be
taken to remove impediments to economic growth for communities in California.
SCAG's goal is to have all 190 cities within the region adopt the resolution and present
at the summit in order to demonstrate to the Governor -elect, and state, and business
leaders that Southern California communities are committed to working together with
the State to keep businesses within California and find ways to reduce or remove
economic impediments to growth.
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City Council Staff Report
(October 6, 2010) -- Page 2
(Resolution -Business Friendly Principles)
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No fiscal impact.
Cathy Van orn, Economic Development 4ohn y d, Director
Administrator
David H. Ready, City er Tom Wilson, Assistant City Manager
Attachments:
Resolution
RESOLUTION NO.
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;
WHEREAS, The City of Palm Springs supports working with SCAG and other
key economic stakeholders to improve the Southern California economy;
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:
Principle 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
attractiveness to new and existing businesses within its jurisdiction
Resolution No.
Page 2
(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, City Manager
ATTEST:
James 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. 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 ,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES-
ABSENT -
ABSTAIN:
James Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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