Talking point – Planning Committee
1. The addition of the area of Tarzana between Topham/Oxnard and Victory should be included in the Plan
• Please submit your request in written.
• When the plan was updated in 1998, the boundary of the Plan followed the Census tracts. In 1999, the City Charter established the Neighborhood Council System and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment which supports the Neighborhood Councils “to promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs…” Charter Section 900. Generally, the requirements for forming a Neighborhood Council include having no less than 20,000 residents within the desired Neighborhood Council boundary though exceptions do apply.
• The boundaries …show more content…
Under federal law, SCAG is designated as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and under state law as a Regional Transportation Planning Agency and a Council of Governments. The SCAG region encompasses six counties (Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura) and 191 cities in an area covering more than 38,000 square miles. Agencies responsibilities:
Maintain a continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated planning process (the “3 Cs”) resulting in a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and a Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP)
Develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) to address greenhouse gas emissions as an element of the RTP
Develop demographic projections
Develop integrated land use, housing, employment, transportation programs and strategies for the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan
Responsible for developing and ensuring that the Regional Transportation Plan and the Federal Transportation Improvement Program conform to the purposes of the State Implementation Plans for specific transportation-related criteria pollutants, per the Clean Air
1. The addition of the area of Tarzana between Topham/Oxnard and Victory should be included in the Plan
• Please submit your request in written.
• When the plan was updated in 1998, the boundary of the Plan followed the Census tracts. In 1999, the City Charter established the Neighborhood Council System and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment which supports the Neighborhood Councils “to promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs…” Charter Section 900. Generally, the requirements for forming a Neighborhood Council include having no less than 20,000 residents within the desired Neighborhood Council boundary though exceptions do apply.
• The boundaries …show more content…
Under federal law, SCAG is designated as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and under state law as a Regional Transportation Planning Agency and a Council of Governments. The SCAG region encompasses six counties (Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura) and 191 cities in an area covering more than 38,000 square miles. Agencies responsibilities:
Maintain a continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated planning process (the “3 Cs”) resulting in a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and a Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP)
Develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) to address greenhouse gas emissions as an element of the RTP
Develop demographic projections
Develop integrated land use, housing, employment, transportation programs and strategies for the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan
Responsible for developing and ensuring that the Regional Transportation Plan and the Federal Transportation Improvement Program conform to the purposes of the State Implementation Plans for specific transportation-related criteria pollutants, per the Clean Air