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FROM: John Mandeville, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Kim Murry, Deputy Director, Long Range Planning
SUBJECT: REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES STRATEGY PROGRESS REPORT FROM SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SLOCOG) STAFF
RECOMMENDATION
Receive a presentation from SLOCOG staff.
DISCUSSION
SLOCOG is responsible for developing a Regional Transportation Plan that provides the basis
for state funding and infrastructure improvements on a regional level. In 2008, SB 375 enacted
changes that require regional agencies to coordinate with local agencies to develop a Sustainable
Communities Strategy (SCS) as part of the Regional Transportation Plan. The California Air
Resources Board has been involved in this process because SB 375 assigns responsibility to the
Board to develop emissions reductions goals. The intent of the SCS is to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from automobiles and light trucks in a region by more closely aligning transportation
funding with land use decisions and modal choice opportunities. SB 375 also changes the
required Housing Element and Regional Housing Needs Allocation process to align with the
eight-year cycle of the SCS.
SLOCOG is required to include an SCS in its 2012 Regional Transportation Plan. SLOCOG
staff is updating the 2010 Regional Transportation Plan and preparing a preliminary SCS in order
to start the analysis of how existing land use patterns and adopted policies and programs would
affect the region's ability to achieve reductions in emissions related to autos and light trucks. If
the region cannot accomplish the emissions reductions through an SCS, an Alternative Planning
Strategy must be developed.
SLOCOG initiated a process to evaluate development potential of each jurisdiction under their
respective adopted general plans and modeled traffic patterns and counts associated with those
development scenarios. This modeling also included analysis of scenarios such as development
of the sphere of influence areas and included information provided by the jurisdictions regarding
approved developments. The Community Development Director and Councilperson Marx have
been participating on a policy team with the staff from SLOCOG in this effort.
During the study session, Steve Devencenzi, Planning Director of SLOCOG will be presenting
an update on this process to the City Council followed by an opportunity for Council members to
ask questions and provide comments.
SLOCOG Presentation Page 2
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no fiscal impacts associated with the presentation. In the future, if the City's land use
and circulation policies and programs do not support the adopted Sustainable Communities
Strategy or the Alternative Planning Strategy, funding for circulation improvements that serve the
City could be jeopardized.
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