HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8088 N.C.S 02/06/1978solution IVo. N C P`LK `m 1 Z'$
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RE'SOLUT'ION" ICALE,ING' ;'FOR .,REMOVAL. ,,O;F RE$eTR'ICTION$ ON
FR�EE� "AND. FULL, CITI'Z'EN'PART.hCIPAT`ION :TAN THE ASSOC�T-
ON OF
BAY IAREA GOVERNI`dENTS (A$AG' "). ''`EMAP PLANNING
PROCESS,
i ' INTRODU is Hilli oss
CE'D 'BY ;'C '_ - - -- - -- - --- - - ---- - -- -_ - - - - -- --- . - - - - -g ------------------------------ -and
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SECONDED G Roland Bond
D BY COUNC?LMAN - _ __:'... . - - - -- - - - - - -. - - -- - - - - -- - -- - - -- - - -- - at a
Regular_ g y Council of the
___ Mee tin g of the Cit
Cit 6th' Februar 78
y of- Petaluma;.,on the = -- --- _ - - - -- - - - -- .. - -=day' .... y------------------------------ •-- ••---- - - - - -- - -_, 19 -- - - - -..
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WHEREAS, the 'P.e- taluma, City Council finds that the Asso-
ciation, of ,Bay. Area- Governments (`AB G.) pre`s;ent limitations, on
(1) :' free in fornmation ` (2)" time: for review, .and" (3) right to
amend, prevent meaningful citizen; "Aw'areness of the impact of
' BAG r- estrictibns deny the citizen
ABAG; s p1,an,, and, ;..further, tl A ,
p y ave' real hand' iA' shaping a policy that is
an o ortunit to h a
admitted to greatly, "a'ffect the; lives- o`f the citizens in the =Bay
:
Area ,' 'f or the next 150 year--.s;' and,
TIEREAS, $'4 13 million in taxpayers'' monies have been taken
by ABA G for tnis, ,, p oj;ect on Ycbndition.11a
.'tt full and free public
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participation „be, prow de b y ABAG, and
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WHE REAS , ABAG an
' r ';no_ unce d on :December 2a9, .1:977', that individual
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citizens who ask. for" a copy Of the' pla=n must pay $:10 for Volume
G� $ I, :or; a total of $13.5 and,
I .and 3.. 5 Q for Vo ume� I ,
WHEREAS; ABAG has. announced 'a time 'schedale which provides
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for amendments a- f'te"r 3, 1973; arnd,,
WHEREAS, t e " text'. of Volume I of.. ABAG' s,, plan was not avail
able to the publ;i�p until January 13, l- 78,, and. Volume II ,of their
plan until January,,, 19: 19.78; arid,
WFIEREAS, seven weeks absolutely ary inadequate amount of '
time for the p b copies of ABAG's plan, examine
ubl " "ic. „toy' o ,
, discuss it with "othe citizens and the. i
' i t s ” , „ r ' it local_ off s als, ° '
' i alternative's which. the citizens desire; and,
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and gut �� ,
forward „
WHEREAS', there' is no compe'llin,g,' reason fo,r rushing this
Phan 'to 'a vote before° there is ad'equa,te .ci.ti.zen review”; in that
Bay' Are
,' . 'a° i is six months to. a year ahead o f other parts of .the
y
courier , ", and: extensions ..of tune are "posaible'; and,
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WHEREAS. ABAG has announ.
� evening device. for
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- citizen - suggested amendments, such, that the. ABAG General
g dy, will y
the", dec;%di��ri" bo .see 'onl,' amen "drnents that
y i ,
.
Assembly, - re -
des.. n -ated delegates j
a.tes ,or alternates
g ' , g _ ,; spores o >r o-r .whi ch' =
ceive pr.io;r majority votes of city, council's or 'boards of
peryisors or °,w „
su _ hich. receive three s'uc,cess :.v,e majority
0.4 votes of , the Envirohmental Management, Force ('EMTF)
g , g ee ,,..
the' ABAG Re • iomal - . • P'l,annin Commit, t
and. the. ABAG execu
tivib board.
NOW., T1!°EREF -ORE, BE IT RES'QLVED 'that ABAG should. grant:
s.iich an extension Iof time, and- that. the citizens . of the San
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1 Francisco Bay Area be; afford "ed ade'quate time" to examine ABAG` s
BE IT FURTHER REFS 'OLVED, that ABAG `�shai>ild remove the move'-
tar, barrerto„c_it:zen information and that a citizen , living
y , ng.
in th Bay Area,, ;
' � ted in .examining ]low the .plan
affects •
him should be able tot. :examine a co for his_ ,review b� - dls
copy,' Y t -ri -
on in approprilate quantities s local public a may
... but i r ` Y . ..
provide copies for..publ ,c examinatlon. ::
"., BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. that ABAG liberalize its restric
- tive rules on citizen. - suggested amend
menu' and where 20 or more
citizens- .propose an „amendment that, it be forwarded to the ABAG'
General Assembly for consideration.,.
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the power and . authority conferred upon "this Council by the 'Charter of said City. '
under ' the.
he'" by' certif that the foregoing Resolution was: and regularly introduced' and
I he y y ,
adopted by the Council of the City of Petaluma on the,:_ ... -6t ••••__
- day of: February 119 7 8 _ y the foll'gwing votes:
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Hills oss Per•r :'an :dMa:�or 'Putnam
g
unci� men Balshaw Bond CaPutna_m .
AYES " �° Co Cana h �Harbe rson
g _ y,,
NOES i- None""
ABSENT-. rye, - �
ATTEST
,.,CityClerk' Mayoru.