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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1937 Resolution710ASSED by the City Council of the Cit of , 1990. EvëTTñ ells, City Clerk co_zs,<E7 day , Mayor APP VED AS . Rub ello, City ttorney RESOLUTION No. 1937 A RESOLUTION opposing Initiative 547 a state-wide initiative dealing with growth management and land use. WHEREAS, the 1990 legislature enacted a comprehensive growth management act, and; WHEREAS, the act recognizes the diversity of the state and the regional challenges of managing growth, and; WHEREAS, the act outlines a process to promote and insure plans are coordinated and provides financial and technical , assistance for planning and growth management, and; WHEREAS, Initiative 547 outlines a different approach to growth management that unreasonably usurps local decision making processes, and; WHEREAS, the initiative contains provisions that are not beneficial to cities for such things has not adequately recognized planning and economic development distinctions in the state's 268 cities, and its passage could potentially invalidate environmental protection, transportation and growth management tools provided to cities during the 1990 legislative session; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO: (1) That the city opposes Initiative 547 and its state-wide mandatory planning provisions; (2) Opposes the creation of state level agencies or panels outlined in Initiative 547 which are empowered to decide the substance of local comprehensive plans and associated development regulations; and, (3) Opposes Initiative 547 because it will further delay implementation of growth management policies now underway and threatens to invalidate other environmental protection, transportation, and growth management tools granted to cities during the 1990 legislative session.