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Compact for a Compact for a Sustainable Ventura Sustainable Ventura
CountyCounty
A project of the Ventura County A project of the Ventura County Civic Alliance and the Ventura Civic Alliance and the Ventura
Council of Governments Council of Governments
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 22
The mission of the Ventura County Civic Alliance
is to promote a healthy and sustainable future
for the Ventura County region
The mission of the Ventura County Civic Alliance
is to promote a healthy and sustainable future
for the Ventura County region
33
What is the Civic Alliance?What is the Civic Alliance?
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 33
About the Civic AllianceAbout the Civic Alliance
Initiative of the Ventura County Initiative of the Ventura County Community FoundationCommunity Foundation
Launched in 2001Launched in 2001 Participants from throughout Ventura Participants from throughout Ventura
CountyCounty Blends 3Es – Economy, Environment, Blends 3Es – Economy, Environment,
Social EquitySocial Equity
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 44
Strategies to Create a Better Strategies to Create a Better FutureFuture
1.1. Promote Livable Community Promote Livable Community ModelsModels
2.2. Prepare Ventura County Prepare Ventura County Workforces for a Workforces for a Knowledge EconomyKnowledge Economy
3.3. Build a Compact for a Sustainable Build a Compact for a Sustainable Ventura CountyVentura County
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 55
What is a Compact?What is a Compact?
A process by which citizens, governments, A process by which citizens, governments, and stakeholders identify collaborative and stakeholders identify collaborative solutions to shared challengessolutions to shared challenges
A statement of goals, policies and A statement of goals, policies and standardsstandards
Collectively negotiatedCollectively negotiated Voluntarily adopted by the Voluntarily adopted by the
jurisdictions in a regionjurisdictions in a region
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 66
1969: Guidelines for Orderly Development1969: Guidelines for Orderly Development 1970s: Regional Land Use Program1970s: Regional Land Use Program 1980s: Countywide Planning Program1980s: Countywide Planning Program 1980s – 1990s: Six greenbelt agreements1980s – 1990s: Six greenbelt agreements 1995 – 2001: SOAR 1995 – 2001: SOAR
initiatives in 8 cities initiatives in 8 cities and the Countyand the County
Ventura County has already benefited Ventura County has already benefited from regional thinking and planningfrom regional thinking and planning
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 77
Why a Ventura County Compact?Why a Ventura County Compact?
Need for a long-term visionNeed for a long-term vision Foster a sense of shared responsibilityFoster a sense of shared responsibility Develop a spirit of regional cooperationDevelop a spirit of regional cooperation Build trust and understanding across Build trust and understanding across
diverse sectorsdiverse sectors Establish a process of continuing dialogEstablish a process of continuing dialog Develop a commitment to actionDevelop a commitment to action Help create a sustainable futureHelp create a sustainable future
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 88
Learning from others: Learning from others: Process leads to results.Process leads to results.
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 99
The Compact will be a tall The Compact will be a tall challenge, but we can do itchallenge, but we can do it
Process needs to be Process needs to be InclusiveInclusive EngagingEngaging EfficientEfficient ProductiveProductive
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 1010
It’s all about what’s right.It’s all about what’s right. Better balanced housing choicesBetter balanced housing choices Future for agricultureFuture for agriculture Improved transportation Improved transportation
optionsoptions Clean air and clean Clean air and clean
waterwater Protected open space and wildlife habitatsProtected open space and wildlife habitats A healthy economy and improved economic A healthy economy and improved economic
opportunities for all citizens opportunities for all citizens
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 1111
Compact Guiding PrinciplesCompact Guiding Principles1.1. Sustain Sustain agricultureagriculture2.2. Maintain Maintain adequate and affordable adequate and affordable
housinghousing at all income levels at all income levels 3.3. Build an effective Build an effective multi-modal multi-modal
transportation systemtransportation system4.4. Protect Protect open space and natural open space and natural
resourcesresources and conserve energy and and conserve energy and other nonrenewable resources other nonrenewable resources
5.5. Develop a Develop a diversified and diversified and competitive economycompetitive economy
6.6. Stimulate Stimulate public education and public education and actionaction on sustainability issues on sustainability issues
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Four Key QuestionsFour Key Questions
Where are we now? (Phase 1)Where are we now? (Phase 1)
Where are we going? (Phase 1)Where are we going? (Phase 1)
Where do we want to be? (Phase 2)Where do we want to be? (Phase 2)
How do we get there? (Phase 3)How do we get there? (Phase 3)
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Phase 1: Identifying alternative Phase 1: Identifying alternative futuresfutures
Collect data and develop range of Collect data and develop range of plausible future scenariosplausible future scenarios
Identify goals and policy optionsIdentify goals and policy options Gather and analyze public input on Gather and analyze public input on
preliminary scenario optionspreliminary scenario options Identify areas of convergence and Identify areas of convergence and
divergence in defining a “preferred” future divergence in defining a “preferred” future scenarioscenario
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 1414
2007 Phase 1 Workshop2007 Phase 1 Workshop
135 participants135 participants 19 visions mapped19 visions mapped Identifying key Identifying key
goals and principlesgoals and principles Locating housing, Locating housing,
jobs, and jobs, and transportation for transportation for projected 2030 projected 2030 population growthpopulation growth
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 1515
Each map was Each map was digitized…digitized…
Composite Map
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 1616
… … And a composite map createdAnd a composite map created
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Recurrent themes from workshopRecurrent themes from workshop
Minimal SOAR boundary Minimal SOAR boundary expansionexpansion
Focused town or city centers Focused town or city centers surrounded by compact surrounded by compact neighborhoodsneighborhoods
Focused around existing Focused around existing transportation and transit transportation and transit infrastructureinfrastructure
Emphasis on open space and Emphasis on open space and habitat preservationhabitat preservation
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Trade-offTrade-offHousing MixHousing Mix
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
ExistingConditions
WorkshopFuture
Single Family
Multi Family
Future growth more dense than
existing
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 1919
Survey FindingsSurvey Findings
11%13%
76%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Survey Results
Preferred Strategy for Jobs and Growth
Expand theSOARboundaries
Build onundevelopedland w/in SOAR
Focus on InfillDevelopment
Survey results:Survey results:
Respondents Respondents overwhelmingly overwhelmingly preferred to focus preferred to focus growth in existing growth in existing urban areasurban areas
48% said convert 48% said convert some vacant some vacant commercial areas to commercial areas to housinghousing
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 2020
Survey FindingsSurvey Findings
Overwhelming support for Overwhelming support for creating and publicly-creating and publicly-funding a county-wide funding a county-wide Open Space District (78%)Open Space District (78%)
Water Quality and Wildlife Water Quality and Wildlife Corridors & Habitat were Corridors & Habitat were ranked as the highest ranked as the highest priority issues for a Open priority issues for a Open Space DistrictSpace District
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 2121
Project PrioritiesProject Priorities4 Main Issues of Regional Concern4 Main Issues of Regional Concern1)1) What to do with future Ventura What to do with future Ventura
County growth County growth 2)2) Protection of its environmental Protection of its environmental
and agricultural heritage, and agricultural heritage, 3)3) Preservation of housing Preservation of housing
affordability and choice, and affordability and choice, and 4)4) Maintaining an efficient and Maintaining an efficient and
equitable transportation system. equitable transportation system.
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Options for Managing GrowthOptions for Managing Growth
Renewal of SOAR boundariesRenewal of SOAR boundaries General plan density adjustmentsGeneral plan density adjustments Infrastructure concurrency requirementsInfrastructure concurrency requirements Land capacity monitoring and Land capacity monitoring and
managementmanagement Expansion of growth boundariesExpansion of growth boundaries
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 2323
Options for Protecting Agriculture Options for Protecting Agriculture and the Environmentand the Environment
Direct purchase of land or conservation Direct purchase of land or conservation easementseasements
Transfer of Development Right (TDR) Transfer of Development Right (TDR) systemsystem
Regulatory protections, e.g., agricultural Regulatory protections, e.g., agricultural buffers, habitat restoration requirements, buffers, habitat restoration requirements, storm water management requirementsstorm water management requirements
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 2424
Options to Address Housing NeedsOptions to Address Housing Needs
Inclusionary housing zoning ordinancesInclusionary housing zoning ordinances Jobs/housing linkage feeJobs/housing linkage fee Adjustments to city zoning regulations to Adjustments to city zoning regulations to
allow well-designed medium-density infill allow well-designed medium-density infill and mixed-use housingand mixed-use housing
Density bonusesDensity bonuses Expedited entitlement and permitting for Expedited entitlement and permitting for
affordable and workforce housing projectsaffordable and workforce housing projects
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Meeting Transportation NeedsMeeting Transportation Needs
Land-use/transportation connectionLand-use/transportation connection
Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles
Accessibility vs. mobilityAccessibility vs. mobility
Policy optionsPolicy options
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Phase 2 of the Compact ProjectPhase 2 of the Compact Project
In-depth regional discussion of four key topicsIn-depth regional discussion of four key topics Development and analysis of policy optionsDevelopment and analysis of policy options Drafting of a collaborative regional agreement Drafting of a collaborative regional agreement
on vision, principles, goals and actionson vision, principles, goals and actions Continuing partnership with VCOG, Continuing partnership with VCOG,
broadening involvement of cities and county, broadening involvement of cities and county, businesses and community organizationsbusinesses and community organizations
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A A CompactCompact is is
NegotiatedNegotiated ComprehensiveComprehensive VoluntaryVoluntary Responsive to Responsive to
local and local and regional needsregional needs
Regional challenges demand a Regional challenges demand a collaborative approachcollaborative approach
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 2828
We need your helpWe need your help
Advisory and working group membersAdvisory and working group members Staff support for data collection, policy Staff support for data collection, policy
analysis and reviewanalysis and review OutreachOutreach FundraisingFundraising
Ventura County Civic AllianceVentura County Civic Alliance 2929
Getting to Sustainability Getting to Sustainability
The Compact is only a start…The Compact is only a start…
Renewable energy Renewable energy and energy efficiencyand energy efficiency
Cradle to grave recyclingCradle to grave recycling Sustainable agriculture Sustainable agriculture
and regional food systemsand regional food systems Green building, green Green building, green
neighborhoodsneighborhoods Green business developmentGreen business development Environmental justice and social equityEnvironmental justice and social equity