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Compact for a Compact for a Sustainable Ventura Sustainable Ventura

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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

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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

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What is the Civic Alliance?What is the Civic Alliance?


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


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


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


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


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


Learning from others: Learning from others: Process leads to results.Process leads to results.


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


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


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


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)


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


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


Each map was Each map was digitized…digitized…

Composite Map


… … And a composite map createdAnd a composite map created


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


Trade-offTrade-offHousing MixHousing Mix

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Future growth more dense than

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Survey FindingsSurvey Findings

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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


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


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.


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


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


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


Meeting Transportation NeedsMeeting Transportation Needs

Land-use/transportation connectionLand-use/transportation connection

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

Accessibility vs. mobilityAccessibility vs. mobility

Policy optionsPolicy options


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


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


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


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

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