Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. - Peter Drucker

The SJV Blueprint   Began in 2005 (Plan formulated in 2006; adopted in 2009; with implementation beginning in 2010)   An 8 County regional planning process with Councils of Governments (COGs) serving as lead agencies   Has both County level and Valley-wide components   Provides a chance to plan for the future of transportation and land use in the San Joaquin Valley through 2050   Evaluates alternative growth scenarios using planning tools and extensive community input Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Public Input and Outreach   Partners included:   State Agencies (Caltrans, California Air Resources Board, Dept. of Health and Human Services, etc.)   Regional Agencies (the 8 MPOs)   Local Agencies (Cities, Counties, community rep’s, etc.)   Non-profit and Educational Institutions (the California Partnership, the Great Valley Center, UC Davis, Local Government Commission, etc.)   General public and Non-governmental Institutions (Developers, bankers, health professionals, various labor groups, committees and workgroups TOTAL: 151 Meetings; approx participants and 300+ organizations over a 5+ year period Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

The 12 Smart Growth Principles   A Range of housing opportunities and choices   Walkable neighborhoods   Community and stakeholder collaboration   Attractive communities with a sense of place   Predictable, fair and cost effective development regulations   Mixed land uses   Preserve open space, farmland, and critical environmental areas   A variety of transportation choices   Direct development towards existing communities   Compact building design   Enhance the economic vitality of the region   Environmental resource management Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

A Unified Vision   On April 1, 2009 the SJV Regional Policy Council (made up of 2 elected officials from each of the 8 SJV COG Boards) reviewed the Valley MPOs’ collaborative work on the Blueprint and took the following actions:   Adopted a list of Smart Growth Principles to be used as the basis of Blueprint planning in the San Joaquin Valley.   Adopted Growth Scenario B+, which represented the preferred scenario from each of the 8 SJV COGs. Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Implementation Strategies   Explore a Regional Leadership Structure   Continue and Expand the Valley Legislative Advocacy Program   Align SCS/APS with the Blueprint   Translate Blueprint into City and County Policies and Actions   Maintain and Expand the Planners Toolkit   Create a Valleywide Greenprint Program   Increase Technical Support and Data Sharing Capacity   Conduct an Annual Regional Event to Celebrate the Blueprint   Create a Leadership Training and Public Outreach Program Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Explore a Regional Leadership Structure   Regional Policy Council is a volunteer advisory body with limited authority and resources.   MPO staff provides support and policy expertise   Breadth and depth of challenges facing the Valley and the limited availability of local, State, and Federal resources, increase regional collaboration need   Creating a restructured regional body to fill this Valleywide role would not necessarily change any existing agency’s authority or responsibilities Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Continue and Expand the Valley Legislative Advocacy Program   Valley Legislative Affairs Committee (VLAC) made up of staff of the eight Valley RPAs   “Valley Voice” trips to Sacramento and Washington D.C.   The Valley is the third largest region in California; smaller than Southern California and the Bay Area, but larger than the San Diego and Sacramento regions   A unified voice is imperative for legislative success Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Align SCS/APS with the Blueprint   SB 375 brings together land use, housing, and transportation planning in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions   Requires that each MPOs RTP include ans SCS (or APS is SCS does not attain targets)   RHNA integrated into the RTP/SCS plan   Outreach, collaboration and data collection efforts of Blueprint paved the way for SCS formulation and integration Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

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Translate Blueprint into City and County Policies and Actions   Cities and counties have primary legal authority over land use (62 Cities and 8 Counties in the SJV)   Updating/formulating plans and policies to comply with AB 32 takes time, expertise and financial resources that many jurisdictions lack   14 of the largest cities in the Valley belong to the Smart Valley Places consortium – HUD Grant   46 smaller cities and counties are being served by the Blueprint Integration Project – SGC Grant (Prop 84 Round 1) ► ► Circuit planner assistance provided to every City ► ► Templates of all documents placed into the Toolkit Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Maintain and Expand the Planners Toolkit Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation Create a Valleywide Greenprint Program   Phase I – The State of the Valley’s Resource Base (Prop 84 Rd. 1 funded) ► ► 12 month process ► ► Compile data and other information describing the lands, waters and living resources of the region and the trends affecting them, and that document their public benefits, etc.   Phase II – Development and Evaluation of Resource Management Options (Prop 84 Rd. 2 funding awarded) ► ► month process ► ► Develop principles to guide resource management options and strategies, etc.

Increase Technical Support and Data Sharing Capacity   Valleywide Model Improvement Program (MIP) ► ► Updated and improve each of the 8 San Joaquin Valley MPO traffic models ► ► Developed advanced modeling projects to meet the near term needs ► ► Addressed items to ensure continued maintenance and improvement to the modeling process ► ► Cloud modeling capabilities now available for the Valley Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Conduct an Annual Regional Event to Celebrate the Blueprint   Blueprint Awards ► ► Awarded annually at the regional Policy Council Fall Policy Conference Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Awards are presented in the following categories :   Sustainable Development Projects: On the ground, existing examples of projects that exemplify the Blueprint Principles in the following categories: ► ► Residential ► ► Commercial ► ► Mixed Use ► ► Historic District ► ► Downtown Revitalization   Darrel Hildebrand Blueprint Leadership Award: For an individual who has shown enthusiasm and tenacity in promoting the Blueprint Principles.

Create a Leadership Training and Public Outreach Program   Continued outreach efforts include: ► ► Public workshops ► ► Stakeholder meetings ► ► Community organization and service club meetings ► ► Meetings with public agencies ► ► Summits ► ► Informal surveys ► ► Online & telephone surveys ► ► Newspaper and radio media campaigns Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Additional Items   Blueprint Related Studies and Activities: ► ► Demographic Projections   Completed in April 2012   May be used for SCS, RHNA and RTP, if MPO chooses   Projections significantly lower than original DOF projections   Updated DOF projections within 3% ► ► Higher Density Housing Market Study   Scheduled for completion in August 2012   Preliminary data suggests market desire and need for higher density housing choices to be placed   Viability of unit placement does not pencil until 2018 Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Last Thoughts   Don’t ever stop trying to create ► ► The world will not evolve past its current state of crisis by using the same thinking that created the situation. The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. - Albert Einstein, scientist ► ► Genius is one percent inspiration & ninety-nine percent perspiration. As such, I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work. - Thomas Edison, inventor Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation

Great to have met you all! Please travel safe. For more information contact Rob Terry at Fresno COG Learn more about the SJV Blueprint at Utilize the SJV Blueprint Toolkit at Carrying Scenario Planning Forward to Implementation