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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board receive a presentation provided by James Corless, Chief Executive Officer of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments on the 2024 Blueprint Scenario for our region.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is where local government leaders across the region come together to advance the goals of economic prosperity, connected communities and vibrant places. SACOG works with the six counties and 22 cities in the region to solve challenges that are too big for any one jurisdiction to solve on its own. SACOG plays a central role in transportation infrastructure planning and funding assistance for cities, counties, transit operators and other entities responsible for providing for the mobility needs of the region’s residents. One of SACOG’s main roles as the state- and federally recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization for the region is to maintain the region’s long-range, fiscally constrained transportation plan and accompanying land use strategy. This plan must be updated every four years in coordination with local government agencies and demonstrate how the region is working to advance local, regional, state and federal policy priorities. SACOG is currently undergoing an update of this plan, titled Blueprint, and anticipates adoption of the plan in 2024.
The 2024 Blueprint will outline recommendations for public land-use policy and transportation investment strategies for the Sacramento region for the next 30 years. This plan will lay out a set of strategies for an integrated, multimodal transportation system and a regional land use development pattern that can create a more thriving region that works for all residents. The plan aims to connect housing to jobs, education, goods and services, and recreational opportunities while protecting and enhancing our region’s natural and working landscapes.
Aside from this plan being a federal and state requirement, SACOG will use the 2024 Blueprint update to help local agencies coordinate and prioritize efforts to attract greater investment in the region through grants, private investment, and economic growth while protecting our region’s natural environment and existing economies, and improving quality of life for all residents.
James Coreless and SACOG staff will provide a short presentation and answer any questions on the 2024 Blueprint. The presentation will highlight how a Triple Bottom Line approach that strives to advance coequal goals in equity, economy, and environment is imperative to prepare the region to meet the complex growth and mobility challenges we all face in the coming decades. The presentation will also provide an overview of the opportunities SACOG is creating to allow for public and stakeholder involvement in the regional planning process and a glimpse into the many programs SACOG has available or is developing to support public agencies in the implementation of the region’s vision for the future.
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CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Chief Administrative Office recommends the Board receive the SACOG presentation.
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STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Good Governance
CONTACT
Don Ashton
Chief Administrative Officer