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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
City of Watsonville ∫ 29 Environmental Health Investigation Sources 27. Covenant to Restrict Use Of Property,
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Findings 11 findings
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Traffic congestion on Highway 1 corridor is problematic.
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Local jurisdictions do not implement the regional transportation plan created by the RTC.
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Lack of consensus between the local jurisdictions and the RTC staff obstructs the coordination of the local transportation plans with the Regional Transportation Plan.
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Each agency’s General Plan is an integrated document that includes housing and transportation as elements. There is no mandated link between the local agency’s General Plans and the Regional Transportation Plan.
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No consistent long-term funding source is currently available for RTC planning.
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City of Capitola, “City of Capitola General Plan,” September 28, 1989, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.ci.capitola.ca.us/capcity.nsf/ComDevCityGen.html
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City of Watsonville, “Watsonville 2005 General Plan,” May 24,1994, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/departments/cdd/general_plan_05/ch.10.pdf
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City of Scotts Valley, “General Plan - 1994,” Chapter 11 – Circulation, April 23, 1993, accessed: May, 21, 2011, http://www.scottsvalley.org/downloads/planning/GPCirculation.pdf
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State of California Assembly, “Assembly Bill No. 32,” September 27, 2006, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/05-06/bill/asm/ab_0001- 0050/ab_32_bill_20060927_chaptered.pdf
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State of California Senate, “Senate Bill No. 375,” September 30, 2008, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0351- 0400/sb_375_bill_20080930_chaptered.pdf
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AMBAG, “Envisioning the Monterey Bay Area: a Blueprint for Sustainable Growth and Smart Infrastructure,” March 2011, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.ambag.org/programs/blueprint/pdf/blueprint_document.pdf
Recommendations 11
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R1Transportation sections of all county and city general plans should be written by Regional Transportation Commission staff.
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R2The local jurisdictions should review the transportation sections developed by RTC staff for adequacy every two years and RTC staff should be required to revise when necessary. Back to the Future ∫ 37
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R3The RTC should develop cost estimates and pursue stable funding sources to implement recommendations one and two.
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R4County of Santa Cruz, “1994 GENERAL PLAN and LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM for the COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA,” December 19, 1994, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.sccoplanning.com/html/policy/general_plan.htm
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R5City of Santa Cruz, “City of Santa Cruz General Plan 2030,” February 27, 2009, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=348
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R6City of Capitola, “City of Capitola General Plan,” September 28, 1989, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.ci.capitola.ca.us/capcity.nsf/ComDevCityGen.html
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R7City of Watsonville, “Watsonville 2005 General Plan,” May 24,1994, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/departments/cdd/general_plan_05/ch.10.pdf
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R8City of Scotts Valley, “General Plan - 1994,” Chapter 11 – Circulation, April 23, 1993, accessed: May, 21, 2011, http://www.scottsvalley.org/downloads/planning/GPCirculation.pdf
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R9State of California Assembly, “Assembly Bill No. 32,” September 27, 2006, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/05-06/bill/asm/ab_0001- 0050/ab_32_bill_20060927_chaptered.pdf
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R10State of California Senate, “Senate Bill No. 375,” September 30, 2008, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0351- 0400/sb_375_bill_20080930_chaptered.pdf
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R11AMBAG, “Envisioning the Monterey Bay Area: a Blueprint for Sustainable Growth and Smart Infrastructure,” March 2011, accessed: May 21, 2011, http://www.ambag.org/programs/blueprint/pdf/blueprint_document.pdf