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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2010-84 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-84 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS' (SCAG) BUSINESS FRIENDLY PRINCIPLES WHEREAS, Huntington Beach is a member of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)who is engaged in the development of a Southern California Economic Growth Strategy; and Huntington Beach supports working with SCAG and other key economic stakeholders to improve the Southern California economy; and Huntington Beach is a business friendly municipality and has numerous practices in place to encourage economic growth within its community; and NOW, THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve as follows: 1. The City of Huntington Beach supports SCAG's Southern California Economic Growth Strategy with the following"Business Friendly Principles:" Principle One - Economic Development as a Priority. Huntington Beach strives to demonstrate commitment to economic development as a priority. Principle Two - Business Partnership. Huntington Beach strives to provide quality municipal services to attract and retain businesses and employees. Principle Three - Business Responsive Processes. Huntington Beach strives to communicate effectively with businesses including processes to increase its responsiveness to businesses that are seeking or doing business within its jurisdiction (commitments include responding to business inquiries within an reasonable time period and offering an efficient permitting process for all businesses). Principle Four - Attractiveness to Business Investment. Huntington Beach strives to provide efficient and responsive business assistance in areas of licensing, permitting, inspections and other municipal services and will seek to improve its attractiveness to new and existing businesses within its jurisdiction (commitments include striving to maintain competitive taxes and fees and establishing good communications with business base via newsletter or website). 1 10-2677/54210 Resolution No. 2010-84 2. The City Council authorizes staff to submit a copy of this resolution to SCAG in time for SCAG's Regional Economic Summit currently scheduled for December 2, 2010. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of November , 2010. AII-A a r REVIE ND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APP OVE City drn istrator Director of Economic Develop ent APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney 2 10-2677/54210 Res. No. 2010-84 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on November 15, 2010 by the following vote: AYES: Carchio, Coerper, Hardy, Green, Bohr, Dwyer, Hansen NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None citiklerk and ex-officio erk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California