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).
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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.
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REVIE ND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APP OVE
City drn istrator Director of Economic Develop ent
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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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