HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2010-060RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -060
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF "BUSINESS FRIENDLY PRINCIPLES"
AS PART OF SCAG'S DEVELOPMENT OF A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ECONOMIC GROWTH STRATEGY
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elsinore 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
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elsinore supports working with SCAG and
other key economic stakeholders to improve the Southern California economy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elsinore is a business friendly municipality
and has numerous practices in place to encourage economic growth within its
community;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, does hereby resolve as follows:
1. That the City of Lake Elsinore supports the following "Business
Friendly Principles" as part of SCAG's development of a Southern California Economic
Growth Strategy:
Principle One — Economic Development as a Priority
The City of Lake Elsinore strives to demonstrate commitment to economic
development as a priority.
Principle Two - Business Partnership
The City of Lake Elsinore strives to provide quality municipal services to
attract and retain businesses and employees.
Principle Three - Business Responsive Processes
The City of Lake Elsinore 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 inquires within an established time period and offering an expedited permitting
process for new businesses).
Principle Four — Attractiveness to Business Investment
The City of Lake Elsinore strives to streamline operations for 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
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taxes and fees and establishing good communications with business base via
newsletter or website).
2. That the City of Lake Elsinore authorizes its 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, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 14th day of September 2010.
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MELISSA A. MELENDE , MAYOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
CAROL COWLEY,
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SS
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
I, Carol Cowley, Interim City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify
that Resolution No. 2010 -060 was adopted by the Cit� Council of the City of Lake
Elsinore, California, at a regular meeting held on the 14t day of September 2010, and
that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
MELENDEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: MAYOR PRO TEM BHUTTA
ABSTAIN: NONE
BUCKLEY, HICKMAN, MAGEE, MAYOR
Carol Cowley, CMC/r
City Clerk of the City of Lake Els ore, California