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Background:

In October of 2001, Supervisor Roger Dickinson's Office requested that the Planning Department present a Smart Growth Workshop to the Board of Supervisors. The workshop took place on June 5, 2002. Guest speakers for the workshop included Paul Zykofsky, Director of Land Use and Transportation Programs for the Local Government Commission, Randall Fleming, Managing Director of Community Development and Planning Services in the Department of Environmental Design at UC Davis, and John Hopkins, President of the Institute for Ecological Health. The Sacramento County Planning Department also presented a presentation on Smart Growth and how it relates to Sacramento County, by Robert Sherry, former Principal Planner of the Long Range Planning Division.

HOW THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE WILL ADDRESS SMART GROWTH

Smart Growth has been included as a topic to review for the General Plan Update. From the Smart Growth workshop, the Board of Supervisors gave direction to establish Smart Growth principles for Sacramento County and identify Smart Growth oriented policies already found in the County's general plan.

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FROM THE WORKSHOP

Staff Report of the Smart Growth Workshop - June 5, 2002 (pdf) PowerPoint Presentation from Sacramento County's Planning Department (pdf) PowerPoint Presentation from Guest Speaker Paul Zykofsky , Local Government Commission (pdf) PowerPoint Presentation from Guest Speaker Randall Fleming, University of California, Davis (pdf)

SMART GROWTH LINKS

Smart Growth Network Local Government Commission City of Sacramento's Smart Growth Principles and Implementation Strategies

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS

If you have any comments or questions, please contact Dave Defanti, Planner II at (916) 874-6155 or by e-mail at DefantiD@saccounty.net