REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVISED WORKING DRAFT FOR REVIEW BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL PLANNING STAKEHOLDERS AND TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS MAY 24, 2004 www.sandag.org/rcp Stay up to date on the latest news about the draft Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP). Please contact us at (619) 699-1900 or rcp@sandag.org to offer your ideas and opinions about the future of the San Diego region. 401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego, CA 92101-4231 (619) 699-1900
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many individuals aided in the preparation of the Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP). In particular, the sustained participation and involvement of the members of the Regional Planning Committee, and the Regional Planning Stakeholders and Technical Working Groups are acknowledged. REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Local elected officials and advisory members from 2002-2004 Voting Members and Alternates Chair: Hon. Lori Holt Pfeiler, Mayor, City of Escondido, representing North County Inland Vice-Chair: Hon. Patty Davis, Councilmember, City of Chula Vista, representing South County Hon. Jack Feller, Councilmember, City of Oceanside, representing North County Coastal Hon. Jill Greer, Councilmember, City of Lemon Grove, representing East County Hon. Matt Hall, Councilmember, City of Carlsbad, representing North County Coastal Hon. Maggie Houlihan, Deputy Mayor, City of Encinitas, representing North County Coastal Hon. Bill Horn, Supervisor, County of San Diego Hon. Barry Jantz, Councilmember, City of La Mesa, representing East County Hon. Jerry Jones, Councilmember, City of Lemon Grove, representing East County Hon. Jim Madaffer, Councilmember, City of San Diego Hon. Patricia McCoy, Councilmember, City of Imperial Beach, representing South County Hon. Scott Peters, Councilmember, City of San Diego Hon. Judy Ritter, Councilmember, City of Vista, representing North County Inland Hon. Ron Roberts, Supervisor, County of San Diego Hon. Pam Slater-Price, Supervisor, County of San Diego Advisory Members Hon. James Bond, San Diego County Water Authority Hon. David Druker, Hon. Tom Golich, Hon. Pia Harris Ebert, North San Diego County Transit District (NCTD) Hon. Jess Van Deventer, Bill Chopyk, and William Briggs, San Diego Unified Port District Hon. Leon Williams and Hon. Bob Emery, Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Susanah Aguilera, U.S. Department of Defense Carol Bonomo and Lynne Baker, Regional Planning Stakeholders Working Group (SWG) Gail Goldberg, Regional Planning Technical Working Group (TWG) Pedro Orso-Delgado, Gene Pound, and Bill Figge, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) iii
REGIONAL PLANNING TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP (TWG) Planning and Community Development Directors and their representatives Chair: Gail Goldberg, City of San Diego Vice-Chair: Niall Fritz, City of Poway Dennis Turner, City of Carlsbad Jim Sandoval, Ed Batchelder, and Mark Stephens, City of Chula Vista Ed Kleeman, City of Coronado Linda Niles, City of Del Mar Jim Griffin, City of El Cajon Patrick Murphy, City of Encinitas Charles Grimm, City of Escondido Greg Wade, City of Imperial Beach Dave Witt and Rachel Hurst, City of La Mesa Robert Larkins, City of Lemon Grove Roger Post, City of National City Gerald Gilbert, City of Oceanside Paul Fiske, City of San Diego Jerry Backoff, City of San Marcos Doug Willliford and Melanie Kush, City of Santee Steven Apple, City of Solana Beach Robin Putman and Patrick Richardson, City of Vista Gary Pryor and Joan Vokac, County of San Diego Andy Hamilton, Air Pollution Control District Dana Friehauf, San Diego County Water Authority Robert Barry, Local Agency Formation Commission Kimberly Weinstein, Caltrans Stefan Marks, North County Transit District Bill Chopyk, San Diego Unified Port District REGIONAL PLANNING STAKEHOLDERS WORKING GROUP (SWG) Chair: Hon. Patty Davis, Councilmember, City of Chula Vista Vice-Chair: Carol Bonomo, Cal State San Marcos, SANDAG s I-15 Technical Working Group Janet Anderson, Sierra Club, Desert Protective Council Lynne Baker, Endangered Habitats League, Housing Action Network Brad Barnum, Associated General Contractors, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Claire Carpenter, The El Cajon Collaborative, Cajon Valley Education Foundation, East County Chamber of Commerce Susan Carter-Robert, All Congregations Together Carolyn Chase, San Diego Coalition for Transportation Choices, San Diego Earthworks Rose Davis, Indian Voices, Native American Advisory Board, Council of American Indian Organizations Paula Forbis, Environmental Health Coalition iv
SWG Continued David Gatzke, Alliance for Habitat Conservation Jaime Gonzalez-Luna, Maquiladora Association, Tijuana Economic Development Council Marla Hollander, Leadership for Active Living, San Diego State University (SDSU) Dan Hom, Asian Business Council, Chula Vista Planning Commission Marco LiMandri, New City America, Inc. Julianne Nygaard, Citizen, Former City of Carlsbad Councilmember, Former Chair of North County Transit District (NCTD) Keith Pezzoli, University of California San Diego (UCSD), Regional Workbench Consortium Ramona Salisbury, League of Women Voters, San Dieguito River Park Citizens Advisory Committee Tom Scott, San Diego Housing Federation, San Diego Housing Coalition Deanna Spehn, San Diego County Taxpayers Association, Quality of Life Coalition, San Diego Dialogue, The Nature Conservancy Michael Stepner, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, American Institute of Architects, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3), San Diego Council of Design Professionals David Stepp, San Diego County Farm Bureau Harriet Stockwell, East County Economic Development Council, El Cajon Women s Club, Former El Cajon Councilmember and SANDAG Chair Wallace Tucker, Fallbrook Land Conservancy, San Diego Land Conservancy Coalition, San Luis Rey Watershed Council Dutch Van Dierendonck, Ramona Community Planning Group, Past Participation in San Diego County's General Plan 2020 Steering Committee COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS Able-Disabled Advocacy (A-DA) All Congregations Together (ACT) Barrio Station National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) North San Diego County Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) SANDAG STAFF Gary Gallegos, Executive Director Eric Pahlke, Chief Deputy Executive Director Tom Larwin, Chief Deputy Executive Director Bob Parrott, Deputy Executive Director Debra Greenfield, General Counsel Julie Wiley, Interim General Counsel Bob Leiter, Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning Jeff Tayman, Director of Technical Services Retired v
SANDAG Staff Continued Jack Boda, Director of Mobility Management and Project Implementation Garry Bonelli, Communications Director Mike McLaughlin, Division Director of Land Use and Environment* Toni Bates, Division Director of Transportation Cindy Burke, Division Director of Criminal Justice Marney Cox, Chief Economist Carolina Gregor, RCP Project Manager Kim Kawada, Principal Regional Planner Hector Vanegas, Special Projects Director Susan Baldwin, Senior Regional Planner Sue Carnevale, Senior Regional Planner Janet Fairbanks, Senior Regional Planner Paul Kavanaugh, Senior Regional Planner Jeff Martin, Senior Regional Planner Rob Rundle, Senior Regional Planner Steve Sachs, Senior Regional Planner Ed Schafer, Senior Regional Planner Nan Valerio, Senior Regional Planner Stephan Vance, Senior Regional Planner Elisa Arias, Senior Transportation Planner Mike Hix, Senior Transportation Planner Dave Schumacher, Senior Transportation Planner John Hofmockel, Senior Research Analyst Gina Misch, Senior Research Technician Anne Steinberger, Communications Coordinator Jane Clough-Riquelme, Associate Regional Planner Rebecca Davis, Associate Regional Planner Matthew Eary, Associate Economic Analyst Laura Chalkley, Public Information Officer Paul Hardwick, Associate GIS Analyst Melyssa Guerry, Associate GIS Technician Brian Sheehan, Assistant Regional Planner Shelby Tucker, Assistant Regional Planner Rosalind Lates, Economic Research Assistant Patrick Carter, Source Point Intern Jennifer Cordeau, Regional Planning Intern Alex Hidalgo, Borders Planning Intern Gulsum Rustemoglu, Regional Planning Intern Arturo Salazar, Regional Planning Intern Retired vi
SANDAG Staff Continued Danny Serrano, Regional Planning Intern Pam Albers, Communications Design Supervisor Laura Mays, Communications Designer Tom Neel, Communications Designer Lisa Starace, Communications Design Intern Joy De Korte, Document Processing Specialist Lori Greenberg, Document Processing Specialist Mark Polinsky, Office Services Specialist Nathan Kirk, Office Services Specialist Garret McLaughlin, Office Services Specialist CONSULTANTS Leslie Wade, Wade Communications, Inc. Joanna Salazar, Consultant Greg Brooks, Jane Mobley Associates Chuck Anders, Strategic Initiatives Jun Onaka, Onaka Planning and Economics P&D Consultants INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS (FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE IRIS) Transportation: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority San Diego Unified Port District Metropolitan Transit System North San Diego County Transit Development Board California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Water: Olivenhain Municipal Water District San Diego County Water Authority Sweetwater Authority Vallecitos Water District Vista Irrigation District Wastewater: City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department Storm Water: County of San Diego Department of Public Works vii
Infrastructure Providers (for assistance with the IRIS) Continued: Solid Waste: County of San Diego Department of Public Works Energy: San Diego Gas and Electric San Diego Regional Energy Office Utilities Consumers Action Network (UCAN) Education: Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District San Diego County Office of Education San Diego Miramar College Southwestern Community College District University of California, San Diego Government and Community Relations Parks & Open Space: City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department City of Encinitas Parks and Recreation Department City of Lemon Grove Parks and Recreation Department City of Poway Development Services City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department City of San Diego Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) City of Santee Development Services County of San Diego General: San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Special acknowledgements to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for providing grant funding for the preparation of the RCP. Special recognition also to members of SANDAG's Borders Committee, I-15 Interregional Partnership Policy Committee, Transportation Committee, Regional Housing Task Force, and Cities/County Transportation Advisory Committee for their participation and assistance. viii