Goleta Area Planning Commission (C)

Finding and Recommendations	Response	Actions Completed	Actions Pending
1 The Grand Jury determined there are sufficient reasons for the BOS to explore the establishment of a Goleta Area Planning Commission.	On June 4, 1996 the BOS held a hearing on this matter, received public testimony, deliberated and concluded that further consideration of this matter should be postponed for the following reasons: Two major planning efforts are currently under way in Goleta. One is the revitalization of Goleta Old Town. The other is devising a coordinated process with the Goleta Water District by which land use entitlements and new water service connections are allocated. This is a public process being conducted in Goleta and will again require a major time commitment by elected officials, staff and the public. As the County Planning Commission members have pointed out, there are a number of important questions about how an area planning commission would function in relation to the county-wide commission, the staff and the BOS. BOS On May 29, 1996 the County Planning Commission held a noticed discussion on an Area Planning Commission for Goleta. Commissioners advise that no action should be taken to initiate an area planning commission until information is available from other counties with an active area planning commission indicating what their experience has been on costs and the relationship between the area and countywide commission. PCD

BOS Board of Supervisors
PCD Planning Commission Director