RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (C/CAG) OF SAN MATEO COUNTY’S APPLICATION FOR PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREA STATUS FOR THE EL CAMINO REAL CORRIDOR (“THE CORRIDOR”)

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in coordination with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Bay Conservation and Development Commission (collectively, the “regional agencies”) are undertaking a regional planning initiative called FOCUS; and

WHEREAS, FOCUS program goals support a future regional development pattern that is compact and connected; and

WHEREAS, the regional agencies seek local government partners to create a specific and shared concept of where growth can be accommodated (priority development area) and what areas need protection (priority conservation area) in the region; and

WHEREAS, a priority development area must meet all of the following criteria: (a) within an existing community, (b) near existing or planned fixed transit (or served by comparable bus service) and (c) is planned, or is planning, for more housing; and

WHEREAS, local governments and congestion management agencies in the nine county San Francisco Bay Area are eligible to apply for designation of an area within their community as a priority development area; and

WHEREAS, the regional agencies are committed to securing incentives and providing technical assistance to designated priority development areas so that positive change can be achieved in communities working to advance focused growth; and

WHEREAS, C/CAG has submitted an application to designate the corridor within San Mateo County as part of a priority development area comprised of areas in unincorporated San Mateo County and also comprised of portions of the Cities of Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont, San Mateo, Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno, South San Francisco, Colma, and Daly City.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED that the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors supports C/CAG’s submission of the application to designate the corridor, including the portion within unincorporated San Mateo County, as a priority development area, and supports the designation of the corridor as a priority development area.

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