HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2014-096 - Lassen National Forest • RESOLUTION NO. 2014-096 •
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF REDDING'S POLICY AND LAND USE
POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR
THE LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST AND INVOKING COORDINATION
WHEREAS, in 2004 the City of Redding completed a two year planning effort and adopted
the City of Redding Parks, Trails and Open Space Master plan; and
WHEREAS, as a part of that planning effort and in recognition that parks, trails and open
space is a regional issue involving not only the City of Redding but other stakeholder entities and
agencies of state and federal government, the City conducted an Open Space Forum attended by
representatives from the state and federal and local agencies; and
WHEREAS, as an outcome of the master planning process, it was determined that parks and
recreational lands play a vital role in the economic development of the City of Redding.
Specifically, the plan provides as follows:
Economic Development and Investment
Both direct and indirect economic benefits are realized by investing in parks.
Businesses making re-location or expansion decisions look to a potential area's
quality-of-life measures, and parks and other recreation amenities play an important
role in those assessments. A recent article on corporate relocation quoted a Price
Waterhouse-Coopers site consultant saying, "Companies are much more conscious
today and focused on quality-of-life in making a [relocation] decision." New
industries and businesses bring increased economic growth, better wages, and
enhanced opportunities. More directly, the development of recreation facilities can
mean more jobs for the community, with the most obvious beneficiaries being people
in the recreation service fields and those in the construction industry.
WHEREAS, as an additional outcome of the planning process, it was determined that parks
and recreational lands play a vital role in the development of tourism for the City of Redding.
Specifically, the plan provides as follows:
Tourism
Well-maintained parks and top-grade recreational facilities are attractive not only to
our citizens, but to others from outside the region whose travel dollars add to
Redding's growing tourist and outdoor recreation economy. A portion of the sales
tax generated from the goods and services purchased by travelers goes into the City's
General Fund, which provides a wide array of essential services for City residents
such as police and fire protection.
WHEREAS, an outcome of the planning process was to identify that a key strategy for
implementation of the plan is coordination and partnership with other agencies; and
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WHEREAS, the City is aware that the National Forest Service is in the process of reviewing
and amending a Travel Management Plan for the Lassen National Forest and that said plan could be ^�
detrimental to the City of Redding and inconsistent with the stated goals of the City to promote
economic development and tourism should that plan reduce, curtail or fail to expand upon
recreational opportunities available to the public to use the Lassen National Forest; and
WHEREAS, federal agencies are required to coordinate planning and management activities
with local governments pursuant to (1) statutes including, but not limited to, the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act, 43 U.S. C. § 1712, and the National Forest Management Act, 16 U.S.C. §
1604, (2) regulations and rules implementing those statutes, and (3) Executive Order directing
intergovernmental cooperation and coordination; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES
HEREBY FIND AND RESOLVE that the Council of the City of Redding does hereby reaffirm the
goals and objectives set forth in the Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan and reaffirm the
important policy objective of maximizing recreational use opportunities in the Lassen National
Forest for all types and categories of users of the National Forest, including winter activities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Redding does hereby assert
legal standing and formally invokes coordination status with the National Forest Service with respect
to the Travel Management Plan for Lassen National Forest to be carried out through the efforts of the
Shasta County Coordination Committee.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and read at a regular
meeting of the Redding City Council on the 7"' day of October, 2014, and was duly adopted at said
meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Cadd,Jones,McArthur, Sullivan, & Bosetti
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
RI K BOSETTI, Mayor
AT'T'EST: � ='� . APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PAMELA MIZE;'Cit .` lerk RICHARD A. DUVERN , City Attorney