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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2011-182 - Shasta Trinity National Forest e RESOLUTION NO. 2011-182 e 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 SHAST A- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST WHEREAS, in 2004 the City of Redding completed a two year planning effort and adopted the City of Red~ing 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 following agencies and entities: Bob Bailey, Natural Resource Conservation Service Randy Benthin, California Dept. of Fish and Game Steve Callan, California Dept. ofFish and Game Dan Fehr, California Dept. ofFish and Game Tito Cervantes, California Dept. of Water Resources Gene Clark, Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve Janet Curtis, The Trust for Public Land Francis Duchi, Shasta Land Trust Monta Duwelling, City of Anderson Eric Gilliec, State Lands Commission Stuart Gray, Western Shasta Regional Conservation District Daria Hoyer, Sacramento Watershed Action Group Jake Jacobson, The Nature Conservancy Ray Johnson, Redding Fire Dept. Dennis Kessinger, City of Shasta Lake Bill Kuntz, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Craig Martz, California Dept. ofFish and Game Jim Milestone, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Rico Montenegro, McConnell Arboretum Brady Moss, The Trust for Public Land Jim Nelson, California Dept. ofFish and Game Don Neptune, Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve Nancy Polk, Shasta Co. Dept. of Resource Management. Michael Reeves, The Trust for Public Land Tim Reilly, North State Resources Aaron Rose, Sacramento Watershed Action Group Lee Salter, The McConnell Foundation Mary Schroeder, Western Shasta Regional Conservation District David Smith, California Dept. ofFish and Game Dennis Stransky, City of Shasta Lake Carla Thompson, City of Shasta Lake Shawn Tillman, Shasta Land Trust Mike Truden, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Bob Williams, California Dept. of Fish and Game WHEREAS, as an outcome of the master planning process, it was determined that parks and recreational lands playa vital role in the economic development of the City of Redding. Specifically, the plan provides as follows: e e 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 playa vital role in the development oftourism 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 WHEREAS, the City is aware that the National Forest Service is in the process of finalizing a Travel Management Plan for the Shasta-Trinity 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 Shasta-Trinity National Forest. 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 re-affirm the goals and objectives set forth in the Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan and re-affirm the important policy objective of maximizing recreational use opportunities in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for all types and categories of users of the National Forest, including winter activities. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the Redding City Council on the 18th day of October, 2011, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER: Bosetti, Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan, and McArthur COUNCIL MEMBER: None COUNCIL MEMBER: None COUNCIL MEMBER: None I - - '-- :-,) ". .'" ~ o I, i)i. '. . - {/r~ v.. <y"/ . ,/"'\ ~ ,.... -' APPROVED AS TO FORM: oQ ~ " ATTEST: ....11..