TABLE OF CONTENTS
LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
    {short description of image} Urban Growth Boundaries
    {short description of image} Annexation and Urban Expansion
    {short description of image} Infrastructure
    {short description of image} Land Use and Development Intensity
NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT
    {short description of image} Conservation of Ecological Resources
    {short description of image} Preservation of Agricultural Resources
    {short description of image} Protection of Community Identity
    {short description of image} Air Quality
    {short description of image} Water Quality
MOBILITY
     {short description of image} Transit-Centered Development
    {short description of image} Auto-Oriented Development
    {short description of image} Mixed LAnd Use
    {short description of image} Non-Auto Use Through Site Design
HOUSING SUPPLY AND AFFORDABILITY
    {short description of image} Increasing Housing Supply
    {short description of image} Increasing Housing Affordability
ECONOMIC VITALITY
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Principles of Local Planning anf Economic Vitality

Solano County Planning and Economic Devlelopment Directors and the Solano County Economic Development Corporation

Collaboration is key to regional planning in support of community economic vitality. In this spirit, the senior planning and economic development officials of Solano's seven cities and the county produced this work product. The process has enhanced inter-city and county communication. The participants, although not policy makers, are the professionals most involved with implementing local planning policy.

With professional facilitation from staff of the Association of Bay Area Governments, these Solano professionals examined the principles of local planning and economic vitality to identify areas of consensus of thinking. This work product, endorsed by the Solano Mayors, is the result of those efforts.

The goal of the professionals in producing this document is to assist in developing a regional Solano identity and promoting innovative and efficient solutions to county-wide policy concerns. It is not intended to be an all-encompassing principles statement. Rather it is a working document expressing the common thinking of Solano's municipal professionals. In light of existing community priorities, it is a beginning to addressing the region's needs through a regional policy-making approach.

A caveat o this work product is that Solano policy matters should be addressed through a locally determined, that is Solano-based, process.

Participants in the for-week process to produce this report are:
John Bento, Planning Director, City of Rio Vista
Gary Binger, Planning Director, ABAG
Rob Braulik, Economic Development Director, City of Benicia
John Bunch, Planning Director, City of Benicia
Birgetta Corsello, Environmental Manager, Solano County
Harry Englebright, Principal Planner, Solano County
David Heindel, Economic Development Manager, City of Suisun City
Curt Johnston, Assistant Planning Director, City of Fairfield
Jim Louie, Community Development Director, City of Dixon
Joe Lucchio, Senior Economic Development Planner, City of Fairfield
Mary McCarthy, President, SEDCORP
Ann Merideth, Planning Director, City of Vallejo
Barry Munowitch, Planning Director, City of Suisun City
Mike Palombo, Economic Development Director, City of Vacaville Greg Werner, Planning Director, City of Vacaville
Craig Whittom, Economic Development Specialist, City of Vallejo

January, 1997

SEDCORP

www.sedcorp.org, Mary T. McCarthy, President, marym@SEDCORP.org
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