r-10546City Council Meeting 11-23-2010 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10546 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN SUPPORT OF "BUSINESS-FRIENDLY
PRINCIPLES" AS PART OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS DEVELOPMENT OF A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ECONOMIC
GROWTH STRATEGY
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is a member of the Southern California
Association of Governments (SCAG) which is engaged in the development of a
Southern California Economic Growth Strategy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica supports working with SCAG and other key
economic stakeholders to improve the Southern California economy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is abusiness-friendly municipality and has
numerous practices in place to encourage economic growth within its community.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Principle One -Economic Development as a Priority. The City of
Santa Monica strives to demonstrate commitment to economic development as a
priority.
SECTION 2. Principle Two -Business Partnership. The City of Santa Monica
strives to provide quality municipal services to attract and retain businesses and
employees.
SECTION 3. Principle Three -Business Responsive Processes. The City of
Santa Monica strives to communicate effectively with businesses and create processes
to increase its responsiveness to businesses that are seeking or doing business within
its jurisdiction. Commitments include working with the Chamber of Commerce on its
Alliance initiatives to respond to the needs of businesses.
SECTION 4. Principle Four -Attractiveness to Business Investment. The City of
Santa Monica strives to streamline operations for efficient and responsive business
assistance in areas of licensing, permitting, inspection and other municipal services and
will seek to improve its attractiveness to new and existing businesses within its
jurisdictions. Commitments include working with the Chamber of Commerce on its
Alliance initiatives to address the needs of existing and prospective businesses.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Adopted and approved this 23`d day of November, 2010.
Pam O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem
1, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 10546 (CCS~ was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 23` day of November, 2010, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council members: McKeown, O'Day, Davis, Holbrook, Bloom
Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor
Noes: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Mayor Shriver
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk