DIVISIONS PLANNINGInter-Regional Partnership Project |
Purpose of the Project
Residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties are increasingly interconnected and existing governmental strategies and relations are not adequate to address this changing reality, concluded a recently completed project aimed at creating an "inter-regional partnership" among local governments and other agencies in the two counties.
Residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties are increasingly interconnected and existing governmental strategies and relations are not adequate to address this changing reality, concluded a recently completed project aimed at creating an "inter-regional partnership" among local governments and other agencies in the two counties.
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Residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties are increasingly interconnected and existing governmental strategies and relations are not adequate to address this changing reality, concluded a recently completed project aimed at creating an "inter-regional partnership" among local governments and other agencies in the two counties. The Jobs Housing Project was funded by a grant from the California Housing and Community Development Department.
While many housing policy initiatives and strategies have been advanced by public agencies and well-respected community organizations in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties over the past several years, what distinguishes the Jobs Housing Project from other endeavors is its two-county regional focus. The project is founded on the assumptions that:
Based upon the insights gained through an evaluation of existing conditions and regional modeling of potential future policy scenarios, a series of seven action-oriented "policy clusters" has been developed to address jobs, housing and mobility issues facing the region.
Like a roadmap, these policy recommendations represent the core strategies that should be utilized by elected officials, community leaders and key organizations to address the existing and emerging problems that are adversely affecting the quality of life for residents, workers, business and industry within the two-county region.
Released in July 2004, both the executive summary and the full report are available. In addition, some of the Tools and Techniques for Achieving Balance that were used in the preparation of the report are available.
Residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties are increasingly interconnected and existing governmental strategies and relations are not adequate to address this changing reality, concluded a recently completed project aimed at creating an "inter-regional partnership" among local governments and other agencies in the two counties. The Jobs Housing Project was funded by a grant from the California Housing and Community Development Department.
While many housing policy initiatives and strategies have been advanced by public agencies and well-respected community organizations in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties over the past several years, what distinguishes the Jobs Housing Project from other endeavors is its two-county regional focus. The project is founded on the assumptions that:
- Regional problems require regional solutions
- Meaningful change will require the development of interregional partnerships and alliances that heretofore have not been nurtured,
- All local jurisdictions are related and do not work in isolation of each other.
- Noticeable and positive changes at the local level will require political influence at the state level that can only be accomplished through strategic cooperation at the regional level.
Based upon the insights gained through an evaluation of existing conditions and regional modeling of potential future policy scenarios, a series of seven action-oriented "policy clusters" has been developed to address jobs, housing and mobility issues facing the region.
Like a roadmap, these policy recommendations represent the core strategies that should be utilized by elected officials, community leaders and key organizations to address the existing and emerging problems that are adversely affecting the quality of life for residents, workers, business and industry within the two-county region.
Released in July 2004, both the executive summary and the full report are available. In addition, some of the Tools and Techniques for Achieving Balance that were used in the preparation of the report are available.