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2	"“Arizona continues to change..." “Arizona continues to change and grow. Thousands of new families come to Arizona and they choose to stay. To remain strong, we must work to preserve our unique quality of life, and we must work together – coordinating among cities, towns, counties and the state – to deal together with issues like transportation, land use, and water.” ~ Governor Janet Napolitano 2006 State of the State Address
3	Growth & Infrastructure Timeline April 2006 ~ Growing Smarter Oversight Council presents Guiding Principles recommendations April 2006 ~ 88^th Town Hall, Governor announces cabinet-level working group to look at growth and infrastructure challenges facing Arizona April 2006 ~ Growth Cabinet begins monthly meetings May – September 2006 ~ Stakeholder meetings Late Fall 2006 ~ Recommendations to Governor in late Fall 2006 January 2006 ~ Subsequent phases begin
4	Growth Cabinet Overview 3 Phases Phase 1 ~ Transportation, land use, natural resources – ADOT, State Lands, DWR, DEQ, Game & Fish, Commerce, Housing, and DES Phase 2 ~ Human Services – DES, DHS, School Facilities Board, and Corrections Phase 3 ~ Traditional and alternative energy structures and utilities
5	Phase 1 Reviewing recommendations – Growing Smarter Guiding Principles, Town Hall, Affordable Housing Taskforce, 10-year Economic Plan, SWAG, ADEPT, Materials Shortage Taskforce, agency strategic plans External stakeholder meetings – developers, local elected officials, planning professionals, conservation community Identifying innovative approaches and developing recommendations
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9	Growing Smarter Arizona’s Growing Smarter Acts 1998 and 2000. How are we doing? One thing is certain: how we have grown in the past will not necessarily work in the future Time to pen a vision for the state
10	Growing Smarter Guiding Principles Coordinate state agencies’ activities Integrate in statewide plans Guide updates of local general and comprehensive land use plans Identify best management practices Develop performance measures
11	Growing Smarter Guiding Principles 18 Listening Sessions 600 participants Telephone survey 700 person random sample, statewide 5 years Council experience 25 multi-disciplinary members
12	Growing Smarter Guiding Principles Preservation of Community Character Stewardship Opportunity Infrastructure Economic Development Responsibility and Accountability
13	Growing Smarter Guiding Principles Responsibility and Accountability ~ Regional partnerships involving local, state, federal, and tribal representatives should encourage collaboration on local planning and land use decisions, share revenues as appropriate, and work together to address common concerns to build strong local communities and regions and a strong Arizona. Recommendation ~ Appoint a state and local taskforce to examine future growth and development in the three county region of Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties, since this region is projected to be one of the four western “megapolitan” areas with populations in excess of 10 million people.
14	Growing Smarter Guiding Principles Economic Development ~ Future planning should encourage regional economic and fiscal cooperation to be more effective in a climate of increasing global competition . Economic development and vitality should be an integral goal of future local planning activities. Recommendation ~ Amend the Growing Smarter law to require general and comprehensive plans to include an evaluation of the availability of employment and housing, within a regional context for current and future residents.
15	Growing Smarter Guiding Principles Preservation of Community Character Stewardship Opportunity Infrastructure Economic Development Responsibility and Accountability
16	Growing Smarter Guiding Principles Next Steps…
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27	Integration of Transportation and Regional Planning
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