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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-12-06; City Council; 18364; Quality of life presentationCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL AB# 18,364 MTG. 12/6/05 DEPT. CM TITLE: REQUEST TO MAKE A PRESENTATION FROM THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ON THE 2005 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX. DEPT. HD. CITY ATTY. CITY MGR RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) regarding the 2005 Quality of Life Index. ITEM EXPLANATION: The City Council provides an opportunity for citizens and organizations to have an item placed on a City Council Agenda by submitting a letter to the City Manager. Attached is a letter (Exhibit I) from Marney Cox, Chief Economist, SANDAG, and Michael Shuerman, Director of Research, San Diego EDC, requesting the opportunity to make a presentation to the City Council regarding the 2005 Quality of Life Index for the San Diego region and the topic of sustainable competitiveness. There is no City Council action required at this time. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact at this time. EXHl BITS: 1. Letter to Ray Patchett, City Manager, from Marney Cox, Chief Economist, SANDAG, and Michael Shuerman, Director of Research, San Diego EDC, dated October 19, 2005. Chairs * Mickey Cafagna Mayor, City of Poway Chairman, San Diego Association of Governments Julie Meier Wright President & CEO San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Bob Tjosvold San Diego Market President Bank of America Advisory Board members Ken Baumgartner The Corky McMillin Companies Dana Bezerra Merrill Lynch Michael Chapin GEOCON Inc. Kurt Chilcott CDC Small Business Finance Hank Cunningham City of San Diego Larry Fitch San Diego Workforce Partnership Marye Anne Fox University of California, San Diego Peter Hall Centre City Development Corporation Chad Hams Centex Homes John Hull SBC Karen Hutchens Hutchens & Associates LLC Chris Jennewein San Diego Union-Tribune Rita Mahoney The Corky McMillin Companies Mitch Mitchell Hewlett-Packard Paul Nieto TMG Partners Joanne Pastula Junior Achievement Anthony Patterson Pattco Ventures Doug Rein DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP Frank Urtasun San Diego Gas & Electric Mark Wittenberg University of California, San Diego Bankof America e*> October 19,2005 The Honorable Ray Patchett City Manager, City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008- 1989 Dear City Manager Patchett: Exhibit 1 - ---" *" --c San Diego Regional Economic Development .- Corporation -.. San Diego County must provide its residents with a balanced, sustainable quality of life to be considered a truly world-class region in the 21" Century. This means more than good jobs and easy access to the beach on sunny days. It means thriving economic, environmental, and social infrastructures that allow us to compete for talent and investment with similar U.S. regions in an increasingly global marketplace. The San Diego Association of Governments and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation have collaborated with Bank of America to produce the 2005 Indicators of Sustainable Competitiveness: A Quality of Life Index for San Diego. The 2005 Index benchmarks our performance against 18 regional competitors and the nation. It reprises a study first done in 2001. It is our desire to share the results of this important study with the City Council by making a 10- to 15-minute presentation at an upcoming council meeting. Using a composite index constructed from quality-of-life indicators representing three broad areas - the economy, the environment, and social equity - the 2005 Index measures the success of our efforts and the pace of our progress, or lack thereof. Enclosed is an executive summary of the report. On one hand, the 2005 study reveals, just as the original did, that we have our work cut out for us in the area of equity. Our region is at a competitive disadvantage in the areas that define equity, including housing affordability, early childhood education, and traffic congestion. On the other hand, as San Diegans we can take pride in the fact that our environmental indicators show we are tied for the top spot with Seattle. Our region is at a competitive advantage in most areas that define the environment. Also, it's important to recognize that we have begun to take collaborative actions that will have a positive influence on some of our worst performing indicators. To move forward it is critically important for elected officials, civic leaders, and citizen groups working together to prioritize the challenges and craft a comprehensive action plan to boost our performance in the three E's. It is only through such collaborative efforts that we can make the long-term adjustments to enhance our shared quality of life. 530 B Street Seventh Floor San Diego CA 92101 9, www.sandiegobusiness.org A representative from the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation will call you in the next week to follow up and discuss when we could schedule this presentation before your council. Sincerely, Marney Cox, Chief Economist, San Diego Association of Governments Michael Schuerman, Director of Research, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. cc: Other Council members City Manager enclosure 2 3