Over the past three decades, the Southern California Association of Governments has evolved as the largest of nearly 700 councils of government in the United States, functioning as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for six counties: Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Imperial. The region encompasses a population exceeding 15 million persons in an area of more than 38,000 square miles.

As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Association of Governments is mandated by the federal government to research and draw up plans for transportation, growth management, hazardous waste management, and air quality. Additional mandates exist at the state level.

Among leading features of activity are:

• Maintenance of a continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated planning process resulting in a Regional Transportation Plan and a Regional Transportation Improvement Program.
  
  
• Development of demographic projections plus the integrated land use, housing, employment, transportation programs, measures, and strategies portions of the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan, as well as serving as co-lead agency for air quality planning for the Central Coast and Southeast Desert air basin districts.
  
  
• Responsibility under the federal Clean Air Act for determining conformity to the Air Plan of projects, plans and programs.
  
  
• To function as the authorized regional agency for intergovernmental review of programs proposed for federal financial assistance and direct development activities.
  
  
• Review of environmental impact reports for projects having regional significance for consistency with regional plans.
  
  
• Pursuant to federal water pollution control statutes, the Association functions as the authorized area wide waste treatment management planning agency.
  
  
• Responsibility under state law for preparation of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment.
  
  

The Southern California Association of Governments is responsible, along with the San Diego Association of Governments, and the Santa Barbara County/Cities Area Planning Council, for preparing the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Plan pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In a message dated 08/08/2002 8:06:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jackibach@cox.net writes:

This is to inform you that Councilmember Judy Dunlap from the City of Inglewood was elected to be the SCAG Regional Council representative from District #28 whose boundaries are the Cities of Gardena, Hawthorne and Inglewood.

The election was held Wednesday, August 7 and all three cities had councilmembers in attendance. A total of 5 votes were cast and the results were:

Councilmember Dunlap 3

Councilmember Ikejiri 1

Councilmember Price 1

With this e-mail we are notifying SCAG of the election results so that Councilmember Dunlap can assume her seat on the Regional Council in September.

We ask that you each notify your councils.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Jacki

HOME		Further inquiries can be forwarded to: Councilwoman Judy Dunlap (310) 677-5040 - Fax (310) 677-4870 Email: judy@judydunlap.org