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RE OLUT ION 0 . :LL
SER IES OF 20 10
A RESOLUT ION OF Tl-IE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO SUPPORT ING Tl-I E
DENVER REG IONAL COUNC IL OF G VERNMENTS' COM PREHE NS IVE JO INT
APPLI CAT lmi TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HO US ING AND URB AJ\
DEVELOPME 'T'S SUSTA INABLE CO M •IUN ITlES REG IONAL PLA NN ING GRANT
PROGRAM .
WHERE AS. on Jw1c 16. 2009. the U.S. Dcpa nmcnt of Housi ng and Urba n Development
(HUD). th e U.S . Department ofTransponmion (DOT). and the U.S. l:nvironmc nt al 0 rotcc ti on
Agen cy (E PA) announced Lh e Panncrship for Susta inable Co nun u!1 i1i es (fhe Pannership) to
re shape the Federa l govc mmcnl's ro le in hel ping achieve cconomi cnlly prosperous. hc111ihy.
environmentall y sustainable and oppo nun ity -ri ch co mmuni ties: and
WHEREAS. th e Partne rsh ip seeks to fos ter such com mun ities co nsiste111 wi th th e following
Livability Principles:
1. Provid e more trans por1ati on choices . Develop sa rc . n.:\i11blc ri nd c1;o nomic
1rnnsportat1 n choices to decrease househo ld tm nsoorutio n cos1s. reduce our
nation·s depe nden ce on fo reign oil. improve air q11a li'J · redu ce gree nh ouse ga s
emi ss ions. and promot e public health .
Pro mote equit a bl e. llffo rdoblr housin g. Expnnd loc atio1Hmd cncrg~-di 1c1c111
housing choices fo r people of all ages. income s. ra ces nnd cthnic11ie~ 1 ir1cr..:H;,c:
mobi li ty . ;md lower the combined co~, of hous in g and transpona tion .
3. En ha nce eco ruJ n1k co mp e1iri ve ncss . Improve cconon~1.: ..:omprtitiveness through
relia ble and 1imel y :1cccss 10 cmploymem centers. cd ucmional oppon u11 i11cs.
services. and other bas ic needs by workers as well as expanded busine ss access to
market s.
➔. Supp ort ex istin g co mmuniti es . Target funding 1ow,ml cxi stiu g cnnummi 1ic"
through suc h stra tegics :i s 1ra nsi1 -oncntcd. mixed -use clcvelopmcnt and l;u .d
recycling to incrcns,! co mmunit y rev 11ali1.mi0n. improve the efficien cy of publi c
work ~ investme nts. :ind sa feguard rural land scn pcs
S. Coordinat e polic ies a nd l{'vcrngl.' invcst111 cn1. .Ali gn policies nnd fundi ng 10
remove barriers 10 ~o llnbornt1on . le\·crage fundi ng. ;md incrc;1 sc the accounrnbilny
nnd cffecuvcncss of al\ level s of govemmc ru 10 plan fo r futun.: grow1h. including
mnkin g smart energy choices such as loca ll y genera ted rc11cw:1b le energy .
6. Vn lu c co 11111111nitics a nd neighborhoods . Enha nce 1hc uniqu e charac1cri stic s of
all co mmuniti es by inves ting in healthy. sa fe . and walkable neighborhoods -rural.
urban or sub urban : and
WHEREAS . th e Denv er Regional Council ofGovemment s' Boa rd of Direct ors adopted n
rc~olut 1on affinnmg its support for th e Pn1111c1~lup nnd agreeing to integrate th e Livability
Prin ci ple s into ongoing fu n.re Metro Vision discussions: nnd
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WHEREAS . 1his new P;innership n:cogni1.es the need to suppon mctropol itn n sca le. multi•
Ju nsd,cticmril so luu C'ns in mec1111g the se L1\'nbih1.:, Pn11c1 ples: nnd
\\'I IEREAS. 1he t;,S. Dc panmcnl of Housing and Urban Dc\'clopme nl (HUD) reccn1ly
an noun ced thnt it will nwnrd S100 million 111 grants ns pan of the Sustn in nb le Comnw11it1cs
Regi onal Planmng Grant program: and
\\'I I EREAS. the Dcn\'er Regional Council ofGovcmmcms. 1hc tvlc1 w ti.l nyor:-Caucus. th e
:-.•1ct ro Arca County Co mmis s1o ncrs and the Colorado Tomorrm, Alliance have fo ci l11m cd a
region•wide di scuss ion with a \\'tde r~mgc of sta keholders l)\'Cr lh • r-:ast three month s to de • •
rl!g1onnl proposal under 1tm grant program: and
WHEREAS. as an outcome of th ese discussion!'.-. the Denver Regio nal Council of
Govc mmcnt s is nm, finaliz in g a gram applicati on focused on I) rdimng Metro \'1s io 11 10 :utcnd
to 1hc Li rnbi lity Principles and ::n provi ding financ ial suppon to nd\·ancc the su,,;cessful
im plcmcma tion of the L1vabih1y Pri nciple. m the loca l lc\'el: and
\\'HERE.A .... th e City of Eng lewood b a strong. commi ued membe r of the Dcn\'cr Regional
Council 0f ,ovemmcnts and 1s duly pro ud of th e rcgion·s long his1ory of co llnborn11vc action on
m~ucrs 0f regi on:il co nccm for 1he co ll ective bc11cn11cn1 of t he region as a wh ole .
r-:0 11·, TIIER EF RL BE IT Rl:SO L l'ED BY rl,l: crrY co NC II OF TII E C ITY OJ,
l,NGLEII ' OD, CO LORADll , TIIJl'I .
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Sc-c t ion I. Strongly ~up1wr1:,, subnu tt .11 r.t· a Cl.)111p rchcns1vc Jlllll\ app\1ca110n for the •
us 1:1111ahle Commun11 1cs Regional Pl:mnm g Gr:i nts Pn,gr::im by th e Dcm·cr Keg1on:il (\1uncil l.)f
Gl.ncrnmcnts mid com mits 10 continue working coll:ihorativcly wnh th e Den . er Region :il
Counc il of ,ovenune nt s :mcl srn kch ol cl cr:-from across the region 1Cl rdine and 11n plc111e111 ~tctrC'
\'ision 10 n.chic,c th~ ou 1c<1 mc :-. cn,·1s1011ed in the Fcclcral L1v:1bili ty Pn nc1plcs.
ADO l''I HJ AND Al'l'R O l 'FIJ 1111, ~1111 da, ,,r Angus!. ~01(1.
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