Res 98-004__ RESOLUTION NO. 98-004
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY
FINDING SUPPORT FOR CREATION OF PARTNERSHIP
FOR THE NEW CENTURY ECONOMY-A REGIONAL CLUSTER BASED
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, the San Diego regional economy is undergoing a historic
restructuring in the aftermath of the end of the Cold war era and the most recent
national economic recession; and
WHEREAS, a "new economy" is emerging in the San Diego region which is
based on high technology industrial clusters that present opportunities for the creation
of new high paying, high quality jobs which will enable the region to maintain a high
quality of life; and
WHEREAS, encouraging the expansion of industry clusters such as bioscience,
communications, software, electronics, defense and space, environmental
technologies, and sports and recreational goods will help to raise the region's standard
of living through higher incomes; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation is
promoting the creation of a regional cluster based initiative designed to identify the
constraints to the continued expansion of the targeted industry clusters and to develop
action plans to ameliorate these constraints; and
WHEREAS, the regional cluster based initiative known as Partnership for the
New Century Economy calls on the region's Mayors, Chairman of the County Board of
Supervisors, universities, community college districts, K-12 school districts, the San
Diego Unified Port District, the military, San Diego Regional Technology Alliance, and
San Diego Workforce Partnership to participate on the initiative's Public Sector
Roundtable; and
WHEREAS, the Public Sector Roundtable will receive and respond to the
recommendations of leading corporate executives from the targeted industry clusters
for necessary public policy changes in order to encourage the continued expansion of
these industries.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Poway does resolve the
following:
Section 1: The expansion of industry clusters will help improve the City's
economic base and raise the standard of living for Poway residents.
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Section 2: The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation is
promoting the creation of a regional cluster based initiative.
Section 3: The City of Poway supports the formation and execution of the duties
of Partnership for the New Century Economy and will participate on the Public Sector
Roundtable of the initiative.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Poway, California, at a regular meeting thereof this 27th day of aanuar~v ,1998.
Don Higginson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marjo~'ie ~. Wahlsten, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify the
foregoing resolution No. 98-004 was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of said Council on the 27th day of January, 1998, and that it was so adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: EMERY, GOLDBY, REXFORD, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: CAFAGNA
Marjorle I~. Wahlsten, City Clerk