ISSUES

GLENN COUNTY

GENERAL PLAN

2007 - 2027

Services & Facilities

 

Growth/Development And Service Delivery Capabilities (5.1)

 

·        Maintenance of infrastructure not adequately funded.

·        Impact fees do not cover operation and maintenance costs for staffing.

·        Beware of “small” incremental growth resulting in cumulative large impacts.

·        As more residential development occurs, new residents expect greater service levels than the traditional rural resident.

·        New development around established communities would better support infrastructure.

·        Need to enhance services for seniors as we live in an aging population nationally and locally.  By making sure we have the good quality services desired by seniors we will not only care for our own populations but possibly attract new people around which to build a diversified economy (RV parks, upscale mobile home parks, medical services, assisted living).

·        Address animal control services

·        Law enforcement has a higher demand from new development.

·        Concern on the ability of Orland to handle increase population

□       Police

□       Fire

□       Sewer

 

 

Infrastructure Financing And Fees (5.1.1)

 

·        Development Impact Fees need to be adopted by county to address the growth impacts on:

□       Roads

□       Schools

□       Libraries

□       Recreation and parks

□       Fire protection

□       Law enforcement

□       Sewage

□       Drainage

 

 

Ability of County General Government to Accommodate Growth and Development (5.1.2)

 

·        Special districts

□       Use of county service areas (5.1.3)

□       Need for paid staff for special districts (5.1.6)

 

 

·        Education (5.4.1)

□       School capacity and overcrowding (5.1.5)

□       Good schools and other educational facilities

□       Neighborhood school and safe routes to school

□       Libraries

 

 

·        General public buildings and facilities (5.4.4)

□       Courts

□       Administrative offices

□       Community centers

□       Correctional facilities (jail, juvenile hall)

 

 

·        Parks and recreation (5.4.2)

□       Acquisition and staffing (5.1.7)

□       Standards for parks and recreation

□       Close to different recreation.

□       Trail Systems and Trail-Oriented Recreational Use (5.4.3)

□       Standards for Quimby Act fees (5.1.8)

 

 

Location And Distribution Of Public Facilities (5.4)

 

·        Do we know where the infrastructure is.

·        Good level of government services – schools, roads, police, fire.

·        Affordable – Pay for what you want (“fair share”)

·        Development fees indexed to changes in costs for:

□       Countywide for fire

□       Law enforcement

□       Libraries

□       Parks and recreation

·        Growth pays its own way.

 

 

·        Capital improvement program

□       General distribution, location and extent of existing and proposed infrastructure

□       General distribution, location and extent of existing and proposed public facilities

□       Plans for other entities that provide public services or facilities

□       Schedule or timetable for improvements, expansion, and replacement of facilities

□       Sources of funding for improvements, expansion, retirement, and maintenance

□       Consultation and coordination with other service providers and public utilities

 

 

Law Enforcement (2.0)

 

·        Maintenance of adequate staffing ratios (2.1)

·        Relationship to City Police Departments, CHP and National Forest (2.2)

·        Siting of future law enforcement and correctional facilities (2.3)

·        Public safety-related land use planning (2.4)

□       Lighting and landscaping

□       Usership safety and accident avoidance

□       Safety and accident prevention through design

□       Homelessness and residential shelters

□       Natural Surveillance

□       Territorial Reinforcement

□       Access Control

□       Maintenance

□       Emergency response plan (3.7)

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Fire Protection (3.0)

 

·        Maintenance of adequate staffing ratios (3.1)

□       Future of fire districts and volunteer fire departments (3.1.1)

□       Implications of non-volunteer (paid) staffing (3.1.2)

□       Adequate funding.

□       More paid firefighters as opposed to volunteer firefighters.

□       Changes in state and federal requirements and OSHA training impacting volunteers and funding.

·        Development exactions for fire stations, equipment, bridges, in-lieu fees (3.2)

·        Relationship to City Fire Departments, CDF and National Forest (3.3)

·        Wildfire (3.4)

·        Peakload water supply (3.5)

·        Fire safety-related land use planning (3.6)

□       Minimum road width (3.6.1)

□       Access and evacuation routes (3.6.2)

□       Clearance around structures (3.6.3)

□       Road and structure identification (3.6.4)

□       Open space for fuel breaks, fuel reduction zones, helispots, and fire access (3.6.5)

 

 

Medical And Emergency Medical Services

 

·        Hospital

□       Need to keep our hospital operating as it is needed for local residents as well as to bring in other businesses.

□       Quick access to medical center.

·        Emergency medical response

 

 

Noise (8.0)

 

·        Evaluation of existing noise conflicts (8.1)

·        Avoidance of future noise conflicts (8.2)

·        Airport noise and land use compatibility (8.3)

·        Agricultural/urban noise conflicts (8.4)

·        Noise ordinance and enforcement (8.5)

 

 

Solid And Hazardous Waste (9.0)

 

·     Landfill capacity, siting and licensing (9.1)

□       Composting (9.3)