7214-97 Ohio Farm Land Preservation Task Force

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RESOLUTION No. 7~14-97 BY: llosega, Coact.&3an, rtmm~v , Ge. oa. o3e, Se. eLi_e, Sag.Or A RESOLUTION to the Ohio Farmland Preservation Task Force urging the preservation of open space and farmland at the outer edges of fire Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Region and the creation of more opportnuities for citizens and employers to remain or locate in Lakew0od, other First Ring Suburbs and Cleveland. WHEREAS, Governor George V. Voinovich has established the Ohio Farmland Preservation Task Force for the purpose of studying the loss of farmland and making recommendations on methods for preserving land for agricultural production, and WHEREAS, the policies, programs and practices of the State of Ohio have encouraged development of farmland at the outer edges of the Greater Cleveland Region at the expense of redevelopment and maintenance of built ¢ommanities such as Lakewood, other First Ring Suburbs and Cleveland, and WHEREAS, these policies and practices have Undermined the economic strength and attractiveness of Lakewood, Cleveland and other First Ring Suburbs, and put them at a competitive disadvantage to newer and developing commUnities, and WHEREAS, conditions have been created that entice and push citizens and employers to locate hi newer and develOping communities, and WI~REAS, growth in public funds required to service sprawling ex-urban development, coupled with the erosion of economic strength in Lakewood, other First Ring Suburbs and Cleveland, jeopardizes the overall economic performance of the Greater Cleveland Region; now, therefore, BE iT RESOLVED BY THE Ci~2d OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section i That the Ohio Farmland Preservation Task Force is urged to include the following in its recommendations to the Governor of the state 0f Ohio: The State of Ohio policies, programs and activities should be modified so as to favor redevelopment and maintenance of built communities over development of new cormnunities. The State of Ohio should set objectives for the metropolitan regions concerning preservation of fannland and open spaces, and redevelopment and maintenance of built cormntmities The State of Ohio Should require that the counties that comprise each metropolitan region jointly and cooperatively devise a plan for meeting the State's objectives and establish mechanisms for implementing such plano Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be and is hereby authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this Resolution to Ohio Farmland Task Force, Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068, and that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the meeting. Adapted: PRESIDENT ~A]YOR ~