Title
Approve a Resolution of support for the Pinnacles Gateway Partners.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a Resolution of support for the Pinnacles Gateway Partners.
SUMMARY
The city and county member jurisdictions of Pinnacles Gateway Partners request that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution in support of the work of this group. Pinnacles Gateway Partners aims to protect the resources and visitor experience at Pinnacles National Park, plays a key role in branding and otherwise enhancing economic benefits to the Park's gateway communities, supports regional collaboration, and facilitates efforts to address issues such as congestion and transit options for Park visitors.
DISCUSSION:
Pinnacles National Monument was established in 1908 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Pinnacles National Park was created from the former Pinnacles National Monument by legislation passed by Congress in late 2012 - H.R. 3641 (Farr) The Pinnacles National Park Act - and signed into law by U.S. President Barack Obama on January 10, 2013.
Following its designation as a National Park, the National Park Service (NPS) received a grant that provided funding which facilitated the creation of Pinnacles Gateway Partnership, a partnership with neighboring cities to help protect the park's resources and visitor experiences, which is modeled after the highly successful Yosemite Gateway Partners. Members of Pinnacles Gateway Partnership include the cities of Greenfield, Hollister, King, San Juan Bautista and Soledad, Monterey County, and San Benito County, as well as the National Park Service, Monterey Convention and Visitors Bureau, local Chambers of Commerce, small businesses, the local ranching community, and local tribes.
The partnership's mission aims to strengthen visitor experiences both at the park and in its gateway communities, increase recreation and healthy living opportunities for residents and visitors, and to facil...
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