COMMUNITY PLANNING 



Planning for Sales 48 and 53 is being conducted on a day-to-day 

 basis by the OCS Task Force headquartered in the Governor's Office. 

 The Task Force has sent announcements to local governments in Southern 

 California, explaining the leasing program and the call for nomina- 

 tions and providing local government staffs with information needed 

 for response to the impending lease sale. To date, the Counties of 

 Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and San Diego; as well as, the Cities of 

 Santa Barbara and San Diego have submitted recommendations and negative 

 nominations on Sale 48. 



There is little other on-going preparation for OCS development, 

 although one or two administrative assistants to policy leaders in 

 each jurisdiction usually tries to stay on stop of the Federal leas- 

 ing program. The County of Santa Barbara Office of Environmental 

 Quality keeps in close touch with the Task Force and makes numerous 

 contacts with Federal agencies as part of on-going planning for OCS 

 development. Some environmental organizations are keeping track of 

 OCS-related issues, primarily the Sierra Club's Los Padres Chapter, 

 Get Oil Out, Inc., and the Coastal Alliance. 



The State Coastal Commission is also monitoring OCS development 

 issues on a day-to-day basis and is working very closely with OCS Task 

 Force staff to plan for OCS-related development. Local government 

 staff members, primarily from the City of Los Angeles and the five 

 Southern California counties, participate through regular workshops 

 with Task Force and Commission staff, and through personal contacts. 

 The OCS Task Force has recently held a series of workshops with 



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