Whereas a diverse coalition of members of the Pajaro Valley community have been meeting since 1998 to establish an overall community vision and have been meeting since 2000 to develop a Growth Management Strategy. This plan embodies the shared vision of the Pajaro Valley residents including economic stability, social equity, and smart growth policies which balance the need for housing while preserving farmland and protecting the environment. The members of the Advisory Board for Action Pajaro Valley, a not-for-profit organization hereby endorse the provision of the Growth Management Strategy on behalf of the organizations they represent. Therefore, the members of the Advisory Board and the organizations they represent agree to the following positions:

Support the Growth Policies, Design Principles and Prototypes, and Growth Boundary provisions contained in the Growth Management Strategy for the Pajaro Valley, (as seen in the accompanying presentation and document,) including portions of Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County;

Support an initiative to establish an urban growth boundary for the City of Watsonville for 20-25 years; and Encourage the governing bodies of the City of Watsonville and the County of Santa Cruz to enter an agreement to support the initiative.

If the voters of the City of Watsonville approve the initiative, the members of the Advisory Board and the organizations they represent therefore agree to the following positions:

Support efforts by the governing bodies of the City of Watsonville and the County of Santa Cruz to adopt general plan amendments and other changes to policies and regulations that serve to implement the provisions of the Growth Management Strategy;

Support annexations by the City of Watsonville, provided such annexation proposals are consistent with the adopted urban growth boundary and the overall Growth Management Strategy;

Adhere to the Urban Growth Boundary throughout the term of this agreement; and Support the provisions for the development, implementation and monitoring of the impacts of the Growth Management Strategy.

Support the policies that aim to concentrate future growth and development in designated communities in order to build community-oriented neighborhoods, provide for economic development, and protect the Valley's natural and agricultural resources.