Action Pajaro Valley
Website: http://www.actionpajarovalley.org/
 Community members came together to create Action Pajaro Valley,
in order to strike a balance between urban development and preservation
of local agricultural and natural resource land. APV now acts as
a neutral forum in which members of all sectors, from developers
to farm workers can convene and work together to develop and facilitate
a Vision Process and a Growth Management Strategy for the Pajaro
Valley. With an Advisory Board of over 50 community leaders, representing
19 stakeholder groups, APV's mission is to create a positive future
for the residents of the Pajaro Valley, by facilitating an ongoing
collaborative process for planning, informing and serving as a resource
for the community.
Region Served: The communities of Corralitos, Aptos Hills/ Larkin
Valley, Interlaken, Freedom, Pajaro, Las Lomas, Green Valley and
the City of Watsonville
Population: 87,000
Size of Region: 120 square miles
Strategic Partners: AMBAG: Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments,
Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties COG, Inter-regional
partnership: AMBAG + Santa Clara County, Business Councils, Farm
Bureau, Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce, Latino Chamber of Commerce,
Watsonville Wetlands Watch, Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, County
of Monterey, County of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, League of
United Latin American Citizens, Watsonville Association of Realtors,
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Established: July 1999
Overview
Action Pajaro Valley has embraced upon two Quality of Life indicators
projects for the region, and looks to the future of the area
with its Vision document, and Pajaro Valley at a Glance, which serves
as snapshot of the region's existing conditions. APV gathered
data at the Farmworker Housing Summit, the collaborative published
a document reaching out to farm workers and housing developers in
a bi-lingual dialogue.
Ongoing projects include:
- Pajaro Valley Growth Management Strategy: APV has accomplished
the first major stage of implementing the Pajaro Valley Growth
Management Strategy, which defines three recommended potential
growth areas or designated communities in the valley. A major accomplishment
occurred with the passage of an Urban Limit Line ballot initiative
in the City of Watsonville
- Community Plan Process for the town of Pajaro
- Community Plan Process for the Green Valley area
- Community Education Forum
- Organizational Strategy & Management Planning
- Pajaro River Flood Protection Project
- Housing Action Coalition
- Workforce Development Initiative
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