HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12132011 - C.12RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2011/491 approving the application of the County initiating
proceedings to annex territory into the County Service Area R-7A (CSA R-7A) pursuant to
the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, commencing
with Section 56000 of the California Government Code; and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to sign an Indemnification Agreement with the
Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO); and
FIND the project is California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exempt per the General
Rule of Applicability, pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines;
and
DIRECT the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice
of Exemption with the County Clerk; and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to the
Department of Conservation and Development for processing the Notice of Exemption, a
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/13/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Susan Cohen (925) 313-2160
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 13, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: STACEY M. BOYD, Deputy
cc: B. Campbell, Auditor-Controller, S. Alcantar, Department of Conservation and Development, P. Denison, Public Works, Accounting, L. Chavez, Public
Works, Environmental, W. Lai, Assistant Public Works Director, Engineering Services, H. Heard, Public Works, Environmental, L. Texeira, LAFCO, J.
White, Francisco & Associates, Inc.
C. 12
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:December 13, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve and authorize the CSA R-7A Round Hill Area for Annexation Alamo Parks and Recreation Project
and make related findings under CEQA, Alamo area
$50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the Notice of Exemption, a $50 fee to LAFCO for
filing the Resolution of Application, a $1,500 fee to LAFCO for processing the Sphere of
RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
Influence Modification, a $2,765 fee to LAFCO for processing the Annexation, and a
$4,550 fee to the State Board of Equalization for amending the CSA R-7A boundaries.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Costs for this annexation will be funded by (100%) County Service Area R-7A, as
recommended by the Alamo Municipal Advisory Council.
BACKGROUND:
CSA R-7 was formed on July 9, 1974 as a dependent special district of the County in the
unincorporated community of Alamo. Zone A of CSA R-7 was formed on April 24,
1984. The CSA R-7A ad-valorem property taxes fund park and recreation services
including five parks and recreational programming within the CSA’s boundaries.
The purpose of this project is to expand the current CSA R-7A Boundary and Sphere of
Influence (SOI) to include the Round Hill area in Alamo and five (5) smaller areas in
Alamo which were identified as a SOI option in the Municipal Services Review (MSR)
for Parks and Recreation & Cemetery Services generated by LAFCO, adopted on April
21, 2010. The Round Hill area and the five (5) smaller areas encompass approximately
674 parcels and are the remaining areas in the Alamo community that are not currently
included in CSA R-7A. The CSA R-7A parks and recreation services are currently being
used by the residents in these proposed annexation areas, but no property tax revenue is
being generated from these properties to support the use of these services. A modification
to the CSA R-7A boundary to include these areas would not require any additional
property taxes to be paid by the property owners, however it would reallocate a greater
portion of the future ad-valorem property taxes paid by the property owners in order to
support their local park facilities.
The current boundary of CSA R-7A includes approximately 5,120 parcels and generates
approximately $825,000 revenue in ad-valorem property tax revenue each year to support
the operation and maintenance of the park facilities. The areas suggested above would
add approximately 674 parcels to the current boundaries and reallocate approximately
$60,000 in revenue starting in Fiscal Year 2013-14 to CSA R-7A.
This project is found to be Exempt from CEQA (see Attachment 1) due to the fact it can
be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a
significant effect on the environment.
In order to complete the annexation of territory into the CSA R-7A, the County must
request that LAFCO initiate proceedings pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local
Government Reorganization Act of 2000, commencing with Section 56000 of the
California Government Code via the attached Resolution. In addition, the Public Works
Director must sign the Attached Indemnification Agreement with LAFCO (Attachment
2).
The SOI and Boundary modification would be considered at two separate LAFCO Public
Hearings. A third LAFCO Protest Hearing might be required if any registered voter or
property owner within the annexation boundaries objects.
It is anticipated the LAFCO process will take 4-5 months and then the annexation
boundaries must be submitted to the State Board of Equalization by December 1, 2012 to
take effect for Fiscal Year 2013-14.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Delays in approving the project, or the annexation into CSA R-7A, will result in a delay
of property tax reallocation.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2011/491
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
MAC Record of Actions