HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10202015 - C.54RECOMMENDATION(S):
REFER to the Internal Operations Committee the development of a policy for Board consideration to guide the
sharing of costs between the County and local jurisdictions of annexation feasibility studies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of sharing costs for annexation studies will vary based on the unique aspects of an annexation
request. Costs for past annexation studies have ranged from $25,000 to $150,000.
BACKGROUND:
Municipal government exists to provide services to urban populations and to regulate them in an orderly fashion. But
an anomalous city development is that cities are ringed with urban populations that receive different or fewer
services. Disparities in cost and quality of urban services between incorporated and unincorporated areas lead
inexorably to incorporation or, in a few cases, to county government on a municipal scale.
It is with these urban but unincorporated communities that annexation may be a solution. Careful study is required to
determine whether or not an annexation is justified and feasible. Annexation feasibility studies typically involve a
determination of the study area and its characteristics, an inventory of current and needed services, the cost of
furnishing needed services, and potential revenue to fund those services. Planning staffs of the involved agencies are
usually called to study annexation proposals, but sometimes commercial planning contractors are hired to conduct
these studies.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/20/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: JOHN GIOIA (510)
231-8686
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: October 20, 2015
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: County Finance Director, IOC Staff
C. 54
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Date:October 20, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:REFERRAL TO INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE OF DEVELOPMENT OF COST-SHARING POLICY
FOR ANNEXATION STUDIES
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Costs for annexation studies in Contra Costa County have traditionally been borne by the requesting agency.
However, when the County finds that annexation would best serve the welfare of a population, it may be appropriate
for the County to share in the costs of the feasibility study. Therefore, I am recommending that the Internal
Operations Committee be directed to prepare a cost-sharing policy for Board of Supervisors consideration.