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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11122002 - C60 bo TO:- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. 4 ' { Contra FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AiCP ryMa. Costa COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORCounty Yby,`g_ DATE: NOVEMBER 12, 2402 SUBJECT: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON THE CITY OF RICHMOND'S PROPOSED RICHMOND PARKWAY TRANSIT CENTER BOUNDARY REORGANIZATION SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPT report and APPROVE recommendation from the Community Development Director on the Richmond Parkway Transit Center boundary reorganization affecting uninhabited territory in the unincorporated area, as proposed by the City of Richmond,in an application before the Contra Costa LAFCO. FISCAL IMPACT None. The annexation to the City of Richmond would not result in a loss or a shift in property tax revenue because the territory proposed for annexation,which is owned by the California Department of Transportation, does not generate property tax revenue. The transit center property would be transferred from the state to the City of Richmond and retained for public purposes. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMM EE "PPROVE OTHER r SIGNATURE (S): ACTION OF BO ON November 12� 002 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER f VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND xx UNANIMOUS(ABSENT None) CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND AYES: NOES: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN Contact: Patrick Roche,CDD-AP(925)835-1242 ATTESTED November 12, 2002 cc:Leveron Bryant,City of Richmond .JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Annamaria Perella, Contra Costa LAFCO SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR City Manager,City of Pinole BY t , DEPUTY November 12, 2002 Board of Supervisors O d..- Report and Recommendation on Richmond Parkway Transit Center Boundary Reorganization Page 2 BACKGROUND/ REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION The City of Richmond has submitted an application to Contra Costa LAFCO for a boundary reorganization for the Richmond Parkway Transit Center. The boundary reorganization affects uninhabited territory in the unincorporated area that includes a portion of the transit center, improved roadways, and a freeway overpass located near Blume Drive and Richmond Parkway. The City of Richmond's request to amend the Sphere of Influence for Pinole and to annex the territory is scheduled for Contra Costa LAFCO's November 20, 2002 meeting. The City of Richmond is proposing to annex the entire transit center property to pursue plans to construct a 700- 800 space parking structure at the Richmond Parkway Transit Center to alleviate a parking shortage and congestion problems created by commuters using this facility. All of the land involved in this annexation is owned by the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS). CALTRANS and the City of Richmond are engaged in negotiations to convey the transit center property to the City for the purpose of developing and operating the parking garage under the auspices of the City of Richmond Parking Authority. In order to develop the parking garage under the City's auspices the affected land area must be within the incorporated city limits. Pursuant to Section 56425(b)of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000,the City of Richmond contacted the Community Development Department to meet and confer about the proposed boundary reorganization involving an amendment to the Sphere of Influence and annexation of the unincorporated territory into the City of Richmond. The Community Development Director and staff met with Leveron Bryant, Assistant City Manager, City of Richmond, on October 16, 2002 to review the proposed boundary reorganization. The department advised Mr. Bryant that the territory proposed for annexation is designated as"Public/Semi-Public"(PS)under the County General Plan,and the proposal to develop a publicly operated parking garage on the transit center property would be consistent with this General Plan land use designation. Section 56425(b) of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, includes a provision that "the city and county should attempt to reach an agreement on the boundaries, development standards,and zoning requirements within the sphere to ensure that development occurs in manner that reflects the concerns of the affected city and is accomplished in a manner that promotes the logical and orderly development of areas within the sphere". The department recommends that the Board of Supervisors find and agree that the change in Sphere of Influence and the eventual annexation of this territory to the City of Richmond would result in logical and orderly development since the proposed boundary reorganization is for the sole purpose of facilitating development of publicly owned parking garage on the transit center property. It is further recommended that, in lieu of a formal agreement between the County and City of Richmond as described in Government Code Section 56425(b), this Board Report should be forwarded to Contra Costa LAFCO as the County's understanding and agreement with the City of Richmond's Richmond Parkway Transit Center Boundary Reorganization application.