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FROM: SUPERVISOR FEDERAL GLOVER, DISTRICT V y/ Costa
SUPERVISOR MILLIE GREENBERG, DISTRICT III "-:_ County
DATE: JUNE 15, 2044 r 01.
SUBJECT: PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE ON VOTER APPROVAL. OF URBAN LIMIT LINE
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOM'M'ENDATIONS:
DEFER activity related to the proposed ballot measure on voter approval of Urban Limit
Line (ULL) changes pending final actions related to approval of a mutually agreed upon
ULL in association with the extension of Measure C-1988.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. The costs to prepare the environmental review of the proposed ballot measure will
be directed toward the proposed amendment of the ULL to be coterminous with city
boundaries pursuant to the Measure C tax extension expenditure plan.
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RECOMMENDATION
IGNATURE`SRECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEND ION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED."_ OTHER
USM action related to the Urban Limit Line voter initiative pending action on the extension
of Yeamme C-1988 proposed by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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AYES: NOES: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Dennis M. Barry, AICP (9251335-1276) ATTESTED J= 15, 2004
cc: Community Development Department JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF THE
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Proposed Ballot Measure on Voter Approval of ULL Changes
June 15, 2004
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
On March 9, 2004, the Board of Supervisors (Board) directed staff to prepare for its
consideration a proposed ballot measure which would (1) extend the term of the ULL; (2)
move the ULL to be coterminous with city boundaries where so desired by the cities; and
(3)require ratification by voter approval of any decision by the Board to expand the ULL by
25 acres or more.
On May 27, 2004,the Contra Costa Transportation Authority(OCTA)approved a proposal
for the November 2, 2004 General Election to renew Measure C-1988: Contra Costa
Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Program. After lengthy debate,
OCTA unanimously agreed to include in the new Measure C Growth Management Program
a requirement that a jurisdiction must comply with either the"Countywide ULL"or the"local
jurisdiction's voter approved ULL" before that jurisdiction would become eligible to receive
18% return to source funds or 5% TLC (Transportation for Livable Communities) funds.
Included in the CCTA's action was the adoption of"Principles of Agreement"which calls for
a new countywide mutually agreed upon voter approved Urban Limit Line (ULL) which
would run concurrent with extension of the Measure C sales tax to March 31,2034. A copy
of the "Principles of Agreement" is included as Attachment#1 to this Board Report. Staff
notes that the "Principles of Agreement"calls for a number of actions to be undertaken by
the County, including:
1. Adjusting the County's existing ULL to make it coterminous with city boundaries where
it intrudes inside the incorporated boundaries on or before September 30, 2004.
2. Beginning on July 1, 2004, a County representative shall participate in sub-regional
meetings with city representatives to develop the new ULL, including the criteria for
establishing the ULL and future modifications to the line, and on or before December
31, 2004, the County and cities will cooperate in development of a mutually agreed
upon ULL and criteria for future modifications that would be placed on the ballot for
voter ratification in November 2006.
3. The County would be the lead agency in preparing a Master EIR on the proposed
countywide mutually agreed upon ULL
Given that the County intends to work in good faith with the cities to establish a mutually
agreed upon ULL, it would be advisable to suspend any activities related to the previously
proposed ballot measure related to the ULL unless and until those efforts prove ultimately
not to be fruitful. In the event that the efforts to create a mutually acceptable ULL are not
successful, this Measure may be brought back before the Board for further consideration.