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File #: 21-0870   
On agenda: 9/21/2021 Final action: 9/21/2021
Enactment date: Enactment #: Agreement No. 21-385
Recommended Action(s)
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding No. 11-112 between the County of Fresno and City of Firebaugh regarding the addition of 141.25 acres of additional growth area to the City's Sphere of Influence, generally located on the west and east sides of N. Washoe Avenue between W. Bullard and W. Nees Avenues; and 2. Determine that the City's proposed 38.40-acre annexation, located within the future growth area identified in Recommended Action No. 1, between N. Washoe Avenue and N. Santa Fe Avenue, is consistent with the Standards for Annexation contained in the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding; and 3. Determine that the approval and authorization of the Chairman to execute First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding No. 11-112 between the County of Fresno and City of Firebaugh is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public...
Attachments: 1. Agenda Item, 2. Exhibit A - Location Map, 3. Exhibit B - City Letter, 4. Agreement A-21-385 with City of Firebaugh
DATE: September 21, 2021

TO: Board of Supervisors

SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning

SUBJECT: First Amendment to Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between County of Fresno and City of Firebaugh

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding No. 11-112 between the County of Fresno and City of Firebaugh regarding the addition of 141.25 acres of additional growth area to the City's Sphere of Influence, generally located on the west and east sides of N. Washoe Avenue between W. Bullard and W. Nees Avenues; and

2. Determine that the City's proposed 38.40-acre annexation, located within the future growth area identified in Recommended Action No. 1, between N. Washoe Avenue and N. Santa Fe Avenue, is consistent with the Standards for Annexation contained in the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding; and

3. Determine that the approval and authorization of the Chairman to execute First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding No. 11-112 between the County of Fresno and City of Firebaugh is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code 21000, et seq., and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Office of the Fresno County Clerk.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would facilitate expansion of the City of Firebaugh's Sphere (City) of Influence (SOI) and annexation of 38.40 acres necessary to accommodate proposed cannabis land use, which the County currently prohibits in the unincorporated area. This item pertains to a location in District 1.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):

Your Board may determine not to approve the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the County. By not approving Recommended Action No. 1, the City may determine to proceed to the Local Agency Fo...

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