DATE: September 26, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: First Amendment to Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between County of Fresno and City of Reedley
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Fresno and City of Reedley regarding standards for annexation, and the addition of 120 acres of addition growth area to the City's Sphere of Influence.
2. Determine that the approval and authorization of the Chairman to execute First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Fresno and City of Reedley is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code 2100, et seq., and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Office of the Fresno County Clerk.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action would facilitate expansion of the City of Reedley's Sphere of Influence (SOI) necessary to accommodate future projected growth and streamline the current annexation process.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The Board may determine not to approve the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Reedley and the County. By not approving the recommended action, the City may determine to proceed to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo), who is responsible for considering and acting upon SOI adjustment requests. While LAFCo may approve a SOI adjustment request, annexation may not occur until there is a valid Property Tax Sharing Agreement in place between the City and County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The amended MOU does not modify existing property and sales tax sharing provisions contained in the existing MOU between the County and the City of Reedley. If annexation of the proposed new growth areas are ultimately approved by the Local Agency Form...
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