DATE: August 21, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Fresno and City of Huron
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Fresno and City of Huron regarding an approximate 186-acre addition to the City's Sphere of Influence.
2. Determine that the City of Huron's proposed 268-acre annexation is consistent with the Standards for Annexation and Section 2.4 of the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding.
3. Determine that the approval and authorization of Chairman to execute Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Fresno and City of Huron is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code, section 2100, et seq., and direct Department of Public Works and Planning staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Office of the Fresno County Clerk.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would facilitate future expansion of the City of Huron's (City) Sphere of Influence (SOI) and annexation to accommodate future public uses and regional commercial/industrial development within the City. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may determine not to approve the Second Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County and City of Huron. By not approving the recommended actions, 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 C...
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