DATE: September 22, 2020
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 Kerman
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding No. 06-123 between the County of Fresno and City of Kerman regarding the addition of 17.81 acres of addition growth area to the City's Sphere of Influence;
2. Determine that the City's proposed 17.81-acre annexation 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. 06-123 between the County of Fresno and City of Kerman 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 Kerman's Sphere (City) of Influence (SOI) and annexation of 17.81 acres necessary to accommodate development of a City-owned park. 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 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:
There is no additional Net County C...
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