DATE: January 26, 2021
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 County of Fresno and City of Mendota
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding, Agreement No. 06-029, between the County of Fresno and City of Mendota extending the term of the MOU from February 7, 2021, to February 7, 2022; and
2. Determine that the approval and authorization of the Chairman to execute Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Fresno and City of Mendota 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 actions would extend the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of Fresno and City of Mendota from February 7, 2021 to February 7, 2022. The MOU was originally approved in 2006, and addresses land use matters and revenue (property and sales tax) sharing for lands annexed by the City of Mendota. This item pertains to areas located in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
None available. If the Recommended Actions are not approved, the MOU will expire on February 7, 2021, in which case the City could no longer annex lands without a valid tax sharing agreement and the County would no longer receive sales taxes generated by the City.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the Second Amendment does not modify existing property or sales tax sharing provisions contained in the existing MOU between the County and the City of Mendota.
DISCUSSION:
On February 7, 2006, the Board of Supervisors appro...
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