HomeMy WebLinkAbout25 - East Santa Ana Heights, Bay Knolls, Emerson Tract & West Santa Ana HeightsCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AGENDA ITEM NO. 25
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Homer L. Bludau, City Manager
DATE: September 24, 2002
SUBJECT: Report to the City Council Regarding LAFCO Actions on City's
Annexation Application of East Santa Ana Heights, Bay Knolls
and the Emerson Tract and on LAFCO Actions Regarding West
Santa Ana Heights
ISSUE:
Status report on LAFCO annexation actions.
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Manager be directed to undertake an analysis of service requirements
for West Santa Ana Heights and a revenue /cost analysis of such an annexation.
Council discussion as needed.
BACKGROUND:
In 2001, the City of Newport Beach submitted a comprehensive annexation
application to the Local Agency Formation Commission ( LAFCO) for
consideration. LAFCO is the agency created by the State with annexation
approval and denial authority. The City's application included the Newport
Coast, East Santa Ana Heights and Bay Knolls areas. The purpose of this
annexation application was to complete the annexation of the City's Sphere of
Influence as determined by LAFCO in 1974. The "Sphere of Influence" is a term
meaning County areas which most logically can best be provided services by an
identified adjacent city.
When LAFCO first considered the City's comprehensive application, it bifurcated
the Newport Coast area from the other areas and considered it separately. The
City Hall • 3300 Newport Boulevard 9 Post Office Box 1768 • Newport Beach, California 92659 -1768
Report on LAFCO Actions on City's Annexation Application
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Newport Coast annexation was approved in December, 2001 and City services
began on January 1, 2002.
LAFCO held up taking action on the City's East Santa Ana Heights and Bay
Knolls application until it received the annexation application from Costa Mesa,
which was intending to annex its Sphere of Influence County islands located
between Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. That application was received, and
LAFCO met on September 16 to conduct public hearings on the annexation
applications of both cities. After the public hearing, LAFCO took the following
actions:
1. East Santa Ana Heights — annexation application approved by 7 -0
vote; set 45 -day protest period starting October 17th; if insufficient
protests are received, annexation becomes effective July 1, 2003.
2. Bay Knolls — Bay Knolls Sphere of Influence detached. from Costa
Mesa; Sphere of Influence attached to Newport Beach; annexation to
Newport Beach approved by 7 -0 vote; 45 -day protest period starts
October 17th; if insufficient protests are received, annexation is
effective July 1, 2003.
3. Emerson Tract (9 homes — 1.9 acres) — Sphere of Influence detached
from Costa Mesa to Newport Beach; LAFCO continued the annexation
for 6 months to allow Newport Beach to complete pre- zoning of area.
4. West Santa Ana Heights — LAFCO continued the proposed West
Santa Ana Heights Sphere of Influence amendment for 6 months,
pending a pre- zoning decision by Newport Beach.
5. Santa Ana Country Club and Mesa Drive Area — LAFCO approved
annexation to Costa Mesa. If these two areas obtain enough protests
to defeat annexation to Costa Mesa, LAFCO will consider asking
Newport Beach to consider annexation.
Since LAFCO has requested that Newport Beach take 6 months to consider its
interest in the annexation of West Santa Ana Heights, the City Manager believes
staff should be directed to study the provision of City services to the area and
also study the revenue and expenditure implications of such an annexation. Staff
will bring those study results back to Council within 6 months for a Council
determination.
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