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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-15 - West Santa Ana Heights - Emerson-Churchill Tract - General Services Corporate Yard Fueling ParcelRESOLUTION NO. 2006- 15 A RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION REQUESTING THE ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF TERRITORY AT WEST SANTA ANA HEIGHTS, THE EMERSON/CHURCHILL TRACT, AND THE GENERAL SERVICES CORPORATE YARD FUELING PARCEL WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach desires to initiate proceedings pursuant to the Cortese -Knox- Herzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, commencing with Section 56000 of the CA Government Code, for a reorganization which would concurrently: (1) Annex territory to the City of Newport Beach; (2) Detach territory from the Sphere of Influence of the City of Costa Mesa; and (3) Detach territory from the City of Costa Mesa. WHEREAS, this reorganization shall be known as the "Western Borders Reorganization" and shall include three distinct `sections" that shall be known as follows: Section A - West Santa Ana Heights Section D - Emerson /Churchill Tract Section E - GS Yard Fueling Area WHEREAS, notice of intent to adopt this Resolution of Application has been given by mail to affected and interested agencies; and WHEREAS, the principal reasons for the proposed reorganization are as follows: (a) The City anticipates that it can provide more efficient municipal services, especially in the areas of law enforcement and community recreational services, to the sections than currently provided; (b) The City seeks to assist the County of Orange, the City of Costa Mesa, and Orange County LAFCO in improving and simplifying the service delivery, jurisdiction, and governance of several unincorporated "islands" adjacent to the City; (c) The City seeks to improve the administration of the Santa Ana Heights redevelopment project area and its planned projects; and (d) The City seeks to consolidate administration of its General Services Corporation Yard by placing the entire Yard in the corporate limits of Newport Beach. WHEREAS, the following agencies would be affected by the proposed jurisdictional changes: AGENCY City of Newport Beach City of Costa Mesa County of Orange NATURE OF CHANGE Annexation Detachment from sphere and detachment from corporate city limits Annexation of unincorporated territory WHEREAS, the territory included within the boundaries of the reorganization - which may be completed in separate and distinct phases — is inhabited and an approximate description of the ultimate boundaries of the territory after all phases are complete is set forth in Exhibit A and attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, spheres of influence will be concurrently amended for the City of Newport Beach and the City of Costa Mesa; and WHEREAS, it is desired that the proposed reorganization be subject to terms and conditions established by the Local Agency Formation Commission; and WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has prepared and approved (on January 13, 2004) a Negative Declaration for the majority of the reorganization in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State CEQA Guidelines in conjunction with, where applicable, the adoption of a General Plan Amendment and Pre - zoning for the Sections; now, therefore be it RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby adopts and approves this Resolution of Application, and the Local Agency Formation Commission of Orange County is hereby requested to begin proceedings for the Reorganization of Territory as illustrated in Exhibit A (the "Western Borders Reorganization "), according to the terms and conditions established by LAFCO and in the manner provided by the Cortese - Knox - Herzberg Local Government Reorganization Ac[ of 2000; and be it further RESOLVED that this Reorganization of Territory shall include: (1) the detachment of the area known as West Santa Ana Heights (Section A) from Costa Mesa's Sphere of Influence; (2) the annexation of Section A to the corporate boundaries of Newport Beach; (3) the annexation of the area known as the Emerson /Churchill Tract (Section D) to the corporate boundaries of Newport Beach; (4) the detachment of a portion of the General Services Yard (Section E) from Costa Mesa's sphere of influence and from Costa Mesa's corporate boundaries; and (5) the annexation of Section E to the corporate boundaries of Newport Beach; and be it further RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby seeks the concurrence of the City of Costa Mesa to detach Section E from the City of Costa Mesa's Sphere of Influence and corporate limits. ADOPTED this 10 Day of February, 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk a X W STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } as. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2006 -15 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 14'h day of February 2006, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Curry, Selich, Rosansky, Daigle, Nichols, Mayor Webb Noes: None Absent: Ridgeway (recusal) Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 15th day of February 2006. (Seal) City Clerk Newport Beach, California