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HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-71 - Reorganization of Territory• RESOLUTION NO. 99- 71 A RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF TERRITORY WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach desires to initiate proceedings pursuant to the Cortese -Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985, commencing with Section 56000 of the California Government Code, for a reorganization which would concurrently: (1) Annex territory to the City of Newport Beach; (2) Detach territory from the City of Costa Mesa; and (3) Detach territory from the Irvine Ranch Water District, and WHEREAS, this reorganization shall be known as the "Newport Coast /Bay Knolls /Santa Ana Heights Annexation' and include three distinct "areas" that shall be known as follows: Area A - Bay Knolls Area B - Santa Ana Heights • Area C - Newport Coast and Ridge WHEREAS, notice of intent to adopt this resolution of application has been given, and this Council has conducted a public hearing based upon this notification, 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 Areas than currently provided; and (b) the annexation of the Areas, with limited exception, is an anticipated result of the City's review of service provision to the property within its Sphere of Influence; (c) the City seeks to assist the County of Orange and Orange County LAFCO in improving and simplifying the service delivery, jurisdiction, and governance of several unincorporated "islands" adjacent to the City. WHEREAS, the following agencies would be affected by the proposed jurisdictional changes: AGENCY NATURE OF CHANGE City of Newport Beach Annexation City of Costa Mesa Detachment • Irvine Ranch Water District Detachment • WHEREAS, the territory included within the boundaries of the reorganization is inhabited and a description of the boundaries of the territory is set forth in: Area A - Exhibit A Area B - Exhibit B Area C - Exhibit C Area D - Exhibit D and attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, spheres of influence will be concurrently amended for the City of Newport Beach, City of Costa Mesa, and the Irvine Ranch Water District; 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 will prepare environmental documents for the reorganization in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and State CEQA Guidelines in conjunction with the adoption of a General Plan Amendment and Prezoning for the Areas. NOW, THEREFORE, this Resolution of Application is hereby adopted and approved by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, and the Local Agency Formation Commission of • Orange County is hereby requested to taking proceedings for the reorganization of territory as illustrated in Exhibits A, B, and C (the "Newport Coast /Bay Knolls /Santa Ana Heights Annexation "), according to the terms and conditions established by LAFCO and in the manner provided by the Cortese -Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1955. ADOPTED this 25th day of October 1999. DENNIS D. O'NEIL MAYOR ATTEST: '4 U L'-� 10- M LaVONNE M. HARKLESS • CITY CLERK • STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, LAVONNE M. HARIiLESS, 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. 99 -71, 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 25th day of October, 1999, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Adams, Glover, Ridgeway, Noyes, Mayor O'Neil Noes: None Absent: Thomson, Debay Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the • official seal of said City this 26th day of October, 1999. (Seal) CI City Clerk Newport Beach, California