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
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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