MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF GONZALES AND THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY REGARDING
WORKING COOPERATIVELY ON COMMON PLANNING, GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN ORDER TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE GENERAL PLANS
This Memorandum of Agreement, hereinafter referred to as ("Agreement"), is entered into on this 7th day of April 2014 (the "Effective Date") by and between the City of Gonzales, a Municipal Corporation hereinafter referred to as ("City"), and County of Monterey, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as ("County"), and together hereinafter referred to as "the Parties".
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WHEREAS, the Parties declare that it is in their mutual interest to work cooperatively on issues of planning, growth, and development in order to provide more certainty regarding the future direction, extent, and conditions of urban development, to reduce unnecessary conflicts and to reduce costs for future development including affordable housing, to provide for the long tenn protection of valuable agricultural lands, and to be as effective as possible in the implementation of their respective General Plans; and
WHEREAS, as an expression of the intent to work cooperatively on common issues pertaining to planning, growth and development, the Parties have prepared this Memorandum of Agreement ("Agreement"), which serves to fulfill the requirements of California Government Code Section 56425(b ), as an Agreement by and between the Paiiies regarding the expansion of the boundaries of the City's Sphere of Influence, ai1d the establishment of planning principles by both Parties to promote logical and orderly development for purposes of the City's application to the Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to update its Sphere of Influence; and
WHEREAS, the Parties recognize, pursuant to California Government Code Section 56425( c) that this Agreement itself does not commit the Parties to any particular fonn or pattern of development, but rather, if LAFCO's final determination is consistent with this Agreement, then the Agreement would need to be considered for approval by both the City and County after noticed public hearing. Once the Agreement has been adopted by the Parties and their respective general plans reflect the Agreement, then any development approved by the County within the adopted sphere shall be consistent with the terms of the Agreement; and Final /04022014) 1
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