RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA REQUESTING
THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION FOR THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (LAFCO) TO INITIATE
PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OF
TERRITORY
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lancaster (“City”), that:
WHEREAS, the City desires to initiate proceedings pursuant to the Cortese-Knox- Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, commencing with Section 56000 of the California Government Code, for a change of organization that would annex territory into the City; and
WHEREAS, this annexation is being proposed upon a Resolution of Application to Initiate Proceedings for annexation filed by the City on behalf of the City; and WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed is uninhabited (fewer than six registered voters); and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the proposed area are described in the geographic description, and depicted on the corresponding map, Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B”, respectively, for annexation which are incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearance for this annexation is a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) which will be adopted by the City of Lancaster, as lead agency, upon completion.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City, that:
1. The proposal is hereby made to LAFCO for a change of organization as follows:
a. This proposal is made pursuant to the Cortese-Know-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 commencing with Section 56000 of the California Government Code.
b. The nature of the proposed change of organization is the annexation of the territory to the City.
c. The affected territory proposed to be annexed is uninhabited. d. The boundaries of the proposal area are described in the geographic description, and depicted on the corresponding map, Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B”, respectively, for annexation, which are incorporated herein by reference.
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e. The affected territory is within the Sphere of Influence of the City. f. It is desired that the proposed annexation provide for and made subject to the following terms and conditions:
i. The negotiated exchange of property tax revenue between affected agencies resulting from annexation to the City.
ii. The annexed territory shall be subject to the payment of such service charges, assessments, or taxes as the City may legally impose. iii. Any taxes, fees, charges, or assessment for the City may be collected by the County of Los Angeles Tax Collector in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes or otherwise allowed by law.
g. The description of the proposal area is as follows (i.e., existing structures, commercial, residential):
The approximately one square mile proposed for annexation is predominantly undeveloped with one residence, agricultural fields, and one industrial building. h. The reason for this proposal is as follows:
The annexation is proposed in order to clean up some of the City’s boundaries and to provide additional land of sufficient size to meet the residential and alternative energy development needs of the community.
2. The said City consents to waiver of protest proceedings pursuant to Government Code Sections 56662(a)(1) through 56662(a)(3), inclusive.
3. This Resolution of Application to Initiate Proceedings is hereby adopted and approved by the City of Lancaster, and LAFCO is hereby requested to initiate proceedings for the annexation of territory as authorized and in the manner provided by the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000.
4. The Clerk of the City of Lancaster is hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Executive Officer of the Local Agency Formation Commission for the County of Los Angeles.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ______ day of ___________________, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________ ______________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, _____________________________, _________________________ City of Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No._____________, for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this ____________ day of _____________________, _________.
(seal)
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