THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OAKLAND AREA
GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 2022/06
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF THE OAK KNOLL PROJECT
INTO THE OAKLAND AREA GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT AND
ADOPT THE OAK KNOLL PLAN OF CONTROL
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2006, the Oakland City Council adopted Resolution No. 80058 approving the formation of the Oakland Area Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) and appointed itself to serve as the GHAD Board of Directors.
WHEREAS, the GHAD boundaries currently include the Siena Hill and Kenilworth Property developments.
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2022, the GHAD Board adopted Resolution 2022/02 scheduling a public hearing for July 5, 2022, to consider the proposed annexation and Plan of Control. This hearing was noticed in accordance with Public Resources Code Sections 26557, 26561, 26562, and 26563; and
WHEREAS, as allowed by GHAD law (Public Resources Code §26568.1), the GHAD Board is now presented with and has reviewed the Petition for Annexation of Territory to the Oakland Area GHAD (“Petition”), which is attached hereto as Attachment 1. The territory proposed to be annexed into the GHAD is referred to as the Oak Knoll project and is described in the legal description and identified in the boundary map set forth in the Petition.
WHEREAS, the GHAD Board has been presented with and has reviewed the Oak Knoll Plan of Control dated June 15, 2022 (“Plan of Control”), which is attached hereto as Attachment
2. The Plan of Control describes potential geologic hazards within the territory to be annexed and addresses the prevention, mitigation, abatement, and control of such hazards.
WHEREAS, the Plan of Control is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code §§ 21000 et. seq.) in accordance with Public Resources Code sections 21080(b)(4) and 26559.
The Board of Directors of the GHAD HEREBY RESOLVES THAT:
1. This Resolution No. 2022/06 is ma de pursuant to the provisions of Division 17 of the Public Resources Code with particular references to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 26500), Article 3 (commencing with Section 26550) and Article 4 (commencing with Section 26561).
2. The GHAD Board hereby approves the annexation of the Oak Knoll development into the Oakland Area GHAD as described in the GHAD Petition, subject to the adoption of a resolution approving the annexation by the Oakland City Council as required under Public Resources Code section 26581 and conditioned upon subsequent approval of the proposed assessment following an assessment ballot proceeding pursuant to Proposition 218.
3. The Oakland Area GHAD Board hereby approves and adopts the O ak Knoll Plan of Control.
4. The recitals are incorporat ed herein by this reference.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, July 5, 2022
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Attachment 1 – Petition for Annexation
Attachment 2 – Oak Knoll Plan of Control