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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-61
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CTY OF PATTERSON
TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF TERRITORY
FOR THE ZACHARIAS AND BALDWIN RANCH SOUTH MASTER PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Patterson (“City”) seeks to file an application with the Stanislaus Local Agency Formation Commission (“Stanislaus LAFCO”) to initiate proceedings for the adjustment of boundaries specified herein, pursuant to the Cortese/Knox/Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, commencing with section 56000 of the California Government Code (“Cortese Knox Act”); and
WHEREAS, the City has composed the Zacharias & Baldwin Ranch South Master Plan (“Master Plan”) that will govern new development in the Master Plan area. The Master Plan provides a comprehensive land use and regulatory structure for approximately 1,361 acres located outside the existing City limits in Stanislaus County; and WHEREAS, the City, as the lead agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), has prepared an Environmental Impact Report (SCH# 2018122052) for the Master Plan to evaluate the environmental effects of the buildout of the Master Plan (“EIR”); and WHEREAS, the City’s existing Sphere of Influence (“SOI”) does not encompass the entire Master Plan area, as only a portion of the Master Plan area is currently within the City’s existing SOI; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to expand its Sphere of Influence (“SOI”) to be coextensive with the boundaries of the Master Plan, and also to annex the boundaries of the Master Plan into City limits (“Reorganization Proposal”); and
WHEREAS, the affected territory for the Reorganization Proposal is depicted and described in Exhibit A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the objectives of the Reorganization Proposal include the following, as further described in the Master Plan: (i) Attract new businesses and capital investment, (ii) create new employment and housing opportunities, (iii) develop new residential uses in proximity to regional job centers, (iv) facilitate buildout of the City’s General Plan, (v) produce new housing consistent with the City’s Housing Element and its Regional Housing Needs Allocation, (vi) maintain and enhance quality of life with new schools, parks, open spaces, and pedestrian and bike trails; and (vii) provide groundwater recharge facilities to protect groundwater resources consistent with state and local groundwater recharge policies; and WHEREAS, the City finds that the Reorganization Proposal promotes orderly growth and development. The Master Plan area is contiguous to City limits, is within the City’s planning area, {CW115231.4}
and implements the goals of the City’s General Plan. The City has determined that it will be able to provide the public facilities and services to support the buildout of the Master Plan, which will be demonstrated in the Municipal Services Review for the Reorganization Proposal; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this Resolution is to authorize City staff to file an application with Stanislaus LAFCO to expand the City’s SOI and annex the Master Plan area into City limits, so landowners in the Master Plan area can commence the buildout of the Master Plan upon annexation into City limits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Patterson City Council as follows:
1. The City Council hereby authorizes City staff to file an application with Stanislaus LAFCO to expand the City’s SOI and annex the Master Plan area into City limits, as depicted and described in Exhibit A attached hereto, and to take all actions necessary and incidental to accomplish the Reorganization Proposal, in conformance with the Cortese Knox Act and Stanislaus LAFCO policies and procedures, and pursuant to the findings included in each Resolution and Ordinance adopted by the City Council in connection with the Master Plan and the EIR.
2. The City Council hereby finds that the Reorganization Proposal would affect the boundaries or spheres of influence of the following public agencies:
a. Patterson Irrigation District
b. West Stanislaus Irrigation District
c. Del Puerto Water District
d. West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District
3. The City Council hereby requests that the Reorganization Proposal be subject to the following terms and conditions:
a. That affected parcels be detached from the Patterson Irrigation District. b. That affected parcels be detached from the West Stanislaus Irrigation District. c. That affected parcels be detached from the Del Puerto Water District. d. That affected parcels be detached from the West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District.
e. That the effective date of the Reorganization Proposal be the date on which Stanislaus LAFCO records the certificate of completion for the annexation of the Master Plan area.
4. The City has discovered that there are six (6) parcels in the Zacharias area of the Master Plan currently encumbered by active Williamson Act contracts. The City Council hereby directs City staff, in accordance with state law, to exercise the City’s rights to terminate or not renew the active Williamson Act contracts upon annexation of the Master Plan into City limits.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Patterson City Council on the 16th DAY of August 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
EXCUSED:
APPROVED:
Dennis McCord
Mayor of the City of Patterson
ATTEST:
Aracely Alegre
City Clerk of the City of Patterson
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, correct, and true copy of a resolution passed by the City Council of the City of Patterson, a Municipal Corporation of the County of Stanislaus, State of California, at a regular meeting held on the 16 th day of August 2022, and I
further certify that said resolution is in full force and effect and has never been rescinded or modified.
DATE:
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City Clerk of the City of Patterson
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EXHIBIT A
Description of Affected Territory for Reorganization Proposal