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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1985/10/01 Item 11 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 11 Meeting Date 10/1/85 ITEM TITLE: Resolution 4,2/W Recommending amendment to San Diego County LAFCO Policy which restricts lands which may be included within a City' s Sphere of Influence to only those which will be urbanized and provided Municipal Services within a 10-15 year time horizon SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning 6(4 (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) REVIEWED BY: City Manager At its September 19, 1985 meeting, the City Council requested that a letter be prepared for the Mayor's signature to all the cities in San Diego County, apprising them of LAFCO s decision as it pertains to the United Enterprise property being placed in a "special study area. " Also, Council felt the City should solicit support for a change in LAFCO's 10-15 year policy - which states that development must be imminent and urban services available within a 10-15 year period for land to be placed within a city's sphere of influence. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the resolution urging a LAFCO policy change. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. DISCUSSION: The City's rationale as to why a change to the 10-15 year policy has to do with a recent action by LAFCO to exclude Otay Ranch from Chula Vista's Sphere of Influence. It is felt that proper land planning, including conservation, dictates that a longer time frame be considered. General plans generally have a 20-25 year time frame. State law says that spheres should be delineated for the probable ultimate boundaries and service area of jurisdiction. Application of the present policy to Otay Ranch Land makes no sense in light of the City's long standing general planning for the area and the integral relationship and impacts it has on the City of Chula Vista. Protection of a city's long-term interests is not consistent with the policy of looking ahead for only a 10-15 year period. FISCAL IMPACT: None c. 6,a- WPC 2184P b' t� eCij'the -4 '1 of-- Chula Vista, Call-iornia Dated /�' / j3 City Clerk' s Office City Clerk' s Office Anita Underwood City of Carlsbad City of La Mesa 1200 Elm Avenue P. O. Box 937 Carlsbad CA 92008 La Mesa CA 92041 City of Coronado City of Lemon Grove City Clerk' s Office City Clerk' s Office Thomas Patricola Karen Thomson 1825 Strand Way 3232 Main St. , Suite C Coronado CA 92118 Lemon Grove CA 92045 City Clerk' s Office City Clerk' s Office Ione Campbell City of Del Mar City of National City 1050 Camino Del Mar 1243 National City Blvd. Del Mar CA 92014 National City CA 92050 City Clerk' s Office City Clerk' s Office Barbara Bishop City of El Cajon City of Oceanside 200 East Main Street 704 Third Street El Cajon CA 92020 Oceanside CA 92054 City Clerk' s Office City Clerk' s Office Marjorie Wahlsten City of Escondido City of Poway 100 Valley Boulevard P. 0. Box 785 Escondido CA 92025 Poway CA 92064 City Clerk' s Office City Clerk' s Office City of San Diego City of Imperial Beach 202 "C" Street P. O. Box 427 San Diego CA 92101 Imperial Beach CA 92032 City Clerk' s Office City of San Marcos 105 West Richmar Avenue San Marcos CA 92069 City Clerk' s Office City of Santeee 10765 Wocciside Ave . ,Suite R Santee CA 92071 City Clerk' s Office Jean Brooks City of Vista P. 0. Box 1988 Vista CA 92083 Ala/ yl Aa October 16, 1985 SPHERE OF INFLUENCE Dear Mayor and Members of the Council : We are writing this letter to apprise you of a recent LAFCO action taken with regard to Chula Vista's Sphere of Influence. Further, we would like to ask your support to modify San Diego LAFCO policy as to how it determines which lands shall be included in a city's sphere of influence. By way of background, all cities in California are in the process of meeting State requirements under AB 498 to see that spheres of influence are prepared and adopted for our respective jurisdictions. Chula Vista conducted its sphere study in March, 1984. In December, 1984, the City Council formally adopted the sphere plan, and it was finally acted upon by the LAFCO Commission this past month. Unfortunately the LAFCO Commission eliminated an integral component of our sphere request, a 10,000 acre area known as Otay Ranch. The Ranch is surrounded on three sides by the City of Chula Vista, has been in our planning area for over 20 years and is presently addressed by our General Plan, Growth Management Plan and Regional Transportation Study. In December, 1984, the applicant received permission from the County Board of Supervisors to process a General Plan Amendment in the County. The analysis and recommendations on the sphere by the LAFCO staff were in a large part predicated on their Commission's policy guide that "only areas which might urbanize in the next 10-15 years" should be included in an agency's sphere. We believe this policy to be unreasonable, inconsistent and, in some cases, illogical to follow. State law defines a sphere of influence as the probable ultimate boundary of a jurisdiction. Sound long-range planning parameters almost always exceed a 10-15 year time frame. Furthermore, cities as well as the County are equally concerned about conservation, open space preservation, growth controls and development phasing. To be able to appropriately plan for such lands necessitates their inclusion in one's sphere of influence. The Honorable Mayor and City Council - 2 - October 16, 1985 In March of 1985, the SANDAG Board of Directors accepted a similar line of reasoning and forwarded their recommendations to LAFCO for implementation. The Executive Director of LAFCO, by letter dated March 4, 1985 to the Commission, indicated that while flexibility in the 10-15 year policy might be in order that it was not necessary to revise the guideline. We respectively disagree and feel the guideline thwarts responsible land-planning and jurisdictional organization. This is evidenced by the LAFCO Commission action on our sphere of influence. We would urge your Council to seriously consider the merits of amending or eliminating this LAFCO restriction and supporting the attached resolution. Thank you. Sincerely, Gregory R. Cox MAYOR GK:rms Attachment WPC 2186P/2223P City of Carlsbad City of San Marcos 1200 Elm Avenue 105 West Richmar Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 San Marcos, CA 92069 City of Coronado City of Santee 1825 Strand Way 10765 Woodside Avenue, Ste R Coronado, CA 92118 Santee, CA 92071 City of Del Mar City of Vista 1050 Camino Del Mar 600 Eucalyptus Del Mar, CA 92014 Vista, CA 92083 City of El Cajon 200 East Main Street El Cajon, CA 92020 City of Escondido 100 Valley Boulevard Escondido, CA 92025 City of Imperial Beach 825 Imperial Beach Blvd. Imperial Beach, CA 92032 City of La Mesa 8130 Allison Avenue La Mesa, CA 92041 City of Lemon Grove 3568 Main Street, Suite C Lemon Grove, CA 92045 City of National City 1243 National City Boulevard National City, CA 92050 City of Oceanside 704 Third Street Oceanside, CA 92054 City of Poway 13325 Civic Center Drive Poway, CA 92064 City of San Diego 202 C Street San Diego, CA 92101