2010/12/07 City Council Resolution 2010-141RESOLUTION NO. 2010-141
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION
TO THE SONOMA LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION FOR
REORGANIZATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF BODWAY
PARKWAY AND VALLEY HOUSE DRIVE (APN'S 047- 111 -030 and 047 -111 -051)
AND VALLEY HOUSE DRIVE
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park adopted its General Plan in 2000;
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Rohnert Park approved an Urban Growth
Boundary (UGB) in 2000 which defines the limits of future development;
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park General Plan includes properties outside of
the current City limits and within the City's Sphere of Influence (SOI) and UGB that are
intended to be annexed to the City upon preparation of Specific Plans for these
properties;
WHEREAS, the approximately 80 acre area located northeast of Bodway
Parkway and Valley House Drive is identified in the General Plan as the Southeast
Specific Plan Area;
- WHEREAS, the applicants for the Southeast Area project have prepared the
required Specific Plan for the Southeast Area and the City has prepared a Final
Environmental Impact Report for the project;
WHEREAS, the Southeast Specific Plan property is intended to be annexed to
the City and is proposed to be prezoned "Specific Plan District (SP)" in conformance
with the City's General Plan;
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 56744 prohibits any
annexation that would result in the creation of an unincorporated island or islands
(unincorporated territory substantially surrounded by a city);
WHEREAS, limiting the annexation subject territory to the Southeast Specific
Plan Area and Valley House Drive would create an unincorporated island (APNs 047-
111 -051) comprised of a one -foot strip approximately 2,600 feet in length along the north
edge of Valley House Drive;
WHEREAS, APN 047 -111 -051 intended to be annexed to the City in conjunction
with the annexation of the Southeast Specific Plan Area and is proposed to be
incorporated into Valley House Drive right -of -way;
WHEREAS, all unincorporated right -of -way on Valley House Drive that lies
adjacent to the Southeast Specific Plan Area is intended to be annexed to the City;
WHEREAS, annexation of the territory described herein and depicted generally
in the attached Exhibit A will necessitate concurrent detachment of the same from the
Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District and County Service Area 41;
WHEREAS, a reorganization is defined by California Government Code Section
56073 as a single proposal involving two or more changes of organization, such as
annexation and detachment;
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2010, the Planning Commission held a public
hearing at which time the Planning Commission reviewed the project proposal and
recommended approval by the City Council;
WHEREAS, pursuant to California State Law and the Rohnert Park Municipal
Code, public hearing notices were mailed to all property owners within an area exceeding
a 300 foot radius of the subject property, public hearing notice signs were posted on the
property, and a public hearing was published for a minimum of 10 days prior to the first
public hearing in the Community Voice;
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2010, the City Council held a public hearing at
which time interested persons had an opportunity to provide public testimony either in
support of or opposition to the proposal;
WHEREAS, the City Council has certified the Final Environmental Impact
Report prepared for the project, which includes annexation within its project description,
and has otherwise carried out all requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park makes the following findings, determinations and recommendations as
follows:
Section 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
Section 2. Environmental Clearance. A resolution of application to the
Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission for reorganization of the territory
depicted in Exhibit A is in accordance with applicable provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the
Southeast Specific Plan. The City Council has certified approval of the Final EIR, which
includes annexation within the project description, as well as the adoption of CEQA
Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations and the Mitigation Monitoring
Program, as described in Resolution No. 2010 -134, approved on December 7, 2010.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby
adopt a Resolution of Application to the Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission
for Reorganization of Territory located northeast of the Bodway Parkway and Valley
House Drive (APN 047 -111 -030 and 047 -111 -051) and including Valley House Drive.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in accordance with the policies of the
Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission, the recommended title of this proposal is
" Rohnert Park Reorganization 10 -1 involving Annexation to the City of Rohnert Park and
detachment from the Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District and County Service Area
No. 41 (Multi - Services)" and the recommended short from designation is "Southeast
Area Reorganization."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT the City
Council does hereby adopt the Findings stated hereinabove and approve Application No.
PL2003 -031 and adopt a Resolution of Application to the Sonoma Local Agency
Formation Commission for Reorganization of Territory located northeast of the Bodway
Parkway and Valley House Drive (APN 047 -111 -030 and 047 - 111 -051) and including
Valley House Drive.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park on this 7th day of December, 2010.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Mayor
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