2001/09/25 City Council Resolution 2001-205RESOLUTION NO. 2001-205
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AND THE COUNTY OF SONOMA
REGARDING THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK'S
PROPOSED SPHERE -OF- INFLUENCE
WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Local Agency Formation ( "LAFCO ") is charged with
determining a sphere of influence for Rohnert Park, and with enacting policies designed to
promote the logical and orderly annexation and development of areas within the sphere.
WHEREAS, the Rohnert Park General Plan 2000 envisions an expansion of Rohnert
Park's sphere of influence and the City Council of Rohnert Park adopted Resolution 2001 -116
authorizing its staff to submit an application to LAFCO update Rohnert Park's sphere of
influence.
WHEREAS, prior to submitting an application to LAFCO to update Rohnert Park's
sphere of influence, representatives of Rohnert Park are required by Government Code Section
56425 to meet with representatives of County of Sonoma ( "County ") to discuss the proposed
sphere and its boundaries, and explore methods to reach agreement on the boundaries,
development standards, and zoning requirements within the sphere to ensure that development
within the sphere occurs in a manner that reflects the mutual concerns of Rohnert Park and
Sonoma County and is accomplished in a manner that promotes the logical and orderly
development of areas within the sphere of influence.
WHEREAS, the County strives to maintain clear physical boundaries between cities and
unincorporated communities in the county in order to avoid corridor -style urbanization and
suburban sprawl and the County General Plan designates these important open space areas
between communities in the county as "community separators."
WHEREAS, County Resolution No. 92 -1089 and LAFCO Resolution No. 2119 each
enables an agreement between County and cities within the county to provide for some flexibility
in changing the form and location of community separators, provided there is no net loss of
separator acreage.
WHEREAS, representatives of Rohnert Park and representatives of the County have met
and reached agreement on certain issues relating to the update of Rohnert Park's sphere of
influence.
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2001, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
reviewed the agreement during a scheduled public meeting.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park approves the Agreement between the County of Sonoma and the City of Rohnert Park
regarding the City of Rohnert Park's proposed sphere -of- influence.
Resolution No. 2001 -205
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DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED on this 25th day of September 2001, by the City
of Rohnert Park City Council.
Attest:
Mayor, City of l ohnert Park
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FLORES: AYE REILLY: ABSENT SPIRO: ABSENT VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE
AYES: (3) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (2) ABSTAIN: (0)