1963/01/21 City Council Resolution 48RESOLUTION NO. 48
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROHNERT PARK TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
THE COUNTY OF SONOMA CONCERNING THE PROPOSED
COTATI INCORPORATION
WHEREAS, CERTAIN RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE UNINCORPORATED
AREA KNOWN AS COTATI HAVE REQUESTED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CALL A
SPECIAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE IF SAID AREA SHALL BECOME INCORPORATED$ AND
WHE=;EAS, THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ADJOINS THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED
INCORPORATION AND IS VITALLY CONCERNED WITH THE ORDERLY GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY of
ROHNERT PARK AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK NEITHER RECOMMENDS NOR OPPOSES THE
REQUESTED INCORPORATION OF THE COTATI AREA.
2. THAT THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK BELIEVES THAT THE INCLUSION WITHIN
THE PROPOSED COTATI INCORPORATION OF THOSE PROPERTIES FRONTING UPON EAST
COTATI AVENUE MAY WELL INTERFERE WITH THE ORDERLY GROWTH OF THE AREA FOR
THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
(A) THAT THE LARGE AREAS OF PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE LOTS FRONTING UPON EAST COTATI AVENUE ARE PLEDGED TO
ANNEXATION TO THE CITY ISO ROHNERT PARK AND LOOK TO THE CITY OF
ROHNERT ;- -ARK FOR SEWER AND WATER AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES.
( B ) THAT THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK HAS PRESENTLY INSTALLEDSEWEF
LINE FACILITIES TO EAST COTATI AVENUE AND STANDS READY TO PROVIDE
SEWER SERVICES AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO THE LOTS FRONTING UPON
EAST COTATI AVENUE.
(C) THAT THE COUNTY OF SONOMA, AT THE TIME OF THE LOCATION
OF THE SONOMA STATE COLLEGE, DETERMINED THAT A MASTER PLAN BE
ESTABLISHED FOR THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE AREA, AND THAT
SAID MASTER PLAN ANTICIPATED THAT THE LOTS ALONG EAST COTATI AVENUE
AND LAND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH AND WEST THEREOF WOULD LOOK TO THE CITY OF
ROHNERT PARK FOR SEWER, WATER, AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES.
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(D) THAT THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK IS ADVISED THAT THE
PROPOSED COTATI INCORPORATION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE THE AREAS
ALONG EAST COTATI AVENUE AND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH AND WEST THEREOF WITH
SEWER $ERWtCE$•FROM ITS PRESENT FACILITIES,
3, THE CITY of ROHNERT PARK RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
THAT BEFORE PERMITTING THE INCLUSION OF THE LOTS FRONTING UPON EAST COTATT
AVENUfT WITHIN ANY PROPOSED COTATI INCORPORATION THAT IT REQUEST THE RECOM-
MENDATION OF THE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNTY SANITATION
DEPARTMENT AS TO THE EFFECT WHICH THE INCLUSION OF THESE AREAS WITHIN A
NEW CITY OF COTATI WOULD HAVE UPON THE ORDERLY GROWTH OF THE AREA.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY of JANUARY, 1963,
AYES: 5
NOES: NONE
ABSENT :NONE
ATTEST:
CLERK
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