HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 9318 N.C.S. 11/16/1981N'OV� 1 2 1981
Resolution ion No: - 9 318 N. ;. C.S.
of the City of Petaluma; California
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE,DEVELOPMENT AND DETER-
MINATION OF A SPHERE OF INFLUENCE REQUIRED BY GOV-
ERNMENT SECTION 5477:4, MAKING FINDINGS AND PROVID-
ING A PROPOSAL THEREFOR.
.WHEREAS, under state law (Government Code Section 54774)
the.Sonoma County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) is
responsible for planning and shaping the logical and orderly dev-
elopment and coordination of local governmental agencies so as to
advantageously provide for the present and future needs of com-
munities; and
WHEREAS, LAFCO is required to develop and determine the sphere
of influence for each- local governmental.agency within the County
and that said "sphere of ;influence" consists'of a plan for the probabl.'e
ultimate physical boundaries and servicer area of a local governmental
agency; and
WHEREAS, LAFCO staff' has requested that, the City of Petaluma
provide it with a•proposed sphere of influence and proposed state-
ment of findings which are required to be adopted pursuant to.Gov-
er.nment Code Section -54774 (a) - (h-)
NOW, THEREFORE,.BE I:T RESOLVED as follows:
(1) The City Council does hereby ,make and submit to LAFCO
the following inforrnatioi and proposed findings -in satisfaction of
the requirement set forth in Government Code Section 54774 (a) - (h);
(a) MaxiMum pos's b,le service area
The maximum possible!service,.area.of Petaluma
varies..accord':ng to type of service. ",Potential-, sewer'
and water sere=iee.areas.incbrporate considerably more
territory than the area which is likely to be urbanized.
and receive full urban services. The-:Asigges'ted,sphere: of
i,nfl,uence roughly. indicates that area, which , i,s developed
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or will develop within.•'full urban services". Un-
doubtedly, some logical expansion of Petaluma's
"full urban service" area will occur in the future. The
'suggested'sphere of'nf'luence-is attached hereto
as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference.
(b) Range of Services
Petaluma.is a "full service" City. The City provides
services related to:
(1) Protective Services (Police, Fire, and Ambulance/
Paramedic, Animal Control;
.(2) Recreation;
(3) Public Utilities (Water, Sewer, Transit, Public
Works iMaintenance;
(4) Community;Development services (Planning, Engineer-
ing, Building, Redevelopment;);and
(5) Municipal Administration.
(c) Projected Future Population Growth
The Petaluma General Plan/Environmental Design Plan indicates
an optimum Petaluma population size of from 70,000 to
90,000. Sonoma County recognizes the year 2,000 popula-
tion of approximately 75,000 for the Petaluma Planning
Area.
(d) Type of Development Existing and Planned.
The City hereby transmits and incorporates by reference
a copy of the Land Use Designations as adopted by the
Petaluma General Plan/Environmental Design Plan. The
Petaluma General Plan is 'a statement of existing and
proposed development within the City and within the
service a°rea contained in the aphexe :of influence.
A copy of the General Plan land xse-designations is
attached hereto, as.Exhibit B andincorporated by
reference.
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('3) The City Council further finds that ;all. necessary
environmental documentation,, as -required by the-California-Environ-
ment-al
he-CaliforniaEnviron-mental Quality Act.,, is prov.i;ded. in . the Mast--er Environmental Impact .
Report for the City of Petaluma., as amended, and the Sonoma County
Petaluma West. Study ;-Env ironmental; Impact 'Re,port�, both of" which are
iii;corpor;ated by reference.:
(4) The City of Petaluma requests that the'pr_oposed sphere
of: influence, at.tach'ed as Exhibit ,A, be adopted., and.that LAFCO
fulfill :its responsibilities according to Taw.
Under ,the power and authority conferred upon -.this Council by the.'.Charter of said City.
I hereby certify the. foregoing 'Resolution, was .introduced and adopted by the
Couticil','of the City, of Petaluma .at;.a (Regular) 'G 74sA)1_0 I PAYjA meeting Approved as to
form
on the 16. ........ day of .....XQV.EiM4eZ .......:., 19.81.., by the
following woti' �•. _
City'A oriiey. -... ..
AYES: Perry, Bond, Battaglia,, Cavanagh-, Mayor Matte'i
NOES: None
ABSENT: Harb on;,, Bals
ATTEST:
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City Clerk, Mayor.
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FORM CA 2,f/80 REs. No. 9318