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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1989-078 - Amending resolution no. 88-335 41011 RESOLUTION NO. 31- 7 O A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 88-335 , WHICH ESTABLISHED AND ADOPTED A POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF CITY SERVICES OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows: (a) That Exhibit "A" of Resolution No. 88-335 adopted on September 20 , 1988 , be and hereby is deleted; and (b) That a new Exhibit "A, " a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, be and hereby is substituted therefor. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 7th day of ;larch , 1989 , and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Buffum, Dahl , Fulton, and Johannessen NOES : COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS : Carter ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None r K./MAURICE JOHANNESSEN, Mayor City of Redding ATTEST: a e. ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk 9VIAPPROVED: RANDALL A. HAYS , C ' ty Attorney N4 EXHIBIT "A" CITY OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL POLICY SUBJECT POLICY EFFECTIVE NUMBER DATE PAGE CITY SERVICES OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS 3-7-89 1 of 2 I BACKGROUND The issue of providing services outside the City is of crucial importance to the long-range future of Redding. The efficient and orderly provision of urban services, the reduction of capital improvement and maintenance costs, the prevention of sprawl , and the conservation of public finances are central issues to address; the effects which are important to avoid are listed in Exhibit 1 which includes the creation of isolated, noncontiguous communities dependent upon the uneconomical and premature extension of governmental and utility services. Therefore, there is a need for City policies which pertain to City services and provision of City services outside of the City. PURPOSE The purpose of these policies is to set guidelines and requirements for the extension of City services to areas outside the City in accordance with the City's urban development strategy and to prevent or minimize rate increases for existing residents. POLICY Generally, it is the policy of the City to minimize incentives for urban development to occur outside the City by the withholding of City services unless it can be shown that there is an equal or near-equal return to the City based on the ii cost of such service or that the provision of such service outside the City benefits directly the health and safety of residents of the City and that provision of such service does not induce additional urban development outside the City nor make annexation of the area served more difficult. This will be achieved by: �II a. By controlling the location, extension, and timing of sewer, water, and electric lines, service, and facilities. b. By using the Redding General Plan to determine the intensity of use of a property. c. By operating existing services outside the City at a rate of return such that existing City residents do not subsidize development occurring outside the City. d. By supporting or requiring development standards at least equal to those of the dl City. e. By retaining majority control of all regional-sewage systems that provide service within the City's General Plan area. f. By generally opposing development of community septic system, sewer-lift stations, or temporary sewage-disposal facilities. N'1 N � XHIBIT "A" Continued Ile CITY OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL POLICY i SUBJECT POLICY EFFECTIVE NUMBER DATE PAGE CITY SERVICES OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS 3-7-89 2 of 2 g. By requiring annexation before services are provided by the City. h. By entering into reimbursement agreements for utility improvements only within the City limits. i . By requiring utilities to be developed in accordance with adopted master utility plans and policies. j. By maintaining adequate capacity in existing City facilities for property owners already in the City. 1 k. Through key open-space acquisitions such as public lands to the north and northwest in order to establish defensible boundaries. 1 . By opposing the creation of new or the expansion of existing special districts within the City's sphere of influence, except in the case where an existing district and the City have already entered into a contract to permit overlapping annexations. m. By avoiding joint operating, aid, or service agreements that could be an impediment to annexation of property except when it is in the public health, 11. safety, and interest to do so, and of mutual benefit to the City and the other �' jurisdiction. pl � I i 1 MVl ^;1 I � 2-14-89 ! 1 10JH09 411111 Exhibit "1" Potential Negatives Associated with Service Outside the City: PI' ° Utilizes capacity in trunk lines and treatment plants that is otherwise reserved for City landowners who have paid for them. ° Reduces the opportunity for the City to augment its tax base by loss of potential property tax, sales tax, fees , per-capita distributions, or government grants. ° Projects that could impact City streets, parks , or programs are not sharing in their cost or are not accountable for their impacts. ° Land-use approvals may or may not be in accord with City plans. o Increased difficulty in developing master plans if land-use patterns are different. o Increased costs of annexation if City must acquire existing electric facilities. o Annexations are more difficult to accomplish if the City must deal with numerous small parcels , rather than fewer large-parcel owners. o Greater chance for duplication of services and increased cost to the customer. ° The further spreading of an already too thin staff on activities and projects outside the City. o Urban development can occur without a full-range of urban services. o Increased property owner/developer shopping between jurisdictions for better deal . 8�g ° Encourages urban development to occur outside the City (sprawl ) . ° Urban development outside the City can be an impediment to orderly expansion of the City and provision of services. ° Development using City services outside the City undermines those who have invested in the City. ° Potential for differences in street and land-use problems and development could exceed design capacities of City services. ° Loss of prime incentive to annex. ` I ° Undercutting the cost of housing being developed and marketed in the City. o City residents are responsible for financing of major capital improvements ! and could be left responsible for paying debt service or faced with inadequate capacity when ready to develop. ii ° Potential subsidy of unincorporated development or residents. 4011 Exhibit "1" Continued Potential Positives Associated with Services Outside of the City: Provision of retail electric service outside City would violate service area designation established by the California Energy Commission (City corporate boundaries) . ° Possibility of sharing costs for a service over a larger customer base. ° May avoid formation of special district. ° May encourage more wide-scale master planning. ° Where appropriate, will encourage common solution to cross-jurisdictional problems. ' ° Better delineation of benefit zones in assessment districts. • I c I1 ' I I'I !�I