Environmental Justice The Story of Matheny Tract Julie Allen, Tulare County LAFCO Public Member

Environmental JusticeEnvironmental JusticeThe Story of Matheny TractThe Story of Matheny Tract

Julie Allen, Tulare County Julie Allen, Tulare County LAFCO Public MemberLAFCO Public Member

OverviewOverview

Setting the scene: Place, Characters, Setting the scene: Place, Characters, PlotPlot

Six months of hearingsSix months of hearings The DecisionThe Decision Lessons learnedLessons learned Policy outcomesPolicy outcomes

The Three Legged StoolThe Three Legged Stool

SubstanceSubstance ProcessProcess RelationshipsRelationships

The Place: Tulare CountyThe Place: Tulare County

The Place:Matheny Tract TodayThe Place:Matheny Tract Today

CharactersCharacters

City of TulareCity of Tulare County of TulareCounty of Tulare Tulare County LAFCOTulare County LAFCO Matheny Tract CommitteeMatheny Tract Committee California Rural Legal Assistance California Rural Legal Assistance

(CRLA)(CRLA) Self-Help EnterprisesSelf-Help Enterprises Pratt Mutual Water Co.Pratt Mutual Water Co.

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

The Following Maps were Prepared The Following Maps were Prepared by by

The Cedar Grove Institute The Cedar Grove Institute

for Sustainable Developmentfor Sustainable Development

The Plot: The Story of a Six The Plot: The Story of a Six Month Hearing Month Hearing

Annexation Proposal: City of TulareAnnexation Proposal: City of Tulare

Public Involvement: Matheny TractPublic Involvement: Matheny Tract

Outreach Meetings: Annexation Outreach Meetings: Annexation InterestInterest

Remaining IssuesRemaining Issues

Resolution of IssuesResolution of Issues

Created by the Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Growth















































The DecisionThe Decision

I- Street Annexation approved as originally I- Street Annexation approved as originally proposed by City of Tulareproposed by City of Tulare

City to work with Self Help Enterprises to City to work with Self Help Enterprises to secure grant funding for water system for secure grant funding for water system for Matheny Tract. Matheny Tract.

City to offer extraterritorial sewer service to City to offer extraterritorial sewer service to Matheny Tract at resident’s expenseMatheny Tract at resident’s expense

City to notify ALL property owners of future City to notify ALL property owners of future project plans in area annexedproject plans in area annexed

The Decision--continuedThe Decision--continued

If 25% of Matheny Tract property If 25% of Matheny Tract property owners sign petition to annex, City will owners sign petition to annex, City will process annexation through LAFCOprocess annexation through LAFCO

Requested, but cannot require, that City Requested, but cannot require, that City review industrial pre-zoning of Matheny review industrial pre-zoning of Matheny Tract in next general plan update to Tract in next general plan update to reflect current residential use.reflect current residential use.

Lessons Learned from a Three Lessons Learned from a Three Legged Stool: Legged Stool:

Public involvement: Problem solving Public involvement: Problem solving role of a well organized communityrole of a well organized community

Create common understanding: Take Create common understanding: Take time for all parties to “get it”time for all parties to “get it”

Crafting positive, forward leaning Crafting positive, forward leaning solutions: LAFCO as facilitatorsolutions: LAFCO as facilitator

Policy development: Use your three Policy development: Use your three legged stool to craft virtually “test legged stool to craft virtually “test fired” policy.fired” policy.

Tulare County LAFCO Policy Tulare County LAFCO Policy Outcome: Outcome:

Analysis of service and infrastructure Analysis of service and infrastructure needs of DAC’s and other developed needs of DAC’s and other developed communities outside existing communities outside existing boundaries but inside or adjacent to boundaries but inside or adjacent to the existing or proposed SOI.the existing or proposed SOI.

MSRs for cities and districts which MSRs for cities and districts which provide domestic water or sewer service provide domestic water or sewer service must include:must include:

Policy Outcome--continuedPolicy Outcome--continued

Recommendations for addressing Recommendations for addressing service and infrastructure needs service and infrastructure needs through collaborative efforts of all through collaborative efforts of all appropriate partiesappropriate parties

At least one community meeting re At least one community meeting re changes in SOI/MSR and to encourage changes in SOI/MSR and to encourage public input for SOI and MSRpublic input for SOI and MSR

Incorporation of applicable public inputIncorporation of applicable public input

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Environmental Justice The Story of Matheny Tract Julie Allen, Tulare County LAFCO Public Member