Sacramento Local Sacramento Local Agency Formation Agency Formation

CommissionCommission

Peter Brundage, Executive Officer; Donald J. Lockhart, Assistant Executive Officer; Diane Peter Brundage, Executive Officer; Donald J. Lockhart, Assistant Executive Officer; Diane Thorpe, Commission ClerkThorpe, Commission Clerk

www.saclafco.orgwww.saclafco.org

Sacramento LAFCoSacramento LAFCo Web Site: Web Site: www.saclafco.org

Email: Email: commissionclerk@saclafco.org

1112 I Street Ste 1001112 I Street Ste 100 Sacramento, Ca. 95814Sacramento, Ca. 95814

Peter Brundage or Don LockhartPeter Brundage or Don Lockhart 916-874-5935916-874-5935 916-874-2937 916-874-2937

City of Elk Grove City of Elk Grove Sphere of Influence Sphere of Influence

OverviewOverview

Purpose of an SOIPurpose of an SOI SOI Application ProcessSOI Application Process Where are we?Where are we? Next StepsNext Steps

PurposePurpose Created in the 1960’s by State LegislatureCreated in the 1960’s by State Legislature Commission is responsible for the Commission is responsible for the

discouragement of urban sprawl and the discouragement of urban sprawl and the encouragement of orderly development encouragement of orderly development andand

Preserve and Protect Open Space and Preserve and Protect Open Space and Agricultural LandsAgricultural Lands

LAFCo must accommodate future LAFCo must accommodate future population growth in a logical manner in population growth in a logical manner in order to balance its competing missionsorder to balance its competing missions

Who is LAFCo?Who is LAFCo?

7-member Commission7-member Commission RepresentativesRepresentatives

2 City Council Members2 City Council Members 2 County Board of Supervisors2 County Board of Supervisors 2 Special District Directors2 Special District Directors 1 Public Member1 Public Member

Responsibilities and Responsibilities and DutiesDuties

LAFCo has the power to approve, LAFCo has the power to approve, modify or deny proposals:modify or deny proposals:Spheres of Influence (SOI)Spheres of Influence (SOI)Annexations/DetachmentsAnnexations/Detachments IncorporationIncorporationFormation of Special DistrictsFormation of Special DistrictsConsolidationsConsolidations

Spheres of InfluenceSpheres of Influence

Definition: Sphere of Influence:Definition: Sphere of Influence:

“ “ A plan for the probable physical A plan for the probable physical boundaries and service area of a local boundaries and service area of a local agency, as determined by the agency, as determined by the Commission”Commission”

No change in land use jurisdiction and no land-No change in land use jurisdiction and no land-use entitlements or plans are approveduse entitlements or plans are approved

No change in service providers or levels of No change in service providers or levels of serviceservice

SOI PurposeSOI Purpose

SOI is a long range regional SOI is a long range regional planning toolplanning tool

Encourage communication Encourage communication between land use jurisdictions, between land use jurisdictions, regional agencies, and service regional agencies, and service providersproviders

Improve regional planningImprove regional planning Encourages orderly developmentEncourages orderly development

Spheres of InfluenceSpheres of Influence

SOI analysis is neither an art SOI analysis is neither an art nor a science--often a platform nor a science--often a platform for discussion among many for discussion among many competing interests to find a competing interests to find a balance between resource balance between resource preservation and urban preservation and urban developmentdevelopment

SOI FactorsSOI Factors

Must examine community, countywide, Must examine community, countywide, & regional impacts related to growth& regional impacts related to growth

Regional Issues:Regional Issues: SACOG – Blueprint and SMART GrowthSACOG – Blueprint and SMART Growth Habitat Conservation PlansHabitat Conservation Plans Air Quality IssuesAir Quality Issues Transportation IssuesTransportation Issues Open Space and AgricultureOpen Space and Agriculture

SOI FactorsSOI Factors

Regional Issues:Regional Issues: Water SustainabilityWater Sustainability Regional Housing Needs (Affordable)Regional Housing Needs (Affordable) Economic Growth for a viable Economic Growth for a viable

communitycommunity Climate Change/Green House Climate Change/Green House

Gases/SB 375Gases/SB 375 Jobs/Housing BalanceJobs/Housing Balance Infill ProgramsInfill Programs

SOI FactorsSOI Factors

Assess the availability of municipal Assess the availability of municipal services that need to be provided services that need to be provided

Analysis of local government Analysis of local government agencies presently providing services agencies presently providing services including present level, range, cost, including present level, range, cost, and adequacy of services providedand adequacy of services provided

Evaluate Supply and Demand Analysis to Evaluate Supply and Demand Analysis to accommodate for future population, accommodate for future population, housing, and employment needshousing, and employment needs

SOI FactorsSOI Factors

Boundary Analysis-logical and Boundary Analysis-logical and reasonablereasonable

Evaluate topography, natural Evaluate topography, natural boundaries, watersheds, boundaries, watersheds, drainage basins, proximity to drainage basins, proximity to populated areas as well as populated areas as well as proximity to municipal services, proximity to municipal services, and environmental constraintsand environmental constraints

SOI FactorsSOI Factors

Determine the existence of Determine the existence of social and economic social and economic interdependence and interdependence and communities of interestcommunities of interest Impact of proposal on surrounding Impact of proposal on surrounding

communitiescommunities Impact of proposal on residents within Impact of proposal on residents within

the City of Elk Grovethe City of Elk Grove

SOI FactorsSOI Factors Effect of the proposal on maintaining the Effect of the proposal on maintaining the

physical and economic integrity of open space physical and economic integrity of open space and agriculture landsand agriculture lands

Evaluate the existence of agricultural Evaluate the existence of agricultural (Williamson Act) preserves in the area (Williamson Act) preserves in the area which could be considered within the which could be considered within the agency’s SOI and the effect on agency’s SOI and the effect on maintaining the physical and economic maintaining the physical and economic integrity of such preserves in the event integrity of such preserves in the event that such preserves are proposed to be that such preserves are proposed to be within a sphere of influence of a citywithin a sphere of influence of a city

SOI ProcessSOI Process

City and County must meet and City and County must meet and confer prior to City submitting a confer prior to City submitting a Sphere of Influence applicationSphere of Influence application

Issues to be discussed:Issues to be discussed:

BoundariesBoundaries

Zoning Zoning

Development StandardsDevelopment Standards

SOI ProcessSOI Process

LAFCo Commission shall LAFCo Commission shall give “great weight” give “great weight” ifif the the County and City enter into a County and City enter into a Memorandum of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from Understanding (MOU) from the meet and confer the meet and confer processprocess

SOI ProcessSOI Process

Evaluate Affected Agency and Public Evaluate Affected Agency and Public CommentsComments

Prepare a Municipal Service ReviewPrepare a Municipal Service Review Evaluate municipal service providersEvaluate municipal service providers

Means, capacity, and fiscal viabilityMeans, capacity, and fiscal viability Comply with the California Comply with the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Assess potential environmental impactsAssess potential environmental impacts Evaluate boundary alternativesEvaluate boundary alternatives

SOI ProcessSOI Process

Prepare LAFCo Staff report and Prepare LAFCo Staff report and recommendationsrecommendations

Hold Public Hearings Hold Public Hearings Commission may impose Commission may impose

Terms and ConditionsTerms and Conditions Commission may modify Commission may modify

boundary of proposal or deny boundary of proposal or deny SOIASOIA

Where are We?Where are We?

Application has been submittedApplication has been submitted Draft EIR has been issuedDraft EIR has been issued Final EIR is being prepared and Final EIR is being prepared and

evaluatedevaluated MSR is being evaluatedMSR is being evaluated No Hearing date has been setNo Hearing date has been set Public Hearings will be noticed once Public Hearings will be noticed once

a schedule has been determineda schedule has been determined

SummarySummary

SOI should provide an area for a city SOI should provide an area for a city to accommodate future growthto accommodate future growth

SOI does not create new jurisdictional SOI does not create new jurisdictional boundaries or entitlementsboundaries or entitlements

SOI is used as a long term planning SOI is used as a long term planning tool by a city, affected agencies and tool by a city, affected agencies and service providers to plan for service providers to plan for anticipated growthanticipated growth

Contact InformationContact Information

Web Site: Web Site: www.saclafco.org

Email: Email: commissionclerk@saclafco.org

1112 I Street Ste 1001112 I Street Ste 100 Sacramento, Ca. 95814Sacramento, Ca. 95814

Peter Brundage or Don LockhartPeter Brundage or Don Lockhart 916-874-5935916-874-5935 916-874-2937 916-874-2937