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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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