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Adopt a Resolution to Approve a Zero Property Tax Transfer for the Proposed Aromas Water District Sphere of Influence Amendment and Annexation of various parcels in the Oakridge Drive and Via del Sol Road areas of North Monterey County
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to approve a zero property tax transfer for the proposed Aromas Water District Sphere of Influence Amendment and Annexation of various parcels in the Oakridge Drive and Via del Sol Road areas of North Monterey County.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has received a proposal for a sphere of influence amendment and annexation of a total of 72 existing parcels to the Aromas Water District in the areas of Oakridge Drive and Via del Sol Road. The recommended zero property tax transfer must be approved prior to the LAFCO hearing on the sphere amendment and annexation. Attached for the Board’s consideration is the recommended zero tax transfer resolution.
DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County LAFCO has received a proposal involving a sphere of influence amendment and annexation of various existing parcels to the Aromas Water District in the Oakridge Drive and Via del Sol Road areas. Revenue and Taxation Code Section 99 requires the Board of Supervisors to determine an appropriate tax transfer for all jurisdictional changes of organization occurring within the County which could affect the service responsibility of any special district. Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 99(b)(6), the Executive Officer of LAFCO shall not issue a Certificate of Filing (Government Code Section 56828) for a change of organization until an exchange of property tax revenue is negotiated.
On April 29, 1980, the Board of Supervisors approved and adopted a formula and policies for determining property tax transfer resulting from jurisdictional changes involving special districts (Resolution No. 80-249). These polici...
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