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a. Receive an update regarding the Fort Ord Reuse Authority Transition Plan and implementation; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive an update regarding the Fort Ord Reuse Authority Transition Plan and implementation; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
At its December 19, 2019 meeting, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) Board of Directors approved Resolution 18-11 Approving a Transition Plan for Submission to the Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) (Attachment 1). LAFCO is anticipated to consider the Transition Plan at its January 28, 2019 meeting. This Plan addresses many of the concerns County staff raised with prior versions, however, some issues of potential concern require further analysis and coordination with County, FORA and land use jurisdictions as part of implementing this Plan. The key areas that County staff is focused on include Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (ESCA) and Army Lands (eg. Landfill), Habitat, Transportation, Fund Sharing, and Administrative Liabilities of FORA.
Since FORA's adoption of the resolution, County staff met twice with FORA staff in January to identify and discuss actions and next steps necessary for a smooth transition upon FORA's dissolution in 2020. FORA hired Regional Government Services, a Joint Powers Authority, to provide facilitation services for Transition Plan Implementation Agreements (TPIAs). Staff will work with FORA, the land use jurisdictions, and the facilitator to work through the majority of the identified Transition Plan implementation issues through the TPIAs; however, there are a few items that may require legislative action to fully address (e.g. CFD funding, property tax increment).
The FORA Administrative Committee continues to meet and discussed the transition plan, specifically, the list of agreements FORA has identified and submitted to LAFCO as Exhi...
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