File #: RES 19-172    Name: Williamson Act Applications
Type: BoS Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/26/2019 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 12/10/2019 Final action: 12/10/2019
Title: a. Conduct a public hearing to consider eleven (11) 2020 Williamson Act Applications (REF190037); and b. Adopt a Resolution: 1.Finding that Open Space Contracts or Easements qualify as a Class 17 Categorical Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Code of Regulations (CCR) CEQA Guidelines Section 15317 and there are no exceptions pursuant to CEQA Guidelines CC Section 15300.2; 2.Denying Farmland Security Zone (FSZ) Application No. 2020-006 (911.35 acres) - Bianchi Ranch, LLC to establish an FSZ and Contract; and, denying the request for a refund of the nonrefundable application fee submitted with said FSZ application; 3.Continuing FSZ Application No. 2020-008 (410 acres) - The John Hansen Cumming and Constance Marie Cumming Revocable Trust dated October 15, 2001 et al to the 2021 round of Williamson Act Applications (to be considered in 2020); 4.Continuing FSZ Application No. 2020-009 (170 acres) - Linda S. De Santiago Living Trust dated Decemb...
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment B - List of 2020 Williamson Act Applications, 4. Attachment C - Maps - 2020 Williamson Act Applications, 5. Attachment D - BOS Res. No. 01-485, as amended by BOS Res. No. 03-383, 6. Attachment E - BOS. Res. No. 01-486, 7. Attachment F - Jensen App. No. 2020-001, Cor. from agent dated 10-1-19, 8. Attachment G - Bianchi App. No. 2020-006, Cor. from agent dated 10-9-19, 9. Attachment H - County Letter dated 11-18-19 RE: Bianchi 2020-006, 10. Attachment I - Cumming App. No. 2020-008, Cor. from agent dated 11-15-19, 11. Attachment J - County Letter dated 11-18-19 RE: Cumming 2020-008, 12. Attachment K - De Santiago App. No. 2020-009, Cor. from app. dated 10-16-19, 13. Attachment L - County Letter dated 11-15-19 RE: De Santiago 2020-009, 14. Attachment M - County Letter dated 11-19-19 RE: Asellus 2020-010, 15. Attachment N - Notification Letters to City of Salinas dated 10-15-19, 16. Attachment O - Financial Impacts Analysis for 2020 Williamson Act App., 17. Completed Board Order and Resolution Item No. 30, 18. Land Conservation Contract No. 2020-011, 19. Farmland Security Zone No. 2020-004, 20. Farmland Security Zone Contract No. 2020-001, 21. Farmland Security Zone Contract No. 2020-003, 22. Farmland Security Zone Contract No. 2020-005, 23. Land Conservation Contract No. 2020-010, 24. 2019 Amend to Land Conserv Contract San Bernabe Vineyards, 25. Farmland Security Zone No. 2020-02, 26. Land Conservation Contract No. 2020-07
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a. Conduct a public hearing to consider eleven (11) 2020 Williamson Act Applications (REF190037); and
b. Adopt a Resolution:
1.Finding that Open Space Contracts or Easements qualify as a Class 17 Categorical Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Code of Regulations (CCR) CEQA Guidelines Section 15317 and there are no exceptions pursuant to CEQA Guidelines CC Section 15300.2;
2.Denying Farmland Security Zone (FSZ) Application No. 2020-006 (911.35 acres) - Bianchi Ranch, LLC to establish an FSZ and Contract; and, denying the request for a refund of the nonrefundable application fee submitted with said FSZ application;
3.Continuing FSZ Application No. 2020-008 (410 acres) - The John Hansen Cumming and Constance Marie Cumming Revocable Trust dated October 15, 2001 et al to the 2021 round of Williamson Act Applications (to be considered in 2020);
4.Continuing FSZ Application No. 2020-009 (170 acres) - Linda S. De Santiago Living Trust dated December 21, 1998 to the 2022 round of Williamson Act Applications (to be considered in 2021);
5.Denying in part and approving in part Agricultural Preserve (AgP) Application No. 2020-010 (Asellus Monterey II, LLC) to establish an AgP and Land Conservation Contract;
6.Approving seven (7) applications to establish two (2) AgPs and Land Conservation Contracts and approving five (5) applications to create FSZs and Contracts;
a. FSZ Application No. 2020-001 (70.95 acres) - Jensen Family Partners LP; AJ Spence Blanco LLC; DJS & B Ranch LLC; APN 207-031-003.
b. FSZ Application No. 2020-002 (272.95 acres) - Jensen Family Partners LP; AJ Spence Blanco LLC; DJS & B Ranch LLC; APNs 137-041-004 and 137-041-014.
c. FSZ Application No. 2020-003 (901.86 acres) - rescinding existing Land Conservation Contract (LCC) No. 68-020 as applicable to the property subject to LCC No. 68-020, with simultaneous placement of the property (901.86 acres) in a new FSZ and Contract as applicable to all of the prop...

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