City Council
MEETING DATE: 7/11/2018
TITLE:
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Professional Services Agreement with Terra Nova Planning & Research, Inc. for Fiscal Analysis and Annexation Study
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FROM:
Leisa Lukes, Business Development Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council authorize a Professional Services Agreement with Terra Nova Planning & Research, Inc. for Phase 1, preparation of a Fiscal Analysis and Annexation Study, and authorize the City Manager to sign the Agreement, with an option to include Phase 2, Annexation Activities, as an amendment to the Agreement conditioned upon City Council's direction at the completion of Phase 1.
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BACKGROUND:
As of November 2011, the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) had approved several City-initiated annexation applications resulting in the City's municipal boundary matching its sphere of influence (SOI) boundary. In seeking to identify an area in which the City could ultimately accommodate future growth, the City applied to LAFCO to expand its SOI. In 2011, LAFCO approvals expanded the City's SOI by 14.2 square miles. The City is now seeking consultant services to identify the fiscal feasibility of providing City services to this area for future annexation.
DISCUSSION:
The City ranks in the top three Coachella Valley cities in population and size with a population of approximately 54,000 and a municipal boundary that encompasses 22.5 square miles in area.
SOIs are used as a planning tool for agencies to conduct service and facility planning for areas it intends to serve in the future. According to LAFCO, a SOI is defined as "a plan for expansion of the probable physical boundary and service area of a local agency, as determined by the Commission."
A LAFCO-approved sphere expansion in 2011 added approximately 4,025 acres within unincorporated Riverside County to the City's SOI (Attachment 1, Area "A"). The southern two-thirds of this sphere area overlapped the ...
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