LAFCO Report on Temescal Valley Annexation

7/29/2019 LAFCO Report on Temescal Valley Annexation

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4.b.9/26/2013

TO: Local Agency Format i on Commi ss i on

FROM: Geor ge Spi l i ot i s, Execut i ve Of f i cerAdr i ana Romo, Local Gover nment Anal yst I ICr ystal Cr ai g, Local Gover nment Anal yst I I

SUBJECT: LAFCO 2013-05-1REORGANIZATION TO INCLUDE ANNEXATION 114 TOTHE CITY OF CORONA, CONCURRENT DETACHMENT FROM THE RIVERSIDECOUNTY WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND DETACHMENTFROM COUNTY SERVICE AREA 134(TEMESCAL VALLEY) and REVIEW ANDCONSIDERATION OF THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPAREDBY THE CITY OF CORONA, AS LEAD AGENCY

PRIOR AGENDAS/RELATED ACTIONS: Establishing a different time for the public hearing of this item, 7/25/2013.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Thi s r epor t addresses a proposal f or an annexat i on of approxi mat el y 15. 4squar e mi l es of i nhabi t ed, devel oped and undevel oped l and i nt o the Ci t yof Cor ona. The subj ect pr oposal , r ef er r ed t o as the Temescal Val l eyannexat i on, i ncl udes l ar ge subur ban r esi dent i al communi t i es, r ur alr esi dent i al ar eas, commer ci al est abl i shment s, i ndust r i al / busi ness par kar eas, yet t o be devel oped r esi dent i al and non- r esi dent i al speci f i cpl ans, and open space uses, i ncl udi ng mi ner al r esour ces. The Ci t y hasadopt ed l and use desi gnat i ons and pr ezoni ng si mi l ar t o County l and usepl ans. The Ci t y has adopt ed t he appr oved Count y Speci f i c Pl ans t hatcover much of t he area and has adopt ed over l ay zones t o mat ch Countyani mal - keepi ng regul at i ons.

The Ci t y i s proposi ng t o est abl i sh aseparate pat r ol zone i n TemescalVal l ey wi t h t wo pat r ol s. The ar ea i scur r ent l y a por t i on of a Count ypat r ol beat t ypi cal l y st af f ed wi t hone deputy. Response t i mes wi l l besi gni f i cant l y r educed. Most ot herser vi ces wi l l i nvol ve a si mpl et r ansf er of aut hor i t y wi t h nosi gni f i cant di f f er ence i n ser vi cel evel s.

Fi r e pr ot ect i on i s t he most compl ex

i ssue associ at ed wi t h t he pr oposal .The County cur r ent l y provi descover age t o t he sout her n t wo- t hi r dsof t he annexat i on ar ea f r om Count ySt at i on 64 at t he sout hern end. TheCount y cont r act s wi t h t he Ci t y toserve the nor t her n por t i on of

Temescal Val l ey and El Cer r i t o. TheCi t y s pr ef er r ed opt i on was t opr eser ve the cur r ent ser vi ceconf i gur at i on by cont r act i ng wi t h t he


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Count y to cont i nue pr ovi di ng ser vi ce t o t he sout her n por t i on of t heannexat i on. The t wo agenci es have not yet been abl e t o r each anagr eement f or such a servi ce arr angement . Al t er nat i vel y, t he Ci t y haspr oposed t o bui l d a new st at i on i n t he cent r al por t i on of t he annexat i onar ea to pr ovi de cover age. Thi s i s a much l ess ef f i ci ent conf i gur at i on asi t i nvol ves const r uct i on and st af f i ng of an addi t i onal st at i on and wi l l

l i kel y r equi r e t he Count y t o cl ose or r el ocat e i t s cur r ent st at i on,whi ch coul d negat i vel y i mpact ser vi ce t o ot her uni ncor porat ed areas. Asof t hi s wr i t i ng, negot i at i ons ar e cont i nui ng.

Gener al l y, cur r ent assessment s col l ect ed by t he Count y t hr ough twocount y ser vi ce ar eas and a l i ght i ng and l andscape mai nt enance di st r i ctwi l l be tr ansf er r ed t o the ci t y to cont i nue the respect i ve ser vi cesf unded by those di st r i ct s. Ot her t han a busi ness l i cense t ax, no newCi t y taxes or assessment s woul d be ext ended t o r esi dent s or pr opert yowners i n t he annexat i on area. The Ci t y, however, does have a f ee f oremergency medi cal r esponse. The County does not charge f or t hi sser vi ce.

The County of Ri versi de i s opposed t o t hi s annexat i on due t o t he

si gni f i cant f i scal i mpact on t he Count y and pot ent i al ser vi ce i mpacts t or esi dent s out si de of t he annexat i on boundar i es. Count y opposi t i on i sal so based on t he subst ant i al wr i t t en opposi t i on t hat has been submi t t edby ar ea resi dent s over t he cour se of t he past year .

St af f cannot r ecommend appr oval at t hi s t i me, based on the reducedef f i ci ency of f i r e pr ot ect i on ser vi ce i n t he gener al ar ea. However ,st af f woul d l i ke t o pr ovi de addi t i onal t i me f or t he agenci es t o ar r i veat a mut ual l y accept abl e ar r angement f or t hi s servi ce. The st af fr ecommendat i on i s f or a cont i nuance unt i l t he Commi ssi on s next meet i ng,December 19, 2013. I f t he pr oposal i s ul t i mat el y appr oved by t heCommi ssi on, a pr ot est hear i ng must be hel d. The f i nal out come of t hi spr oposal woul d be det er mi ned t hr ough t hi s process, whi ch coul d r esul t i nan el ect i on conduct ed wi t hi n the annexat i on ar ea.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

APPLI CANT: The Ci t y of Corona.

LOCATI ON: Sout h of t he Ci t y of Corona, encompassi ng t he r emai nder ofTemescal Val l ey wi t hi n t he Ci t y s spher e of i nf l uence. The subj ect areai s bi sected by I nt er st at e 15. The pr oposal st r et ches f r om t he Ci t y ssout her n boundary near Wei r i ck Road sout herl y t o appr oxi matel y I ndi an

Truck Trai l .

POPULATI ON: Based on Census 2010 data, t he popul at i on f or t he TemescalCanyon annexat i on area was est i mated at 15, 565. At bui l d- out , t hepopul at i on f or t he ar ea i s pr oj ect ed t o be 22, 775. The Ci t y s

popul at i on r eached 156, 823 i n 2013, accor di ng t o t he Cal i f or ni aDepar t ment of Fi nance. Annexat i on wi l l r esul t i n an i mmedi at e popul at i oni ncrease to the Ci t y of appr oxi mat el y t en per cent .

REGI STERED VOTERS: A r egi st ered vot er count has not been request ed f ort hi s ar ea. Based on t he popul at i on, i t i s est i mat ed t hat t her e ar eappr oxi mat el y 7, 000 r egi st er ed vot er s i n t he af f ect ed ar ea. Cl ear l y,t hi s pr oposal i s l egal l y i nhabi t ed.

AREA: The proposal i ncl udes approxi matel y 15. 4 squar e mi l es, or 9, 800acres, of t er r i t or y. The Temescal Val l ey r epr esent s t he l ar gest area


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wi t hi n Cor ona s SOI . Al l but appr oxi mat el y 100 acres of t hi s pr oposali s wi t hi n t he Ci t y s spher e of i nf l uence. A mi nor spher e of i nf l uenceamendment r equest has accompani ed t hi s pr oposal f or t he r emai ni ngacreage. A separ ate r eport has been prepared f or t he sphere amendment ,whi ch i s al so on t he cur r ent agenda.

CEQA DETERMI NATI ON: The Ci t y of Corona, as l ead agency, has adopt ed aMi t i gat ed Negat i ve Decl ar at i on f or t he pr oposed r eor gani zat i on andr el ated act i ons. As a r esponsi bl e agency under CEQA, t he Commi ss i oni s r equi r ed t o r evi ew t he envi r onment al document at i on pr epared by t hel ead agency and consi der t he i nf ormat i on and envi r onment al i mpact si dent i f i ed. Al t hough no si gni f i cant changes t o l and uses ar epr oposed, t he at t ached I ni t i al St udy/ Mi t i gat ed Negat i ve Decl ar at i oni dent i f i ed pot ent i al si gni f i cant i mpact s i n t he ar eas of hydr ol ogy andai r qual i t y. Mi t i gat i on measures have been adopt ed by t he Ci t y t hatr educe t hose i mpact s t o l ess t han si gni f i cant .

PROPERTY TAX EXCHANGE: Bot h t he Ci t y and t he Count y have adoptedcor r espondi ng mast er pr oper t y t ax r esol ut i ons. Those r esol ut i ons cal lf or t he Ci t y t o r ecei ve 25 per cent of t he Count y General Fund

al l ocat i on, and 100 per cent of t he al l ocat i ons f or st r uctur al f i r epr ot ect i on and l i br ar y ser vi ces.

I t shoul d be not ed t hat t he Count y Execut i ve Of f i ce has t aken t heposi t i on that t he mast er pr opert y t ax agr eement does not appl y t o thecur r ent annexat i on. The r eason gi ven i s t hat t he agr eement pr edatest he 1986 addi t i on of t hi s area t o t he Ci t y s spher e of i nf l uence andt he passage of t he Cor t ese- Knox- Hert zberg Act ( CKH) . The Count y al sonot es t he agr eement shoul d not be appl i cabl e to thi s proposal due toi t s si ze and f i scal i mpact on t he Count y.

St af f does not agr ee wi t h t he Count y s posi t i on. The passage of CKHi s i r r el evant , as st at ut es gover ni ng mast er pr oper t y t ax agr eement sare contai ned i n the Revenue and Taxat i on Code. Regardi ng t he t i mi ng

of t he i ncl usi on of t he subj ect ar ea i n t he SOI , t he mast er t axr esol ut i on (at t ached) i ncl udes onl y one tempor al const r ai nt ; t hat i s,i t appl i es t o annexat i ons t o t he Ci t y af t er J ul y 1, 1981. Ther esol ut i on cont ai ns no ot her r est r i ct i ons r egar di ng si ze or any ot hermat t er . I t shoul d be not ed t hat sever al annexat i ons, bot h l ar ge andsmal l , have been pr ocessed i n thi s post - 1986 SOI ar ea t o whi ch themast er r esol ut i on has appl i ed wi t hout cont est . Addi t i onal l y, ar edevel opment - r el at ed memorandum of under st andi ng bet ween t he Ci t y andt he County execut ed i n 2000 acknowl edges t he ef f ect of t he mast eragr eement wi t hi n Temescal Val l ey. The Boar d of Supervi sor s has nott aken any act i on t o r esci nd or modi f y i t s mast er pr oper t y tax t r ansf err esol ut i on.

EXI STI NG CONDI TI ONS: The si t e cur r ent l y cont ai ns several exi st i ng l and

use types, wi t h much of t he ar ea al r eady devel oped. The r eor gani zat i onar ea i s l ar gel y i nhabi t ed and i ncl udes r ur al r esi dent i al home si t es,mast er pl anned r esi dent i al communi t i es, and t r adi t i onal si ngl e f ami l yr esi dent i al devel opment . I n t ot al , t her e ar e appr oxi mat el y 5, 450dwel l i ng uni t s cur r ent l y wi t hi n the annexat i on ar ea.

Non- r esi dent i al uses al so exi st i n t he ar ea and i ncl udecommer ci al / ser vi ce est abl i shment s, busi ness par k/ l i ght i ndust r i al usesand aggr egate mi ni ng oper at i ons. Appr oxi matel y 1. 5 mi l l i on squar e f eetof i ndust r i al , busi ness par k, and commer ci al uses have been bui l t .Publ i c and pr i vat e r ecreat i onal f aci l i t i es, i ncl udi ng gol f cour ses,


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communi t y par k si t es, and t he Gl en I vy Hot Spr i ngs al so occur wi t hi n t heannexat i on boundari es.

Lar ge amount s of open space, i ncl udi ng t he f oothi l l s of t he Sant a AnaMount ai ns on t he west si de, and undevel oped pr oper t i es al so exi st wi t hi nt he annexat i on ar ea. A port i on of t he open space i s dedi cat ed t o mi ner al

r esour ce ext r act i on. Sever al l ar ge vacant par cel s are al r eady sl at ed f orf uture devel opment based on appr oved pl ans such as t he Serr ano andToscana Speci f i c Pl ans.

LAND USE PLANS: The exi st i ng zoni ng i n t he annexat i on area has beenest abl i shed by Ri ver si de Count y. A por t i on of t he annexat i on ar eaut i l i zes t r adi t i onal Count y zoni ng wi t h much of t he ar ea s devel opmentr egul at ed by adopt ed speci f i c pl ans. Ther e ar e cur r ent l y si x speci f i cpl ans: The Ret r eat ( SP 317) , Mount ai n Spr i ngs aka Tr i l ogy, f or mer l yknown as Mountai n Cove ( SP 221) , Wi l dr ose ( SP 176) , Sycamore Cr eek ( SP256) , Serr ano ( SP 353) , and Toscana (SP 327) t hat were al l appr oved byt he Count y of Ri ver si de. These speci f i c pl ans encompass appr oxi mat el y4, 500 acr es. Wi t h t he except i ons of Toscana and Ser r ano, t hese speci f i cpl ans ar e near l y or compl etel y bui l t out . Devel opment has not commenced

on t hese l ast t wo speci f i c pl ans.

The Ser r ano Speci f i c Pl an covers 489 acr es l ocated on t he east si de ofI nt er st at e 15 and i s i nt ended pr i mar i l y f or l i ght i ndust r i aldevel opment . The Toscana Speci f i c Pl an covers 960 acres at t hesout heast ern end of t he annexat i on area and i ncl udes a mi x of medi um andhi gh densi t y r esi dent i al devel opment al ong wi t h par ks and gener al openspace. Undevel oped pr opert i es al so exi st al ong t he west si de ofI nterst ate 15 and ar e i nt ended f or commerci al devel opment .

Based on exi st i ng zoni ng, appr oxi mat el y 2, 500 addi t i onal uni t s arepr oj ect ed f or devel opment at bui l d- out . Cur r ent gener al pl an and zoni ngappr oval s wi l l al so accommodat e an addi t i onal 8 mi l l i on squar e f eet ofnon- r esi dent i al devel opment .

The Ci t y of Corona has adopt ed prezoni ng desi gnat i ons gener al l yconsi st ent wi t h Count y pl ans, i ncl udi ng t he adopt i on of t he abovespeci f i c pl ans as par t of i t s pr ezoni ng. For t hose pr oper t i es noti ncl uded i n a speci f i c pl an, t he Ci t y adopt ed t r adi t i onal zoni ngdesi gnat i ons si mi l ar t o t he Count y s l and use desi gnat i ons andconsi st ent wi t h t he Ci t y s Gener al Pl an. For pr oper t i es t hat al r eadyhave est abl i shed uses, t he Ci t y i s pr oposi ng zoni ng and Gener al Pl anl and use desi gnat i ons t hat ar e best sui t ed f or t hat par t i cul ar use.

Theref ore, t he General Pl an and zoni ng cl assi f i cat i ons adopt ed by t heCi t y of Cor ona f or t he Temescal Val l ey ar e i nt ended t o car r y over l anduses of si mi l ar nat ur e f r om t he Count y.

I n some i nst ances, t he Ci t y s zoni ng code f or si mi l ar Count y

desi gnat i ons di d not match Count y r egul at i ons. To addr ess t hesesi t uat i ons, t he Ci t y adopt ed an ordi nance to accommodate ani mal keepi ngand agr i cul t ur al oper at i ons on t he r ur al r esi dent i al pr oper t i es wi t hi n

Temescal Val l ey. The maj or i t y of t he r ural r esi dent i al proper t i es i nt he Temescal Val l ey have Ri ver si de Count y zoni ng of R- A ( Resi dent i alAgr i cul t ur al ) . Thi s zone al l ows t he non- commer ci al keepi ng of ani mal st hat ar e not t ypi cal l y f ound i n t r adi t i onal r esi dent i al nei ghbor hoodsand cer t ai n agr i cul t ur al uses. Ther ef or e, speci al pr ovi si ons wer enecessar y to addr ess t he uni que set t i ng i n r ur al r esi dent i al ar eas. TheCi t y est abl i shed an Ani mal Keepi ng and Agr i cul t ur al Oper at i on ( AA)over l ay zone f or t hose r ur al r esi dent i al pr oper t i es. The pr ovi si ons f or


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t he AA overl ay zone were based on the Count y s zoni ng f or t he rur alr esi dent i al ar eas.

The r esi dents i n Temescal Val l ey are cur r ent l y al l owed t o have up t of our dogs and ni ne cat s, wher eas r esi dent i al pr oper t i es i n t he Ci t y ar el i mi t ed t o t hr ee dogs and t hr ee cat s. To pr event any di sr upt i on i n t he

cur r ent pr ovi si on f or dogs and cat s i n Temescal Val l ey, t he AA over l aywi l l al l ow r esi dent s to keep f our dogs and ni ne cat s. The ani malkeepi ng pr ovi si ons wi l l r un wi t h t he l and and wi l l not change i f t her ei s change i n pr oper t y owner shi p. The Ci t y s pr ezoni ng map f or t heannexat i on shows t hose pr opert i es wi t h an AA over l ay zone. Appl i cabl egeneral pl an and zoni ng maps are at t ached.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:

BOUNDARI ES: The pr oposed boundari es i ncl ude al l of t he Ci t y s sout hernspher e of i nf l uence. As not ed above, much of t he area i s devel oped wi t hur ban uses and cont ai ns a si zabl e popul at i on. The f ol l owi ng Commi ssi onpol i cy i s appl i cabl e t o t he pr oposal .

2.3.8 LAFCO shall encourage all developed urban land inside a citys sphere of influence to annex tothe city. The burden of proof as to why any such area should not be annexed shall rest with the

residents and owners of the property being annexed.

Sever al pot ent i al boundar y i ssues have been i dent i f i ed and ar e di scussedbel ow.

The l ocal r epr esentat i ve of USA Wast e, Wast e Management I nc. ( WMI ) hasr equest ed ni ne parcel s encompassi ng appr oxi matel y 200 acres be excl udedf r om t he annexat i on ar ea. The Count y of Ri ver si de has subsequent l yr equest ed t he excl usi on of t he same ar ea, but have extended t he r equestt o i ncl ude an addi t i onal t hr ee parcel s al so owned by WMI . Bot h t hel andowner and Count y f eel i t i s most appr opr i at e f or t hese par cel s t or emai n uni ncor por ated si nce t hey i ncl ude access t o the El Sobr ant eLandf i l l as wel l as por t i ons of t he l andf i l l or l andf i l l - r el at edoper at i ons. I t has al so been a r ecent pr act i ce of t hi s Commi ssi on t oexcl ude l andf i l l s f r om ci t i es boundar i es and spher es of i nf l uence. TheCi t y has concur r ed wi t h t hi s excl usi on.

By l i mi t i ng t he excl usi on ar ea t o t hese t wel ve par cel s, t he modi f i edannexat i on boundar y wi l l creat e a j agged i r r egul ar Ci t y boundar y. St af fsupport s t he Count y s r equest ; however , t o i mpr ove the boundary, st af fsuggest s t he excl usi on of adj acent vacant t er r i t or y as depi ct ed i n t heat t ached map. Of t he f our addi t i onal par cel s suggest ed by st af f , t hel argest i s owned by WMI and t he ot her t hr ee ar e i n ot her pr i vat eowner shi p. The t ot al excl usi on ar ea i ncl udi ng t he st af f suggest edparcel s i s appr oxi mat el y 577 acr es.

The County and ot her par t i es have suggest ed t hat ot her communi t i es t hatar e not cont i guous t o t he subj ect annexat i on, i ncl udi ng El Cer r i t o, HomeGardens and Coroni t a, shoul d be requi r ed t o be i ncl uded wi t hi n t hecur r ent pr oposal . Al l t hr ee ar e i sol at ed i nhabi t ed uni ncor por at edpockets.

El Cer r i t o i s t he near est of t hese thr ee to the pr oposed annexat i on,appr oxi mat el y one mi l e nor t h. I n t he earl y 1990s, a pr oposal t o annext he El Cer r i t o ar ea was i ni t i at ed by pet i t i on of r egi st er ed vot er s.Despi t e out r each ef f or t s by t he Ci t y and t he pr o- annexat i on gr oup ElCer r i t o Ci t i zens f or Annexat i on and adopt i on of an El Cer r i t o Speci f i c


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Pl an, t he pr oposal was t er mi nat ed by maj or i t y pr ot est . Smal lannexat i ons have occur r ed wi t hi n El Cer r i t o si nce t hat t i me. Mostr ecent l y, i n 2007 and 2008, t wo separate pr oposal s were submi t t ed i n t henor t hwest quadr ant of El Cer r i t o, nor t h of Foot hi l l Par kway and west ofI - 15. The uni nhabi t ed pr oposal was approved and compl eted. Thei nhabi t ed pr oposal was appr oved by t he Commi ssi on but t ermi nat ed by

maj or i t y pr ot est . A por t i on of El Cer r i t o has been i dent i f i ed as aDi sadvantaged Uni ncorpor at ed Communi t y ( DUC) .

Cor oni t a i s l ocat ed sever al mi l es nor t hwest of t he Temescal Val l ey al ongt he 91 Fr eeway. Coroni t a was al most compl etel y surr ounded i n t he mi d-1980 s by t he Si err a del Or o annexat i on. The Commi ssi on appr oved t hatannexat i on condi t i oned upon submi t t al of an appl i cat i on f or annexat i onf or t he Coroni t a communi t y. That proposal was submi t t ed, appr oved, andt er mi nat ed by maj or i t y pr ot est .

Home Gar dens i s sever al mi l es nort h of t he subj ect annexat i on. Al t houghonl y about a squar e mi l e i n si ze, i t i s densel y i nhabi t ed, wi t h apopul at i on of near l y 12, 000. I t i s subst ant i al l y sur r ounded by t heCi t i es of Corona and Ri ver si de. A l arge port i on of Home Gardens has been

i dent i f i ed as a DUC. There i s no r ecor d of a pr oposal t o annex t her esi dent i al core of Home Gardens.

Concer ns have been expr essed by a f ew r esi dents concer ni ng t he DawsonCanyon and Spani sh Hi l l s areas j ust out si de t he east er n boundary of t heannexat i on and sout her l y of t he El Sobr ant e Landf i l l . Appr oxi mat el y t enhomes ar e l ocated i n Dawson Canyon i n a remot e rural area on a non-Count y mai ntai ned r oad. The r ur al communi t y r ef err ed t o as Spani shHi l l s i s wi t hi n t he annexat i on ar ea, wi t h t he except i on of t hr eeout l yi ng r esi dences. These r emot e ar eas are out si de t he Ci t y s SOI andconsequent l y wer e not i ncl uded i n t he annexat i on. Al t hough t heser esi dences are beyond what woul d be consi der ed urban response t i mes,t her e i s a concer n that emer gency servi ce l evel s coul d degr ade as ar esul t of annexat i on. I f St at i on 64 i s rel ocat ed, r esponse t i me wi l l

i ncrease. Sher i f f r esponse coul d be l onger dependi ng on how beat s arer eal i gned and t he l ocat i on of pat r ol s when a cal l i s di spat ched.

Some have noted t hat t he Horset hi ef Canyon area, whi ch i s south of t hi spr oposal , shoul d have been i ncl uded i n t he subj ect pr oposal si nce i t i sconsi der ed par t of Temescal Val l ey. As par t of t he r evi ews of t he t hespher es of i nf l uence of t he Ci t i es of Lake El si nor e and Cor ona i n 2006,st af f r ecommended r emoval of t he Horset hi ef Canyon ar ea f r om t he LakeEl si nor e SOI and addi ng i t t o t he Cor ona SOI . At t hat t i me t her e was noobj ect i on f r om t he Ci t y of Lake El si nor e. The Commi ssi on ul t i mat el ydeci ded t o l eave t hat ar ea as i t was, i n t he SOI of Lake El si nor e. Assuch, i t woul d be i nappr opr i at e to i ncl ude Hor sethi ef Canyon i n t hecur r ent annexat i on pr oposal .

REORGANI ZATI ON SERVI CES: The Ci t y of Corona has submi t t ed a pl an ofservi ces i n suppor t of t hi s pr oposal descr i bi ng how muni ci pal servi ceswi l l be extended t o t he annexat i on ar ea. A copy of t hat pl an i sat t ached t o t hi s repor t . A f ew of t he servi ces ar e hi ghl i ght ed bel ow.Wi t hi n each ser vi ce sect i on i s a descr i pt i on of t he ser vi ces cur r ent l ypr ovi ded and how each ser vi ce wi l l be pr ovi ded i f annexat i on occur s.

Pol i ce: Pr esent l y, t he Temescal Val l ey i s served by the Count y ofRi ver si de Sher i f f s Depar t ment . Deput i es st at i oned at t he Lake El si nor esubst at i on l ocat ed at 333 Li mi t ed Avenue pr ovi de pol i ce pr ot ect i onservi ces t o t he annexat i on ar ea, whi ch i s par t of Beat 71. Thi s beat


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al so covers Horset hi ef Canyon and Gl en Eden. Deput i es servi ng t heseareas work 10 hour shi f t s and pr ovi de 30 hour s of coverage per day,whi ch i s equi val ent t o a mi ni mum of one deput y per shi f t around t hecl ock. I n addi t i on t o t he Sher i f f , t he Cal i f or ni a Hi ghway Pat r ol ( CHP)i s r esponsi bl e f or t r af f i c enf or cement i n uni ncor por at ed ar eas. Thi sser vi ce i s t ypi cal l y mi ni mal . Aver age response t i mes i n t hi s area f or

t he Count y Sher i f f have been 16. 86 mi nut es f or Pr i or i t y 1 cal l s andappr oxi mat el y 42 mi nut es f or Pr i or i t y 2 cal l s. The Sher i f f has sever alspeci al i zed uni t s, such as Avi at i on, Hazardous Devi ce, Technol ogy Cr i me,and Gang Task For ce.

Upon annexat i on, pol i ce servi ces wi l l be pr ovi ded by the Ci t y of Cor ona.The Corona Pol i ce Depar t ment cur r ent l y empl oys 149 sworn of f i cer s,yi el di ng an of f i cer t o popul at i on r at i o of . 97 of f i cer s per 1, 000popul at i on. The Ci t y i s cur r ent l y di vi ded i nt o f our di f f er ent pat r olzones. The pr oposed annexat i on wi l l r equi r e an addi t i onal pat r ol zone,Zone 5, and 14 addi t i onal of f i cer s t o mai nt ai n t he Ci t y s servi ce l evelst andar d. Thi s zone woul d i ncl ude onl y t he annexat i on ar ea.

The addi t i onal per sonnel wi l l provi de f or a mi ni mum of t wo pat r ol

of f i cer s i n Zone 5, 24 hour s per day, seven days a week. Of f i cer sser vi ng Temescal Val l ey wi l l be assi gned t o the Ci t y s Publ i c Saf et yFaci l i t y l ocat ed at 3777 Bedf or d Canyon Rd. , whi ch i s appr oxi mat el y onemi l e nor t h of t he annexat i on boundary. As of 2012, Ci t y- wi de aver ager esponse t i mes f or Pr i or i t y 1 cal l s were 5. 14 mi nut es and 13. 57 mi nut esf or Pr i or i ty 2 cal l s .

Gener al l y, pol i ce r esponse shoul d i mpr ove si gni f i cant l y si nce t her e wi l lbe t wo pat r ol s servi ng a smal l er area t han t he Count y s cur r ent pat r olbeat . The Corona Pol i ce Depar t ment al so has sever al speci al i zed uni t s,i ncl udi ng t r af f i c enf or cement , whi ch wi l l be a f uncti on t r ansf er r ed f r omCHP t o Ci t y Pol i ce. Resour ces pr ovi ded by t he Ci t y s t r af f i c Di vi si onwi l l be i n addi t i on t o t he t wo of f i cer s ment i oned above. For exampl e, i nt he event of a ser i ous mot or vehi cl e col l i si on, Tr af f i c Di vi si on

per sonnel woul d be cal l ed i n t o cover t he i nci dent . Ot her speci al i zeduni t s i ncl ude Gang Task For ce, Domest i c Vi ol ence, and Sexual Assaul t .

Fi r e Pr ot ect i on: Fi r e pr ot ect i on ser vi ce t o t he annexat i on ar ea andadj acent communi t i es i s one of t he most si gni f i cant i ssues r el at i ve tot hi s pr oposal . Cur r ent l y, t he pr oposed annexat i on ar ea i s wi t hi n t he

j ur i sdi ct i on of t he Ri versi de County Fi r e Depart ment ( RCFD) . However ,due t o t he cl ose pr oxi mi t y of t he Ci t y s Fi r e St at i on No. 7 ( FS No. 7) t o

Temescal Val l ey and t he cl osur e of t he County s Fi r e Stat i on No. 15- ElCer r i t o, t he Ci t y pr ovi des f i r st r esponse t o t he nor t her n por t i on of t heannexat i on area and adj acent ar eas vi a cont r act wi t h t he Count y. TheCi t y s Fi r e St at i on No. 7 i s l ocat ed on Bedf or d Canyon Road near t heCaj al co Road/ I - 15 i nt er change, appr oxi matel y one and a hal f mi l es nor t hof t he annexat i on. I t i s st af f ed wi t h f our per sonnel and a Type I

Par amedi c Engi ne Company. I n addi t i on t o servi ng t he nort hern port i on ofTemescal Val l ey, t he Corona Fi r e Depar t ment al so ser ves El Cer r i t o,Cor oni t a and por t i ons of t he Ci t y of Nor co under cont r act wi t h t heCount y.

Resi dent s wi t hi n the sout her n and cent r al por t i on of t he annexat i on ar eaare served by t he County s Sycamore Cr eek St at i on No. 64 (FS No. 64)l ocat ed at 25310 Campbel l Road at t he very sout her n end of t he subj ectarea. Thi s st at i on i s equi pped wi t h a Type I Par amedi c Engi ne Companyand st af f ed wi t h three per sonnel i ncl udi ng a f i r ef i ght er - par amedi c. TheCount y s st andard f or ur ban area r esponse i s 6. 5 mi nut es 90 percent of


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t he t i me. The Depar t ment st r i ves f or a response t i me of f i ve mi nut es 90percent of t he t i me. Aver age r esponses t i mes i n Temescal Val l ey havebeen 4. 5 mi nut es. St at i on 64 al so pr ovi des f i r st r esponse t ocommuni t i es sout h of t he subj ect pr oposal , i ncl udi ng Hor sethi ef Canyonand Gl en Eden. The Count y s cont r act wi t h t he Ci t y al so cal l s f or t heCi t y to pr ovi de aut omat i c ai d r esponse to t he sout her n por t i on of

Temescal Val l ey when r equest ed.

Upon annexat i on, f i r e pr ot ect i on ser vi ces t o the nor t her nmost por t i on oft he af f ect ed ar ea, i ncl udi ng The Ret r eat and Wi l dr ose devel opment s, wi l lr emai n unchanged. FS No. 7 wi l l cont i nue t o pr ovi de f i r st r esponse f i r eser vi ces to t hese ar eas. Pl ans f or f ut ur e f i r e ser vi ces to t he cent r aland sout her n por t i ons of Temescal Val l ey ar e not yet def i ni t i ve.I ni t i al l y, t he Ci t y of Cor ona expl or ed t he opt i on t o cont r act wi t h t heRCFD f or ser vi ces f r om FS No. 64. Under t hi s scenar i o, ser vi cet hroughout Temecul a Val l ey woul d remai ned unchanged. Several mont hs ago,however , di scussi ons bet ween t he Count y and the Ci t y regar di ng f i r epr ot ect i on servi ces t o t he cent r al and sout her n por t i on of TemescalVal l ey ceased.

Due t o st al l ed t he negot i at i ons, t he Ci t y s Pl an of Ser vi ces cal l s f ort he Ci t y to bui l d a new f i r e st at i on wi t hi n t he annexat i on ar ea t omai nt ai n t he Ci t ywi de emer gency f i r e r esponse t i me of si x mi nut es. Theappr oxi mat e l ocat i on i s i dent i f i ed as t he cent r al por t i on of t heannexat i on area, near t he Temescal Canyon Road/ I - 15 I nt erchange. Unt i la per manent st at i on i s const r uct ed, f i r e pr ot ect i on ser vi ces woul d bepr ovi ded f r om a t empor ar y f i r e f aci l i t y. Bot h t he t empor ar y f aci l i t yand per manent f i r e st at i on wi l l house a f i r e engi ne and f our per sonnel ,i ncl udi ng a f i r ef i ght er - par amedi c.

Bui l di ng a new st at i on t o ser ve Temescal Val l ey i s not an opt i malser vi ce conf i gur at i on. Under t hi s scenar i o, t he Count y wi l l l i kel y havet o consi der r el ocat i ng St at i on 64 t o opt i mi ze ser vi ce capabi l i t i es i nt he r egi on or cl ose t he st at i on and r eal i gn ot her s due t o l ost pr oper t y

t ax revenue.

The Ci t y and County have r ecent l y met t o di scuss f i r e prot ect i onservi ces t o Temescal Val l ey and the regi onal ef f ect s of annexat i on onf i r e ser vi ces. As of t hi s wr i t i ng, no addi t i onal i nf or mat i on has beenpr ovi ded concer ni ng t hose di scussi ons.

I n addi t i on t o st r uctur al f i r e pr ot ecti on, t he Cal i f or ni a Depar t ment ofFor est r y and Fi r e Pr ot ect i on ( CDF or Cal Fi r e) pr ovi des wi l dl and f i r epr ot ect i on to St at e Responsi bi l i t y Ar ea (SRA) , t hose uni ncor por at edar eas at r i sk f or wi l df i r es. SRA i ncl udes nat ur al ar eas and adj acentur ban and r ur al devel opment . To addr ess t hi s, t he Ci t y has pr oposedent er i ng i nt o a Wi l dl and Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Agr eement wi t h Cal Fi r e. TheCi t y est i mat es t he annual cost f or t hi s cont r act wi l l be $96, 535 ( $22. 45

per acr e of SRA) . LAFCO has pr evi ousl y r equi r ed such agr eement s as acondi t i on of annexat i on.

The County i s r equest i ng t he Commi ssi on al so r equi r e t he Ci t y t ocont r act f or wi l dl and f i r e pr ot ect i on wi t hi n pr evi ousl y annexedt er r i t or y. Two l ar ge annexat i ons wer e condi t i oned t o ent er i nt owi l dl and f i r e pr otect i on agr eement s many years ago. The LAFCO condi t i onwas ver y gener al , l eavi ng i t t o t he par t i es t o negot i at e speci f i cprovi si ons. The agr eement s execut ed bet ween CDF and t he Ci t y had t ermsof onl y f i ve years. They were not r enewed. I f t he Commi ssi on appr ovest he pr oposal i t mi ght want t o consi der r equi r i ng t he execut i on of a


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wi l dl and f i r e agr eement cover i ng adj acent ar eas.

Li br ar y Ser vi ces: The pr oposed annexat i on i s cur r ent l y wi t hi n t heservi ce ar ea of t he Ri ver si de Count y Li br ar y Syst em. The cl osestl i br ar y t o Temescal Val l ey i s t he El Cer r i t o Li br ar y l ocat ed at 7581Rudel l Rd. appr oxi mat el y 5. 5 mi l es f r om t he cent r al por t i on of t he

annexat i on ar ea. The f aci l i t y i s appr oxi mat el y 10, 000 squar e f eet ,hol ds 21, 160 vol umes and i s i n j oi nt use wi t h t he Corona-Norco Uni f i edSchool Di st r i ct. As a r esul t , dur i ng school hour s the Li br ar y i s usedexcl usi vel y by the El Cer r i t o Mi ddl e School . The Li br ar y i s open t o t hegener al publ i c Monday- Thursday 3pm- 7pm and a f ew hours Sat urday morni ngsf or a total of 20 hour s per week.

The next cl osest l i brary i s t he Home Gardens Li brary, a 20, 000 squar ef oot f aci l i t y l ocat ed at 3785 Neece St r eet appr oxi mat el y ni ne mi l es f r omt he cent r al por t i on of Temescal Val l ey. Thi s l i br ar y cont ai ns 22, 655vol umes. The Home Gardens Li brary i s open seven days a week f or a t ot alof 50 hours per week.

The Ci t y of Corona provi des l i brary ser vi ces f r om i t s l i brary l ocated at

650 S. Mai n St r eet , appr oxi mat el y t en mi l es f r om t he cent er of TemescalVal l ey. The Ci t y l i br ar y f aci l i t y i s 62, 000 squar e f eet and hol ds acol l ect i on of appr oxi mat el y 173, 330 vol umes. The l i br ar y i s open 52hours a week.

Cur r ent l y, r esi dent s i n t he uni ncor por at ed ar ea have access t o t he Ci t yLi br ar y and vi ce ver sa. Upon annexat i on t hi s wi l l cont i nue t o be t hecase.

Water & Wast ewater: The Temescal Val l ey i s pri mari l y served by Lee LakeWater Di st r i ct ( LLWD) f or wat er and wastewat er servi ces. A smal lport i on, t he f ormer Temescal Val l ey Water Company ser vi ce ar ea, r ecei veswat er ser vi ce f r om El si nor e Val l ey Muni ci pal Wat er Di st r i ct ( EVMWD) .Al so, speci f i c par cel s i n Temescal Val l ey ar e served by t he Ci t y of

Corona s Depart ment of Wat er and Power .

The Ci t y of Corona and Lee Lake Water Di st r i ct execut ed a non- compet ecovenant wher eby LLWD woul d cont i nue to ser ve the Temescal Val l ey uponannexat i on. Thi s agr eement was pr esented t o t he Commi ssi on ear l i er t hi syear . Pur suant t o t he agr eement , any new devel opment wi t hi n t hepr oposed annexat i on woul d be served by t he Di st r i ct . The areas i n

Temescal Val l ey cur r ent l y bei ng ser ved by t he Ci t y are present l y bei ngt r ansf er r ed t o t he Di st r i ct f or ser vi ce si nce t he Ci t y has no i nt ent i onof pr ovi di ng wat er or wast ewater servi ces i n Temescal Val l ey. Thepr ovi si ons of t he agr eement wi l l r emai n ef f ect i ve r egar dl ess ofannexat i on.

There wi l l not be addi t i onal wat er or wast ewat er servi ce demand as a

r esul t of t hi s annexat i on. Land use and zoni ng adopt ed by the Ci t ymi r r or t hat of t he Count y. Ther ef or e, i ncreased demand wi l l gener al l ybe t he same whet her or not t he area i s annexed. There are no i ssuesr egar di ng wat er or wast ewat er servi ces r esul t i ng f r om t hi s annexat i on.

Recreat i on and Par ks: Cur r ent l y l ocal par ks and r ecreat i on servi ces ar eadmi ni st ered by t he Ri versi de County Economi c Devel opment Agency (EDA) ,Communi t y Servi ces Di vi si on t hrough t wo County Servi ce Ar eas ( CSAs) , CSA134 & 152. Park mai ntenance and r ecr eat i on progr ams ar e f unded byassessment s l evi ed t hrough t hese CSAs.


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Wi t hi n Temescal Val l ey ther e ar e t hr ee publ i c par ks. The par ks and t hei rameni t i es ar e descr i bed i n t he t abl e bel ow.

I n t hi s i nst ance, EDA has created a zone of benef i t wi t hi n CSA 152 t opr ovi de f or mai nt enance of t he thr ee par ks. Thi s zone i s cal l ed CSA152B. The assessment s f or t hi s servi ce ar e onl y l evi ed on new

devel opment si nce t he f ormat i on of t hi s zone of benef i t i n 2001. Thepr opor t i onal benef i t and assessment i s det er mi ned f or each t r act . Thecurr ent annual County Servi ce Ar ea 152B assessment f or park mai ntenancei s i n t he r ange of $250 t o $300 per l ot per year .

Assessment s l evi ed t hr ough CSA 134 pr ovi de f undi ng f or r ecreat i onalpr ogr ams i n the Temescal Val l ey ar ea. Recr eat i onal pr ogr ams i ncl udeMovi es i n the Par k and Mobi l e Act i vi t i es Recreat i on Ser vi ces ( M. A. R. S. ) .M. A. R. S i s a rovi ng van r ecreat i on cent er on wheel s and pr ovi des f i el dt r i ps t o yout hs and super vi sed r ecreat i on.

Riverside County Maintained Public Parks within Temescal ValleyPARK ACREAGE AMENITIES LOCATION

Montecito 6 (1) Ballfield

Tot-lot Paved Parking lot

Camino Terraza Street

Coral Canyon 9 (2) Ballfields

Tot-lot

Mayhew Street (Sycamore

Creek)

Deleo Regional Sports 25 Baseball and Soccer Fields

Basketball courts

Splash Park

Children play area (slides, jungle gym)

Skateboard park

Dog park

Restroom facilities

Santiago Canyon Road

(Sycamore Creek)

The Ci t y proposes t o have assessment s f r om bot h CSAs ( CSA 134 and Zone Bof CSA 152) t r ansf er t o t he Ci t y upon annexat i on t o f und park andr ecr eat i on ser vi ces. Upon annexat i on, mai nt enance and operat i on of t het hr ee par k si t es wi l l be pr ovi ded by the Ci t y of Cor ona. The Count y,t hr ough i t s pr oper t y t ax system, wi l l cont i nue t o col l ect t he appl i cabl echar ges and assessment s associ ated wi t h the County Servi ce Ar eas 134 and152B and t r ansf er t he f unds t o the Ci t y, r at her t han t he CSAs. Uponannexat i on t he resi dent s of Temescal Val l ey wi l l no l onger be subj ect t ot he non- r esi dent f ee f or r ecreat i onal pr ogr ams. The pr oper t i es t hat arecurr ent l y bei ng assessed by CSA 134 and 152B wi l l cont i nue to beassessed at t he same rate and methodol ogy as adopt ed by Ri versi deCount y. I n essence t he Ci t y wi l l be i nher i t i ng t he f undi ng mechani sm t osupport t he servi ces. Thi s method was al so empl oyed t o t r ansf er CSAf unct i ons and r evenues t o our r ecent l y i ncor por at ed ci t i es.

Regi onal Par ks & Open Space: Temescal Val l ey i s wi t hi n the Ri ver si deCount y Regi onal Par k & Open Space Di st r i ct ( RPOSD) . The Di st r i ctr ecei ves a por t i on of t he basi c one per cent pr oper t y t ax l evy. Nodetachment i s pr oposed f r om t he RPOSD as par t of t hi s pr oposal . Al lDi str i ct f aci l i t i es wi l l r emai n under t he cont r ol of t he Di str i ct.Propert y taxes generat ed wi t hi n t hi s area wi l l cont i nue t o go t o RPOSD.

The Ci t y i ndi cat es i t has worked cooperat i vel y wi t h RPOSD. The Ci t y hasadopt ed a Gener al Pl an pol i cy whi ch st at es t hat t he Ci t y wi l l cont i nuet o part ner wi t h RPOSD on t he pl anni ng and est abl i shment of mul t i -

j ur i sdi ct i onal r egi onal t r ai l s.

St r eet Li ght i ng, Si gnal s, Landscape Mai nt enance, Cat ch Basi ns: St r eetl i ght s i n por t i ons of t he annexat i on ar ea ar e cur r ent l y f unded by CSA


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134 and Landscape and Li ght i ng Mai nt enance Di st r i ct No. 89- 1( LLMD 89- 1) .Propert y owner s wi t hi n t he CSA are cur r ent l y assessed $32. 78- $675. 22 f orstr eet l i ght s.

Traf f i c si gnal s owned and operat ed by Ri versi de County are al so f undedby LLMD 89- 1. Addi t i onal l y, CSA 134 and LLMD 89- 1 f und publ i c

l andscapi ng and cat ch basi n f ossi l f i l t er s.

The f ol l owi ng t abl e provi des an i nventory of t he mai ntenance f unded byCSA 134 and LLMD 89- 1.

County Service Area 134 Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District 89-1

1,331 street lights (electricity only).

60 acres landscaping in public rights-of-way.

1.5 miles decomposed granite trail.

50 street lights (electricity only).

Two traffic signals, maintenance and operation.

17 fossil filters (drainage basins).

8 acres landscaping.

Temescal Val l ey has a t otal of 11 t r af f i c si gnal s. Onl y t wo of t hesi gnal s are f unded by LLMD 89- 1. The r emai ni ng ni ne si gnal s are

curr ent l y f unded by t he Count y s General Fund and/ or Gas Tax Fund. TheCi t y of Cor ona wi l l be r esponsi bl e f or al l of t he t r af f i c si gnal s i n t heannexat i on area. Fundi ng f or t he t r af f i c si gnal s not cover ed by LLMD 89-1 wi l l be f r om t he Ci t y s Gener al Fund and/ or Gas Tax Fund.

The County of Ri versi de wi l l cont i nue t o col l ect t he appl i cabl e chargesand assessment s associ at ed wi t h CSA 134 and LLMD 89- 1 through t hepr oper t y t ax col l ect i on system and t r ansf er t hose f unds t o t he Ci t y t ocont i nue appl i cabl e ser vi ces. The pr oper t i es t hat ar e cur r ent l y bei ngassessed by CSA 134 and LLMD 89- 1 wi l l cont i nue t o be assessed at t hesame rat e and methodol ogy adopt ed by Ri versi de County.

St r eet Sweepi ng: St r eet sweepi ng of publ i c st r eet s by t he Count y i sf unded by CSA 152. The County cont r act s wi t h CR&R f or st r eet sweepi ng i n

Temescal Val l ey. However , not al l st r eets are subj ect t o sweepi ng.Onl y t hose pr oper t i es t hat ar e assessed f or t hat ser vi ce r ecei ve t hebenef i t . St r eet s subj ect t o st r eet sweepi ng ar e swept bi - weekl y.

The Ci t y of Corona cont r act s wi t h Cl ean Sweep Envi r onment al f or st r eetsweepi ng ser vi ces. Al l r esi dent i al publ i c st r eet s ar e swept bi - weekl yand al l maj or ar t er i al st r eet s ar e swept weekl y. As wi t h t he Count y,t he Ci t y i s not r esponsi bl e f or sweepi ng pr i vat e st r eet s. Homeownerassoci at i ons wi t hi n r esi dent i al devel opment s wi t h pr i vat e st r eet s ar er esponsi bl e f or t hei r own st r eet sweepi ng.

I f t he annexat i on i s compl et ed, t he Ci t y wi l l amend i t s cont r act wi t hCl ean Sweep Envi r onment al t o i ncl ude st r eet sweepi ng i n Temescal Val l ey.

The Ci t y has conf i r med t hat i t wi l l sweep al l publ i c st r eets i n t he

annexat i on ar ea. Assessment s cur r ent l y col l ect ed by t he Count y t hr oughCSA 152 f or st r eet sweepi ng wi l l t r ansf er t o t he Ci t y t o def r ay apor t i on of t he ser vi ce cost s.

Ani mal Ser vi ces: Cur r ent l y, t he Count y of Ri ver si de Depar t ment ofAni mal Ser vi ces pr ovi des ani mal cont r ol and shel t er ser vi ces, f i el di nvest i gat i ons and dog l i censi ng t o t he r esi dent s of Temescal Val l ey.

The cl osest County f aci l i t y t o Temescal Canyon i s t he Ani mal Shel t erl ocat ed i n J ur upa Val l ey at 6851 Van Bur en Bl vd. , appr oxi matel y 19. 5mi l es f r om t he cent er of Temescal Val l ey. The f aci l i t y i s open Monday-Satur day f or a tot al of 41 hour s per week.


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The Ci t y of Corona Ani mal Cont r ol Bureau provi des si mi l ar ser vi ces t ot hose of t he Count y. The Ci t y s Ani mal Shel t er i s l ocat ed at 605 W.Har r i ngt on St r eet , appr oxi mat el y 10. 5 mi l es f r om t he cent er of t heannexat i on. Begi nni ng Sept ember 23, 2013, t he shel t er s hour s wi l l beextended to 36 hour s a week and wi l l be open Monday- Sat urday.

Sol i d Wast e Col l ect i on: Temescal Val l ey i s cur r ent l y ser ved by Wast eManagement of t he I nl and Empi r e f or t r ash col l ect i on. The servi ceconsi st s of weekl y r ef use col l ect i on and bi - weekl y r ecycl i ng col l ect i on.

The Ci t y cont r act s wi t h t he same wast e haul er as t he County, however , i naddi t i on t o r ef use and r ecycl i ng bi ns, gr een wast e bi ns ar e al sopr ovi ded f or t r ash col l ect i on wi t hi n t he Ci t y l i mi t s. Upon annexat i on,t he Ci t y wi l l gr adual l y i mpl ement gr een wast e r ecycl i ng. Ther esi dent i al weekl y ser vi ce char ges col l ect ed wi t hi n t he Count y and Ci t yar e si mi l ar ( Count y: $19. 46/ Ci t y: $19. 98) . The Ci t y does not provi dedi scount ed r at es f or Seni or Ci t i zens f or r ef use col l ecti on. I ncomequal i f i ed di scount s ar e onl y made avai l abl e t o Ci t y ut i l i t y cust omer s.Si nce Temescal Val l ey resi dent s woul d not r ecei ve ut i l i t y ser vi cedi r ect l y f r om t he Ci t y, t hose di scount s wi l l not appl y to t he annexat i on

area.

FI SCAL ANALYSI S: For ci t y annexat i ons of 100 acr es or gr eat er , a f i scali mpact r epor t ( FI R) i s requi r ed. The pur pose of t he FI R i s to pr ovi dei nf or mat i on t o t he Commi ssi on concer ni ng t he f i scal i mpact on af f ect edagenci es, pr i mar i l y the Count y.

Based on t he Ci t y s f i scal anal ysi s, t he Count y Gener al Fund cur r ent l yr ecei ves a sur pl us of $3 mi l l i on f r om t he annexat i on ar ea. Wi t houtannexat i on, at bui l d- out t he subj ect ar ea i s pr oj ect ed t o gener at e anear l y $6 mi l l i on sur pl us t o t he Count y Gener al Fund. I f annexed, t heFI R est i mates Temescal Val l ey woul d gener ate a County General Fundsur pl us of $3. 4 mi l l i on i ni t i al l y and a $4. 1 mi l l i on at bui l d- out .

Despi t e the model ed surpl uses t o the Count y Gener al Fund, t he Ci t y s FI Rdemonst r at es t he net i mpact of annexat i on i s negat i ve at bui l d- out , ast he r ecur r i ng surpl us woul d be reduced by appr oxi mat el y $1. 9 mi l l i onannual l y. That i s, appr oxi mat el y $1. 9 mi l l i on mor e i n r evenue wi l l bel ost t han cost savi ngs r eal i zed by the Count y.

The l oss t o t he County s Str uct ural Fi r e and Li brary f unds i s i dent i f i edas t he l oss of pr oper t y t ax revenue that woul d be t r ansf er r ed t o theCi t y, as no oper at i onal savi ngs by t he Count y i s assumed. Thi s equat est o appr oxi mat el y $1. 5 mi l l i on and $380, 000 t o t he Fi r e and Li br aryf unds, r espect i vel y, upon annexat i on. The Count y di d i dent i f y an of f setr el at ed t o i t s cont r act wi t h Cor ona wher eby Cor ona pr ovi des f i r epr ot ect i on t o t he nor t her n por t i on of Temescal Val l ey. The cont r actcost savi ngs i s est i mat ed t o be $300, 000 annual l y, r educi ng t he i ni t i al

i mpact t o Count y f i r e to appr oxi mat el y $1. 2 mi l l i on.

The County di sagrees wi t h sever al aspect s of t he Ci t y s FI R, mostnotabl y the methodol ogy used t o determi ne t he County s cost of pr ovi di ngsher i f f ser vi ces. The cost of t hi s one ser vi ce account s f or t he bul k oft he di f f er ence i n t hese t wo anal yses. The Count y i ndi cat es t he percapi t a mul t i pl i er met hodol ogy used by t he Ci t y over est i mat es t hi s costby appr oxi mat el y $2 mi l l i on. Thi s has the ef f ect of over est i mat i ng t heCount y s cost savi ngs and, t her ef or e, under est i mat i ng t he f i scal i mpactof t he annexat i on t o t he Count y General Fund.


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The accompanyi ng t abl e summar i zes t he di f f erences bet ween t he t wost udi es. Pl ease not e the i mpact t o t he Count y Gener al Fund, St r uct ur alFi r e and Li br ar y ar e t al l i ed separ at el y.

Gener al l y, st af f pr ef er st he use of a case st udy

methodol ogy f or l awenf orcement and sever alother servi ces when suchi nf or mat i on i s avai l abl e.

The County charact er i zesi t s appr oach as a casest udy met hodol ogy,however , i t i s a di f f er entt ype of mul t i pl i er ,ut i l i zi ng pr opor t i onat eshar e of uni ncor por at edcount y-wi de pat r ol cost sbased on Temescal Val l ey sshar e of cal l s. Al t hough

not a t r ue case st udyappr oach, st af f agr ees t hemethod i n the County FI Ri s l i kel y much moreaccur at e i n det er mi ni ngcur r ent and near t ermcost s. The per capi t amul t i pl i er can be anaccept abl e methodol ogy f orl ong t er m pr oj ect i ons, asl aw enf or cement demandchar acter i st i cs ofnei ghbor hoods can changeover t i me.

DETACHMENT FROM COUNTYSERVI CE AREA 134: Thi sr eor gani zat i on pr oposalal so i ncl udes detachmentof al l ar eas wi t hi n t hepr oposal boundar i es f r omCSA 134. CSA 134 wasf ormed i n 1980 to pr ovi dest r eet l i ght i ng ser vi cest o the new devel opment s i n

Temescal Val l ey bet weent he Ci t i es of Cor ona andLake El si nor e. Subsequent

t o i t s f or mat i on, t heBoar d of Supervi sor s addedservi ces such as par ks,l andscape mai nt enance and enhanced l evel s of pol i ce pr ot ect i on. ( Notet hi s l ast ser vi ce i s nei t her bei ng assessed f or nor pr ovi ded. ) As t hearea devel oped, subdi vi si ons were annexed t o CSA 134 t o recei ve one ormore of t hese servi ces.

As pr evi ousl y ment i oned i n t he r epor t , The Ci t y wi l l assume t hef unct i ons of CSA 134. The Count y wi l l cont i nue t o col l ect t heappl i cabl e char ges and assessment s associ ated wi t h CSA 134 t hrough t he

CountyGeneralFundFY1213: CITYF IR COUNTYFIR Difference

RevenueLoss

$3,578,154

$3,194,193

$383,961

CostSa vi ngs $3,953,843 $2,031,329 $1,922,514

NetFiscalImpacttoCountyGF $375,689 $1,162,864 $1,538,553

SheriffCosts Used i n Ab ove $3,545,973 $1, 708,976 $1,836,997

CountyGeneralFundatB uildout: CITYF IR COUNTYFIR

RevenueLoss $10,061,870 N/A

CostSa vi ngs $8,212,746 N/A

NetFiscalImpacttoCountyGF $1,849,124

SheriffCosts Used i n Above $7,365,537 N/A

StructuralFireFundFY1213: CITYF IR COUNTYFIR Difference

RevenueLoss $1,527,991 $1,402,498 $125,493

CostSavings $298,802 $298,802

NetFiscalImpacttoFireFund $1,229,189 $1,103,696 $125,493

StructuralFireFundatBuildout: CITYFIR COUNTYFIR

RevenueLoss $2,713,337 N/A

CostSa vi ngs N/A N/A

NetFiscalImpacttoFireFund $2,713,337

LibraryFundFY1213: CITYF IR COUNTYFIR Difference

RevenueLoss $381,998 $355,180 $26,818

CostSa vi ngs $0 $0 $0

NetFiscalImpacttoLibraryFund $381,998 $355,180 $26,818

LibraryFundatBuildout: CITYF IR COUNTYFIR

BuildoutAnnexationImpact

RevenueLoss $678,335 N/A

CostSa vi ngs $546,641 N/A

NetFiscalImpacttoLibraryFund $131,694

RoadFundFY1213: CITYF IR COUNTYFIR Difference

RevenueLoss $330,579 $342,527 $11,948

CostSa vi ngs $216,335 $1,260,738 $1,044,403

NetFiscalImpacttoRoadFund $114,244 $918,211 $1,032,455

RoadFund

at

Buildout: CITY

F IR COUNTY

FIR

RevenueLoss $483,710 N/A

CostSa vi ngs $446,803 N/A

*No costsavings identified i nCityFI Rhowever,this figurei s appropriate

for consistencypurposes.


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pr oper t y t ax syst em and t r ansf er t hose f unds t o t he Ci t y t o cont i nue t heser vi ces.

COUNTY SERVI CE AREA 152: County Ser vi ce Ar ea 152 was i ni t i al l y f ormedt o i mpl ement pr ogr ams pur suant t o t he Nat i onal Pol l ut ant Di schar geEl i mi nat i on Syst em r equi r ed by t he Feder al Cl ean Wat er Act . CSA 152

encompasses t he uni ncorporated County and sever al ci t i es t hat wereei t her i ncl uded wi t hi n the i ni t i al f or mat i on of t he CSA or annexed at al ater dat e. There wi l l be no detachment f r om CSA 152 si nce Corona opt edi nt o t hi s CSA i n the 1990s i n or der t o f und Cl ean Water Act compl i ancepr ogr ams. The Count y s Fi scal I mpact Repor t ( FI R) not es that at t he endof FY 12- 13, CSA 152, Zone B had a f und bal ance of $3. 3 mi l l i on. Si ncet hi s CSA i s not bei ng di ssol ved, t he f und bal ance wi l l r emai n wi t hi n t heCSA. Ongoi ng assessment r evenue, as not ed earl i er, wi l l go t o t he Ci t yof Corona.

I t shoul d be not ed t hat al t hough CSA 152, Zone B and CSA 134 bot h ext endsout h i nt o t he Hor sethi ef Canyon ar ea, t her e are no r esi dences i n t hatar ea that ar e cur r ent l y bei ng assessed f or par k mai nt enance orr ecreat i on servi ces. Ther e ar e onl y t wo undevel oped t r act s i n

Horsethi ef Canyon t hat ar e wi t hi n Zone B of CSA 152. I f t he annexat i oni s appr oved, t hese t r act s wi l l l i kel y be dr opped f r om any par kassessment s, as ther e ar e no publ i c par ks wi t hi n Horsethi ef Canyon. Al lexi st i ng Hor sethi ef Canyon t r act s wi t hi n CSA 134 ar e onl y assessed f orst r eet l i ght i ng ser vi ces. The st r eet l i ght i ng assessment s and ser vi cei n thi s ar ea woul d be unaf f ect ed by annexat i on.

TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND CHARGES: The Ci t y does not have any propert yr el at ed gener al t axes, speci al t axes or assessment s t hat wi l l beextended t o r esi dent s or pr oper t y owner s i n t he annexat i on ar ea. Al i br ar y bond was pai d of f i n 2010, t her ef or e, t he annexat i on ar ea wi l lnot be subj ect t o any addi t i onal bonded i ndebt edness.

Cor ona has a busi ness l i cense tax that wi l l be appl i cabl e t o busi nesses

wi t hi n t he Ci t y. The t ax i s based on gr oss r ecei pt s and t ype ofbusi ness. For exampl e, a smal l per sonal ser vi ce or r epai r busi ness wi t hgr oss annual r ecei pt s of $300, 000 wi l l pay $176; a gr ocer y st or e wi t hr ecei pt s of $20 mi l l i on, $2, 040; and a manuf acturi ng or mi ni ng companywi t h gr oss r ecei pt s of $10 mi l l i on, $780. The Count y s busi nessr egi st r at i on/ l i cense f ee i s $45 t he f i r st year and $35 t her eaf t er .

Li ke t he Count y and most ci t i es, Cor ona has a t r ansi ent occupancy t axappl i cabl e t o hot el and mot el r oom r ent al s. Ther e ar e cur r ent l y nohot el s or mot el s i n t he annexat i on ar ea. I f such est abl i shment s ar ebui l t i n t he f ut ur e, t he t ax wi l l be appl i cabl e t o guest s.

The Ci t y charges $350 f or f i r e depar t ment r esponses r equi r i ng emergencymedi cal assi st ance. I n l i eu of t hi s f ee, t he Ci t y has a vol unt ar y EMS

Subscr i pt i on Pr ogr am. Those enr ol l i ng i n t he pr ogr am pay $48 annual l yand are not subj ect t o t he $350 par amedi c response char ge. The Countydoes not have a si mi l ar char ge f or EMS servi ces.

As not ed t hr oughout t he r epor t , i n or der t o suppor t servi ces cur r ent l ypr ovi ded by and f unded t hrough t he County Servi ce Ar eas ( CSAs) andLandscape and Li ght i ng Mai nt enance Di st r i ct s i n Temescal Val l ey, t heCi t y i s proposi ng t o have aut hor i t y to l evy t hose assessment s/ t axest r ansf er r ed t o t he Ci t y. Thi s i s si mi l ar t o what t he Commi ssi on hasdone i n r ecent l y i ncor por at ed ci t i es i n or der t o pr ovi de f or t hecont i nuat i on of ser vi ces. As not ed ear l i er i n t hi s repor t and depi ct ed


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i n t he t abl e bel ow, ser vi ces provi ded by CSAs 134 and 152 and LLMD 89-1t hat wi l l be assumed by the Ci t y i ncl ude st r eet l i ght i ng, l andscapemai nt enance, r ecreat i on, park mai nt enance, dr ai nage basi n mai nt enance,and st r eet sweepi ng. A compari son of Ci t y and Count y f ees f or otherser vi ces, such as t r ash col l ect i on and dog l i censes, i s i ncl uded t hePl an of Ser vi ces and addendum. That compari son general l y i ndi cates onl y

mi nor di f f er ences wi l l r esul t f r om annexat i on.

The f ol l owi ng t abl e presents t he approxi mate r ange of annual r at escurr ent l y col l ected f or each of t he CSAs and t he LLMD. The assessmentr ates var y. Rat es ar e based on t he pr opor t i onal benef i t der i ved by eachpar cel and ar e gener al l y est abl i shed at t he t i me of subdi vi si on based ont he Assessment Engi neer s Report .

District/Zone CSA 134

Street lighting

CSA 134

Landscaping

CSA 134

Recreation

CSA 152

Street Sweeping

CSA 152B

Park

Maintenance

CSA 152

Drainage/

Catch

basins

LLMD 89-1

Street lighting,

traffic signals,

catch basins,

landscaping

Annual Levy $75* $521.54* $75* $33.10 - $45.02 $250.00-$300.00 $36.50-

41.06

Not available

*Based on Sycamore Creek residential properties.

Sycamore Creek Shopping Center total levy-$2,076.

Al t hough not char ged by ei t her t he Ci t y or t he Count y, t he Fi r ePrevent i on Benef i t Fee charged by the St ate wi l l be af f ect ed byannexat i on. St ate l aw cur r ent l y aut hori zes a f ee of bet ween $115 and$150 per habi t abl e r esi dent i al uni t wi t hi n t he St at e Responsi bi l i t y Ar ea( SRA) . Por t i ons of t he annexat i on ar ea ar e wi t hi n t he SRA i ncl udi ngpar t s of The Ret r eat and Tr i l ogy. Ter r i t or y wi t hi n t he j ur i sdi ct i on ofa ci t y i s not consi der ed t o be wi t hi n SRA and, t her ef or e, not subj ect t ot he f ee.

Speci al t axes and assessment s col l ect ed by ot her agenci es or t axi ng

ent i t i es wi l l cont i nue r egar dl ess of annexat i on. These i ncl ude, but arenot necessar i l y l i mi t ed t o, l evi es of t he Nor t hwest Mosqui t o and Vect orCont r ol Di st r i ct , var i ous Mel l o- Roos Communi t y Faci l i t i es Di st r i ct s( CFDs) , and any appl i cabl e wat er di st r i ct i mpr ovement di st r i ct t axes.

I NCLUSI ON OF AGRI CULTURAL PRESERVE: The proposed annexat i on i ncl udes asi ngl e seven acre par cel t hat i s cur r ent l y wi t hi n a Wi l l i amson Actagr i cul t ur al pr eserve ( Gl en I vy 1) . The par cel i s i mmedi at el y sout h oft he Sycamore Canyon communi t y at t he souther n end of t he pr oposedannexat i on. No not i ce of non- r enewal or cancel l at i on has been f i l ed.

The owner , t he Ki l ey Chi l dren Trust , i s i n support of t he annexat i on.Concer ni ng agr i cul t ur al l ands and t er r i t or y subj ect t o Wi l l i amson Actcont r act s, Commi ssi on pol i cy stat es:

1.2.2 LAFCO shall deny the annexation of agricultural lands unless they meetthe criteria specified below:

a. The annexation of land located within an agricultural preserve may be approved only when:

1. A notice of non-renewal or cancellation has been filed on the affected property proposed

for annexation, or,

2. The jurisdictions General Plan contains appropriate language:

a. To allow for the effective and continued operation of agricultural uses, and;


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b. To provide guidelines for the ultimate development of agricultural land at the time

the preserve is terminated or development is proposed.

I n t hi s i nst ance, t he Ci t y has appl i ed gener al pl an and zoni ngdesi gnat i ons si mi l ar t o t hat of t he Count y. These cal l f or r ur alr esi dent i al uses wi t h a one acre mi ni mum l ot si ze. The Ci t y pr ezoni ng

desi gnat i ons wi l l gui de ul t i mate devel opment unl ess changed at a f ut ur edate. The Ci t y has al so appl i ed an Ani mal Keepi ng and Agr i cul t ur alOper at i ons Over l ay zone ( AA) t o t hi s par cel . The AA over l ay zone wi l lal l ow f or t he cont i nued use of t he pr oper t y f or agr i cul t ur al pur poses.

Usi ng aer i al i mager y i t appear s onl y a smal l por t i on of t he af f ect edpar cel i s i n agr i cul t ur al use. Thi s i s not par t of a l ar ger area ofagr i cul t ur al pr oducti on, t her ef or e mai nt ai ni ng t he i nt egr i t y ofagr i cul t ur al l ands i s not a concer n.

ENVI RONMENTAL J USTI CE, HOUSI NG, REGI ONAL TRANSPORTATI ON PLAN: One oft he f act ors t he Commi ssi on must consi der i s t he ext ent t he pr oposal wi l lpr omot e envi r onment al j ust i ce. I n CKH, envi r onment al j ust i ce i s def i nedas t he f ai r t r eat ment of peopl e of al l r aces, cul t ur es, and i ncomes wi t hr espect t o t he l ocat i on of publ i c f aci l i t i es and t he pr ovi si on of publ i cservi ces. The Count y cont ends t he pr oposal woul d negat i vel y i mpactenvi r onment al j ust i ce i n l ower i ncome ar eas of Home Gardens and ElCer r i t o, t o the extent t hat ser vi ces are di mi ni shed i n t hese ar eas.Li br ar y and f i r e servi ces ar e speci f i cal l y ment i oned. The comment i sspecul at i ve as t hese ser vi ces woul d be l ar gel y unaf f ect ed i n t hesecommuni t i es. Access t o l i br ar y servi ces wi l l r emai n t he same. Aspr oposed, f i r e pr ot ect i on f i r st r esponse to these communi t i es woul d beunchanged. Mul t i pl e company r esponse t o st r uct ur e f i r es coul d beaf f ect ed, dependi ng on what happens t o County St at i on 64 and t he ext entt o whi ch Corona engi nes woul d r espond under mutual ai d. To t he ext entt her e coul d be i mpacts, t hey woul d occur across geogr aphi c areasr egar dl ess of i ncome, r ace or cul t ur e. The Ci t y has of f ered comment sper t ai ni ng t o envi r onment al j ust i ce, t he ef f ect on r egi onal housi ngneeds al l ocat i ons and consi st ency wi t h r egi onal t r anspor t at i on pl ans i nat t ached cor r espondence dat ed August 20, 2013.

COMMENTS FROM AFFECTED AGENCI ES/ I NTERESTED PARTI ES:

The County of Riverside has submi t t ed a l et t er i n opposi t i on t o t hi sannexat i on. The Count y i s opposed due t o t he negat i ve f i scal i mpact t ot he Count y, t he pot ent i al i mpact of t he annexat i on on publ i c servi cest o adj acent ar eas, and t he l evel of opposi t i on by af f ect ed r esi dent s.

The l et t er di scusses concer ns i n sever al ar eas, i ncl udi ngmet hodol ogi cal i ssues wi t h t he Ci t y s f i scal anal ysi s, f i scal i mpact st o the Count y, appl i cabi l i t y of t he mast er pr oper t y t ax agr eement ,ser vi ce l evel s i dent i f i ed i n t he Ci t y s Pl an of Ser vi ces, wi l dl andf i r e pr ot ect i on, t he i mpact on Count y servi ces t o adj acent ar eas,boundary concer ns, and envi r onment al j ust i ce.

These i ssues have been addr essed i n appl i cabl e sect i ons of t hi sr epor t . The Count y al so i ndi cat es t he Ci t y f ai l ed t o meet wi t h t heCount y r egar di ng f i scal i mpact s pr i or t o maki ng appl i cat i on. Meet i ngsdi d occur , pr i mar i l y i n r egar ds to f i r e pr ot ecti on, pr i or t oappl i cat i on. Once t he Count y s FI R was rel eased t he t wo agenci esr enewed di scussi ons. As of t hi s wr i t i ng, negot i at i ons ar e cont i nui ng.

The Count y s l et t er al so r equest s several possi bl e t er ms andcondi t i ons. Among t hose i s a r equest f or r ei mbur sement of r oad f unds


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spent i n t he af f ect ed ar ea over t he past si x years. The Commi ssi ondi d adopt a Tr anspor t at i on Faci l i t y Rei mbur sement Pol i cy appr oxi mat el y20 years ago. To st af f s knowl edge, i t has never been used. Thei nt ent of t he pol i cy was t o devel op a j oi nt pl anni ng pr ocesscoor di nat ed by t he Counci l s of Governments WRCOG and CVAG) , wi t hel i gi bl e f aci l i t i es i dent i f i ed up f ront . I n or der t o be el i gi bl e f or

r ei mbursement , pr evi ous act i ons woul d have been r equi r ed t o be takenby t he Count y, i ncl udi ng of f er i ng t he af f ect ed ci t y t he oppor t uni t y t opar t i ci pat e i n desi gn and const r uct i on management . The f i nal st af fr eport and adopt ed pol i cy i s at t ached f or t he Commi ssi on s r ef erence.

The Ci t y of Cor ona has r esponded t o several of t he Count y s comment si n two l et t ers dat ed August 29 and Sept ember 13, 2013. The t wor esponses are at t ached.

Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez has sent a l et t er opposi ng t heannexat i on based on concerns expr essed by her const i t uent s.

Appr oxi mat el y, 4, 000 l et t er s have been r ecei ved, al most excl usi vel y i nopposi t i on t o t hi s pr oposal . The l et t er s, whi ch ar e at t ached, ar e

pr i mar i l y f r om r esi dent s and/ or pr oper t y owner s ei t her wi t hi n t hepr oposed annexat i on or i n nearby uni ncor porated communi t i es. Thereare sever al common t hemes i n t hese comment s. Those outsi de of t hepr oposed annexat i on area, pr i mari l y wi t hi n Horset hi ef Canyon or Gl enEden, j ust sout h of t hi s pr oposal and wi t hi n Lake El si nor e s SOI ,expr ess concer ns t hat f i r e and emergency medi cal r esponse t i mespr ovi ded by t he Count y wi l l be negat i vel y i mpacted by t he annexat i oni f St at i on 64 cl oses.

Most l et t er s f r om wi t hi n t he af f ect ed t er r i t or y i ncl ude one or mor e oft he f ol l owi ng: sat i sf act i on wi t h cur r ent Count y ser vi ces, i ncreasedf ees/ t axes, speci f i c ser vi ces/ r ecreat i on pr ogr ams wi l l no l onger beof f er ed, f ur t her i sol at i on of r emai ni ng communi t i es t hat ar e par t of

Temescal Val l ey, l i t t l e or no benef i t f r om Ci t y ser vi ces, i ncr eased

t r af f i c and over crowded school s, and l oss of r ur al l i f est yl e. Thel ast t wo concer ns are r el at ed t o t he per cept i on t hat annexat i on wi l lr esul t i n i ncr eased devel opment . As noted above, t he Ci t y generalpl an and zoni ng desi gnat i ons are consi st ent wi t h t hose of t he Count y,i ncl udi ng an over l ay zone that wi l l al l ow ani mal keepi ng i n accor dancewi t h cur r ent Count y r egul at i ons. Previ ousl y appr oved but as yetundevel oped Count y pl ans, i ncl udi ng the Toscana and Serr ano Speci f i cPl ans, wi l l r esul t i n r esi dent i al , commer ci al and i ndust r i aldevel opment i n the f ut ur e, r egar dl ess of annexat i on.

I t shoul d be not ed t hat t he vol ume of opposi t i on wi l l not be aconsi der at i on i n t he st af f r ecommendat i on. The eval uat i on of andwei ght at t ached t o wr i t t en comment s and ver bal t est i mony of vot ers,l andowners and r esi dent s i s a t ask best sui t ed t o t he Commi ssi on

i t sel f . Comment s f r om l andowner s, vot er s or r esi dent s of t he af f ect edt er r i t or y i s one of t he f act or s t he Commi ssi on i s r equi r ed t oconsi der .

PROCEEDI NGS FOLLOWI NG COMMI SSI ON ACTI ON: I f t he proposal i s ul t i mat el ydi sappr oved by t he Commi ssi on, t her e wi l l be no f ur t her proceedi ngs. I fappr oved by t he Commi ssi on, a pr otest hear i ng wi l l be schedul ed.Regi st er ed vot er s and pr opert y owner s wi l l have an oppor t uni t y to deci det he f i nal out come of t he r eor gani zat i on. Act i ons and pr ocedur es f orannexat i ons and ot her boundary changes ar e governed by t he Cort ese- Knox-Hert zber g Local Government Reor gani zat i on Act of 2000. Sect i on 56000


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st at es t hat t he Act pr ovi des t he sol e and excl usi ve aut hor i t y andpr ocedur e f or t he i ni t i at i on, conduct , and compl et i on of changes ofor gani zat i on and r eor gani zat i on f or ci t i es and di st r i ct s.

Sect i on 57000 et seq. sets f or t h t he pr ocedur e f ol l owi ng appr oval of apr oposal by t he Commi ssi on. Subsequent t o Commi ssi on appr oval , t he

Execut i ve Of f i cer must conduct a pr ot est hear i ng, except i n cer t ai ncases where t here i s 100 percent pr opert y owner consent . The st atut esal so speci f y pr eci se act i ons t hat ar e dependent sol el y upon t he l evel ofwr i t t en pr ot est recei ved. I n t hi s i nst ance, a pr ot est hear i ng wi l l beconducted. Gener al l y, t he f ol l owi ng t hr eshol ds appl y t o i nhabi t edannexat i ons:

Less t han 25% vot er pr ot est and l ess t han 25% l andowner pr ot est - t hepr oposal wi l l be compl et ed wi t hout an el ect i on.

At l east 25% but l ess t han t o 50% vot er pr ot est , or 25% or mor el andowner pr ot est - t he pr oposal wi l l be or der ed subj ect t o vot erconf i r mat i on.

50% or mor e vot er prot est - t he pr oceedi ngs wi l l be t er mi nat ed.

Thi s st atutory process cannot be al t ered by act i on of t he Commi ss i on orany ot her ent i t y.

Due to the number of r egi st er ed vot er s and par cel s i ncl uded i n t hepr oposed r eor gani zat i on, bot h St ate l aw and Commi ssi on pol i cy cal l f ornot i ce by publ i cat i on of a one- ei ght h page di spl ay ad r at her t han di r ectmai l ed not i ce.

EFFECTI VE DATE: Typi cal l y, t he ef f ect i ve dat e of any annexat i on i s t hedat e of r ecor dat i on of t he Cer t i f i cat e of Compl et i on. Al t hough t hi s i st he f ast est met hod t o compl et e a pr oposal , i t i s a somewhat i ndef i ni t edat e. I n or der t o al l ow f or a smoot h and def i ni t i ve t r ansi t i on ofservi ces i n i nhabi t ed annexat i on ar eas, st af f of t en r ecommends a

speci f i c ef f ect i ve dat e. Thi s pr ovi des an oppor t uni t y f or t he Ci t y andCount y to coor di nat e t he t r ansi t i on of ser vi ce r esponsi bi l i t i es and l anduse appl i cat i ons i n pr ocess. I n t hi s case, i f t he Commi ssi on appr ovest he pr oposal , st af f wi l l r ecommend an ef f ect i ve dat e of t he l at er of t hef ol l owi ng: J ul y 1, 2014, 30 days af t er t he cer t i f i cat i on of pr ot estr esul t s, or i f an el ecti on i s requi r ed, 30 days af t er t he cer t i f i cat i onof t he el ecti on r esul t s.

CONCLUSIONS:

The proposed r eorgani zat i on has i mpact s on bot h t he County and TemescalVal l ey Communi t i es. There woul d be a si gni f i cant i mpact on t he CountyGener al Fund, appr oxi mat el y $1. 2 mi l l i on per year i ni t i al l y andi ncreasi ng t her eaf t er . Unl i ke t he r evenue neut r al i t y requi r ement f or t he

i ncor por at i on of a new ci t y, however , t her e i s no l egal r equi r ement f orf i scal mi t i gat i on t o the Count y out si de of t he pr oper t y tax exchange.The t wo agenci es have met r ecent l y r egardi ng addi t i onal f i scalmi t i gat i on to the Count y.

Thi s proposal presents bot h benef i t s and drawbacks t o r esi dents andbusi ness owner s i n the subj ect ar ea. Fi r st and f or emost , t he ar ea woul dexper i ence a dr amat i c i ncrease i n pol i ce pr esence. Thi s i s cl ear l y t hesi ngl e gr eat est benef i t t o annexat i on. Addi t i onal l y, al l publ i c st r eet swoul d r ecei ve st r eet sweepi ng r ather t han onl y those areas that arecur r ent l y payi ng t he assessment . Those resi dences cur r ent l y wi t hi n t heSt at e Responsi bi l i t y Ar ea woul d no l onger be subj ect t o a Fi r e


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Prevent i on Benef i t Fee once annexed. On t he other si de of t he equat i on,r esi dent s woul d be subj ect t o a f ee f or each emergency medi cal r esponseunl ess t hey had enr ol l ed i n t he Ci t y s subscr i pt i on pr ogr am f or a $48annual char ge. The County does not char ge f or EMS r esponse. Busi nessowner s woul d exper i ence a subst ant i al i ncr ease i n t he cost of a busi nessl i cense. Al so, seni or di scount s f or t r ash col l ect i on woul d no l onger be

appl i cabl e t o t he ar ea.

Consi st ent wi t h Commi ssi on Pol i cy, i t has been st af f s pr act i ce t or ecommend appr oval of i nhabi t ed annexat i on pr oposal s unl ess t heboundar y conf i gur at i on wi l l creat e si gni f i cant ser vi ce i nef f i ci enci es.

The r easoni ng i s t hat af f ect ed vot er s wi l l have t he oppor t uni t y t owei gh t he advant ages and di sadvant ages and det ermi ne whet herannexat i on i s ul t i mat el y i n t hei r best i nt er est t hr ough t he pr ot esthear i ng pr ocess.

I n t hi s i nst ance, al t hough t he boundar y i t sel f i s l ogi cal , t hepr oposed conf i gur at i on of f i r e pr ot ect i on ser vi ces coul d havesi gni f i cant ext er nal ef f ect s and r educe t he over al l ef f i ci ency of t her egi onal f i r e pr ot ect i on net wor k. Thi s i s avoi dabl e. The cur r ent

conf i gur at i on of f i r e pr ot ect i on r esour ces and cont r act ualarr angement s r esul t i n adequat e coverage f or communi t i es wi t hi n andnear t he annexat i on area. Cont i nued cooperat i ve agr eement s pr ovi det he si mpl est met hod t o pr eserve t hi s cover age. Unf or t unat el y, t heCi t y and County have as yet been unabl e t o ar r i ve at a mutual l ybenef i ci al equi t abl e ar r angement . Unt i l t hi s i ssue can be ef f ect i vel yaddressed, st af f cannot recommend approval . Staf f r ecommends t heCommi ssi on r equest t he part i es t o cont i nue t o work t oward anar r angement t hat wi l l nei t her degr ade ser vi ce nor cause the needl essconst r uct i on and st af f i ng of new f aci l i t i es and r et ur n at t heCommi ss i on s next meet i ng.

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS:

Based on t he f act ors out l i ned above, I T I S RECOMMENDED t hat t heCommi ssi on:

1. Cont i nue LAFCO 2013-05-1REORGANIZATION TO INCLUDE ANNEXATION 114TO THE CITY OF CORONA, CONCURRENT DETACHMENT FROM THE RIVERSIDECOUNTY WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND DETACHMENT FROMCOUNTY SERVICE AREA 134(TEMESCAL VALLEY) t o i t s next meet i ng,December 19, 2013, f or t he purpose of al l owi ng t he County andCi t y t o at t empt t o ar r i ve at a mut ual l y benef i ci al ar r angementf or f i r e pr ot ecti on ser vi ces.

I f t he Commi ssi on woul d l i ke t o appr ove t hi s pr oposal , t he f ol l owi ngact i ons ar e r ecommended:

1. Det ermi ne t hat t he pr oposal i s consi st ent wi t h t he spher es ofi nf l uence of t he Ci t y of Cor ona, as amended, and al l ot her af f ect edagenci es;

2. The Ci t y of Corona, as l ead agency, has adopt ed a Mi t i gatedNegat i ve Decl ar at i on f or t he pr oposed r eor gani zat i on. TheCommi ssi on has r evi ewed and consi dered t he i nf ormat i on cont ai ned i nt he Mi t i gat ed Negat i ve Decl ar at i on. Al t hough t he pr oposed pr oj ectcoul d have a si gni f i cant ef f ect on t he envi r onment , NO FURTHERENVI RONMENTAL DOCUMENTATI ON I S REQUI RED because ( a) al l potent i al l ysi gni f i cant ef f ect s of t he pr oposed pr oj ect have been adequat el y


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anal yzed i n the Negat i ve Decl ar at i on pur suant t o appl i cabl e l egalst andar ds, ( b) al l pot ent i al l y si gni f i cant ef f ects of t he pr oposedpr oj ect have been avoi ded or mi t i gated pur suant t o t hat Negat i veDecl ar at i on, ( c) t he pr oposed pr oj ect wi l l not r esul t i n any newsi gni f i cant envi r onment al ef f ects not i dent i f i ed i n t he Negat i veDecl ar at i on, ( d) t he pr oposed pr oj ect wi l l not subst ant i al l y

i ncrease t he sever i t y of t he envi r onment al ef f ect s i dent i f i ed i nt he Negat i ve Decl ar at i on, ( e) no consi der abl y di f f er ent mi t i gat i onmeasures have been i dent i f i ed and ( f ) no mi t i gat i on measures f oundi nf easi bl e have become f easi bl e.

3. Det er mi ne t hat t he r eor gani zat i on i s l egal l y i nhabi t ed;

4. Appr ove LAFCO 2013-05-1REORGANIZATION TO INCLUDE ANNEXATION 114 TOTHE CITY OF CORONA, CONCURRENT DETACHMENT FROM THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY

WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND DETACHMENT FROM COUNTYSERVICE AREA 134(TEMESCAL VALLEY) wi t h modi f i ed boundari es asr ecommended by st af f , subj ect t o t he f ol l owi ng t erms andcondi t i ons:

a. I n accor dance wi t h Government Code Sect i on 56886 ( t ) and57330, t he af f ected t er r i t or y shal l be subj ect t o t he l evyi ngand col l ect i on of any pr evi ousl y aut hor i zed char ge, f ee,assessment or t ax of t he Ci t y, except t hat t axes andassessment s pr evi ousl y author i zed by the Ci t y to be ext endedt o t he af f ected t er r i t or y as a r esul t of t hi s r eor gani zat i onshal l be l i mi t ed t o t he Ci t y s sal es and use t ax, busi nessl i cense tax, and t r ansi ent occupancy tax.

b. The Ci t y of Corona shal l def end, i ndemni f y, and hol d har ml esst he Ri ver si de Local Agency For mat i on Commi ssi on ( LAFCO) , i t sagent s, of f i cer s, and empl oyees f r om any cl ai m, act i on, orpr oceedi ng agai nst LAFCO, i t s agent s, of f i cer s, and empl oyeest o at t ach, set asi de, voi d, or annul an appr oval of LAFCO

concer ni ng t hi s pr oposal .

c. Par ks owned by t he Count y of Ri ver si de wi t hi n the af f ect edar ea shal l be t r ansf er r ed t o the Ci t y of Cor ona upon theef f ecti ve dat e.

d. Pr i or t o r ecor dat i on of t he Cer t i f i cat e of Compl et i on f ort hi s pr oposal , t he Ci t y of Cor ona shal l ent er i nt o a wi l dl andf i r e pr ot ect i on agr eement wi t h CAL FI RE f or af f ect ed ar easwi t hi n t he subj ect r eor gani zat i on. The t er m of t he agr eementshal l be a mi ni mum of ___ year s.

e. I n accordance wi t h Gover nment Code Sect i ons 56886(t ) , t he

Ci t y shal l have t he aut hor i t y t o cont i nue t he l evyi ng andcol l ect i on of any pr evi ousl y aut hor i zed char ge, f ee,assessment or t ax l evi ed wi t hi n t he af f ect ed t er r i t or y byCounty Ser vi ce Ar eas 134 and 152.

f . I n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 56886( u) , t he aut hor i t y andr esponsi bi l i t y f or speci al assessment di st r i cts associ at edwi t h al l zones of Landscape and Li ght i ng Mai nt enance Di st r i ct89- 1 and CSAs 134 and 152 wi t hi n the af f ect ed t er r i t or y shal lbe t r ansf er r ed t o the Ci t y of Cor ona upon t he ef f ect i ve dat e.

g. Upon t he ef f ect i ve dat e, t he Ci t y shal l assume r esponsi bi l i t y


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f or al l f unct i ons and ser vi ces cur r ent l y aut hor i zed,provi ded, or f unded by LLMD 89- 1 and County Servi ce Ar eas 134and 152 and shal l cont i nue such servi ces wi t hi n t her espect i ve ar eas.

5. Di r ect t he Execut i ve Of f i cer t o i ni t i at e Pr ot est Pr oceedi ngs

pur suant t o Gover nment Code Sect i on 57000 et seq.

6. Di r ect t he Execut i ve Of f i cer t o pr epar e and execut e a Cer t i f i cat eof Compl et i on upon r ecei pt of f ees r equi r ed by Government CodeSect i on 54902. 5 ( made payabl e t o the St ate Boar d of Equal i zat i on)and compl i ance wi t h appl i cabl e t erms and condi t i ons.

Respect f ul l y submi t t ed,

Geor ge J . Spi l i ot i sExecut i ve Of f i cer

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