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' BOARD OF DLRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: AUgUSt 5, 2010
Type of Action: SET PUBLIC HEARING
Subject:. SET SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 AT 2:00 P.M. AS THE DATE AND TIME FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR DISTRICT ANNEXATION 175 - ORINDA AND LAFAYETTE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Submitted By: Initiating Dept/Div.:
Russell B. Leavitt, Engineering Assistant III Engineering/Environmental Services
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
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R. Leavitt A. Rozul J. iyamoto-Mills A. Farrel mes elly
eneral Manager
ISSUE: District practice is to hold a public hearing prior to the Board's consideration of a
Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration.
RECOMMENDATION: Set September 16, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and time for a
public hearing on adoption of a Negative Declaration (ND) for the proposed District
Annexation 175 - Orinda and Lafayette.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: Not applicable.
ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS: Not applicable.
BACKGROUND: A Draft ND has been prepared for the proposed annexation. As part of
the ongoing program to process the backlog of annexation petitions and eliminate islands
in the District's service area, staff proposes to annex 106 Orinda parcels and one
Lafayette parcel comprising of approximately 123.4 acres. This area includes Orinda's EI
Toyonal neighborhood, which has been under a County Health Department septic system
moratorium since 1970. Annexation proposals in this area in the past have generated
substantial controversy among current and prospective customers.
The draft ND was released for public review on August 2, 2010. The review period will
close on August 31, 2001. Staff will hold a community meeting in Orinda during the review
period; and letters will be sent all affected property owners, as well as those whose
properties are within 300 feet of an affected property, advising them of the proposed
annexation and extending and invitation to attend the meeting. While not required by law
or the District's procedures, it has been the District's customary practice to hold public
hearings when considering adoption of NDs. A copy of the ND will be provided to each
Board member.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Set September 16, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. as the date
and time for a public hearing on adoption of a Negative Declaration (ND) for the proposed
District Annexation 175 - Orinda and Lafayette.
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