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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF May 16. 2006 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: DAVID R. ZAMORA, COMMUNITY DEVEOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: RESOLUTION FOR LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION ("LAFCO") APPLICATION SUBMISSION FOR ISLAND ANNEXATION PROGRAM DATE: MAY 9, 2006 BACKGROUND: On March 21, 2006, the City Council adopted Resolution No. R-36-06, which approved the City's island annexation program, and directed staff to file the island annexation map with LAFCO. The Council's actions were in accordance with new legislation which became effective last year regarding annexation of existing islands of unincorporated territory. After filing the annexation map, staff received a request from LAFCO to submit a resolution of application to officially request LAFCO to initiate proceedings for annexation of the unincorporated island areas. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: LAFCO requires a resolution requesting initiation of annexation proceedings, typically referred to as a "resolution of application," to be included in the application package for annexation under the Cortese -Knox -Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000. To fulfill this requirement, staff has prepared a draft resolution of application, which includes a general description of the services and improvements that will be provided to the annexed areas. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Additional resources will be required to support the development of the annexation package to meet LAFCO's application deadline of June 2006. These resources will be provided through existing professional services agreements for environmental review and legal description/map development. In addition to the consultants' costs, LAFCO charges processing fees for each island area: $750 if the area is completely surrounded by incorporated land and $1,500 if the area is substantially surrounded. LAFCO also requires a public information campaign to be initiated prior to the processing of the island annexation application. Each of these costs is estimated below: Environmental Review — Legal Description/Map Development $30,000 (Additional work under existing consultant agreements) Total LAFCO Processing Fees for the proposed seven (7) island areas $15,000