RES-11418 PROPERTY TAX EXCHANGE AGREEMENT - SANTA ANA RIVER REORGANIZATION (AREAS 1, 1A, 2, 3, & REMAINING AREAS) NO. RO 20-06 - RESCINDS RES-11349RESOLUTION NO. 11418
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NO. 11349 AND APPROVING A PROPERTY TAX
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM AND THE CITY OF ORANGE
REGARDING THE SANTA ANA RIVER
REORGANIZATION (AREAS 1, 1A, 2, 3 AND
REMAINING AREAS) NO. RO 20-06 AND
DETERMINING SAID ACTIONS ARE EXEMPT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15301
CLASS 1,EXISTING FACLITIES)
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2020, the Anaheim City Council approved Resolution
No. 2020-118,directing its staff to file an application for reorganization with the Orange County
Local Agency Formation Commission (OC LAFCO) for the City of Anaheim to annex
approximately 9.8 acres of property (Annexation No. RO-06); and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2020, the Orange City Council approved Resolution No.
11282, in support of the proposed jurisdictional and sphere of influence changes with the City
of Anaheim(Annexation No. RO-06); and
WHEREAS,on November 24,2020,the Orange City Council approved Resolution No.
2020-137 clarifying the following: the 9.8 acre area to be incorporated into the City of Anaheim
is within City of Orange's Boundary and Sphere of Influence, the reorganization includes the
detachment of area from a Municipal Water District of Orange County territory and clarification
that the application to OC LAFCO is for reorganization and rescinding Resolution No. 2020-
118 (hereinafter referred to as the "Original Request"); and
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2021, the Orange City Council approved Resolution No.
11349, approving a property tax exchange agreement with the City of Anaheim regarding the
Stadium Sliver Reorganization No. RO 21-04; and
WHEREAS, the cities have agreed that RO 21-06 would result in a more efficient
delivery of municipal services; and
WHEREAS, the Annexation NO. RO 20-06 is respectively described and depicted on
Exhibit "A" attached hereto, is currently located in Tax Area Rate 08-002, and consists of an
existing parking lot; and
WHEREAS,the reasons for the proposed Reorganization are as follows:
Area 1 — Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) excess property south of
Orangewood Ave., bounded by North Net Training Center (2400 E.
Orangewood Ave., Anaheim, CA 92806) and the Santa Ana River Trail —
North Net is in the process of acquiring property from OCFCD for continued
operational use for the North Net Training Center.
Area 1A — The proposed annexation would realign a sliver of the North Net Training
Center property at the northeast, located in the City of Orange, to allow the
entire parcel to be located within the Anaheim city limits. This sliver would
continue to provide operational use for North Net and incorporated with the
proposed acquisition.
Area 2 - OCFCD excess property north of Orangewood Ave., bounded by Angel
Stadium (2000 E. Gene Autry Way,Anaheim, CA 92806) and the Santa Ana
River Trail — Anaheim Community Services Department, Parks Division is
in the process of acquiring property from OCFCD for continued open
space/water land use.Future use of this property for park purposes is currently
under review by City of Anaheim, but has not yet resulted in a proposed
change to the property's General Plan land use designation.
Area 3 — City of Orange roadway between Area 1 and Area 2 is necessary to provide
a straight boundary transition between Area 1 and Area 2 and continued use
as a roadway; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes of organization include the following jurisdictional
changes and sphere of influence actions: (1) detachment of approximately 9.8 acres from the
City of Orange city limits and sphere of influence along the Santa Ana River between
approximately 1000 feet south of Orangewood Avenue and approximately 750 feet south of
Katella Avenue so that the new boundaries between the Cities of Anaheim and Orange align
along the Santa Ana River Trail; and (2) annexation of the approximately 3.4 acres resulting
from the new property acquisitions to the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, the proposed reorganization will serve to promote logical, efficient and cost
effective delivery of public services; and
WHEREAS,the City of Anaheim supports the proposed Reorganization No. RO 20-06;
and
WHEREAS,the City of Orange and the City of Anaheim agree that the Santa Ana River
Reorganization (Areas 1, 1A, 2, 3 and Remaining Areas) would be more efficiently served by
the City of Anaheim and that it is appropriate to distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the
City of Orange's share of the one percent basic levy of property tax generated within the Santa
Ana River Reorganization(Areas 1, 1A,2,3 and Remaining Areas)to the City of Anaheim upon
the effective date of the Reorganization; and
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WHEREAS, Sections 99 and 99.01 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code
requires jurisdictions involved in such a jurisdictional change to adopt resolutions agreeing to a
property tax redistribution prior to OC LAFCO's issuance of a certificate of filing pursuant to
Section 56658 of the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, staffs of the City of Anaheim and the City of Orange have reached an
agreement, subject to approval of their respective governing bodies, regarding exchange of
property tax as a result of the proposed Reorganization, whereby, upon the effective date of the
Reorganization, the City of Anaheim shall receive one hundred percent (100%) of the City of
Orange's share of the one percent basic levy of property tax generated within the Santa Ana River
Reorganization(Areas 1, 1A, 2, 3 and Remaining Areas); and
WHEREAS, staffs of the City of Anaheim and City of Orange recommend that concurrent
resolutions be adopted by their respective City Councils; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange is required to adopt a resolution on behalf of the
Municipal Water District of Orange County prior to consideration of the Reorganization by
LAFCO; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; herein referred to as
CEQA"),the State of California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental
Quality Act (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; herein referred to as the "CEQA
Guidelines"), and the City's Local CEQA Procedures, the City of Anaheim is the "lead agency"
for the preparation and consideration of environmental documents for the proposed annexation
application.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that the City Council of the City of Orange,
California, hereby:
1.Rescinds Resolution No. 11349.
2. Approves the property tax exchange agreement reached between the City of
Anaheim and the City of Orange whereby, upon completion of the Santa Ana River
Reorganization (Areas 1, 1A, 2, 3 and Remaining Areas) between the City of Anaheim and the
City of Orange(RO,20-06)described and depicted in Exhibit"A,"respectively,from the City of
Orange to the City of Anaheim, the City of Anaheim shall receive one hundred percent (100%)
of the City of Orange's share of the one percent basic levy of property tax generated within the
Santa Ana River Reorganization(Areas 1, 1A, 2, 3 and Remaining Areas).
3. Finds that the effects of the proposed application for annexation of the Santa Ana
River Reorganization (Areas 1, 1A, 2, 3 and Remaining Areas) to the City of Anaheim are
Categorically Exempt from the requirements to prepare additional environmental documentation
per CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
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ADOPTED this 11th day of October 2022.
Mark A. Murphy, Mayor, City of / ge
ATTEST:
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Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
Attachment: Exhibit A
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ORANGE
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 11th day of October 2022,by the following vote:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS: Nichols, Monaco, Barrios, Dumitru, Tavoularis,
Gutierrez, and Murphy
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
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