Mountain View Estates Annexation Process

August 3, 20091

This Evening’s Goal…

• To educate you on the annexation process • To describe the timeframe and key events• To take your questions

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Who’s Here? • Calabasas City Council

– Mayor Pro Tem, Barry Groveman– Council Member James Bozajian– Council Member Mary Sue Maurer– Councilmember Dennis Washburn

• Calabasas Staff– Anthony Coroalles, City Manager– Maureen Tamuri, Community Development Director– Tom Bartlett, City Planner

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Why are we here?Mountain View Estates

City of Calabasas 2009 General PlanProposed Annexation Areas

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What Area Would be Annexed?

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The Annexation Process

• Governed by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for Los Angeles County

• Established by California State law (Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000)

• LAFCO is responsible for coordinating logical and timely changes in local governmental boundaries

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The Annexation Process

• Annexations are Initiated by Petition or by Resolution:– Petition must be signed by 5% or more of registered

voters within the area, or– Via a Resolution adopted by the City Council

• The Calabasas City Council will consider a resolution of application to initiate annexation proceedings at their meeting of August 12, 2009

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The Annexation Process

• LAFCO Activities– Receive Application and Determine Completeness– Negotiate a Revenue Agreement with LA County– Conduct 1st Hearing: Decide on Sphere of

Influence Amendments and Annexation– Conduct 2nd Hearing: “Protest Hearing”

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Protest Hearing Outcomes

– Three possible outcomes from the Protest hearing:1) If fewer than 25% of registered voters, or fewer than

25% of affected landowners (weighted by proportional share of overall assessed valuation) file written protests, then LAFCO orders the boundary change;

2) If at least 25% but not more than 50% of the registered voters or landowners protest, then LAFCO orders an election; and,

3) If more than 50% of the registered voters or landowners protest, LAFCO terminates the proceedings.

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Who Can Vote?

• At the LAFCO Protest Hearing…– Registered Voters and Property Owners

• In a LAFCO Ordered Election…– Registered Voters Only– Results are determined by simple majority

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How long will the process take?

• After Council Action to Initiate Annexation…– Three to four months to prepare and officially file

the application with LAFCO– Approximately six months to a protest hearing– Approximately three months following the protest

hearing to an election (if one is required)

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What Could Change?

• If MVE became part of the City of Calabasas, there would be no change to:– Your School District– Utility services and providers– Tax rates– Your HOA Board– Your HOA’s open spaces

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What Could Change?

If MVE became part of the City of Calabasas, there would be change to:– Your local elected officials– Where you obtain local building permits– Some local laws

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MVE Annexation Process

• Do you have additional questions?

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