(A) When LAFCO annexation proceedings are initiated by landowner or voter petitions, the city will fully participate in proceedings in a manner consistent with the provisions, purposes, and objectives in this chapter. City staff is directed and authorized to take all actions consistent with these directions. Such participation will include, without limitation, the following:
(1) Seeking LAFCO imposition of terms and conditions on any annexations to mitigate adverse impacts and to implement the provisions of this chapter;
(2) If preliminary staff analysis demonstrates the potential for significant adverse fiscal or other impacts to the city, staff is directed to take all actions to mitigate such adverse impacts and to fully inform the City Council regarding such events;
(3) Pursue formation of improvement districts and Mello-Roos districts and other financing tools to address significant blight, infrastructure deficiencies, and anticipated disproportionately burdensome service costs as terms and conditions for annexation;
(4) Negotiate in good faith with the County of Tulare for a property tax transfer agreement based on the anticipated financial impacts to the city;
(5) Prepare and publish factual information describing likely impacts to the residents in the proposed annexation area and to the city in connection with the proposed action. Such information should include, but not be limited to, any information that might be helpful with the process and in describing differences between being in the county and being in the city such as the following: tax differences, land use regulation, code enforcement and animal control ordinance standards, potential effects of the city's water and sewer ordinances, specific city fees, assessments related to indebtedness, procedures and policies defined by this chapter.
(B) Staff will, in all discussions, negotiations and processes established by the Act or otherwise, seek to cause an application with all related fees and costs and deposits to be filed with the city in order to be able to complete the annexation impact report described in § 10.26.060 above and all city reviews allowed by the Act and provided for in this code.
(C) Regardless of whether that occurs, the city's efforts to obtain fair share contributions from the other agencies for impact related costs and LAFCO imposed terms and conditions will be the same whether the annexation process is commenced by a resolution for application of annexation or by landowner/voter petition directly to LAFCO.
(Ord. 18-09, passed 10-16-2018)