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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-040RESOLUTION SUPERCEDING RESOLUTION 99-lbl REGARDING AN APPLICATION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF BCJTTE REQUESTING THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COIVIMISSION TO TAKE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE BUTTE COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte approved Resolution 99-161 expressing their desire to initiate proceedings pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985, commencing with X56000 of the California Government Code, for the formation of a resource eanservation district, to be known as the Butte County Resource Conservation District ("the District") pursuant to Chapter 3 of Division 9 of the Public Resources Code, commencing with X9151; and WHEREAS, notice of intention to hold a public hearing to consider adoption of this resolution has been published pursuant to the requirements of Public Resources Code §9167 (b) and Government Code X6061, and said public hearing has been duly held; and WHEREAS, the boundaries of the proposed District shall be the boundaries of the County of Butte, including all the unincorporated areas therein, but excluding all the territory within the Vina Resource Conservation District and all incorporated areas; and WHEREAS, the sphere of influence of the District shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the District and the District will provide services of a type not now provided or contemplated to be provided by other governmental entities; and WHEREAS, the formation ofthe District will be consistent with the General Plan of the County of F?age 1 Butte, including but not limited to, the Conservation Element, the Agricultural Element and the Safety Element; and WHEREAS, the proposed District shall waive any claim to current or future property tax revenues collected by the County of Butte; and WHEREAS, this Board, in the public interest, will request that the Butte County Local Agency Formation Commission ("LAFCo"}waive application fees, and the District is proposed to be financed with a $6,OOC? start-up fund to be provided by the County of Butte, will have unpaid Directors and Associate Directors, will initially rely upon unpaid volunteer staff; and expenses related to District formation, including the State Board of Equalization fee, will, to the extent possible, be paid with revenues donated by members of the public and other entities; and WHEREAS, the reasons for forming the District are to obtain grants and other funding from public and private sources to bring money and resources into Butte County to be made available an a voluntary basis to individual property owners and other entities for addressing conservation issues including, but not limited to: soil and water conservation, the control of runoff, the prevention and control of soil erasion, and erosion stabilization, in open areas, agricultural areas, wildlife areas, watershed areas, timberlands and other non- urban lands and the treatment of such land according to its needs; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that: I . This Resolution of Application is hereby adopted and approved by the Board of Supervisors ofthe County of Butte, and LAFCo is hereby requested to take proceedings far the formation of the Butte County Resource Canservation District, according to the terms and conditions stated above and in the manner provided by the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985, as amended. 2. The Chief Administrative Officer of the County of Butte, or his designee, is authorized and directed to do all things necessary and desirable to complete the application to LAFCo and to submit this Resolution to LAFCo, together with any and all required application forms and related documents. Pace 2 3. The Butte County Resource Conservation District Trust Fund shall be and is hereby established to accept donations from members of the public and other entities to assist in financing the formation and on-going operations of the District. 4. LAFCo is requested, in the public interest, and in consideration of the fact that no budgeted county funds are available to pay LAFCo fees, to waive any and all LAFCo fees in connection with the said application and the processing thereof. Provided, however, that to the extent possible, actual expenses incurred by LAFCo in processing the application shall be paid from The Butte County Resource Conservation District Trust Fund. 5. The activities of the Resource Conservation District shall be overseen by a board of directors, appointed by the Board of Supervisors and shall consist of five (5) directors, one from each supervisorial district and four (4) non-voting associate directors, two (2) of whom snail represent the western area of the county and two (2) of whom shall represent the eastern area of the county. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California, on the 10th day of April 2001 by the following votes: r1YES: Supervisors F3eel_er, Do1_an, Hoax, Yamaguchi and Chair Josi_assen NaES: None ABSENT: Nome NOT VC)'TtNG: None Curt J siassen, Chair of the Butte County Board of Supervisors ATTEST: JC}HN BLACKL.OCK Chief Administrative (Juicer and the C1;erk of the Boar-' ~kw«Si~~~~~~p ~ Page 3