Orange County Grand Jury • 2004-2005

Orange County Grand Jury 2004-2005 Lafco – Is It Working? 1. Summary

Published: June 03, 2005 13 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 1 findings

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2.) 6.3 Septic systems: The county should continue to work with the annexing city to develop a cooperative plan to provide sewer service to residents and businesses that are currently using a septic system. (See Finding 5.3.) 6.4 Generating revenue: Board of Supervisors should inform island residents of the possibility of an assessment district and associated costs if the annexation process fails. (See Finding 5.4.) 6.5 LAFCO will miss due dates for MSRs and SOIs: Orange County LAFCO should fill its vacant positions in order to complete the MSRs and SOIs in as timely a manner as possible. (See Findings 5.5 and 5.6.) Responses to Recommendations 6.1 through 6.5 are required from the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Responses to Recommendation 6.5 are required from LAFCO. 7. Acronyms and Abbreviations in this CKH Act Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Act Unincorporated Island County-run area surrounded by cities LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission MSRs Municipal Service Reviews OC Orange County SOI Sphere of Influence VLF Vehicle License Fee 8. Bibliography 1. LAFCO Strategic Plan – 2005 2. LAFCO Strategic Plan - 2004 3. What is LAFCO? 4. An Introduction to LAFCO 5. LAFCO Unincorporated Islands Program 6. Legal Issues – The Law and LAFCO – Best Best & Krieger LLP 7. The Vehicle License Fee (VLF) for Property Tax Swap of 2004 8. A Guide To The LAFCO Process For Incorporations, October 2003 9. LAFCO Public Workshop, Incorporation of Aliso Viejo and Westside Annexation to the City of Laguna Hills – August 8, 2000 10. Incorporation Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis – Incorporation of Leisure World Laguna Hills – January 20, 1998 11. Orange County Stormwater Program – Septic System Inventory and Assessment – June 2003 12. Septic System Locations 13. Septic System Survey Areas Report— LAFCO, Is It Working? 14. Orange County Septic Tank Locations 15. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sewage Collection Agencies in Orange County within the Santa Ana Region – April 26, 2002 16. Study of Unsewered Properties, District #7 – January 1989 17. Municipal Service Review Reports of March 9, 2005 (cid:131) Los Alamitos/Seal Beach/Rossmoor/Sunset Beach (cid:131) Orange/Villa Park/Orange Sphere of Influence 18. Map of Current City and County Annexations since June 2001 19. Municipal Service Review Law, Government Code Section 56430 20. Sphere of Influence Law, Government Code Section 56425
Related Recommendations (1)
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LAFCO Unincorporated Islands Program

Additional Recommendations 18

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

Agency Responses 2

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