REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 23, 2023
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Resolution to Initiate Proceedings to Consider a Change in the Boundaries of Service Zone FP-5 and the Valley Service Zone
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, adopt Resolution that:
1. Initiates a proceeding to consider a change in the boundaries of Service Zone FP-5 and the Valley Service Zone due to an annexation consistent with Local Agency Formation Commission for San Bernardino County Application 3258.
2. Includes information required by Health and Safety Code section 13950, subdivision (b).
3. SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. ON THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.
4. Directs the Secretary of the Board of Directors to publish, mail, and post the Notice of Hearing.
(Presenter: Scott Tuttle, Interim Deputy Chief, 387-5779)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommended action will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Unless otherwise exempt under State law, any property annexed into Service Zone FP-5 shall be subject to the FP-5 special tax.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Local Agency Formation Commission for San Bernardino (LAFCO) Application 3258 (LAFCO 3258), and its companion sphere of influence amendment (proposal LAFCO 3257), was initiated by the Inland Valley Development Agency on March 28, 2022, requesting annexation to the City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (SBCFPD), its Valley Service Zone and its Service Zone FP-5, and detachment from the City of Redlands. The area proposed for reorganization is owned by the San Bernardino County Flood Control District and generally encompasses the east half of Mountain View Avenue Bridge and the underlying riverbed area (portions of Assessor Parcel Numbers 0292-011-37-000 and 0292-011-42-000) of approximately 6.27 acres along Mountain View Avenue north of San Bernardino Avenue (Proposed Territory).
On December 21, 2022, LAFCO approved LAFCO 3258 subject to certain conditions, including the condition that the Certificate of Completion be held in abeyance for six months subject to SBCFPD Board of Directors’ (Board) action to change the boundaries of Service Zone FP-5 and the Valley Service Zone to include the Proposed Territory.
Any change in the boundaries of Service Zone FP-5, the corresponding FP-5 special tax, or the Valley Service Zone requires separate action by the Board following the procedures identified in the Fire Protection District Law of 1987 found in Chapter 10, Part 2.7 of Division 12 of the California Health and Safety Code (Health and Safety Code section 13950, et seq.).
Adoption of the Resolution initiates a proceeding to change the boundaries of Service Zone FP-5 and the Valley Service Zone due to annexation consistent with LAFCO 3258 and will schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on the Board’s Discussion Calendar to consider the change in boundaries. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 13950, subdivision (c), the Resolution directs the Secretary of the Board to publish a notice of the hearing, including the information required by Health and Safety Code section 13950, subdivision (b), pursuant to section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation in SBCFPD, mail a notice of hearing to all owners of property within the Proposed Territory, and post a notice of hearing in at least three public places within the Proposed Territory.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (Scott Tuttle, Deputy Chief, 387-5974) on May 3, 2023; County Counsel (Scott Runyan, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on May 10, 2023; Finance (Tom Forster, Administrative Analyst, 387-4635) on May 4, 2023; and County Finance and Administration (Valerie Clay, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on May 4, 2023.