RES-2021-075in
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-075
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM APPROVING A PROPERTY TAX EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND
THE CITY OF ORANGE REGARDING THE STADIUM
SLIVER REORGANIZATION NO. RO 21-04 AND
DETERMINING SAID ACTIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15301 (CLASS 1, EXISTING
FACLITIES).
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2020, the City Council approved Resolution No.
2020-118, directing City to file an application for reorganization with the Orange County Local
Agency Formation Commission (OC LAFCO) for the City of Anaheim to annex approximately
9.8 acres of property (Annexation No. RO-06); and
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2020, the City Council approved Resolution No.
2020-137 clarifying the following: the 9.8 acre area to be incorporated into the City of Anaheim
is within City of Orange's Boundary and Sphere of Influence, the reorganization includes the
detachment of area from a Municipal Water District of Orange County territory and clarification
that the application to OC LAFCO is for reorganization and rescinding Resolution No. 2020-
118 (hereinafter referred to as the "Original Request"); and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2021, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2021-
046 directing City to file an application for reorganization with OC LAFCO for the City to annex
approximately 0.35 acres of property within the City of Orange's boundary and sphere of
influence (Reorganization No. RO 21-04); and
WHEREAS, as part of the Angel Stadium of Anaheim Purchase and Sale
Agreement, the City must complete the annexation of an approximate .35 -acre area (depicted as
Area 2A (Stadium Sliver) in Exhibit "A" to this resolution) prior to closing; and
WHEREAS, the Stadium Sliver is respectively described and depicted on Exhibit
"A" attached hereto, is currently located in Tax Area Rate 08-002, and consists of an existing
parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the reasons for the proposed Reorganization are as follows: The
proposed annexation would realign a sliver of the Angel Stadium property at the southeast
corner, located in the City of Orange, to allow the entire parcel to be located within the Anaheim
city limits. This sliver would continue to provide parking for Angel Stadium and is currently
under review for development consistent with its General Plan Mixed -Use Urban Core land use
designation and the Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay Zone. The City of Orange designates
this area for Open Space uses on its General Plan and R -O (Recreation Open Space) on its Zoning
Map; and
WHEREAS, the proposed reorganization would include the detachment of
approximately .35 acres from the City of Orange city limits and sphere of influence, and
detachment of the same territory from the Municipal Water District of Orange County along the
Santa Ana River between Orangewood Avenue and approximately 650 feet north of
Orangewood Avenue so that the new boundaries between the Cities of Anaheim and Orange
align along the Santa Ana River Trail; and
WHEREAS, the proposed reorganization will serve to promote logical, efficient
and cost effective delivery of public services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange supports the proposed Reorganization No. RO 21-
04; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange and the City of Anaheim agree that the Stadium
Sliver would be more efficiently served by the City of Anaheim and that it is appropriate to
distribute one hundred percent (100%) of the City of Orange's share of the one percent basic levy
of property tax generated within the Stadium Sliver to the City of Anaheim upon the effective date
of the Reorganization; and
WHEREAS, Sections 99 and 99.01 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code
requires jurisdictions involved in such a jurisdictional change to adopt resolutions agreeing to a
property tax redistribution prior to OC LAFCO's issuance of a certificate of filing pursuant to
Section 56658 of the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the staffs of the City of Anaheim and the City of Orange have reached
an agreement, subject to approval of their respective governing bodies, regarding exchange of
property tax as a result of the proposed Reorganization, whereby, upon the effective date of the
Reorganization, the City of Anaheim shall receive one hundred percent (100%) of the City of
Orange's share of the one percent basic levy of property tax generated within the Stadium Sliver;
and
WHEREAS, staffs of the City of Anaheim and City of Orange recommend that
concurrent resolutions be adopted by their respective City Councils; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange is required to adopt a resolution on behalf of
the Municipal Water District of Orange County prior to consideration of the Reorganization by
LAFCO; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; herein referred to as
"CEQA'), the State of California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental
Quality Act (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; herein referred to as the "CEQA
Guidelines"), and the City's Local CEQA Procedures, the City of Anaheim is the "lead agency"
for the preparation and consideration of environmental documents for the proposed annexation
application.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Anaheim, California, does hereby approve the property tax exchange agreement reached between
the City of Anaheim and the City of Orange whereby, upon completion of the Stadium Sliver
Reorganization Between the City of Anaheim and the City of Orange (RO 21-04) described and
depicted in Exhibit "A," respectively, from the City of Orange to the City of Anaheim, the City
of Anaheim shall receive one hundred percent (100%) of the City of Orange's share of the one
percent basic levy of property tax generated within the Stadium Sliver.
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Anaheim find
that the effects of the proposed application for annexation of the Stadium Sliver to the City of
Anaheim are Categorically Exempt from the requirements to prepare additional environmental
documentation per CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted by the City Council of the City
of Anaheim this _day of August , 2021, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz,
NOES: Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil
None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
[One City Council vacancy]
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2021-075 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 10th day of August, 2021 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Moreno, Valencia and O'Neil
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
[One City Council vacancy]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 2021.
ITY C ERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)