Resolution 2648
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RESOLUTION NO. 2648
A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC
UTILITY DISTRICT REPEALING RESOLUTION NO.
2624 WHICH HAD AMENDED THE PENDING APPLICATION
TO THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
CONCERNING THE ANNEXATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
PORTION OF HEA VENL Y VALLEY SKI AREA TERRITORY
AND AMENDED THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE WHICH
APPLICA TION WAS SUBMITTED ON OR ABOUT
AUGUST 26, 1993 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2578
WHEREAS, on June 7, 1984, the South Tahoe Public Utility District (District) entered
into a contract with the United States Forest Service and Heavenly Valley Ski Area concerning
the annexation of the California portion of the Heavenly Valley Ski Area; and
WHEREAS, on August 5, 1993, the Board of Directors of the District approved and adopted
Resolution No, 2578 which was a resolution of application (Application) requesting the El Dorado
Local Agency Fonnation Commission (LAFCO) to initiate proceedings for the annexation of territory
identified as the California portion of the Heavenly Valley Ski Area and the amendment of the
District's sphere of influence pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act
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WHEREAS, following the District's submittal of that Application, the District had been
advised by LAFCO it would be desirable for the District to amend its Application to include certain
irregularly shaped property "islands" which are either contained within the current boundaries of the
District or which would be created after the annexation requested in the Application; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to conform to the LAFCO policy concerning the creation of logical
boundary lines and the prevention of the formation of islands, peninsulas or other irregular boundary
lines when possible, and because the District desired to continue the proceedings commenced by the
Application with LAFCO, the District approved and adopted Resolution No. 2624 amending the
Application to include all of the "islands;" and
WHEREAS, the District did not have assessor's parcel numbers on legal descriptions for the
islands and in 1995 had accepted LAFCO's offer of assistance in identifYing that information; and
WHEREAS, LAFCO has identified boundary discrepancies between the State of California
and Nevada and the Counties ofEI Dorado and Alpine; and
WHEREAS, the District and LAFCO have been unable to determine the appropriate legal
descriptions of the "islands" that meet the requirements of the State Board of Equalization; and
\..,. WHEREAS, concurrent with the recent transition of a new Executive Director to LAFCO,
LAFCO has now revisited its policy concerning the creation and inclusion of the islands in the
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\..." District's Application because the islands represent different annexation issues which should be
handled differently; and
WHEREAS, it would be extremely costly and time consuming to continue to determine the
legal descriptions of the boundaries of the several islands proposed to be annexed in the amended
Application; and
WHEREAS, the District desires to continue the proceedings commenced under the Applica-
tion in an efficient and cost-effective manner in accordance with the policy change ofLAFCO.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Resolution No, 2624 amending the Application to include the "islands" is hereby
repealed,
2. All portions of the original pending Application before LAFCO pursuant to Resolution
No. 2578 shall remain the same.
3. The General Manager is directed to take any additional action necessary and appropriate
to implement this Resolution and allow for the proper processing of the original Application,
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4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately,
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, do hereby certifY that the above and foregoing Resolution was
duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility
District at a regular meeting duly held on the 6th day of March, 1997, by the following vote:
AYES: Directors Wallace, Strohm, Mosba.cher
NOES: None
ABSENT: Directors Mason Wallace
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Christopher H. Strohm, President
ATTEST:
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ANNEX.:7627.47