MEETING DATE: 1/25/2022
DEPARTMENT: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Michael Chambless
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Steve Loupe
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 105
SUBJECT:
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY – M. CHAMBLESS
Adopt Resolution approving the annexation of The Promontory at Ridgemark development into the existing San Benito Geologic Hazard Abatement District (“GHAD”) and approving The Promontory at Ridgemark Plan of Control.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 105
RESOLUTION NO: 2022-1
AGENDA SECTION:
GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
On May 10, 2016, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 2016-31 forming the San Benito GHAD and appointed itself to serve as the GHAD Board of Directors.
The Promontory at Ridgemark development is planned to have 90 single-family residences on the 49.24 property located on Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 025-420-005-000, 025-420-006-000, and 025-420-019-000, located south of Ridgemark Drive and east of Southside Road in San Benito County. Due to the potential for geologic hazards and related required ongoing maintenance, the Conditions of Approval for The Promontory at Ridgemark development require that the development be included within a GHAD. To satisfy this requirement, the developer of The Promontory at Ridgemark development elected to petition the GHAD Board to annex The Promontory at Ridgemark development into the existing San Benito GHAD. The territory to be annexed pursuant to the Petition for Annexation is currently owned by the developer. The boundaries of the territory to be annexed into the San Benito GHAD and the boundaries of The Promontory at Ridgemark development are coterminous.
In connection with the proposed annexation, a draft Plan of Control has been prepared. The Plan of Control describes the work contemplated for The Promontory at Ridgemark development, including maintenance and monitoring activities, including slopes, retaining walls, subdrains, storm drain facilities, and concrete-lined drainage ditches. When adopted by the GHAD Board of Directors, The Promontory at Ridgemark Plan of Control would address geologic hazards within the development.
Funding for the GHAD activity on the proposed annexed area to prevent, mitigate, abate and control of geologic hazards will be based on an assessment, and such funds will be collected and used in connection with The Promontory at Ridgemark Plan of Control. The proposed assessment will be supported by a detailed Engineer’s Report prepared by a registered professional engineer certified by the State of California, and will be considered at a subsequent date in accordance with requirements of Proposition 218. The proposed assessment will be solely for The Promontory at Ridgemark development.
On December 14, 2021, with the approval of Resolution 2021-1, the GHAD Board of Directors (“GHAD Board”) accepted the petition of annexation for The Promontory at Ridgemark development into the San Benito GHAD, accepted for review The Promontory at Ridgemark Plan of Control, and set a public hearing for January 25, 2022 to consider the Petition for Annexation.
GHAD Law requires that a Petition for Annexation be placed on the GHAD Board agenda and thereafter, a public hearing be conducted to consider the Petition. Notice of the hearing was sent to property owners within the proposed annexation area. If at the public hearing more than 50 percent of the assessed valuation of the properties to be annexed object, the annexation proceedings must be abandoned. If there are no such objections, the GHAD Board may approve the annexation.
RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE NEEDED FOR THIS ITEM:
Yes
CONTRACT NEEDED FOR THIS ITEM:
No
CONTRACT AND RFP HISTORY:
N/A
LAST CONTRACT AMOUNT OR N/A:
N/A
STATE IF THIS IS A NEW CONTRACT/ HOW MANY PAST AMENDED CONTRACTS/ OR N/A:
N/A
STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS:
BUDGETED:
N/A
Budget Adjustment Needed: N/A
Unfunded Mandate (Is this a mandate not funded by the State): No