HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2020-278RESOLUTION NO. 2020-278
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO RELEASE A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES RELATED TO UPDATING THE
CITY OF LODI SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 56425 establishes that each Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) in the State of California establish and regularly update
the Sphere of Influence (SOI) for each city in its jurisdiction to provide for logical and orderly
growth; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi SOI was last updated and subsequently approved by the
San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission (SJC LAFCo) in 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City's SOI is no longer considered current by SJC LAFCO and, as such,
SJC LAFCO will not consider requests for annexation by the City of Lodi; and
WHEREAS, the City and the owners of land in the current City of Lodi SOI may wish to
consider annexation of land and no such annexations may be considered until the City's SOI has
been updated and approved by SJC LAFCo; and
WHEREAS, the various actions associated with updating the SOI are collectively
considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the process of updating the SOI and completing the required review under
CEQA requires the support of technical experts; and
WHEREAS, the City has applied for and anticipates award of grant funding through the
Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Program that would provide funding for such technical
services; and
WHEREAS, City staff desires to release a Request for Proposals to solicit proposals from
qualified consultants to assist with completing the SOI Update process, including but not limited
to, preparing a CEQA analysis of the SOI Update.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby authorize
the Community Development Director to release a Request for Proposals for environmental
review and technical services related to the update of the City's Sphere of Influence.
Dated: December 2, 2020
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-278 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 2, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Mounce
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
JENNIFERSMIR
City Clerk
2020-278