Local Agency Formation Commission

Regular Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

9:00 a.m.

Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, Room 381B

Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration

500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles 90012

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER.

2. Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Chairman Henri f. Pellissier.

3. PROTEST HEARING

a. Protest Hearing on Incorporation of Hacienda Heights.

b. Consideration of Resolution Ordering the Incorporation of the unincorporated community of Hacienda Heights based on the outcome of the protest hearing.

4. SPECIAL ITEM

a. Approve Minutes for the meeting held January 8, 2003.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT

This is the opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission on items that are not on the posted agenda, provided that the subject matter is within the jurisdiction of the Commission. Speakers are reminded of the three-minute time limitation.

STAFF REPORT

January 22, 2003

PROTEST HEARING ON HACIENDA HEIGHTS INCORPORATION

AGENDA ITEM NO. 3A

The matter before you today is a Protest Hearing on the incorporation of the Hacienda Heights area. The purpose for the hearing is to allow the Commission to hear and receive any oral or written protests, objections, and evidence that is made regarding this proposal, by any registered voter residing within the subject territory.

The Hacienda Heights area encompasses approximately 10.2 miles of unincorporated County territory and is bounded to the north by the City of Industry, to the west by the City of Whittier and the Puente Hills, to the east by Rowland Heights and to the south by the City of La Habra Heights. The application for a change of organization was initiated by registered-voter petition and the request was submitted to the Local Agency Formation Commission on December 8, 1999. The proponent of record for this proposal is the Hacienda Heights Cityhood Organization.

On November 26, 2002, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $19 million revenue neutrality position for the Hacienda Heights Incorporation Proposal that was consistent with LAFCO staff recommendation to the Commission. The applicants also indicated that they were willing to except the Executive Officer’s recommendation as well.

On December 11, 2002, the Commission adopted the requisite “Resolution Making Determinations and Approving the Proposed Incorporation of the City of Hacienda Heights.” The resolution specifies the terms and conditions of incorporation and provides for a revenue neutrality payment of $18,983,278, to the County, to be paid over a period of ten years.

Notice of Protest Hearing was published on December 17, 2002, in the Los Angeles Times, The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, La Opinion and the Chinese Daily News. The request for reconsideration period ended on January 13, 2003, without any requests for reconsideration being timely submitted. LAFCO has not received any written protests to date.

Recommended Actions

1. Instruct the Executive Officer, pursuant to Government Code Section 57077, to determine the value of protests filed and not withdrawn and
report back to the Commission with the results.

2. Based upon the results of the protest hearing, either terminate the incorporation proceedings if a majority protest exists in accordance with Government Code Section 57078 or adopt the attached resolution ordering the incorporation and formation of the new City of Hacienda Heights subject to the confirmation of the voters and requesting that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles call a special election on June 3, 2003, in the unincorporated area of Hacienda Heights, for that purpose.