File #: 23-886    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/3/2023 In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
On agenda: 10/16/2023 Final action: 10/16/2023
Title: SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Annexation and Prezoning Application #22-01, Initiated by the City of Merced, on Behalf of the Regents of the University of California, Property Owners; the Application Would Involve the Annexation of the University of California, Merced Main Campus as Described in the University of California, Merced 2020 Long-Range Development Plan (Dated March 2020) Consisting of Approximately 1,125 Acres to the City of Merced and Prezoning of the Property to "Public Facility" (P-F) as well as the Annexation of the 2-Mile Long Section of Bellevue Road Right-of-Way from the Current Merced City Limits at G Street to Lake Road (Approximately 14 acres) for a Total of 1,139 acres, as Allowed by Assembly Bill 3312 (Enacted in 2020) for a Total Annexation Area of 1,139 Acres. The University of California Campus is Generally Located at the Northeast and Southeast Corners of Bellevue and Lake Roads with a General Plan Designation of "School." This Request also Includes the Approval...
Attachments: 1. Location Map, 2. Other Annexations Near UC Merced, 3. Assembly Bill 3312, 4. General Plan Policies/Implementing Actions, 5. Memorandum of Understanding, 6. Amendment #1 to the Permanent Financing Capital Facilities Fee Agreement, 7. Amendment #1 to Transportation Improvement Funding Agrmt.pdf, 8. Planning Commission Resolution #4124 Anx-Prez#22-01-UC Merced, 9. Planning Commission Staff Report 23-102, 10. Resolution 2023-74 Approving Env Review, 11. Resolution 2023-75 Authorizing LAFCO Application, 12. Ordinance 2557 Prezoning Annexation Area, 13. Presentation.pdf
Report Prepared by: Julie Nelson, Acting Planning Manager, Development Services Department

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SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Annexation and Prezoning Application #22-01, Initiated by the City of Merced, on Behalf of the Regents of the University of California, Property Owners; the Application Would Involve the Annexation of the University of California, Merced Main Campus as Described in the University of California, Merced 2020 Long-Range Development Plan (Dated March 2020) Consisting of Approximately 1,125 Acres to the City of Merced and Prezoning of the Property to "Public Facility" (P-F) as well as the Annexation of the 2-Mile Long Section of Bellevue Road Right-of-Way from the Current Merced City Limits at G Street to Lake Road (Approximately 14 acres) for a Total of 1,139 acres, as Allowed by Assembly Bill 3312 (Enacted in 2020) for a Total Annexation Area of 1,139 Acres. The University of California Campus is Generally Located at the Northeast and Southeast Corners of Bellevue and Lake Roads with a General Plan Designation of "School." This Request also Includes the Approval of Three Agreements Related to the Annexation of the University of California Merced Campus - 1) A Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Merced and the Regents of the University of California Regarding Annexation of and the Provision of Public Services to the UC Merced Campus; 2) Amendment #1 to the Permanent Financing Capital Facilities Fee Agreement; and, 3) Amendment #1 to the Transportation Improvement Funding Agreement

REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers the annexation of the UC Merced Campus (approximately 1,125 acres) and a 2-mile-long section of Bellevue Road right-of-way from the existing City Limits at G Street to Lake Road (approximately 14 acres) for a total annexation area of 1,139 acres as allowed by Assembly Bill 3312. The report also considers the approval of three agreements between the City of Merced and the UC Regents of the University of California related to the ...

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