Report Prepared by: Julie Nelson, Associate Planner
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SUBJECT: Acceptance of the Petition for Annexation of a 5.92-Acre Parcel Located at the Southeast Corner of Mercy Avenue and Mansionette Drive into Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 2003-2 (Services) (Annexation #9).
REPORT IN BRIEF
This report is a request to accept the Petition to Annex into CFD No. 2003-2 (Services) from ME-5 Merced, Inc., for 5.92 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Mercy Avenue and Mansionette Drive (Mansionette Estates No. 5).
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion accepting the Petition for the Initiation of Proceedings for Annexation into Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 2003-2 (Services) from ME-5 Merced, Inc.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by Council; or,
3. Deny the request; or,
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by Council; or,
5. Continue item to a future Council meeting (date and time to be specified in City Council motion).
AUTHORITY
City Charter Section 1105 and Merced Municipal Code Section 3.04.110.
DISCUSSION
At the City Council meeting on June 20, 2016, the City Council approved Final Map #5356 for Mansionette Estates, Unit 5 at the southeast corner of Mercy Avenue and Mansionette Drive (Attachment 1). Prior to recordation of the Final Map, the property must be annexed into Community Facilities District No. 2003-2 (Services). This Community Facilities District was formed in 2003 to cover the costs for landscape and storm drain maintenance as well as costs for Police and Fire services. The CFD authorizes a special tax to be levied on the property to cover the maintenance and services costs previously mentioned.
The property owners, ME-5 Merced, Inc., have submitted a petition to initiate the proceedings for annexation into CFD 2003-2 (Services) (Attachment 2). This is the first step in the annexatio...
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