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Welcome
to the Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) web site.
The Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) was created by State law in 1963 to
regulate the boundaries of cities and special districts. There is a LAFCO
in each of the 58 counties of California. The objectives of LAFCO are:
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to
encourage efficient service areas for services provided by cities,
counties, and special districts;
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to
guide urban development away from prime agricultural lands and open
space resources;
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to
promote orderly growth; and
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discourage urban sprawl.
The Commission
in Santa Cruz County is comprised of seven members: two city council members
chosen by the mayors of the cities in the county, two county supervisors
chosen by the Board of Supervisors, two special district board members
chosen by the twenty-four independent special district board chairpersons
in the county, and a public member chosen by the other members of LAFCO.
As a
public agency, LAFCO discusses and acts upon its business monthly in open
public meetings. We welcome your interest and participation in the important
matters under study by LAFCO.
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| UCSC
North Campus
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On December 7, 2011, LAFCO voted in concept to authorize the City
of Santa Cruz to provide water and sewer services to the UCSC North
Campus. On March 7, 2012 LAFCO revised the conditions of approval.
The matter will be back on the LAFCO agenda at its June 6, 2012
meeting, which begins at 9:30 a.m.
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7 Agenda Materials
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7 Motion
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7 Agenda Materials
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7 Motion
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| Water
Policies
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On February 2, 2011, LAFCO conducted a public hearing to consider
amending its water policies. The Commission voted 7-0 to amend and
adopt the recommended set of policies.
The adopted set of policies is posted here:
--Link
to policies as adopted Feb. 2, 2011
Note that the water policies are not contained in a single policy
document, but rather are incorporated into three pre-existing sets
of policies.
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| Emergency
Cell Phone Notification (Reverse 911)
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Cruz Regional 9-1-1, which dispatches emergency police, fire, and
ambulances in Santa Cruz County, has a service. In cases of imminent
threat, it has the capability to make reverse 911 calls to cell
phones. In the case of an imminent threat, the Santa Cruz Regional
9-1-1 would make an automated call to cell phones registered to
threatened addresses. A sample message might be "At 9:30 on
Monday morning, a mandatory evacuation has been ordered for all
homes on XYZ Road due to threat from the wildfire. " To
utilize this service, cell phone users must register with the dispatch
center:
--Link to Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1
Registration
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