Executive officer briefs LAFCO on annexation applications, tax‑sharing and emergency water connection

Executive Officer Jennifer Stevenson updated the commission on pending annexations and related tax‑sharing matters that affect several applications on standby.

Stevenson reported that a property-owner‑initiated annexation for the Glenmore parcel requires a tax‑sharing agreement between the City of Hollister and San Benito County before it can proceed; she said staff has notified the auditor and assessor to begin the tax rate area review. Stevenson said the county and city previously had a master tax‑sharing agreement for city-initiated annexations, but non‑city initiated applications still require negotiation.

Stevenson also said she issued an emergency out‑of‑area service approval for a parcel whose domestic well had dried up and whose resident had been trucking water for two years; the parcel is associated with an application to the local water district (identified in the packet as "Aroma's water district" for a single‑parcel connection). The emergency approval allows a temporary connection while the longer annexation and tax‑sharing process proceeds.

She said additional property-owner driven annexation paperwork has been filed for the Chapel Road area and that Sunnyslope County Water District indicated it will submit annexation paperwork for an area identified in the packet as "Best Bridal" (name as in packet). Stevenson said these applications and tax‑sharing negotiations are in various early stages and that the Glenmore tax‑sharing work had been slowed by county staff turnover but is now moving forward.

Ending: Stevenson asked the commission to note the updates; no separate commission action was taken on these items in the meeting.