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Council approves water and sewer connection for parcel outside city limits, requires owner to bear annexation costs
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Summary
The Imperial City Council approved a resolution authorizing water and sewer service for 2680 Nance Road (outside city limits) and added language that the property owner will bear all costs associated with any future annexation; council discussed an anticipated LAFCO policy that could require annexations within two years and the potential for creating an island.
The Imperial City Council voted 5-0 to approve a water and sewer agreement for a property at 2680 Nance Road that lies outside the city limits, attaching a staff-recommended condition that the property owner bear all costs associated with any future annexation.
Staff explained the request and presented an exhibit showing the proposed water and sewer connection. "As a matter of record, we want to make sure that we add to both of them that the property owner...in case of a future annexation, bears all the cost associated with it," staff said during the presentation.
Council discussion referenced an emerging LAFCO staff recommendation that would require annexation of properties receiving city services within two years. A councilmember warned that the policy could force annexations and noted the potential for creating an "island" of incorporated property, asking whether the council should anticipate and communicate the likely costs and implications to residents and developers.
Staff clarified there are exemptions in LAFCO's rule for infeasible annexations (for example, where distance or configuration makes annexation impractical), but councilmembers said the prospect of a two-year requirement is a policy driver for making property owners responsible for annexation costs.
The council approved the resolution authorizing the water and sewer agreement with the added language and recorded the roll-call as unanimous in favor.
Votes at a glance from this meeting (as recorded by the clerk): - Consent agenda: approved (motion carries; recorded 4-0 with 1 abstention on the consent roll call) - Library board appointments (C-1): motion carried 5-0 - Wastewater treatment plant plans & rebid (C-2): motion carried 5-0 - Payment to SoCalGas for gas-line work (C-3): motion carried 5-0 - LTA Measure D five-year plan (C-5): motion carried 5-0 - Sale of two vacant city parcels (C-6 & C-7): motions carried with recorded abstentions (votes recorded as 4-0 with one abstention on each) - Water/sewer agreement for 2680 Nance Road (moved to C-8): motion carried 5-0
Staff said the owner will be responsible for annexation costs if annexation occurs; council did not specify a follow-up ordinance or additional mitigation beyond the resolution language.
