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Board instructs staff to send county letter raising concerns about Suisun City annexation tied to California Forever
Summary
The board directed staff to send a letter to Suisun City articulating concerns about a proposed large‑scale annexation associated with California Forever, urging pause until regional conversations and the county General Plan update; Suisun City officials and California Forever representatives urged collaboration; the directive passed 5‑0.
County staff briefed the board on a late Suisun City Council agenda item proposing reimbursement agreements and consultant contracts tied to a potential annexation to facilitate the California Forever community proposal. Staff emphasized the proposal's scale — roughly 22,873 acres (about 34 square miles) and a projection of up to 150,000 residents by 2048 — and said the county's General Plan currently designates most of that land for agriculture and habitat. Staff recommended the county send a letter asking Suisun City to delay major annexation actions until a regional summit and the county's General Plan update could provide shared context.
Suisun City leaders, including Mayor Alma Hernandez and city manager, and California Forever counsel urged an orderly public process and collaboration; Suisun emphasized that the reimbursement agreement before the council funds technical work for an exploratory process and that annexation (if any) would be years away. County counsel and others raised procedural concerns about urgency timing and stressed the need for a collective regional conversation before jurisdictional commitments. After public comment and board discussion, Supervisor Brown moved and the board voted 5‑0 to authorize staff to send the requested letter urging delay and raising general plan consistency concerns, with staff to return with follow‑up briefing.
