REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 25, 2019
FROM: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
THROUGH: JANE SUMPTER, Assistant City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Approve the Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Fresno and the City of Fresno, dated January 6, 2003, relating to annexation, development, and property and sales tax allocation.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Fresno and the City of Fresno, dated January 6, 2003 (the Third Amendment), to provide a one-year extension to the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding, dated January 6, 2003 (the 2003 MOU).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City and County entered into the comprehensive 2003 MOU regarding the City's sphere of influence, annexation of County land into the City, development, sales tax and property tax allocation, and other matters impacting both the City and the County. The 2003 MOU expired on December 31, 2017, and was extended twice to allow the parties to negotiation a long-term extension. This third amendment will allow City and County staff additional time to continue to negotiate the prospective long-term agreement.
BACKGROUND
For decades, the City and County have worked together to develop a fair and equitable approach to sound urban and economic growth and tax sharing. In 1983, the County and the City entered into a Joint Resolution of Metropolitan Planning which provided a cooperative arrangement concerning land use and related matters. In 1991, the City, County, and Fresno Redevelopment Agreement entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, dated February 26, 1991 (the 1991 MOU), covering development and tax issues and later a First Amendment to 1991 MOU, dated September 1998. Following a dispute regarding the 1991 MOU, which resulted ...
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