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ORANGE COUNTY LAFCO ProjeaiApplication Foruc <br />Page 2 of 9 <br />APPLICATION FOR: (check all that apply) <br />❑ Annexation to: CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />❑ Detachment from: Municipal Water District of Oranae County <br />❑ Reorganization (2 or more changes of organization) of: <br />❑ Other (explain): <br />❑ *Sphere of Influence Amendment for: <br />*If requesting a sphere of influence amendment "only",please answer the following two <br />questions: <br />1. Why is a sphere of influence amendment needed? <br />2. How would a sphere of influence affect the present and future need for services in the <br />project area? <br />1. What changes of organization are included? What agencies are Involved? <br />The City of Santa Ana is requesting that the Orange County Local Agency Formation <br />Commission (LAFCO) approve the annexation of a 24.78-acre County island from the County <br />of Orange to tthe City of Santa Ana and detachment of the sub act territory from the Municipal <br />Water District of Orange. Other approvals include a Property �ax Exchange Agreement, <br />Annexation Agreement between the City and County of Orange, and cooperative agreement, <br />water agreement. <br />2. Explain the purpose of each request of change of organization. <br />In June 2018, the Santa Ana City Council directed staff to work with the County of Orangge and <br />LAFCO on the annexation of the 24.78-acre County island due to its location within the Ry's <br />sphere of influence. Further, the City expressed an interest in the development of the vacant <br />pparcels of land at the northeast corner of Seventeenth Street and Tustin Avenue, which cannot <br />be developed until the City provides sewer service to the parcels. <br />Currently the water provider is the City of Tustin a member of the Municipal Water District of <br />Orange County (MW DOC). The City of Santa Ana is an original member agency of <br />Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan); therefore, the Seventeenth <br />and Tustin Island will be detached from MWDOC and become a part of Metropolitan. <br />(The h Jnonation conlabned in This application may be subject to disclosure under the Cabfbnda Public Recods Act Government <br />Corte Section 6250 et seq.) <br />75C-15 <br />