Agenda Item Name:
Title
Joint Planning Interlocal Agreement with City of Alachua: Status Update
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Presenter:
Ben Chumley, Senior Planner
Description:
At the January 14, 2020 County Commission meeting, the Board requested staff to schedule a Board discussion of the Joint Planning Area Interlocal Agreement between Alachua County and the City of Alachua that was adopted on December 11, 2018. Staff will provide a presentation on the adopted joint planning agreement and an update on actions that have occurred under the agreement.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Receive presentation from staff.
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Prior Board Motions:
January 14, 2020: Commissioner Cornell moved that staff agenda in the next 60 to 90 days the approved Joint Planning Area Interlocal Agreement between Alachua County and the City of Alachua on December 11, 2018, and update the Board on what has occurred under this agreement.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
N/A
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Background:
The joint planning area interlocal agreement was the end result of the conflict resolution process between the County and the City of Alachua regarding the City’s annexation of the approximately 148-acre “Rattlesnake Ranch” property near the intersection of NW 43rd Street and NW 93rd Avenue, near US 441 (see map in powerpoint presentation).
In 2018, the County challenged the City’s annexation of the “Rattlesnake Ranch” property due to issues with the annexation as it related to the State’s annexation requirements under Chapter 171, Florida Statutes, as well as issues related to future provision of services in the area. Under Chapter 171, if a governmental entity challenges an annexation, the challenging governmental entity must first initiate and proceed through the conflict resolution procedures of Chapter 164 Florida Statutes, known as the “Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act”. The adopted joint planning area interlocal agreement was negotiated and reached in accordance with the conflict resolution procedures set out in Chapter 164, Florida Statutes.
The joint planning area interlocal agreement (attached as backup for agenda item) sets a general framework for potential future annexation, joint planning for land use, and coordinated service delivery within the joint planning area.
In accordance with the terms of the agreement, two roads within the joint planning area (NW 93rd Avenue and NW 59th Street) have been transferred from the County to the City. Since the time of execution of the agreement on December 11, 2018, there have been no additional annexations, comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings, or development plan proposals within the joint planning area.