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March 15, 2002
 
 

To: Honorable Members of the Board of Supervisors

From: Supervisor Todd Spitzer, Third District

Subject: Advance Copy of Direction to Staff for Item 52 on March 19, 2002

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Enclosed is a copy of the direction I will be providing to staff on Tuesday in preparation for our April 16, 2002 El Toro Local Redevelopment Authority meeting.

I urge each of you to review it and offer any comments or suggestions to me at your earliest convenience.

Thank you.

c: Michael Schumacher, CEO

Ben de Mayo, County Counsel
 
 

POLICY OBJECTIVES

In light of the March 5^th election results and to adequately prepare for the April 16, 2002 El Toro Local Redevelopment Authority meeting, I am requesting that the following direction to staff be considered during the March 19, 2002 Board meeting. The County of Orange has three major policy objectives:

1. FINANCIAL: Eliminate all general fund expenditures on El Toro as quickly as possible and reduce as quickly as possible all outstanding (unpaid) Fund 14M, John Wayne Airport Enterprise Fund, receivables.
2. HONOR COUNTY’S SPHERE/ANNEXATION POLICY: Work with the City of Irvine to annex the base into their city as with any other open space area in the County, i.e. East Orange.
3. EXPAND COMMUNITY OUTREACH/INVOLVEMENT REGARDING THE FUTURE USE OF EL TORO: Define the regional infrastructure and facility needs that should be incorporated into a new master park plan to assure regional and local needs are met.

1. Analyze general fund impacts during the remaining life of the master lease. Make recommendations in light of budget impacts including, but not limited to: county withdrawal of public benefit conveyance; county withdrawing as the LRA; county remaining as the LRA with a commitment by the DoN to cancel the master lease and become the caretaker of the base (with a contractual commitment to act as assignee on all county negotiated lease agreements); analyze all outstanding bills and invoices regarding aviation related work that can be reimbursed under Fund 14M; close-out error charges under Internal Auditor’s Fund 14M report.

1. Encourage the City of Irvine to fund and submit to the County and the LRA a new, non-aviation master plan consistent with Measure W. Encourage this plan to be developed in consultation with ETRPA and include additional outreach to all cities and interested public agencies. The master plan shall be prepared in conjunction with the DoN, the General Services Administration (base disposal procedure) and reflect their timing and business requirements.


2a. Conduct an analysis and a range of options for the LRA to discuss maintaining the current configuration of the LRA or amending membership to reflect the goals and objectives of Measure W. Options should be solicited from Congressman Chris Cox, Members of the Board of Supervisors, ETRPA cities, the City Managers Association and any other interested party.

2b. Any analysis must take into consideration legal constraints and requirements. County Counsel shall advise the Board of all due considerations. The County must consult with the DoN to take into consideration its constraints and parameters, i.e. timing issues and whether options to allow the County to void its master lease could be affected by a reconstitution of the LRA.
 

2. Direct the County Planning Department, in consultation with other County departments, including the LRA, to prepare a list of all desired regional infrastructure and facilities at El Toro. Planning is directed to meet with the City of Irvine to reach agreement and to cooperate with the City in the preparation of its master plan. This agreement will be presented to the Board, along with a Pre-Annexation and Property Tax Transfer Agreement leading to annexation and other LAFCO processes.