The regular meeting of the North Coast Advisory Council (NCAC) Land Use and Special Projects committee will include consideration and discussion of San Luis Obispo’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) and how it may relate to the NCAC’s mission and focus on matters relative to areas of direct county supervision.
Sound like fun yet? Here’s the backstory, in brief: At the November meeting of the NCAC, a local resident spoke during public comment and asked that the NCAC “look into” the LAFCo mandate to perform a Municipal Services Review of the Cambria Community Services District every five years. As part of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Act of 2000, each LAFCo in the state was to perform a Municipal Services Review (MSR) of each of the agencies in its district. These MSRs were to be completed by January 1, 2008. SLO LAFCo has not looked at the CCSD yet.
Most NCAC members (like many county residents) were not aware of LAFCo or its purpose. Chair John Lamb asked that the Land Use and Special Projects Committee gather information and come back to the January meeting with an opinion as to whether this was even within the scope of NCAC’s mission. The main thrust of the discussion at the committee meeting is likely to focus on this question. The committee will report to the entire council and those in attendance at the January 16 NCAC meeting.
I plan to attend to committee meeting on Monday at 7pm at the Rabobank. Anyone is welcome to attend the committee meeting, though it will be much more crucial to have a show of support/force at the full NCAC council meeting (January 16th at 7pm), which is when NCAC will have a discussion and vote on their course of action.
What’s the big deal? Why should we push for a Municipal Services Review of CCSD right now and what the heck does it involve? Stay tuned for a post answering those questions in the next few days.
For information about the committee meeting, contact Amanda Rice or R. Craig Smith. Learn about LAFCos from the CALAFCo website or the SLO LAFCo website. Learn more about the North Coast Advisory Council at their website.
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