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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2018-114 <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO CONSENT TO <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY ESTABLISHING AN URBAN AGRICULTURE INCENTIVE ZONE IN <br />THE ASHLAND AREA OF UNINCORPORATED ALAMEDA COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, California Government Code section 51042 authorizes a county to establish an <br />Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone within its boundaries; and <br />WHEREAS, a county may enter into an enforceable contract with the owner of vacant, <br />unimproved, or blighted land within an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone for the purpose of <br />establishing a small-scale agriculture use; and <br />WHEREAS, in exchange for agreeing to use his or her property for an agricultural use for at <br />least five years, the property owner would receive a reduction in property taxes during that period of <br />time; and <br />WHEREAS, Alameda County is currently creating Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones in <br />unincorporated areas of the County; and <br />WHEREAS, one of the proposed Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones is located in the Ashland <br />Area of unincorporated Alameda County, as further depicted in Exhibit A to this Resolution, attached <br />hereto and incorporated herein; and <br />WHEREAS, because the Ashland Area is within the City of San Leandro's Sphere of <br />Influence, Alameda County may not establish an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone in the Ashland <br />Area unless the City Council consents; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone proposed for the <br />Ashland Area, and considered possible impacts on the City created by the establishment of such a <br />zone; and <br />WHEREAS, by this resolution the City Council consents to Alameda County establishing an <br />Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone in the Ashland Area, which is within the City of San Leandro's <br />sphere of influence. <br />NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: <br />• The above recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated into this Resolution by this <br />reference. <br />• The City Council, as the governing body for the City of San Leandro, consents to <br />Alameda County establishing an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone in the Ashland Area <br />of unincorporated Alameda County, as further depicted in Exhibit A to this resolution, <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2018-114 <br />