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RESOLUTION 56-20 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS MAKING DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS "RAVENSBURY AVENUE ISLAND" CONSISTING OF EIGHT PARCELS (24.3 ACRES) LOCATED AT THE END OF RAVENSBURY AVENUE IN LOS ALTOS HILLS WHEREAS, California Government Code section 56375.3 permits municipalities to annex unincorporated "urban islands" through a streamlined process that does not require protest proceedings or elections, provided the island meets special criteria under section 56375.3 and is 150 acres or less in size; and WHEREAS, in Santa Clara County, unincorporated land that is located within a municipality's urban service area is considered an "urban island"; and WHEREAS, to serve the goals of orderly growth and development, policies of the Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Clara County (LAFCO) encourages municipalities to annex unincorporated urban islands existing within their current Urban Service Areas (USA) where services and facilities are being provided; and WHEREAS, Government Code sections 56375.3 and 56700 et seq., and LAFCO policies set forth the streamlined island annexation process, which includes the requirement that a municipality conduct a public hearing to initiate island annexation proceedings and a subsequent public hearing to approve said annexation; and WHEREAS, as provided in Government Code Sections 56375.3 and 56757, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills is the conducting authority for a reorganization including an annexation to the Town; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") desires to annex properties within an unincorporated "urban island" commonly known as the Ravensbury Avenue Island ("Island"), the area boundaries of which are described more particularly in Exhibit "A" and shown on Exhibit `B" to this resolution, attached hereto and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, the Island includes eight properties, identified by Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 351-08-005, 351-08-018, 351-08-019, 351-08-026, 351-08-028, 351-08-030, 351-08-031, and 351-08-032, and road rights-of-way totaling 24.3 acres in size and located on the southern side of Los Altos Hills, all as described in Exhibit "A" and shown on Exhibit `B", and is contiguous to the Town's incorporated areas and is within the Town's USA; and WHEREAS, the annexation would provide for the properties within the Island to use Town services; and WHEREAS, seven of the properties within the Island, identified by APNs 351-08-005, 351-08- 018, 351-08-019, 351-08-028, 351-08-030, 351-08-031, and 351-08-032, will be designated as Resolution 56-20 Page 1