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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 4860'( . .. • ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 4,,_§_&o __ RESOLUTION Oi' TH.~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE 'l'O ACT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL UNDER THE OPEN SPACE SUBVENTION ACT WHEREAS, Section 14lll(a) of ~hapter 2 of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code requires that a resolution by th~ governing body of a city designating an authorized representative to act on behalf of the governing body under the Open Space Sub- vention Act be submitted to the secretary ~f Resources of the ---~e.1..--...... -6'~-n-1.t c~-... .;. -· --.:111! ... -C..Q tri.11111• ,_.,. ...... ...., ............. , NOW, THEREFORE, the Co\mcil of the City of Palo Alto doea RESOLVE as follows: The CITY MANAGEa of the City of Palo Al~o, hereby is designated as said authorize(! representative for the Council of the City of Palo Alto. The :I~Y MANAGER from time to time may designate a member a! the City Staff to act f~r him in his capacity as said outhorized representat~ve. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: January 21, 1974 AYES: Beahrs, Berwald, Clay, Comstock, Henderson, Norton, Pearson, Rosenbaum, Sher NOES: None ABSBNT: None c!tifonti'b ier Mayor \)_fl_........,...,.,......'-"""6 . (' o-:;\J' ~ --cv\_o...;J>-~ c;::\\v'-'"~ <.(~ -I ·(· ... ,. . . Citl' of Yato )llto ~ December-19, 1973 Dear Palo Al.to Landowner: CA~IF'OltNIA 14101 , As part of the City of Palo Alto's adopted policy supporting environmentally sensitive planning, the City has set up procedures for eBtablisbing an Agri- cultural Preserve under the terms of the Land Conservation Act of 1965 (The ''Williamson Act"). The purpose of the Act is to provide property tax relief on ~gricultural or essentially open, undeveloped properties in order to reduce the economic pressures on the landowner for development of the land, and th~re by to encourage t.he landowner to retain the land ~ it:s natural state, main- taining the remaining agricultural, natural, or open character of the landscape of the State. Thi.s tax relief is obtained through a reassessment of the property by the County Assessor. Whereas the property is.nov assessed to some extent upon its poten~i,i for fu~ure d~velopment according to recent sales of like property in the vicinity, the County it..ssessor would be directed to reassess the property by using the "capitalization of income" method, bas~d essentially upon the land's current or potential agricultural productivity. Reassessment of property in Palo Alto that has been placed under the Williamson Act has re- sulted in reductions of assessed value of land ranging from 4.1 to 98.5 percent. SUch variabi1ity in ~eassessme.nt stems froir intrinsic-differences in the values of particular properties for agricultural or mineral productivity. The City urges each property owner in the 6-S (Open Space), F (Floodplain), and P-F (Public Facilities) Districts to consider seriously the advantages of the Yilliamson Act provisions. If you wish to take advantage of the Williamson provisions and enter your property into the Land Conservation AgricultuTal Pre- serve in the 1974-75 tax ye.ar, your application must be received by the City Clerk by 5:00 P.M., January 30, 1974. Detailed informatioD on the Williamson Act was sent to all affected land owners in 1972. Additional application forms and further information on the procedures are available from the Planning Depart- ment, 5th floor, Palo-Alto Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Please contact Mrs. Elizabeth Crowder, Associate Planner, at 329-2441. Sincerely, ~iJ--fC; NAPHTALI H. KNOX _ Director of Planning ·c • CITY OF PALO ALTO INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE January 7, 1974 TO: Ann Tanner, City Clerk FRC!I: Betsy Crowder, Associate Planner SUBJECT: ~11liamson Act Applications The attached letter about the Williamson Act has b~en sent to all property owners in the 0-S district. There have only been two replies so far and as yet no applications, but you might be prepared for questions, which you could funnel to me if you wish. Also, in order to apply for subvention money from the state, the Council has to designate by resolution an "authorized representative": Would you please agendize this resolution for the January 14 Council agenda? I will prepare a brief CMR, and ask the attorney's office to draw up the resol•·- tion. Thanks! ~~ ELIZARETR S. CROWDER ESC/ksb Attachment .. . ••• December 19, 1973 Dear Palo Alto Landowner: As part of the City of Palo Alto's adopted policy supporting environmentally sensitive planning, the City has set up procedures for establishing an Ag:i- cultural Preserve under the terms of the Land Conservation Act of 1965 ('I.'he "Williainson Act"), The purpose of the Act is to provide property tax relief on agricultural or esGentially open, undeveloped properties in order to r~duce the econo~ic pressures on the landowner for development of the land, and there~ by to encourage the landowner to retain the land in its natural state, main- taining the remaining agricultural, natural, or open character of the landscape of the State. This tax relief is obtained through a reass~ssment of the property by the County Assessor. Whereas the property is now assessed to some extent upon its ~otential for future development according to recent sales of like property in the vicinity, the County Assessor would be directed to reassess · the property by using the "capitalization of income" method, based essentiaily upon the land's current or potential agricultural productivity. Reassessments of property in Palo Alto that has been placed under the Williamson Act has re- sulted 1n reductions of assessed value of land ranging from_&_l to-98.5 percent~ Such variability in reassessment stems from intrinsic differences in the yalues of particular properties for agricultural or mineral productivity. The City urges each property owner in the 0-S (Open Space), F (Floodplain), and P-Y (Public Facilities) Districts to consider seriously the advantages of the Williamson Act provisions. If you wish to take advantage of the Williamson provisions and enter your property into the Land ConservaU~n Agricultural Pre- serve in the 1974-75 tax year, your application must be received by the City Clerk by 5:00 P.M., January 30) 19L4.. Detailed information on the Williamson Act was sent to--all -affected land owners in 1972, Additional application_ fornfs and further information on the procedures are available from the Planning Depart- ment, 5th floor, Palo Alto Ci.vie C~nter, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Please contact Mrs. Elizabeth Crowder, Associate Planner, at 329-2441. Sincerely~ ~~re; Director of Planning NHK/ksb