The scope would include five modules to be studied, which cover most of the Goleta valley with the exception of Hope Ranch. Their anticipated timeframe for the project is 15 months. The proposal also included reorganization of 11 special districts.
Annexation is governed by the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Although the County must negotiate, the law does not compel it to reach a property tax exchange agreement. The Revenue and Taxation Code provides general process and schedule for the negotiation. At this time, the County and City were in a 90-day negotiation period, which was due to expire October 19, 2000. It was staff's position that the property tax exchange agreement would not be reached by the end date, and the City and County staff would need to decide whether to extend that time. It was voted by the Board at the end of the staff presentation to not extend the annexation property tax exchange negotiation timeframe with the City, and at that point the application for annexation terminated.