DATE:
March 12, 2025
SA01
TO:
Board of Directors, San Diego County Sanitation District
SUBJECT
GENERAL SERVICES - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXATION INTO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT FOR THE TROY STREET SLEEPING CABINS SITE AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT EXEMPTION (DISTRICT:4)
OVERVIEW
On July 16, 2024 (21), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the Troy Street Sleeping Cabins Site (Site), part of the Compassionate Emergency Solutions and Pathways to Housing (CESPH) project (Project), to expand emergency housing for people experiencing homelessness in the unincorporated communities. The Troy Street Property is located on the corner of Troy Street and Sweetwater Road in Lemon Grove and is owned by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The County of San Diego (County) plans to lease an approximately two-acre portion of the property from Caltrans for the Site (see Attachment A, Vicinity Map).
Currently, the entire property is situated within the service area of the Lemon Grove Sanitation District (LGSD), an independent sanitation district formed and operating under the County Sanitation District Act, Health & Safety Code section 4700, et seq. LGSD does not have infrastructure near the Site. There is, however, a San Diego County Sanitation District (SDCSD) sewer main adjacent to the Site in Sweetwater Road that the Site can tie into. Prior to tying into the SDCSD sewer main, the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) must approve the provision of service. It is proposed that the provision of service be accomplished by a change of organization approved by LAFCO whereby the Project site is detached from the LGSD and annexed to the SDCSD. Alternatively, LAFCO approval to provide service may be sought pursuant to an out-of-agency agreement under Government Code section 56133.
The recommendations before the Board of Supervisors of the County are to (1) find the Project is categoric...
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