LIVERMORE — The city council on Monday authorized the city’s staff to study whether unincorporated flat land beyond the city’s urban growth boundary (UGB) on the city’s eastern edge could
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The city council and planning commission held a joint special meeting Monday night to discuss the roles, procedures and goals of the two governing bodies.
Conducted every two years to ensure training for new councilmembers and commissioners, the workshop covered municipal authority, land-use authority, land-use regulation, respective roles and responsibilities, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and city council goals.
City Attorney Jason Alcala explained that municipal authority includes police/governmental power and proprietary/private power, such as when the city owns a piece of land. An example of this is Hagemann Ranch, which the city owns and is responsible for the property in the same efficient manner as a private resident.