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i a Analysis Background On October 31, 1972, California Land Conservation Contract No. 737C1-12'was initiated for Assessor Parcel No. 241-350-29 (now 241-350-31 and 241-350=32), cointaining 57 gross acres. The.Community. Development Department approved a Notice of.Nonrenewal for•a 4.458 acre;portion of this parcel (APN 241-350-31) on February 15, 2006. ' On-site uses of the parcel include a single family residence, agricultural buildings, and an outdoor sportsmen's club. Department of Conservation Pursuant to Government Code Section 51284.1, the County must submit a notice to the Department of i Conservation and consider its comments prior to approving a tentative Williamson Act contract - cancellation. The notice must include a copy of the application, a copy of the contract, a description of the land, and a deadline for submitting comments. Such notice was mailed to the Department of Conservation on November 9, 2006. In a letter dated December 14, 2006, the Department of Conservation stated, "Provided that the information presented is complete and accurate, it appears that the Board has an adequate basis to support the finding required to cancel the proposed parcel of contracted land." Cancellation Value and Cancellation Fees The County Assessor is responsible for computing a cancellation fee for the property based on 12 '/2 percent of the current market value. Prior to giving tentative approval to the cancellation of any contract, the Board must certify to the County Auditor the amount of the cancellation. The fee calculation by the County Assessor is provided below: As is Current Market Value $33,000.00 12.5% Cancellation Rate X .125 Cancellation Fee $4,125.00 The fee calculation is valid until May 10, 2008. Contract Cancellation Findin s The Board of Supervisors may grant tentative approval for cancellation of a contract on Williamson Act property only if it makes one of the following findings: 1. That the cancellation is consistent with the purposes of the Williamson Act; or 2. That the cancellation is in the public interest. Both of these findings include subfindings that the Board must also make. The applicant is requesting that the Board of Supervisors base its decision to cancel the Williamson Act Contract on a portion of the property based upon its anility to make finding number 1, and the necessary subfindings. The following is an analysis of finding 1 including the subfindings. San Joaquin County PA-06005001Per MC LLC Community Development Page 3 I