DATE: May 12, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Budget Resolution for CSA 47 Quail Lake Estates
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for County Service Area 47 - Quail Lake Estates Org 9310 in the amount of $299,070 to reflect an increase in service charge revenue (4/5 vote).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended Budget Resolution will increase FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues to reflect an increase in service charge revenues generated by the 2025 Proposition 218 rate adjustment. This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the County would be unable to recognize the $299,070 in additional service charge revenues generated by the 2025 Proposition 218 rate adjustment. This would result in an inaccurate FY 2025-26 budget and restrict the District’s ability to fund authorized operations and maintenance activities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. All costs for administering County Service Area (CSA 47) are budgeted in Department of Public Works and Planning - CSA 47, Org 9310, and all costs for the district are funded by service fees and interest income. The proposed Budget Resolution will increase FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Org 9310 by $299,070 in additional service charge revenue generated from the 2025 Proposition 218 rate adjustment.
DISCUSSION:
CSA 47 was formed in 1995 to provide community water and sewer services to the Quail Lake Estates Subdivision located between Ashlan and Shaw Avenues, east of McCall Avenue in Fresno County. CSA 47 includes 708 residential lots, a community clubhouse, an elementary school, and a vacant commercial parcel located at the intersection of Shaw Avenue and Quail Lake Drive.
On June 10, 2025, your Board approved a Proposition 218 rate adjustment following completion of the Water and Sewer Rate Study for CSA 47. The study identified that the prior rates, adopted in 2016, were insufficient to recover actual operating costs. The new rate structure, effective July 1, 2025, increased annual service charge revenues from approximately $1.17 million to $1.47 million, an increase of $299,070, providing the financial capacity to sustain operations, repay costs incurred by not yet charged to CSA 47, and build reserves in accordance with Board policy.
Approval of the recommended action adopts the corresponding Budget Resolution, aligning FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Org 9310 to reflect the $299,070 increase in service charge revenues generated by the Proposition 218 rate adjustment.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #9, June 10, 2025
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Budget Resolution (Org 9310)
CAO ANALYST:
Maria Valencia