DATE: August 4, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Majority Protest Hearing on Standby Charge Assessment for Water and Sewer Services in County Service Area No. 1 - Tamarack Estates
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct a majority protest hearing on a proposed standby charge assessment for water and sewer services in County Service Area No. 1, Tamarack Estates; and
2. If there is not a "majority protest" to the standby charge assessment, adopt Resolution approving and levying a standby charge assessment on real property under the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act for water and sewer services in County Service Area No. 1.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action allows the Board to conduct a majority protest hearing on the proposed levy of a standby charge assessment for water and sewer services for County Service Area No. 1 - Tamarack Estates (CSA 1). There is a "majority protest" if the valid ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in opposition to the proposed standby charge assessment exceed the valid ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in favor, with each ballot weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected property. The second recommended action, which the Board should only take if there is not a "majority protest," adopts a Resolution to approve and levy the standby charge assessment. This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Staff has not identified any viable alternative action.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. All costs associated with this matter are paid for by the specially benefitted properties within CSA 1.
DISCUSSION:
CSA 1 was formed in 1962 to provide community water, sewer, and snow removal services for the subdivision known as Tamarack Estates, located nine miles south of Huntington Lake. The subdivision contains a total ...
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