DATE: June 9, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Resolution Initiating Standby Charge Assessment Proceeding for County Service Area No. 1 (Tamarack Estates)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute Resolution initiating an assessment proceeding under the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act for a standby charge assessment for water and sewer services for County Service Area No. 1, also known as Tamarack Estates.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will initiate a proceeding to impose a standby charge assessment for water and sewer services in County Service Area No. 1 (CSA 1), which is also known as Tamarack Estates. A public meeting will be held on July 24, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., and public hearing on August 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., or as soon after as practicable, to conduct a majority protest hearing under Proposition 218, so that property owners within CSA 1 may indicate their support for, or opposition to, the proposed standby charge assessment.
A detailed Engineer's Report supporting the proposed standby charge assessment is on file with the Clerk of the Board. Exhibit A of this agenda item is a map of CSA 1, showing the parcels that would be affected by the proposed standby charge assessment. This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action as operating costs have exceeded revenues since 2015 and reserves have been depleted
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. All costs associated with the request are paid for by the benefitted properties within CSA 1.
DISCUSSION:
Background
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 of 45 lots, 38 of which are devel...
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