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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: June 7, 2012
subject: RESCIND BOARD ACTION OF APRIL 19, 2012 SETTING JUNE 7, 2012 AS
THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PLACING FISCAL YEAR
2012 -13 CAPACITY USE CHARGES AND ASSESSMENTS FOR CONTRACTUAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, ALHAMBRA VALLEY ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, AND
ASSESSMENTS FOR OTHER FEE INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PROGRAMS ON
THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR COLLECTION, AND ESTABLISH JULY
19, 2012 AS THE NEW DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING
Submitted By:
Earlene Millier, Engineering Assistant III
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
E. Millier T. Godsey
Initiating Dept. /Div.:
Engineering /Environmental Services
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J. Mi moto -Mills
Ann E. Fa rell
General Manager
ISSUE: The District Code and state law require that the Board conduct a public hearing
prior to considering placement of Capacity Use Charges, assessments for Contractual
Assessment Districts (CADs), Alhambra Valley Assessment Districts (AVADs) and fee
installment payment programs on the County tax roll.
RECOMMENDATION: Rescind the Board action of April 19, 2012 setting June 7, 2012
as the date for a public hearing to consider placing the Fiscal Year 2012 -13 Capacity
Use Charges and assessments for CADs, AVADs and the assessments for other fee
installment payment programs on the County tax roll for collection, and set July 19, 2012
as the new date for the public hearing.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None by this action, however, the staff recommendation to
place assessments and charges on the County tax roll is the most efficient and cost
effective method of collection. The direct billing alternative would incur additional staff
time and could result in a lower rate of collection of these charges.
ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: The Board may decline to establish the
recommended public hearing date or may elect to choose a different date. However, a
public hearing must be held prior to August 10, 2012 if assessments and charges are to
be placed on the County tax roll for collection.
BACKGROUND: The Board must conduct a public hearing prior to considering
placement of charges and assessments on the County tax roll for collection. The public
hearing for the 2012 -13 tax roll had been set for June 7, 2012 by an earlier Board action.
However, a list of the actual charges to be placed on the roll must be available to the
public when the notice of the hearing is published, which, for the June 7 hearing, was to
occur on May 24 and May 31. Capacity use charges are calculated using water
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: June 7, 2012
Subject: RESCIND THE BOARD ACTION OF APRIL 19 SETTING JUNE 7, 2012 AS
THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PLACING FISCAL YEAR
2012 -13 CAPACITY USE CHARGES AND ASSESSMENTS FOR CONTRACTUAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, ALHAMBRA VALLEY ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, AND
ASSESSMENTS FOR OTHER FEE INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PROGRAMS ON
THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR COLLECTION, AND ESTABLISH JULY
19, 2012 AS THE NEW DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING
consumption data from the water agencies in the District's service area. As of May 23,
the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) had not submitted the needed data to
the District despite repeated requests. So, the list of Capacity Use Charges could not be
developed before the publication of the notice for the hearing. For this reason, staff
recommends rescheduling the public hearing to July 19, 2012.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Rescind the Board action of April 19, 2012 setting
June 7, 2012 as the date for a public hearing to consider placing Fiscal Year 2012 -13
Capacity Use Charges, and assessments for Contractual Assessment Districts,
Alhambra Valley Assessment Districts, and other fee installment payment programs on
the Contra Costa County tax roll for collection, and establish July 19, 2012 as the new
date for the public hearing.
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