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' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: May 7, 2015
Subject: SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR ON JUNE 4, 2015 AT 7:00 P.M. TO RECEIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ADOPTING PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR FY 2015 -16
AND APPROVING THE 2015 TEN -YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Submitted By: Initiating Dept. /Div.:
Thea Vassallo, CPA, CMA Administrative / Finance & Accounting
Finance Manager
Jean -Marc Petit, Director of Engineering Engineering & Technical Services / Planning
& Technical Services & Development Services
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
E. Lopez — Provisional Capital Projects Division Manager
K. Alm Roger S.
Counsel for the District General h
ISSUE: While not required by law, it is the practice of the District to hold a public
hearing to receive comments on the District's budgets for the next fiscal year.
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize a public notice to set a public hearing on June 4,
2015 at 7:00 p.m. to consider:
• Adopting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 -16 Operations and Maintenance (O &M), Debt
Service and Self- Insurance Fund Budgets; and
• Adopting the FY 2015 -16 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB) and approving the 2015
Ten -Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None related to this action.
ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: The Board of Directors may decline to establish
the recommended public hearing date or may elect to choose a different date.
BACKGROUND: This public hearing is being scheduled to coincide with the June 4
public hearing set forth in the Proposition 218 Notice that was mailed to customers
notifying them of proposed two -year Sewer Service Charge and Recycled Water
Charge rate increases. The full Proposition 218 notification may be accessed on the
homepage of the District's website at www.centralsan.orcl.
In 2014, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. was hired to conduct a Comprehensive
Cost of Service Study as well as a Staffing Needs Assessment. Based on these
studies, the Board has received presentations from Raftelis and from staff at workshops
held on November 17, 2014, January 20, 2015 and March 5, 2015. Based on direction
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: May 7, 2015
subject. SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR ON JUNE 4, 2015 AT 7:00 P.M. TO RECEIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ADOPTING PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR FY 2015 -16
AND APPROVING THE 2015 TEN -YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
received at these workshops staff has developed the draft budgets that will be
presented in advance of the June 4 public hearing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Board Finance Committee will review the
final draft O &M, Debt Service and Self- Insurance Fund Budgets on May 11, 2015. The
Engineering & Operations Committee will review the draft CIB /CIP on May 12, 2015.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Set June 4, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. as the date and
time for a public hearing to consider:
• Adopting the FY 2015 -16 Operations and Maintenance (O &M), Debt Service and Self -
Insurance Fund Budgets; and
• Adopting the FY 2015 -16 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB) and approving the 2015
Ten -Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
Attached Supporting Document:
1. Proposed Notice of Public Hearing
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO ADOPT PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 -16
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:
The Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District at its special
meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the Meeting Room of the District
Office, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, California, will hold a public hearing to
consider the following matters:
1) Adopting the Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Operations and Maintenance, Debt
Service and Self- Insurance Fund Budgets; and
2) Adopting the Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Capital Improvement Budget and
approving the 2015 Ten -Year Capital Improvement Plan.
This public hearing is being scheduled to coincide with the June 4, 2015 public
hearing set forth in the Proposition 218 Notice recently mailed to customers
notifying them of proposed two -year Sewer Service Charge and Recycled Water
Charge rate increases. The full Proposition 218 notification may be accessed on
the homepage of the District's website at www.centralsan.org.
The draft budget documents are on file with the Secretary of the District and are
available for public inspection at the District Office, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez,
California.
Elaine R. Boehme, CMC
Secretary of the District
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Contra Costa County, California
Publish: May 21 and 28, 2015