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POSITION PAPER
Board Meering Dare: June 2 0 1 7
Subject: SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 2g, 2017 TO RECEIVE COMMENTS
ON PLACING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017-18 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES,
CAPACITY USE CHARGES, ASSESSMENTS FOR CONTRACTUAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS AND ALHAMBRA VALLEY ASSESSMENT
DISTRICTS, AND OTHER FEE INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PROGRAMS
ON THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR COLLECTION
Stibmiited By: Initiating Dept.IDiv.:
Thomas Brightbill, Senior Engineer Engineering & Technical Services 1
Planning & Development Services
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
D. Gemmell—Planning & Development Services Division Manager �• ,
T. Vassollo—Finance Manager
JM. Petit—Director of Engineering &Technical Services Roger S.
Basle
General Manager
P. Leiber--Director of Finance and Administration
ISSUE: District Code and State law require that a public hearing be held to receive
public comment on placing the Sewer Service Charges, Capacity Use Charges,
assessments for Contractual Assessment Districts and Alhambra Valley Assessment
Districts, and other fee installment payment programs on the County property tax roll for
collection.
BACKGROUND: California Health and Safety Code section 5473.1 and District Code
section 6.24.150 require the holding of a public hearing to consider the report identifying
properties and their associated charges that will be transmitted to the Contra costa
County Tax Collector for collection on the property tax roil. At the public hearing, the
Board will hear any objections or protests to the report. If a majority of property owners
object to collection on the tax roll, then the charges must be billed directly. At the
conclusion of the hearing, the Board may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify and
charge or overrule any or all objections to the report.
Legal notices will be published in the Camra Costa Times and the San Ramon Valley
Times and the Notice of Public Hearing will be posted on Central San's web site.
Certain commercial tenants and commercial property owners may elect to participate in
Central San's Capacity Use Charge program for payment of Capacity Use charges over
a 15-year period in lieu of capacity fees. Participants agree to have the annual Capacity
Use Charge placed on their property tax bill.
Property owners who have formed Contractual Assessment Districts (CADS) have
agreed to pay for sewer improvements over a 1 0-year period. Property owners who
have formed Alhambra Valley Assessment Districts (AVADs) have agreed to pay for
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Data: June 1, 2017
Subject- SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 2o, 2017 TO RECEIVE COMMENTS
ON PLACING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017-18 SEINER SERVICE CHARGES,
CAPACITY USE CHARGES, ASSESSMENTS FOR CONTRACTUAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS AND ALHAMBRA VALLEY ASSESSMENT
DISTRICTS, AND OTHER FEE INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PROGRAMS
ON THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR COLLECTION
sewer improvements over a 15-year period. Payments are to be collected by placing
assessments on each property owner's annual property tax bill.
Property owners who are converting their properties from septic tank to sanitary sewer,
and AVAD non-participants who are connecting their properties may elect to participate
in Central San's fee installment payment programs.
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 if assessments and charges are to be placed on the County
tax roll for collection.
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 alternative, direct billing of these charges, would
incur additional staff time and could result in a lower rate of collection.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Set a public hearing for July 20, 2017 to receive
comments on placing Fiscal Year 2017-18 Sewer Service Charges, Capacity Use
Charges, assessments for CADS and AVADs, and other fee installment payment
programs on the Contra Costa County tax roll for collection.
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