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BOARD OF DIRECTORS ~~
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: August 5, 2010
Type of Action: SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING
subject: ESTABLISH SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REIMBURSEMENT FEES
FOR THE PROPERTIES WHICH COULD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONNECT
TO DISTRICT PROJECT 5919 (ALHAMBRA VALLEY TRUNK SEWER AVAD
2007-1); AND DIRECTLY CONNECT TO JOB 6412 (MONTEIRA AVAD 2007-4);
JOB 6439 (RELIEZ VALLEY AVAD 2007-3); JOB 6441 (QUAIL AVAD 2007-6); JOB
6442 (CORDON/ MILLTHWAIT AVAD 2007-2), AND JOB 6450 (VIA VAQUEROS
AVAD 2008-7) IN ALHAMBRA VALLEY
Submitted By: Initiating Dept./Div.:
Russell Leavitt, Engineering Assistant III Engineering/Environmental Services
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
R. Leavitt A. Rozul J. amoto-Mills A. Farrell me ly,
eneral Manager
ISSUE: When a reimbursement fee is proposed for properties that could connect to a
Special Facility or a Standard Facility installed by the District or private individuals, the
District Code requires a public hearing be held prior to the Board of Directors' adoption
of the fee.
RECOMMENDATION: Establish the Board's regularly scheduled meeting on
September 2, 2010 as the date for a public hearing to receive comments on proposed
reimbursement fees for properties which could connect or be tributary to the Special
Facilities identified as District Project 5919 (Alhambra Valley Trunk Sewer AVAD
2007-1 ); and connect to the Standard Facilities identified as Job 6412 (Monteira AVAD
2007-4); Job 6439 (Reliez Valley AVAD 2007-3); Job 6441 (Quail AVAD 2007-6); Job
6442 (Gordon/Millthwait AVAD 2007-2); and Job 6450 (Via Vaqueros AVAD 2008-7).
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None related to this action. If the recommended fees are
established by the Board following the public hearing, the District will recover its
investment in the AVAD facilities from property owners over time as connections occur.
Some may pay off these fees at time of connection and some may use the AVAD
financing program.
ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS: Not applicable.
BACKGROUND: The design and construction of Special Facilities for District Project
5919 (Alhambra Valley Trunk Sewer) were paid for by the District. The design and
construction of Standard Facilities for Jobs 6412, 6439, 6441, 6442 and 6450 were
financed by the District under the Alhambra Valley Assessment District (AVAD)
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: August 5, 2010
Subject. ESTABLISH SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REIMBURSEMENT FEES FOR THE
PROPERTIES WHICH COULD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONNECT TO
DISTRICT PROJECT 5919 (ALHAMBRA VALLEY TRUNK SEWER AVAD
2007-1); AND DIRECTLY CONNECT TO JOB 6412 (MONTEIRA AVAD 2007-4);
JOB 6439 (RELIEZ VALLEY AVAD 2007-3); JOB 6441 (QUAIL AVAD 2007-6); JOB
6442 (CORDON/ MILLTHWAIT AVAD 2007-2), AND JOB 6450 (VIA VAQUEROS
AVAD 2008-7) IN ALHAMBRA VALLEY
Program. The District will be repaid in two different ways. The individuals who chose to
participate in the AVADs will repay the District through assessments. Those individuals
who are not participating in the AVADs will repay the District through the
Reimbursement Program when they connect to the public sewer in the future. These
sewers have been completed, accepted by the District and contributed by the AVAD
participants to the District for public use. The District financed the design and
construction of the sewers under the AVAD program.
Through the AVADs, the District financed local property owners' assessed share of the
costs of these facilities. Public hearings were held previously to establish those
participant assessments. AVAD participants have chosen to pay off their assessment
up front or have financed their assessment on their property tax bill over a period of 15
years. Other property owners who have not opted to participate, and thus have not
paid or financed an assessment, are known as AVAD "non-participants."
In the future, these non-participants may connect to the contributed public sewers, but
when they do so, they will either elect to become AVAD participants or the District will
charge them a reimbursement fee. In such cases, the District Code requires that the
reimbursement fee structure "provide for full reimbursement of any and all costs
associated with installation of local street sewers" (Section 6.220.400). The
reimbursement fee to be established at a public hearing at the September 2, 2010
Board meeting will allow the District to recover the non-participants' shares of the cost
of the District-constructed or District-financed (contributed) facilities.
The District Code requires that a notice of public hearing be mailed to owners of
properties to which the reimbursement fee could be applicable at least ten days in
advance of the date set for the hearing. The notice is to include a general description
of the reimbursement fee program, a description of the facility which gives rise to the
proposed fee, and the amount of the proposed fee.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Establish the Board's regularly scheduled
meeting on September 2, 2010 as the date for a public hearing to receive comments on
proposed reimbursement fees for properties which could connect to the Special
Facilities and the Standard Facilities identified above.
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