HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.(Handout) Estimated Cost of 2025 Prop 218 Notice AlternativesEstimated Costs of 2025 Prop 218 Notice Alternatives 7. (Handout)
Prop 218 Comment/
Comment/
Protest
Printing
Postage
Return
Postage
Comments
Total
Protest Design Alt.
Type
Cost
Cost
Cost
Cost*
Existing — Section with
description of how to protest
Written letter sent via email,
$19,519
$82,800
0
Able to use 30%
$102,319
fax, hand delivery, or mail
recycled paper
Alternative 1 — Cut out
Would require
postcard; District pays
additional Prop 218
return postage costs
$4,224
notice pages to allow
Tear -off form sent via email,
$33,487
$107,640 **
(1% return)
space for return
postcard.
$145,351
fax, hand delivery or mail
$8,448
Only able to use
$149,575
(10% return)
coated paper, heavier
cardstock, and 10%
recycled paper***
Alternative 2 — Postcard glue-
$4,224
Requires non -
dotted into notice; District pays
Pull-out form sent via email,
$28,544
$82,800
(5% return)
biodegradable glue
$115,568
for return postage costs
fax, hand delivery or mail
$8,448
and cardstock return
$119,792
(10% return)
postcard****
*Assumes 120,000 unique parcels as estimate for 2025
**Total document weight exceeds one ounce first class postage rate — estimated 30% increase in postage.
***Does not meet Contra Costa County Green Business Program requirement (staff currently working to recertify Central San in 2025)
****While Glue dots are non-toxic and odorless, they still use polymer and silicone ingredients that are not biodegradable or beneficial to the
environment.