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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09101991 - H.4 H.4 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on September 10, 1991 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson and Powers NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisor Fanden ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Kensington Roads Improvement Assessment District 1991-1 The Chair convened the hearing fixed by the Board for this time by its Resolution 91/504 adopted August 6, 1991. Michael Walford, Public Works Director, provided the history and background and the scope of the proposed district, the local support and the proposed method for funding same. The Chair declared the hearing opened, and the following persons appeared: Julian Block, 19 Franciscan Way, Kensington, appeared in protest. Natalie Salsig, 8 Anson Way, Kensington, President of the Kensington Improvement Club, read a September 9, 1991 letter from the Improvement Club setting forth concerns and conditions under which the Club would support the Assessment District, including a request that the formation be put to an advisory vote of the Kensington electorate. Geraldine Brochier, 31 Rincon Road, Kensington, agreed with Ms. Salsig, and suggested that the assessment district be based on the property value rather than per parcel, and urged that everybody in Kensington be allowed to voice their vote on whether to have an assessment district. Eugene Naccarini, 259 Willamette Avenue, Kensington, appeared in favor of having the streets done. J. David Hertzer, 35 Ardmore Road, Kensington, advised that he had drafted a protest form and delivered it to about two thirds of the households in Kensington because the notice that the County sent out did not have any kind of form for reply and he thought it an unreasonable hardship on people to have to draft their own response. He urged an advisory vote on the formation of the proposed District, commenting that he was of the opinion that there is no urgency to the road rehabilitation. Anthony Knight, 234 Willamette Avenue, Kensington, immediate past president of the Kensington Improvement Club, advised that he wished to speak in support of the project, but shared concerns voiced in the letter from Natalie Salsig, the current KIC president, and urged the compilation of a comprehensive proposal and making it available to Kensington residents. Peter Hughes, 7 Yale Circle, Kensington, member of the Board of Directors of the Kensington Property Owners Association, advised that the community does support the improvement of its infrastructure, and submitted a summary sheet from the responses to the survey. Ann Maria Celona, 429 Coventry Road,. Kensington, a member of the Board of Directors of the Kensington Improvement Club, expressed support of the concerns set forth in the letter read by Natalie ti Salsig, and in addition, advised that she wished to draw the Board' s attention to the considerable skepticism with .which she and many of . her neighbors view the County' s ability to implement any version of the proposed road repair project as it has currently been described. She commented that the skepticism stems in a large part from the very recent experience with the Landscape Assessment District. Clayton Axelrod, 721 Coventry Road, Kensington, ,spoke in opposition to the road improvements, suggesting that the money could be put to better uses, such as the schools. Wolfgang S. Homburger, 280 Columbia Avenue, Kensington, spoke .in opposition, suggesting the automobile should pay for itself out of auto generated funds, and suggesting a regular election rather than a survey to the homes. Lawrence Rugaard, District Manager of the Stege Sanitary District, E1 Cerrito., expressed concern with respect to the cost of raising manhole covers and lowering sewer lines and reconstruction of lateral sewage lines and requested that those costs be included in the assessment district. Edwin LaPaase appeared and advised that he had (earlier) sent in a written request not to protest the assessment, but to express the concern of the people on his street (Highgate Court) , essentially a non-dedicated street, which the people on the street every 5 or 6 years have to chip in and have repairs done to the blacktop. He inquired how many non-dedicated streets there are in Kensington. Michael Walford responded that he had worked with the people on the private streets and had advised them that they could form zones within the District to just assess themselves for whatever cost is necessary in order to bring their street up to the public standard necessary to get it accepted for public maintenance, but none had committed to do that. Chairman Powers noted that there were no further requests to speak, and declared the public hearing closed. He advised that there appeared to be further work to do on the proposal, including the concerns of the Stege Sanitary District, and making sure that the commitment of the County as well as the citizens is well defined. He suggested that the matter be put on the June 1992 ballot for an advisory vote. Robert Brunsell, Bond Counsel for the project, suggested that the matter be continued to a date certain so that everybody knows when the matter will come back to the Board, and to avoid having to send a mailed notice to all of the properties in this 2300-lot district. On motion of Supervisor Powers, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED THAT County Counsel is DIRECTED to prepare an advisory measure to be put before the Kensington electorate on the June, 1992 ballot, and the decision on this matter is DEFERRED to June 16, 1992. On motion of Supervisor Torlakson, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the matter is REFERRED to the Transportation Committee for review and evaluation and consultation with Public Works on the issues raised at this hearing. 1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of SuperAsops on pe date shown. ATTESTED: - Z a / J?'?/ PHIL BATC14ELOR,Clerk of the Board cc: Public Works of Supervisors and County Administrator County Counsel County Administrator By Deputy Engineer of Work - Nystrom Bond Counsel - Brunsell Financial Advisor - Liberty Public