HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06232009 - C.15RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2009/308 approving and authorizing the Chief Engineer, Flood
Control and Water Conservation District (FC District), or designee, to impose the annual
Drainage Area Benefit Assessments (DABAs) for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 for Drainage Area
67A (Walnut Creek Area), Drainage Area 75A (San Ramon Area), Drainage Area 76A
(Walnut Creek Area), Drainage Area 520 (Oakley Area), Drainage Area 910 (Danville
Area), Drainage Area 1010 (Danville/San Ramon Area), and Drainage Area 1010A, Walnut
Creek, Oakley, Danville, and San Ramon areas.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed annual DABAs will provide approximately $230,000 in funding for drainage
maintenance activities in Drainage Areas 67A, 75A, 76A, 520, 910, 1010, and 1010A.
BACKGROUND:
DABA areas are those in which all parcels within each drainage area boundary pay
assessments for flood control infrastructure maintenance and repair. Flood control
maintenance activities include complaint investigation, facility inspections, ditch and basin
cleaning, maintaining
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/23/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Greg Connaughton
(925) 313-2271
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 23, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc: Cece Sellgren, Alex Anaya
C. 15
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:June 23, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Annual Drainage Area Benefit Assessments for Fiscal Year 2009-2010. (Drainage Area Benefit Assessment
Funds) Project No. 7505-6F8167, CDD-CP# 99-54
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
right-of-way access, and other general routine drainage maintenance activities. Special
drainage maintenance activities, such as bank repairs, are also funded by the assessments.
The benefit assessments collected are used only for maintenance and operation of the
Flood Control facilities, within the FC District right-of-way limits.
The annual benefit assessment amount for each Impervious Area Unit (IAU [one IAU
equals 1,000 ft2]) is the quotient of the total annual maintenance cost divided by the total
IAU’s in the drainage area. The annual benefit assessment for each lot is the product of
the number of IAU’s assigned to each lot times the annual benefit assessment per IAU.
The annual benefit assessment is adjusted periodically to account for inflation and
maintenance needs.
The Board of Supervisors, acting as governing board of Contra Costa County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District, provided public notice to all affected property
owners prior to the establishment of the initial DABAs. The Board set the maximum
assessment rate for each DABA when each drainage area was formed. A maximum
reserve fund based on the estimated annual cost of the maintenance services was also
established when each drainage area was formed. The purpose of this action was to
provide adequate funding for unscheduled maintenance or contingencies.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the proposed DABAs, for Fiscal Year 2009-2010, are not implemented, routine and
special drainage maintenance of flood control facilities in these drainages areas may not
occur, which could impair the effectiveness of the flood control facilities in these
drainage areas and negatively impact the surrounding watersheds. A significant impact in
a watershed could cost the FC District and the County considerable amounts of money to
repair and restore the flood control facility and surrounding areas.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2009/308
Exhibit A
Table 1