HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02092010 - C.04RECOMMENDATION(S):
REFER to the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee the proposed formation
of Community Facilities District (CFD) 2010-1 for Countywide Street Lighting, for
discussion, review and recommendation to the Board. Project No.: 7394-6X5001
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the County General Fund. 100% of the funding will come from CFD
2010-1 once it is established.
BACKGROUND:
Existing County Service Area (CSA) L-100 was established in 1979 to provide for the
operation and maintenance of street lights in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa
County. The scope of CSA L-100 extends only to operations and maintenance of street
lights. CSA L-100 does not include provisions for upgrades, inflation or increasing costs of
maintenance. Additionally, CSA L-100 requires developing properties to annex by way of
the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) which can be time consuming and
expensive.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/09/2010 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: Susan Cohen (925)
313-2160
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: February 9, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc: David Twa, CAO, Stephen Ybarra, Auditor Controller, Gary Huisingh, Engineering Services, Marlon Epps, Engineering Services
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To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:February 9, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Proposed Formation of Community Facilities District 2010-1 for Countywide Street Lighting
In order to better administer and maintain the street lights in unincorporated
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Contra Costa County, Public Works is proposing the formation of a new street light district.
It has been determined that the best vehicle for generating the street lighting service tax is
through a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District. Pursuant to the Mello-Roos
Community Facilities Act of 1982, Public Works, Special Districts is considering the
formation of a Community Facilities District. A Community Facilities District for
Countywide Street Lighting would provide a flow of revenue sufficient to provide the
services and maintenance on an ongoing basis, as well as a more streamlined process for
meeting the County’s permit requirements related to street lighting for new parcels and
subdivisions. A CFD would have broader capabilities than the existing CSA by allowing
purchase and installation of new street lights. The proposed CFD would have a flexible rate
schedule, varying by parcel type and existence of street lights fronting on those parcels; as
well, the CFD would have an indexed formula for keeping up with inflation by way of the
Consumer Pricing Index (CPI). For properties required to annex into a street light district
through the development process, a CFD would provide for an efficient and cost effective
street light district annexation process as compared to the CSA annexation process.
Specifically, the CFD funds generated would be eligible to cover expenses for obtaining,
constructing, furnishing, replacing, operating and maintaining street lighting equipment,
apparatus, or facilities, paying the salaries and benefits of personnel and related expenses,
and for establishing reserves for cash flow, repairs, replacement and for the future provision
of street light services. The services to be funded by a CFD are in addition to those provided
in the territory before the creation of the CFD in that CSA L-100 only funds the operation
and maintenance of street lights.
The County has successfully established similar maintenance CFDs in the past. The
formation of CFD 2010-1 was reviewed at a County Debt Advisory Committee meeting on
January 29, 2010 and our proposal for the Board of Supervisor’s referral of this item to the
TWIC comes with the Debt Advisory Committee’s support. Other CFDs approved by the
Board of Supervisors include the following:
• Cypress Lakes Fire Service CFD, Oakley area (2004);
• Public Works Maintenance CFD – North Richmond area (2006);
• Public Works Stormwater Maintenance CFD, Countywide (2007); and
• BART Transit Village Facilities Maintenance CFD (2008).
Two property owners have each submitted a petition in support of the establishment of CFD
2010-1 for Countywide Street Lighting and will serve as the initial annexations to
effectively form the CFD.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the Board of Supervisor’s referral, Public Works will be unable to review and
discuss this proposal with the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee and the
Board of Supervisors would see no further agenda items on this matter for consideration.