HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06262012 - C.17RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2012/282 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 2012-2013 for Drainage Area 67A (Walnut Creek), Drainage Area 75A (San Ramon), Drainage Area
76A (Alamo), Drainage Area 520 (Oakley), Drainage Area 910 (Danville), Drainage Area 1010 (Danville), and
Drainage Area 1010A (Danville), Walnut Creek, Oakley, Alamo, Danville, and San Ramon areas.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed annual DABAs will provide approximately $450,000 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: 06/26/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Tim Jensen (925) 313-2390
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 26, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: STACEY M. BOYD, Deputy
cc: Robin Perez, County Assessor's Office, Bob Campbell, County Auditor-Controller's Office, Wendy Nelson, County Auditor-Controller's Office, Brice
Bins, County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Tim Jensen, Flood Control, Alex Anaya, County Watershed Program, Taylor Rhys-Royer, Engineering Services,
Catherine Windham, Flood Control, Mike Carlson, Flood Control
C. 17
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:June 26, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Annual Drainage Area Benefit Assessments For Fiscal Year 2012-2013. (100% Drainage Area Benefit Assessment
Funds) Project No. 7505-6F8167, 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 administration, 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 the governing board of the 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 2012-2013, are not implemented, routine and special drainage
maintenance of flood control facilities in these drainage 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.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2012/282
Exhibit A
Proposed Fees
Table 1