HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12022014 - C.15RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. DECLARE the Board's intent to adopt a resolution designating the Martinez City Council as the board of directors
of Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6 within 45 days.
2. DIRECT the Public Works Director or her designee to work with the County Administrator, County Auditor, and
others as necessary to develop and execute a plan for transitioning Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6 to a
new board of directors and staff, and informing affected residents of the change.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6 (SD-6) was formed in 1992 to provide sanitary sewer services to the
Stonehurst subdivision in the Alhambra Valley area. Board Resolution 92/57, which formed the district, named the
Board of Supervisors as the governing board of SD-6. Under Health and Safety Code section 4730,
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/02/2014 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: Jason Chen,
925-313-2999
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: December 2, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 15
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:December 2, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:DECLARE the Board’s intent to adopt a resolution designating Martinez City Council as board of directors of Contra
Costa County Sanitation District 6
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
a county board of supervisors is the board of directors of a county sanitation district when the district includes no
territory in cities. In 1992, the territory of SD-6 was entirely unincorporated. In 2012, portions of the Alhambra
Valley were annexed by the City of Martinez. The areas annexed included the entire inhabited area of SD-6. The
remainder of SD-6 that was not annexed is unpopulated open space, located beyond the Urban Limit Line. Under
Health and Safety Code section 4731, the resulting change in character of the territory of SD-6 -- from entirely
unincorporated to partially incorporated -- triggered a change in membership of the SD-6 Board of Directors.
Under Health and Safety Code section 4730, if a sanitation district includes part of a city and unincorporated
territory, and the population of the portion of the city in the sanitation district is greater than half the population of the
entire sanitation district, the county board of supervisors may designate the city council as the sanitation district’s
board of directors. If the board of supervisors does not make this designation, then under Health and Safety Code
section 4730, the sanitation district’s board of directors is the chair of the board of supervisors and two members of
the city council – the council’s presiding officer and one other member.
Here, no residents of unincorporated territory live within the boundaries of SD-6. The entire population of SD-6
consists of City of Martinez residents. It is therefore reasonable that the elected body that represents residents of the
City of Martinez – the Martinez City Council – act as the board of SD-6. It may also be more cost-effective to have
the board of SD-6 be an existing elected body rather than a new board made up of elected officials from both the
County and the City.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without this declaration of intent, there will be less opportunity to coordinate with the City of Martinez to transition
to a different board of directors.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.