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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10221996 - D3 TO._ ,,- ' BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROk': Mark DeSaulnier and Tom Torlakson Costa 9 � 4° County DATE: October 22, 1996 a cuur'r' SUBJECT: Consider Adopting a Recommendation Regarding Measures KK and LL SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION ADOPT a position in support of Measures KK and LL. BACKGROUND Measures KK and LL were placed on the November ballot by the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) . Measure KK will appear on the ballot of voters in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, with the exception of residents living in East Contra Costa County, and Measure LL will appear on the ballot of East County residents, Both ballot measures ask voters to approve and continue existing assessments that fund maintenance and park ranger patrols (KK) plus expansion of services (LL) . Proposition 218, another ballot measure, proposes major changes and increases in the procedures that public agencies must follow to establish benefit assessment districts. Measures KK and LL will bring current EBRPD benefit assessment districts into conformance should Proposition 218 pass. Attached are informational sheets on both measures. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES mK 1 SIGNATURE: WW46C RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON October 22 , 1996 � APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE -X—UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED October 22 , 1996 Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF cc: Elections SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR County Counsel BY DEPUTY D3 . n' formation on Measure LL The ballot for the general election of Tuesday, Nov. 5, • 1996 includes Measure LL, which was authorized by the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors. Measure LL askes voters to approve and continue the exist- ing assessment that funds maintenance, park ranger patrols and expansion of regional park services in the Brentwood- Oakley-Knightsen area of East Contra Costa County(the Liberty Union High School District). The current annual assessment is $19.70 per residential unit, with reduced rates for apartments and mobile homes, and a 50% discount for low-income seniors. Resulting revenues are spent only in the area assessed; no assessment increase is sought. Facilities made possible by these revenues include the Marsh Creek and Delta De Anza Regional Trails, the trail to Big Break under construction, and soon-to-open Round Valley Regional Park. Measure LL appears on the ballot only in East Contra Costa County. Funds for park and trail maintenance in other areas are obtained through other revenue sources. If Measure LL is approved by a simple majority of voters, it will bring the East County benefit assessment district into conformance with Proposition 218, another November ballot measure, in the event that Proposition 218 itself is approved by voters. Proposition 218 proposes major changes and increases in the procedures that public agencies must follow to establish benefit assessment districts. However, its provisions exempt public agencies whose existing benefit assessment districts have been approved by a simple majority of the voters. So if Measure LL is approved, the Park District will be able to continue its East County benefit assessment district at its cur- rent rate. As is now the case, the Park District board would still be required to approve the assessment district's budget and assessment rate annually, after a public hearing on the matter. East Bay Regional Park District Directors established the East Contra Costa County Benefit Assessment District in December of 1991. It generates annual revenues of approximately $308,000 for parks and trails in East County. East County residents pay no other taxes to the Park District for maintenance and operations, and an East County task force of community leaders had recommended the benefit assessment as the most reasonable fiscal solution. No organization or individual has filed a ballot argument opposing Measure LL. According to the Contra Costa County Counsel's impartial analysis of the measure, "The effect of the resolution would be that any future assessment up to the amount of the 1996-1997 assessment would be exempt from the additional procedural requirements of Proposition 218." "The 1996-1997 assessment will not be changed whether Measure LL is approved by the voters or rejected," the analysis states, "Approval of Measure LL will not increase property taxes, fees or assessments." 0 East Bay Regional Park District PJ . ,�: information on Measure KK The ballot for the general election of Tuesday,Nov. 5, 1996 includes Measure KK, which was authorized by tiie East buy Regional Park Distract Board of DirPMCrs. Measure KK asks voters to approve and continue the existing assessment that funds maintenance and park ranger patrols for the Park District's 1,000-mile trail network in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The current annual assessment is $5.44 per parcel, or$2.72 per apartment unit, and the measure does not ask for an increase. Measure KK will appear on the ballot throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties,except for East Contra Costa County, whose residents pay into a separate assessment district, and the Livermore area, where funds for Parklands are obtained through a tax revenue transfer agreement. If Measure KK is approved by a simple majority of voters, it will bring the trails assessment district into conformance with Proposition 218, another ballot measure, assuming Proposition 218 itself is approved by voters. Proposition 218 proposes major changes and increases in the procedures that public agencies must follow to establish benefit assessment districts. However, its provisions exempt public agencies whose existing benefit assessment districts have been approved by a simple majority of the voters. So if Measure KK is approved the Park District will be able to continue its trails assessment district at the current rate. As is now the case, the Park District board would be required to approve the assessment district's budget and assessment rate annually, after a public hearing on the matter. East Bay Regional Park District directors established the Alameda-Contra Costa Regional Trails Assessment District in mid-1993 to secure a stable local source of income for maintaining and operating the District-wide trail network. Its annual revenue is about $3.78 million. No organization or person has filed a ballot argument in opposition to Measure KK. "Voter approval of Measure KK would authorize continuation of the existing assessment but would not authorize an increase in existing taxes, fees or assessments," notes the Alameda County Counsel's impartial analysis of the measure. If Measure KK is approved by a majority of the voters, the resolution would comply with the voter approval requirements of Proposition 218," the analysis says. "The effect of passage would be that any future assessment up to the amount of the 1996-97 assessment would be exempt from the additional pro- cedural requirements of Proposition 218. The 1996-97 assessment will not be changed whether Measure KK is approved by the voters or rejected." 0 East Bay Regional Park District