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f'ROM: PHIL BATCHELOR
County Administrator 1�
DATE: April 17, 1991
SUBJECT: RIVERVIEW FIRE' PROTECTION DISTRICT FIVE YEAR PLAN AMENDMENT AND
BENEFIT ASSESSMENT INCREASE
Specific Request(s) or Recommendations(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Approve the attached report of the Riverview Fire Protection District proposing
an amendment to its Five Year Financing Plan and an increase in its benefit
assessment from $15 per unit to $39 per unit.
2. Adopt the attached resolution which directs the preparation of a report and the
,initiation of procedures leading to public hearing and the Board's consideration
of adoption of the subject assessment increase.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
Over the past several years, the Board of Supervisors has considered and- approved five
year financing plans for improving the facilities and increasing the staffing of
various County fire districts. The financing plans have relied primarily on
development fees for capital costs and benefit assessments for personnel.
In 1987, the Board approved a benefit assessment in the amount of $15 per unit for the
Riverview Fire 'Protection District to fund the addition of eleven firefighters to
staff the new station 88 in Antioch. Because of increased salary and benefits
increases and other operating cost increases, the $15 fee is no longer adequate to
fund station 88 staffing: , The proposed benefit assessment increase provides for the
continued funding of station 88.
The District is working on a comprehensive revision of its original Five Year
Financing Plan. Although the plan is still under development, the need for an
additional new station in Pittsburg has been identified. The recommended amendment to
the Five Year Financing Plan will provide for the needed new station in Pittsburg.The
new station is needed to maintain adequate response time throughout the District. The
new station is in the final design stages and is expected to be operational in early
1992. Accordingly, it will be necessary to hire an additional eleven firefighters.
The proposed benefit assessment increase will fund these new employees as well as some
support staff and certain other operating costs as outlined in the Fire District
report.
The recommended resolution outlines procedures for the preparation of a report by the
District which indicates: 1) the description of each parcel of property proposed to
CONTINUED ON ATT'ACBMENT: X YES Signature:��/ c
X Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee
X Approve Other
Signature(s):
Action of Board on:- April 23, 1991. Approved as Recommended x other
Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY'CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
X_ Unanimous (Absent I ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Absent: _ Abstain:
Attested: April 23 , 1991
cc: County Administrator Phil Batchelor, Clerk of
County Counsel the Board of Supervisors
Auditor-Controller and County Administrator
City of Antioch
City of Pittsburg
United Professional Fire Fighters
Local 1230 By: , DEPUTY
Riverview Fire Protection District
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April 17, 1991
be assessed; 2) the amount of the assessment for each parcel for the initial and
maximum fiscal years; 3) the duration of the proposed assessments; 4) the basis of
the proposed assessments; 5) a statement as to how the proposed assessments relate
to the benefits to the property to be assessed; 6) the schedule of the proposed
assessments; and 7) the documentation required by one section of the report.
The procedures provide for the above report to be filed with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and for the determination of the date for the. public hearing required by
law. The Clerk is to cause the posting and publication of the required legal notices.
Under the direction of the Clerk, the District must provide for copies of the notice
to be mailed to each owner of a parcel which would be subject to the proposed
assessment. The District would also be prepared to respond to questions about the
proposed assessment which would be directed to its headquarters.
If the Board, following the public hearing, finds the amount of the the protest of the
proposed assessment to be no more than 5% of the total amount of expected revenue from
the assessment, it can order the assessments to be made.
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BACKGROUND
Early in 1985, the Board of Supervisors directed the County
Administrator to study the personnel and capital needs of fire districts
governed by the Board of Supervisors. This led to the development of
each district"s "Five Year Plan".
The resulting plans were submitted to the Board of Supervisors in
June 1985. They were approved by the Board, and a consultant was retained
to assist the County in recommending financing for the amounts approved in
the plans. Each plan for financing an approved Five Year Plan was
subsequently adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
STATION LOCATION PLAN
Since adoption of the Financing Plan the District found it
necessary to revise the Station Location Plan originally developed in
1982.
The New Fire Station Location Plan, recognized and accepted by the
Cities of Pittsburg and Antioch, identifies the need for a total of
nine (9) fire stations in the District. The New Plan remains
consistent with the County General Plan and provides for a five minute
response standard. The New Plan identifies that Stations 82, 85 and 88
need to be relocated and two additional stations need to be
constructed.
Presently, one of the additional stations called for in the New Plan
is in the final design stages and will be ready for occupancy in early
1992 . The majority of cost for this station will be from Developers
Fees. The site for this station was provided to the District by the
City of Pittsburg.
The District is continuing to work with the Cities and Developers to
secure sites for the relocation of Stations 82 and 85.
BENEFIT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
An element of the financing plan for Riverview Fire is the Benefit
Assessment Program adopted by the Board of Supervisors Resolution (87/90)
in early 1987.. The Riverview Fire District's Benefit Assessment Fee was
established at $15 per unit.
In accordance with the approved financing plan and specifically the
Benefit Assessment element, the District hired eleven (11) Firefighters
in 1988 to provide personnel for the new temporary station located in
Southeast Antioch (Station 88) .
Due to inflation, escalating personnel and operating costs, the
current $15 per unit assessment is no longer sufficient to support
these eleven (11) personnel.
Additionally, the District will need to hire eleven (11) more
Firefighters .in January 1992 to provide personnel for the new Fire
Station 87, located in the City of Pittsburg and scheduled for occupancy
in March of 1992 ..
It is essential to the continued operations of the District that the
Five Year Financing Plan be updated to reflect an increase in the Benefit
Assessment Fee: from $15 per unit to $39 per unit as per the following
"Summary of Benefit Assessment":
SUMMARY OF BENEFIT ASSESSMENT
Type of Addition Amount to Per Unit
or Improvement be Financed Fee = $39
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1991-92
a) Continued Funding of Projected Number of
11 Firefighters hired $ 850, 000 Units = 46, 000
in 1988
b) Hire 11 Firefighters
in January IL992 for 441, 000 Revenue: $1, 794, 000
Station 87 Expenses: 1, 343 , 000
c) Operating Costs for Balance: 451, 000
Station 87 and 88 32, 000
d) One Vehicle 20, 000
$1, 343, 000
SUMMARY OF BENEFIT ASSESSMENT
Type of Addition Amount to Per Unit
or Improvement be Financed Fee = $39
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1992-93 Projected Number
a) Continued funding of of Units = 46,500
22 Firefighters + 8% $1,836, 000
b) Add one Battalion Chief 120, 000 Revenue: $1, 813 , 500
c) Add one Vehicle 20,000 Bal Fwd: 451, 000
d) Operating Costs for Total Avail: $2,264, 500
Station 87 & 88 32 ,000 Expenses: _2 , 008 , 000
$2, 008,000 Balance: $ 256, 500
It is the intent of the District to utilize the Benefit Assessment
Fees primarily to fund fire suppression personnel.
However, the need for support personnel will also continue to grow
as the District becomes larger and demands for services increase.
The District presently funds several support services positions
from revenue generated by "Fee for Service" programs. It is our intent
to explore more broadly the "Fee for Service" concept for the purpose of
funding future support services personnel.
Summary
The District is requesting an "updating" of the financing plan to
accommodate our immediate identifiable needs. A positive action by the
Board of Supervisors will provide the necessary funding for the
District to continue its operation of Station 88 and provide sufficient
funds for manning Station 87 in January 1992 .
This will also allow sufficient time for the District to prepare a more
comprehensive five year plan which will incorporate detailed
information on how the Delta Fair Property and other "Fees for Service"
programs may be used to fund future personnel and Capital Facilities.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
AS GOVERNING BODY OF THE RIVERVIEW FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT
Re: Fire Suppression )
Assessment Procedure, ) RESOLUTION No. 91/ 262
Riverview. )
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County as the Board of Directors of the
Riverview Fire 'Protection District Resolves That:
Pursuant to Government Code Article 3.6 (§§ 50078-50078.20), the board of
directors of a county fire protection district may determine and levy annual
assessments for fire suppression services (to obtain, operate and maintain fire
suppression equipment or apparatus and pay the salaries and benefits of
firefighting personnel) after the completion of a public hearing for which
individual notice has been given to every owner of property proposed to be
assessed.
The assessments to be levied shall be determined from established' uniform
schedules and -rates based upon the type of use of property and the risk
classification of the structures or other improvements on, or the use of,
involved properties. The proposed assessment must be related to the benefits to
the property assessed.
This Board of Directors Hereby Resolves that it intends to pursue the
levying of a benefit assessment to support District fire suppression services
and directs the following actions:
1. The District's Fire Chief and staff (in consultation with its fire
commission) shall study the level of fire suppression services desired and
appropriate for said District's area(s), the costs of providing the same, and
prepare a written report (to be filed with this Board) containing:
(a) A description of each lot of parcel of property proposed to be subject
to the assessment;
(b) The amount of the assessment proposed for each lot of parcel for the
initial fiscal year (1991-92);
(c) The maximum amount of the assessment which may be levied for each lot
or parcel during any fiscal year, including any provision for automatic
adjustment;
(d) The duration of the proposed assessment;
(e) The basis for the proposed assessment including documentation showing
generally how the proposed uniform schedule(s) and rate(s) based upon types of
property, structure (improvements) risk classifications or property uses were
established; and.,
(f) A statement of how the proposed assessment relates to the benefits to
the property assessed.
(g) The schedule of the assessment.
(h) Any documentation required by paragraph 4.
RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 262
2. Any benefit assessments proposed to be levied on land devoted
primarily to agricultural, timber or livestock uses, and being used for the
commercial production of agricultural, timber or livestock products shall be
related to the relative risk to the land and its products pursuant to Government
Code § 50078.2(b). A benefit assessment shall not be levied for wildland or
watershed fire suppression on land located in a state reponsibility area (Pub.
Res.0 § 4102).
3. In order to allow tax roll collection of the assessment (if levied),
the above-described report shall utilize the Contra Costa County Assessor's Use
Codes and the attached "Benefit Assessment Risk Schedule".
4. In using only the risk unit indicated for the Use Code of a particular
property would, due to its unique circumstances result in it not being fairly
assessed risk units in relation to typical parcels covered by the involved Use
Code designation, the report may propose a risk unit allocation for that
particular property by reference to its Assessor's parcel number and utilization
of the same standards used to determine risk unit allocations for Assessor Use
Code designations. Where such a risk unit allocation is proposed for a
particular property, the above-described report shall explain why this is
necessary.
5. Upon the filing of the above-described report with the Clerk of this
Board, it shall determine a date for a public hearing to be held by this Board
upon such report. The Clerk shall also cause notice of the filing of the report
and of the time, date, and place of hearing thereon to be published pursuant to
Government Code Section 6066 and to be posted in at least three public places
within the District and territory proposed to be subject to the assessment.
With the assistance of District staff, said clerk shall also cause a copy of the
notice of the filing of the report and of the time, date, and place of hearing
thereon to be mailed to each parcel or property owner whose property would be
subject to the assesssment and to any interested party who has filed a written
request with the District for mailed notice of meetings on new or increased
charges. Said notice shal be mailed at least two weeks prior to the date set
for the hearing (Govt.0 § 50078.6).
6. Upon the time, date, and place determined for the public hearing, this
Board shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the above
described report, and may, thereafter, by ordinance or resolution, determine and
levy the assessment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED April 23 , 1991 by the following vote :
AYES: Supervisors. Fanden, McPeak;.-.Torlakson, `:Schroder
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Powers
ABSTAIN: None
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Superviso on the date shown.
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ATTESTED: sal �-•
PHIL BATC ELOR.Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and
/County Administrator
by ��L�G r�/� Deputy
RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 262
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BENEFIT ASSESSMENT RISK SCHEDULE
USE CODE EXPLANATION RISK UNIT
10 Vacant - Unbuildable 0. 5
11 Single Family Res 1 res, 1 site 1
12 Single Fam. Res. res 2 or more sites 1
13 Single Fam. Res. 2 res on I or more sites 2
14 Single Fam. Res. other than Sing. fam. land 1
15 Misc. improvements - 1 site 0. 5
16 Misc. improvements - 2 or more sites 0.5
17 Vacant - I site 0. 5
18 Vacant - 2 or more sites I
19 Single Fam. Res. det. w/common area 1
20 Vacant - Multiple 0. 5
21 Duplex 2
22 Triplex 2
23 Fourplex 2
24 Combinations 2
25 Apartments ( 5-12 units) 5
26 Apartments ( 13-24 units) 7
27 Apartments ( 25-59 units) 10
28 Apartments (60+ units) 10
29 Attached PUDs: Cluster homes, condos, etc. I
30 Vacant commercial 0.5
31 Commercial stores - not supermarkets 3
32 Small grocery stores (7-11, etc. ) 3
33 office Buildings 4
34 Medical, dental 4
35 Service stations, car wash 4
91/262
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USE CODE EXPLANATION RISK UNIT
36 Garages 4
37 Community Facilities (recreational, etc. ) 2
38 Golf Courses 5
39 Bowling Alleys 5
40 Boat Harbors 6
41 Supermarkets (not in shopping centers) 6
42 Shopping Centers (incl. vacant for future) 7
43 Financial Buildings (Ins. , Title, Banks, S&L) 4
44 Motels , Hotels& Mobile Home Parks 5
45 Theaters 5
46 Drive-in Restaurants 3
47 Restaurants (Not Drive-in) 5
48 Multiple & Commercial 5
49 New Car Auto Agencies 5
50 Industrial Vacant Land ( not indus. park) 5
51 Industrial Park 7
52 Research & Development (w/ or w/o structures) 7
53 Light Industrial 7
54 Heavy Industrial 10
55 Unassigned 7
56 Miscellaneous Improvements 7
57 Unassigned 7
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58 Unassigned 7
59 Unassigned 7
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60 Unassigned (Land) 1
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USE CODE EXPLANATION RISK UNIT
61 Rural, Res. Improv. , lA - 10A 1
62 Rural, w/ or w/o misc. struct. lA - 10A 1
63 Urban Acreage 10A - 40A 2
64 Urban Acreage 40A & over 3
65 Orchards/Vineyards 10A - 40A 1
66 Orchards/Vineyards 40A & over 1
67 Dry Farming 10A - 40A 2
68 Dry Farming- 40A & over 3
69 Agricultural Preserves , 2
70 Convalescent Hospitals/Rest Homes 6
71 Churches 3
72 Schools (Public or Private) 5
73 Hospitals 6
74 Cemetaries/Mortuaries 3
75 Fraternal & Service Organizations 4
76 RETIREMENT HOUSING COMPLEX 10
77 Cultural Uses (Libraries) 3
78 Parks & Playgrounds 1
79 Government Owned (Fed. , State, City, BART) 0
80 Mineral Rights 0
81 Private Roads 0 . 5
82 Pipelines & Canals 4
83 State Board Assessed 3
84 Utilities (Not Assessed by State Board) 3
.85 Public & Private Parking 1
86 Municipally Owned Properties 0
91/262
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USE CODE EXPLANATION RISK UNIT
87 Common Area 2
88 Mobile .Homes 1
89 Other (Split Parcels in diff. tax code areas) 1
99 Awaiting Assignment 1
SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS TO RISK SCHEDULE
BY PARCEL NUMBER
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