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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on April 6, 1993 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Smith, Bishop, MCPeak and Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Proposal. for Parcel Fee by CC Mosquito Abatement District
The Board received a March 10, 1993 letter from the
President of the Board of Trustees of the Contra Costa Mosquito
Abatement District asking the Board of Supervisors to support its
decision to establish .a parcel fee to support the District and to
provide for the health and comfort of the citizens of Contra Costa
County,
The Board discussed the matter in some detail, including the
various other fees and assessments now before the taxpayers of the
County.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the County Administrator .is
requested to draft a letter for the Chair ' s . signature advising the
Board of Trustees that the Board of Supervisors has determined that it
is not in support of .a parcel tax for. the Mosquito .Abatement District
but that is willing to discuss options for the District..
hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
C C: County Administrator an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
County Counsel Board of Supervisorsthe date shown.
ATTESTED:
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PHIL BATCHE R,Cierk of the Board
?Teiof Supervisors and County Administrator
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CONTRA COSTA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
N10 S Q U!TO ABATEMENTDISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
PRESIDENT 155 MASON CIRCLE MANAGER
DAvid IAMESON,Ph.D. CONCORD, CA 94520 ChARIES BEESIEy, Ph.D.
DANViIIE (510) 685-9301
VICE PRESIDENT (800) 331-8321 .
ChARIES LUpShA FAX: 685-0266
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SECRETARY RECEIVED
FREdA ERicksEN March 10, 1993
PIEASAnT Hill
ANTIOCH 1993
ChARIES T. MAILEi p
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BRENTWOOD
CE ERIC BOARD OF SUPEi iV;So(
VACANT Mr..Tom Torlakson, Chair s r f, ,
CLAYTON
Board of Supervisors
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IoNN HANIEy 300 E. Leland Road, Suite 100
CONCORD Pittsburg, CA 94565
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CONTRA COSTA CO. Dear JLtpenvisoI T UrlakSUn:
PATRICIA BEIio
Jim Pi"ckNEy
Will1AM ROSS Thank you for you letter of February 16, 1993. The Board of Trustees of the Contra
ELCERRITO Costa Mosquito Abatement District met March 8 to consider establishing a parcel
DR.Sfdcwick MEAd fee to support the District and provide for the health and comfort of the citizens of
HERCULES Contra Costa County.. The unanimous decision of the Trustees to proceed with the
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process was made after careful consideration of the alternatives and is indicative of
LAFAYETTE
MARilyN Milby the importance of the issue.
MARTINEZ
RoNAId WhalcR, Ph.D. The parcel fee is the most regressive of all taxes. In this .case it is even more
MORAGA burdensome because of the high percentage (up to 25%) of the fee which must be
LoAiN WAXMA" dedicated to the collection of the fee by the county. We would have much preferred
PINOLE to use the property tax established in the 1920's by the citizens when the District was
VACANT formed. However, we must follow the law and the law provides us with the option
PITTSBURG of a parcel fee or no parcel fee. The law does not provide a procedure to ask for
ROBERT HUSSEy
a vote of the people.
RICHMOND
.VACANT
SAN PABLO
Your letter of December 29 strongly urges us "to consider the implementation of a
WARREN TRuNdIE minimal assessment to address your District's funding needs. The Board of
SAN Rai�Sv�� 5�:�vr:'is rs has pledged to ���ork xl th the District to explore the impl.emPn.ta.tion of
Dick vESpERM"" this minimal assessment." Now that we have taken this step we hope the Board of
WALNUT CREEK Supervisors.will..support us.
NANcy BROwNfid.d
I am also sorry that we were unable to arrive at a mutually satisfactory settlement
to the lawsuit. .I believe that public agencies should not be suing each other but
should be able to reach agreements and work together to solve the problems which
arise from the needs of the citizens. However, the Board was convinced that the
intent of the legislature was?clear and refers to follow this intent. I remind you that
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we are still willing to discuss the possibility of assuming all vector control activities
t?.SS•1"R"3UT101 in the county.
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