The cost of establishing the Police Service District and election is paid for by the developer of the subdivision.
Per the conditions of approval for Subdivision No. 9429 (County File #SD16-9429), prior to recording the final map for the subdivision, the subdivider is required to establish a special Police Services tax district for the purposes of providing additional funding to augment police services in the area of the subdivision. The property to be subdivided and placed within the proposed special tax district consists of a 7.68-acre site located at 3198 Gloria Terrace in the unincorporated area of Lafayette.
On November 5, 2019, the Board approved Resolution No. 2019/610, as required by Government Code Section 25217, subdivision (b), as the first step in forming a new zone within County Service Area (CSA) P-6 in the unincorporated area of Lafayette. The proposed zone would serve as the vehicle to collect special taxes within the boundaries of the zone if a special tax measure is approved by registered voters within the zone area at the February 11, 2020, election.
The Board is scheduled to conduct a separate hearing on December 10, 2019, on the formation of the proposed zone. If the Board determines there is no majority protest to the formation of this new zone, and if the Board adopts Resolution No. 2019/645, establishing CSA P-6, Zone 2905 subject to voter approval of the special tax, the next step in the process is the hearing on the adoption of a special tax ordinance, the adoption of that ordinance and adoption of a resolution submitting the tax measure to the voters.
In this action, the Board is asked to conduct the hearing on, and adopt, the special tax ordinance (Ordinance No. 2019-28), which would authorize the levy of a special tax for police protection services on all taxable parcels in the area of Zone 2905 if a special tax ballot measure is approved by a two-thirds majority of the registered voters in the zone area. Resolution No. 2019/646, the adoption of which is also recommended, sets forth appropriate ballot language, directs the County Clerk, Elections Division, to conduct the aforementioned election as part of the February 11, 2020, election, and supplies appropriate ballot language.
The project developer would be unable to comply with the conditions of approval for the project. The developer would be unable to record the final map for the subdivision.