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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	November 17, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Ayers Ranch Property Tax Exchange

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/17/2015

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:	Rich Seithel 674-7869
cc:	Bob Campbell Valerie Barone Eric Gelston John Oborne

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: November 17, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2015/415 determining the allocation of property tax between the County of Contra Costa and the City of Concord for the Ayers Ranch Area.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This tax sharing proposal would provide for the County to share a portion of its current share of property taxes in the Ayers Ranch Area with the City of Concord. Under the terms of the agreement, the County will transfer 70% of its base property tax revenue and 70% of its increment revenues from the area to the City of Concord, estimated at $130,000 annually, upon annexation. (100% County General Fund)

BACKGROUND:

The proposed Ayers Ranch Area Reorganization to the City of Concord involves the future annexation of +/- 188.6 acres that are within the sphere of influence of the City and generally located southeast of Bailey Rd, northeast of Concord Blvd., southwest of Concord Naval Weapons Station and northwest of Ayers Rd. Included in the property tax exchange agreement is the Laurel Place/Pleasant View Annexation to the City of Concord (LAFCO 09-07) that was approved by LAFCO on August 12, 2015. LAFCO 09-07 includes 5.86 acres at the northwesterly end of Laurel Drive.

Ayers Ranch is an unincorporated island surrounded by the City of Concord containing approximately 306 residential parcels. Most of the residential properties in the Ayers Ranch area were originally constructed with septic systems. Septic systems have been failing, creating the need for these property owners to either repair their septic systems or receive sanitary sewer service from the City of Concord.

The City is considering annexation of the Ayers Ranch Area in order to provide a logical boundary and to facilitate the provision of City services, in particular sanitary sewer service, in accordance with Government Code Section 56133. Government Code Section 56133 states:

A city or district may provide new or extended services by contract or agreement outside its jurisdictional boundaries only if it first requests and receives written approval from the commission in the affected county;
The commission may authorize a city or district to provide new or extended services outside its jurisdictional boundaries but within its sphere of influence in anticipation of a later change of organization, and;
The commission may authorize a city or district to provide new or extended services outside its jurisdictional boundaries and outside its sphere of influence to respond to an existing or impending threat to the public health or safety of the residents of the affected territory.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Should the Board elect not to adopt Resolution No. 2015/415, the City of Concord will be unable to apply for an Out of Agency Service Agreement to provide sanitary sewer service in replacement of failing septic systems.