RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
3. ADOPT Resolution No. 2018/47, attached hereto, directing Ordinance No. 2018-08 to be presented to CSA P-5 voters for approval at the June 5, 2018, primary election.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The approximate $6,000 cost of the election will be paid from ad valorem property tax revenues previously allocated to CSA P-5. If approved by the voters, the parcel tax is expected to generate approximately $596,820 annually to support extended police protection services in the defined area.
BACKGROUND:
The CSA P-5 Citizens Advisory Committee is proposing that a special tax measure be submitted to the voters of CSA P-5 as part of the scheduled June 5, 2018, primary election. The purpose of the tax is to generate revenue for police protection services. Under the proposal, a special tax of $812 per parcel would be imposed on taxable parcels in CSA P-5 in Fiscal Year 2018-2019. In subsequent years, the tax rate would be adjusted annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose urban area. The current tax rate is a maximum of $732 per parcel for parcels used for commercial recreational purposes, and a maximum of $330 parcel for all other parcels.
Currently, CSA P-5 reserve funds are being used to supplement $242,850 in annual special tax revenues to pay for two resident deputy sheriffs and maintenance of one patrol car. The Citizens Advisory Committee determined that a total of $550,000 is needed to continue funding this existing level of service without use of CSA P-5 reserve funds. The proposed tax of $812 per parcel would generate an estimated $596,820 in the first year.
Proposed Ordinance No. 2018-08 would increase the CSA P-5 special tax to $812 per parcel for all parcels in the first year, and provide for tax rate adjustments in each subsequent year based on changes in the applicable CPI. If adopted by the Board, Ordinance No. 2018-08 would become effective only if it is presented to the voters of CSA P-5 at an election, and receives the approval of two-thirds of the voters voting on the measure.
Resolution No. 2018/47 would direct Ordinance No. 2018-08 to be presented to the CSA P-5 voters for approval at the June 5, 2018, primary election, and provides appropriate ballot language. The resolution also directs the County Clerk, Elections Division, to conduct the election.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The proposed tax measure could not be submitted to CSA P-5 voters for consideration on June 5, 2018, if the Board does not take the recommended actions before the March 9, 2018, deadline to place measures on the primary election ballot.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
CLOSED the hearing;
ADOPTED Ordinance No. 2018-08 authorizing an increased special tax to fund extended police protection services in CSA P-5; and
ADOPTED Resolution No. 2018/47 directing Ordinance No. 2018-08 to be presented to CSA P-5 voters for approval at the June 5, 2018, primary election.