Cost of preparation of the Preliminary Engineer’s Report is 100% funded by the Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2).
The existing Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2) contains thirty (30) Benefit Zones comprised of landscaping, pedestrian bridges, irrigation, park and recreational facilities and ancillary improvements installed by developers as a condition of their development. The annual assessment levies fund the operation, maintenance, and capital replacement of these facilities.
On March 28, 2017, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Resolution of Initiation which directed the Engineer of Work for Contra Costa County to prepare the FY 2017/2018 Preliminary Engineer’s Report for the Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2). The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 requires that an Engineer’s Report be prepared each fiscal year to identify any changes in the improvements and to set the ensuing year’s special assessment rates.
The Fiscal Year 2017/2018 assessments included in the Preliminary Engineer’s Report for each Benefit Zone were calculated by considering all anticipated expenditures for the operation, maintenance, utilities, administration, and capital replacement costs of these facilities. In addition, if any excess revenue was available from the previous fiscal year, it was credited against the proposed expenses for that Benefit Zone. The assessment rates within each Benefit Zone may change from the previous fiscal year, dependent upon the projected costs to maintain the facilities, however, the FY 2017/2018 special assessment rates cannot exceed the maximum amount set when the Benefit Zone was originally formed, plus an annual cost of living adjustment, if applicable.
If the Board of Supervisors approves the Preliminary Engineer’s Report and adopts the Resolution of Intention, the Clerk of the Board will publish the Notice of Public Hearing. The Public Hearing will be scheduled for June 13, 2017. At the Public Hearing, the Board of Supervisors will be asked to adopt the Resolution Confirming the Diagram and Assessment for FY 2017/2018.
Without Board of Supervisors’ approval of the Preliminary Engineer’s Report and adoption of the Resolution of Intention there would be no assessment revenue collected from the Countywide Landscape District AD 1979-3 (LL-2) for FY 2017/2018. Thus, funds would not be available to maintain the landscaping and other improvements within the Benefit Zones throughout the Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2).