PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED PROPERTY RELATED FEEFOR WATER INVESITGATION ZONE NO. 2

May 19, 2015

San Joaquin County Board of SupervisorsSan Joaquin County Board of Supervisors

PURPOSE OF TODAY’S HEARING2

• To receive public testimony regarding proposed property related fee for Water Investigation Zone No. 2 services

• To receive formal protest (verbal or written) for the proposed service fee

WHY THE FEE IS NEEDED4443

• Water Investigation Zone No. 2 Assessment expires June 30, 2015 and a successor effort has been underway

• Due to recent case law, Zone 2 is proposed as a property related fee, rather than a benefit assessment

• The implementation of your Board’s adopted 2015 Strategic Plan to Meet Water Needs requires a funding source to continue services

• Includes all parcels countywide

• Designated an “Investigation Zone”

• Limited to Water- related Planning, Investigations and Studies

• Funding for staff, special water counsel, & consultants

• Originally established on an Ad Valorem basis

• $0.00336 per $1.00 of Assessed Property Value

• Approvals of Zone 2 through 2000 made in the pre-Proposition 218 era

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FEE STRUCTURE4

• Fees must be apportioned to properties by their use of water system

• Land use type, as well as number of acres and estimated population per property were calculated to determine the fee per property

• Annual fee adjustments can only be approved for a period of 5 years and are based on the annual CPI, not to exceed 3% annually

PROPOSED ZONE NO. 2 FEE5

Sample Calculations byLand Use

Dwelling Units Acreage

Area Service Fee

All Areas per parcel fee Total Fee

Single Family Residential 0.10 $9.131 /ac $0.91 $0.68 $1.60Single Family Residential 0.25 $9.131 /ac $2.28 $0.68 $2.97Single Family Residential 0.50 $9.131 /ac $4.57 $0.68 $5.25Multi-Family Residential 30.00 $2.357 /du $70.70 $0.68 $71.39Commercial 1.00 $3.714 /ac $3.71 $0.68 $4.40Office 1.00 $9.245 /ac $9.25 $0.68 $9.93Industrial 1.00 $8.323 /ac $8.32 $0.68 $9.01Recreation 5.00 $1.312 /ac $6.56 $0.68 $7.24School 5.00 $3.026 /ac $15.13 $0.68 $15.81Agricultural 10.00 $0.429 /ac $4.29 $0.68 $4.97Agricultural 640.00 $0.429 /ac $274.42 $0.68 $275.10Vacant $0.000 /ac $0.00 $0.68 $0.68

Fee Rate

• Zone No. 2 = 217,699 Eligible Parcels Countywide

• Total FY 2015-2016 Zone 2 Revenue = $1.25 Million

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PROTEST PROCESS6

• Written protests must be received prior to 12 o’clock noon today

• Verbal testimony must be voiced during today’s public hearing

• Total written protests received determines outcome

• Only one protest per parcel may be registered

• Property owner may rescind prior protest

PROTEST TABULATION PROCESS7

• All protests received prior to the Public Hearing were time-stamped and logged in a database by Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN)

• All submitted protests were validated, tabulated and included in the total by each committees consisting of staff and consultants

• Protests received before 12 noon on May 19, 2015 will be added and included in the total tally

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IF PROTESTING ZONE NO. 2 FEE8

• Please provide: • Your Name• Property address and/or Parcel Number

NOTE: • Protests from anyone other than a property

owner or authorized representative will not be tabulated

• All verbal protests must be accompanied by a written protest before the close of the hearing

RECOMMENDATION9

• Open the Public Hearing

• Receive testimony & any protests for the proposed Water Investigation Zone No. 2 Property Related Fee

• Close the public hearing

• After tabulation of protests received, Public Works will make final recommendations

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