TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
REPORT BY: Sarah Geiss - Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Resolution of Intent to Levy Assessments - Rutherford Reach Benefit Zone
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING 9:00 AM - INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR RUTHERFORD REACH BENEFIT ZONE DISTRICT 2008-01
Conduct a public hearing to accept the Engineer's Report for the Rutherford Reach Benefit Zone Assessment District 2008-01 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, adopt the Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and authorize the notice of protest hearing. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
On November 18, 2008, the District Board adopted a Resolution which established formation of a Benefit Assessment District that spans a 4.5-mile reach of the Napa River south of the City of St. Helena, extending from Zinfandel Lane in the north to Oakville Cross Road in the south. The Resolution also levied assessments for the Benefit Zone to fund various aspects of maintenance. The purpose of the assessment process was to establish a mechanism to provide continued annual funding for maintenance benefiting the residents and landowners within the Benefit Zone and to support the Rutherford Reach Restoration Project. The Benefit Zone includes 41 parcels located along both sides of the approximately 4.5-mile reach of the Napa River south of the City of St. Helena. The objectives of the Rutherford Reach Restoration Maintenance Plan (Maintenance Plan) are to reduce bank erosion and to maintain the function of in-stream habitat enhancement structures and control target non-native invasive plant species, to the extent practicable, within the riparian corridor.
The District's governing statute has special legislation that sets forth the procedures the District must follow. In order to levy the assessments to continue funding the District's programs, the District Board must hold a...
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