TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing and Homeless Services
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Staff Service Analyst
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Accepting the Engineer’s Report and Setting a Public Hearing on the Imposition of Assessments for County Service Area No. 4
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution regarding the assessments for County Service Area No. 4 (CSA No. 4) to accept the Engineer’s Report; set a public hearing for June 4, 2024; direct the Clerk of the Board to comply with applicable notice requirements; and designate Alex Carrasco of the Housing & Homeless Services Division as the person to answer questions. (Fiscal Impact $663,614 Revenue, County Service Area No. 4 Fund, Budgeted, Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The recommended action commences the process necessary for County Service Area No. 4 to impose
assessments on qualifying property owners for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The assessments are imposed to provide
funding for the three farmworker housing centers known as the Calistoga, Mondavi and River Ranch Centers
(“Centers”). Adoption of the resolution accepts the required Engineer's Report and sets a date for the next
public hearing to hear any objections to the assessment. In 2022, an election was held at which the property
owners who are subject to the assessments reauthorized the assessments for an additional five-years, and up to a
maximum of $15.00 per planted acre per year. The proposed assessment for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 is $14.00
per planted acre.
CSA No. 4 assessments are levied on qualifying property owners who have one acre or more of planted
vineyards. The proposed assessments fund the Centers operations and are budgeted in Fund 2810. Currently,
State legislation expressly defines that no assessment shall be greater than $15.00 per planted vineyard acre per
year. Per the Engineer's Report, for Fiscal Year 2024-25 there are 47,401 assessable planted vineyard acres. The
per acre assessment within that range is determined by the Engineers Report, which reviews the Center
operating budgets against available revenue sources (lodger and staff rents, State funding and other
contributions) to determine annual assessment. The proposed assessment of $14.00 per acre will generate
$663,614 in revenue, contributing approximately 32% of the $2,045,511 annual operating cost of the Centers.
Requested Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution regarding the assessments for County Service Area No. 4 (CSA No. 4) to:
• Accept the Engineer’s Report;
• set a public hearing for June 4, 2024;
• direct the Clerk of the Board to comply with applicable notice requirements; and
• designate Alex Carrasco of the Housing & Homeless Services Division as the person to answer questions.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Fund 2810 County Service Area No. 4 |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
The proposed assessments fund the farmworker housing activities of CSA No. 4. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
The proposed assessments cannot be imposed without a public hearing. If assessments are not imposed, CSA No. 4 would not have sufficient funding for the next five years. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA
Guidelines section 15378 (14 CCR 15378) because the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect change to the environment.