TO: Members of the Governing Board
FROM: Christopher Silke - District Engineer
REPORT BY: Annamaria Martinez - Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Hearings
RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct a Public Hearing to consider testimony for the Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District Budget on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommended Budget for a total appropriation of $3,074,081. (Fiscal Impact: $684,957 Net Use of Fund Balance, Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District Budget; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Recommended Budget for the Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District budgets are submitted as follows:
Division 52400 NBRID Operating Budget
The requested appropriation for Division 52400 is $2,555,975. The recommended budget provides revenue collected through water and sewer user rates (40%), an availability charge (10%), a small portion of ad valorem property taxes (4%), miscellaneous revenue (1%), and use of available fund balance to offset the estimated appropriations (45%).
The proposed budget includes appropriations necessary to continue operation and maintenance of the water and wastewater systems in compliance with permits issued by the California Division of Drinking Water and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Estimated appropriations include the following:
1. Sewer Collection, Treatment, and Disposal System expenses;
2. Water Treatment and Distribution System expenses;
3. District-wide administrative and related expenses including billing, engineering services, etc.;
4. Minor infrastructure maintenance projects as needed;
5. Minor equipment replacement/additions as needed;
6. Contingency for unexpected costs associated with operating water and wastewater facilities;
7. Payment of interest on outstanding loans from Napa County (~$115,000), and
8. Annual payment of $112,033 ($58,966 sewer, $53,067 water) into short-lived asset reserve accounts as
required by the USDA loans that were used for the replacement of the water and wastewater treatment plants
and the expansion of the treated wastewater storage ponds during 2012-2014.
Division 52405 NBRID Capital Improvement Projects
Total appropriations requested is $0.
NBRID has four (4) currently active capital projects that will remain "in progress" and will roll over in Fiscal
Year 2025-26 as needed:
Project 21071 - USDA Depreciation Reserve Wastewater Projects - estimated rollover $57,990
Project 21072 - USDA Depreciation Reserve Water Projects - estimated rollover $37,372
Project 22017 - Wastewater Pond No. 2 Berm Repair Project - estimated $7,505
Project 25046 - Water and Wastewater SCADA Replacement Project - Appropriations totaling $250,000 were established for the Project on June 3, 2025. Estimated rollover unknown at time of publication of agenda.
NBRID has two (2) short-lived asset reserve accounts required by USDA loans, annual payment of $112,033 are paid to the two accounts as follows:
Project 16022 - USDA Bond-Wastewater Dpr Rsv - $58,966
Project 16023 - USDA Bond-Water Dpr Rsv - $53,067
Division 52410 NBRID Debt Service
Total appropriations requested are $518,107
In FY 2012-13, NBRID successfully issued $10,883,600 in Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds, comprised of $7,959,728 in Series A Bonds (Wastewater System Improvements) and $2,923,728 in Series B Bonds (Water System Improvements). The appropriations requested are to pay the debt service and expected regular administration fees currently scheduled for FY 2025-26. Additionally, FY 2025-26 will be the thirteenth year of assessment collections made from NBRID residents to repay the debt service for the bond.
Procedural Requirements:
1. Open Public Hearing
2. Staff Reports
3. Public Comment
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Continue item to Tuesday, June 24, 2025 consent calendar
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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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 budget is for FY 2025-26 only. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Without the budget adoption, NBRID will not have the appropriate spending authority needed for FY 2025-26. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.