TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
REPORT BY: Sarah Geiss - Supervising Staff Services Analyst
SUBJECT: Resolution of Intent to Levy Assessments - Project 96-1
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING - Intention To Levy And Collect Assessments For Joint Zone Project 96-1 (Maintenance And Watershed Management)
Conduct a public hearing to accept the Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and adopt a Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 for Joint Zone Project 96-1 (Maintenance and Watershed Management) and authorizing the notice of protest hearing. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
On August 30, 1996, the District Board adopted a Resolution which levied assessments for the three zones created within the District to fund various aspects of a maintenance and watershed management program for the District. The intention of the assessment process was to establish a mechanism to provide continued annual funding for certain categories of ongoing projects benefiting landowners within the District. The three zones of benefit for Project 96-1 are:
1. The Napa River Watershed outside the City of Napa
2. The City of Napa
3. District Wide, which includes the entirety of Napa County, excluding Lovall Valley and the City of American
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The programs funded by assessment collected in each of the zones are described in the attached Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The work to be performed consists of clearing and maintaining District owned channels and easements within the Flood Control District; clearing and providing assistance to property owners with other problem areas within the Napa River and its tributaries; supporting the Corps of Engineers with dredging the Napa River; repairing and stabilizing the River and streambanks; installing and operating a Countywide early warning system for flooding; replacing and installing major storm drain...
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