TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Kat Chambers, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Public Hearing on Levy of Assessments in County Service Area No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2025-26
RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct a Public Hearing to consider testimony for County Service Area No. 3 on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 assessment of $147,166 and adopt a resolution authorizing the assessment levy (Fiscal Impact: $147,166 Revenue; County Service Area No. 3; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In 1997, County Service Area (CSA) No. 3 property owners held a Proposition 218 election that approved an assessment methodology for street services (median landscaping, street sweeping, and street lighting). Pursuant to a Proposition 218 ballot process conducted on July 18, 2023, property owners in CSA No. 3 authorized a new assessment and methodology for street services, approved by the Board of Supervisors in Resolution No. 2023-95.
On May 20, 2025, the "Engineer's Report" for Fiscal Year 2025-26 was submitted to the Board in compliance with Chapter 3.10 of the Napa County Code. After receiving the report, the Board, by resolution, declared the County's intent to levy assessments for CSA No. 3, set June 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. for a public hearing to consider any protests to the proposed assessments, and designated Kat Chambers of the Public Works department as the person to answer questions regarding the assessments.
The Engineer's Report proposes a total assessment for Fiscal Year 2025-26 of $147,166, allocated among parcels of real property in CSA No. 3 receiving street-related services. The amount of the assessment allocated to each parcel is included in the Engineer's Report. This public hearing is to hear and consider any testimony in favor or in opposition to the proposed assessments. The proposed assessments were calculated using the assessment rate methodology and special benefit analysis approved by a vote of the property owners in CSA ...
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