TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing and Community Services
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Project Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing on County Service Area No. 4 Budget for FY 2025-26
RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct a Public Hearing for the County Service Area No. 4 (CSA No. 4) to consider testimony on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 recommended budget for total appropriation of $708,441. (Fiscal Impact: $24,102 Net Use of Fund Balance; County Service Area No.4 Fund;
Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In 2002, the Board of Supervisors created County Service Area No. 4 (CSA No. 4) to provide funding for farm worker housing programs. Revenues for the program come from an assessment on vineyard acreage located within the service area. As provided in Government Code section 25213.2, the assessments must be approved by the district every five years and were last reauthorized in 2022 through fiscal year 2026-27. The proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget assumes a $14 assessment per planted vineyard acre. The current assessment may not exceed $15 per planted acre.
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: |
None |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Insufficient funding for farmworker housing centers in Napa County |
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