TO: Members of the Governing Board
FROM: Christopher Silke, District Engineer
REPORT BY: Anna Martinez, Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Calling a Special Election by all-mailed ballots for January 20, 2026 that will enable voters to approve or reject Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District Measure "A" and approving and submitting an argument in favor of the Measure.
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution calling a Special Election on January 20, 2026 enabling voters to approve or reject Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District Measure "A" establishing an annual Special Tax of $1,560 on all parcels in the District with existing infrastructure available to connect to the water and sewer systems, and approving and submitting an argument in favor of Measure "A". (Fiscal Impact up to $15,000, NBRID Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
On October 29, 2024, the Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District (NBRID) District Engineer in collaboration with Robert D. Niehaus, Inc. (RDN), NBRID's financial consultant, presented an updated operations budget financial plan to the Board for their information along with options for increasing revenue to eliminate annual deficits, cease loan dependency from the County and transition to financial sustainability. Fiscal stability is a prerequisite for NBRID, recently designated as a disadvantaged community, to qualify for State and Federal grant assistance programs to perform necessary capital improvement projects on District utility assets.
As requested by the Board, staff presented the same material to customers and property owners in the District at a community meeting on November 13, 2024 at the Capell Valley Volunteer Fire Station and returned to the Board on December 17, 2024 to seek endorsement of one of the following funding scenarios - adjusted from those presented at the October 29, 2024 Board meeting and the November 13, 2024 community meeting to account for revised assumptions regard...
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