TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
REPORT BY: Sarah Geiss - Supervising Staff Services Analyst
SUBJECT: Protest Hearing - Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Watershed Assessment
RECOMMENDATION
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Protest Hearing - Intention to Levy and collect assessments for Joint Zone Project 96-1 (Maintenance and Watershed management)
Conduct a protest hearing on the proposed assessments for fiscal year 2026/2027 and adopt a Resolution to Levy and Collect Assessments for fiscal year 2026/2027 for Joint Zone Project 96-1 (Maintenance and Watershed Management). (Fiscal Impact: $1,579,900 Revenue; Watershed Projects; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
On August 30, 1996, the Board adopted a Resolution which levied assessments for three zones previously created within the District (Joint Zone Project No. 96-1) to fund various aspects of the maintenance and watershed management program of the District. The Resolution also established an ongoing annual methodology for levying these assessments to reflect changes in the property characteristics of the assessed properties and adjustments for inflation. In accordance with this methodology, on April 21, 2026, the Board held a public hearing at the conclusion of which the Board adopted the Engineer's Report for the program for the upcoming year and adopted a Resolution indicating its intention to levy assessments and directing notice to be given of a protest hearing to be held on May 12, 2026.
The protest hearing has been noticed in the manner provided by the District's governing statutes. It is anticipated that the Board will open the hearing, hear the staff report, and receive any written protests filed prior to or at the hearing from registered voters residing in or the owners of assessable land located within the Joint Zone Project's three zones.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the Secretary of the District Board will tally any such protests which have bee...
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