Hold a public hearing and adopt resolution approving the Engineer's Report, confirm diagram and assessment and order levy of continued Esparto Park Maintenance and Operations District Assessment for 2022-2023. (No general fund impact) (Yarris)

This item came to the Board on 6/28/2022 and was approved by the Board, but because the item was not legally noticed in the newspaper, it needs to be reheard by the Board and approved. 

In 2015, after gaining property owner ballot support, benefit assessments consistent with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 were established to provide funding for the maintenance and operations of a community park and aquatic center in the unincorporated community of Esparto. The park and aquatic center have since been formally named Tuli Mem Park.

The facilities consist of an 86.7-acre community park with sports fields, picnic area, walking trails and water fountains, and an aquatic center containing two swimming pools, snack bar, changing rooms, and showers. The aquatic center and park became operational in Summer of 2019. The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 requires than an annual Engineer’s Report be prepared by a licensed professional engineer and established other requirements for the continuation of the assessments. On March 8, 2022 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 22-31 directing SCI Consulting Group to prepare an Engineer’s Report for fiscal year 2022-23. The Engineer’s Report includes the proposed budget for the assessments for fiscal year 2022-23, the special and general benefit findings to support the assessments, and the proposed assessments per single family equivalent benefit unit for fiscal year 2022-23. The report is available for review at the Clerk of the Board’s Office and included as Attachment B to this staff report. On May 24, 2022 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 22-70 which preliminarily approved the Engineer’s Report and set the date of the original public hearing.

Approval of the resolution today will order the continuation of the levy assessments for fiscal year 2022-23 and will cause these levies to be submitted by SCI Consulting Group to the County Auditor to be included on the 2022-23 property tax bill. This public hearing will allow all interested persons the opportunity to participate in this decision-making process and will allow the Board of Supervisors to consider all oral statements and all written protests made or filed by any interested person.

General Services Department, County Administrator's Office, Department of Financial Services, County Counsel, SCI Consulting Group