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HEARING - Department of Transportation, Maintenance and Operations Division, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 124-2025 setting for election a measure to consider a special tax increase to provide road improvement and maintenance services in the Lynx Trail Zone of Benefit 98130 (Zone) within County Service Area 9; noting that the measure will be submitted to the zone electorate on the ballots distributed for the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026. This action will formally rescind prior Resolution 076-2025.
(Districts 3 & 5)
FUNDING: Lynx Trail Road Zone of Benefit Special Taxes. (100%)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Policy and Procedure Guidelines for Creation and Administration of Zones of Benefit within a County Service Area (Guidelines), amended version adopted June 2, 1987, provided for the Zone Advisory Committee to make recommendations regarding the level of the annual assessments to be placed on the tax roll. Assessments were set annually by Resolution of the Board, as allowed under County Service Area laws at the time. On September 10, 2024 (Legistar File 24-0845, Item 14), the Guidelines were amended for, among other things, consistency with current state laws and County practices regarding benefit assessments and special taxes.
During the September 28, 2024, general meeting, the Lynx Trail Advisory Committee determined that the existing $300 special tax amount per parcel is not sufficient to provide the level of maintenance services desired by the residents and property owners within the zone. The committee and residents recommended the County conduct an election for the registered voters in the zone to consider increasing the special tax to $450 per parcel. The advisory committee has not recommended the special tax be subject to annual adjustments based on an official index. The zone's committee provided the agenda and minutes from the September 28, 2024, meeting, which reflected the...
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