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Hearing to consider adoption of Resolution 139-2008 establishing fees for mosquito abatement and snow removal equipment within County Service Area 03 (City of South Lake Tahoe) for fiscal year 2008-09, noting the $20 snow removal and $6 mosquito abatement benefit assessments remain unchanged.
FUNDING: Zone of benefit assessments.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $337,245
Funding
Budgeted $337,245
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $337,245
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
Without adoption of the proposed benefit assessment, the programs would cease. No change to Net County Cost.
Background:
Coutny Service Area #3 (CSA#3) benefit assessments are designated for specific programs. The resolution, program and benefit assessment schedules are differentiated by Snow Removal Equipment and Mosquito Abatement/Vector Control for the East Slope.
The City of South Lake Tahoe established a Joint Powers Agreement in 1989 for the purchase of snow removal equipment within the City of South Lake Tahoe (SLT). The City of SLT Public Works Department is responsible for the overall program. The Environmental Management Department administers the collection and benefit assessment.
The Mosquito Abatement Program, established in 1963, is applicable to City and County parcels within the Tahoe Basin. A summary of the benefit assessments are attached as Table 1 CSA #3.
Reason for Recommendation:
The City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe on April 15, 2008 held a public hearing regarding the $20 benefit assessment for Snow Removal Equipment. The City Council unanimously approved the continued benefit assessment of $20 in accordance with the extension of the Joint Powers Agreement for the purpose of continuing snow removal services within CSA #3.
The hearing to adopt the proposed benefit assessments has been duly notic...
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