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Department of Transportation recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 044-2023 setting for election a measure to consider a special tax increase to provide road improvement and maintenance services in the Rolling Ranch Road Zone of Benefit 98140 within County Service Area 9; noting that the measure will be submitted to the zone electorate on the ballots distributed for a special election to be held July 11, 2023. (Supervisor District: 4)
FUNDING: County Service Area Zone of Benefit Special Taxes (100%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On February 17, 1987, the Board of Supervisors formed the Rolling Ranch Road Zone of Benefit No. 98140 by Resolution 34-87 for the purpose of providing road improvement and maintenance services.
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 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 February 10, 2015 (Legistar File 14-1292, Item 29) the Guidelines were amended for, among other things, consistency with current state laws and County practices regarding benefit assessments and special taxes.
On July 21, 1998, a mailed ballot election was conducted at the request of the Rolling Ranch Road Zone Advisory Committee. The measure was presented to the electorate of the zone, and passed with the required two-thirds majority approval. An annual special tax of $450.00 on each parcel of real property within the zone has been collected annually since fiscal year 1998/1999.
At the December 3, 2022 Annual Community Meeting, the Rolling Ranch advisory committee determined that the existing $450.00 annual special tax amount per parcel is not sufficient to provide the level of maintenanc...
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