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Acting as the Board of Directors of the Pajaro County Sanitation District:
a. Set a Public Hearing on June 9, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., to hear the report of delinquent fees and consider any protests and objections to the report by landowners liable to be assessed for delinquent fees for the Pajaro County Sanitation District;
b. Direct that a report of delinquent fees be prepared for the Pajaro County Sanitation District;
c. Direct Resource Management Agency - Public Works to mail the Notice of Public Hearing to landowners listed in the report not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing; and
d. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish Notice of Public Hearing on June 9, 2015 in the Monterey County Weekly.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors acting as the Board of Directors of the Pajaro County Sanitation District:
a. Set a Public Hearing on June 9, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., to hear the report of delinquent fees and consider any protests and objections to the report by landowners liable to be assessed for delinquent fees for the Pajaro County Sanitation District;
b. Direct that a report of delinquent fees be prepared for the Pajaro County Sanitation District;
c. Direct Resource Management Agency - Public Works to mail the Notice of Public Hearing to landowners listed in the report not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing; and
d. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish Notice of Public Hearing on June 9, 2015 in the Monterey County Weekly.
SUMMARY:
The proposed action will result in a Public Hearing to consider placing past due sanitation service charges for the Pajaro County Sanitation District (PCSD) on the property tax rolls to facilitate collections. This assessment will be in the form of a lien placed on the subject real property until such time that the delinquent balance is paid in full.
DISCUSSION:
In 1999, the Board of Supervisors adopted ordinances removing sanitation service charges from the tax rolls and instead provided for collection through a monthly billing system. On January 9, 2007, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 05054 establishing procedures for collecting delinquent fees for the PCSD. The procedures include holding a Public hearing once a year to hear the report of delinquent fees and any protests or objections by landowners liable to be assessed for delinquent fees (Exhibit A).
Certain property owners in the PCSD have accrued unpaid balances for calendar year 2014 on accounts for 107 parcels despite multiple billing notices. The proposed action would schedule the required hearing regarding the 107 accounts with unpaid balances.
On March 4, 2015, property owners were notified by a letter that they have delinquent accounts. The letter informed the property owners that the delinquent amount as of December 31, 2014 was subject to collection through a lien on their property. Notices of the June 9, 2015 hearing will be mailed, not less than ten (10) days prior to the hearing, to property owners listed on the report.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency acts as the billing agency for the PCSD. Placement of the liens on the property tax rolls will be done by the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office.
FINANCING:
There is no impact to the General Fund. Past due amounts for calendar year 2014 for the PCSD currently total $47,520.74 from 107 parcels. The cost associated with processing the liens for delinquent accounts including data processing, accounting, noticing, and control procedures is calculated at $60 per parcel. In accordance with Ordinance No. 05054, the processing cost will be added as lien transfer fees to the delinquent amount on a per parcel basis prior to forwarding the accounts to the Treasurer-Tax Collector's office, for a total lien amount of $53,940.74. All past due calendar year 2014 service charges and lien transfer fees collected will be deposited to Fund 151 for the PCSD. There are sufficient appropriations available in Fund 151 to cover the processing costs until the delinquent amounts are recovered.
Prepared by: Lynette Redman, Management Analyst III, (831) 796-6038
Approved by:
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Robert K, Murdoch, P.E., Director of RMA-Public Works
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Carl P. Holm, RMA Acting Director
Dated: April 24, 2015
Attachments: Notice of Public Hearing; Exhibit A - Past Due Accounts for PCSD; Location Map (Attachments on file with the Clerk of the Board)