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Adoption of a resolution approving the form of a Resolution of Intention, and a Boundary Map for the Aromas Water District's proposed Assessment District No. 2012-1. (ADDED VIA ADDENDUM)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a resolution approving the form of a Resolution of Intention, and a Boundary Map for the Aromas Water District's proposed Assessment District No. 2012-1.
SUMMARY:
The Aromas Water District (“District”) has initiated the process to create a benefit assessment district to connect the Oak Ridge Mutual Water Company and a portion of the Via Del Sol Drive area to the District’s water system. California Streets and Highways Code section 10104 requires the County Board of Supervisors to approve the District’s Resolution of Intention to Make Acquisitions and Improvement, and a Boundary Map that would be adopted by the District for that purpose. The recommended action will provide the required County approval.
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors has previously approved funding assistance for the effort to annex portions of the Oak Ridge and Via Del Sol areas into the District, and to create a benefit assessment district to fund the necessary improvements to connect those areas to the District’s system. Most recently, on January 17, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved the additional sum of $58,000 towards the project, for a total authorized expenditure of $270,500. Previously, in March of 2012, in the County’s role as a responsible agency as required by CEQA, the Board considered the Mitigated Negative Declaration approved by the District for the project, and found that there was no substantial evidence that the project would have a significant effect on the environment with implementation of mitigation measures.
This matter was previously on the Board’s agenda for July of 2012, but was removed from consideration in order to address issues surrounding the proposed boundaries of the new assessm...
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