Title
a. Receive the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Special Districts Annual Report; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
a. Receive the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Special Districts Annual Report; and
b. Provide direction to staff for presentation to the Board of Supervisors.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey has utilized a variety of special districts for nearly 60 years to provide services to County residents including: 37 active County Service Areas (CSAs); two County Sanitation Districts (CSDs); 11 Closed Landfills and 2 Closed Transfer Stations; and most recently, one Community Services District. CSAs, CSDs, and Community Services Districts are formed through the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to provide one or more extended services that the County does not provide to the same extent countywide, and where special assessments are collected for those services. Any change to services and/or boundaries requires an amendment approved by LAFCO.
CSAs are areas of local government operated under the direction of the Board of Supervisors. Current active CSA services include streetlighting, street and sidewalk maintenance, surface water disposition and storm drainage, levee maintenance and repairs, parks/recreation/parkway facilities, and sewer services. Attachment A-Exhibit 1 provides a complete listing of all CSAs and shows each CSA's Authorized and Active Services. Attachment A-Exhibit 2 provides CSA location maps as adopted by LAFCO.
CSDs, also areas of local government operated under the direction of the Board of Supervisors serving as the Board of Directors, are specifically established to provide sanitation (sewer) services. The Pajaro County Sanitation District (PCSD) provides for sanitation collection in the communities of Pajaro, Las Lomas, Bay Farms, and a portion of Sunny Mesa. The Boronda County Sanitation District (BCSD) provides for sanitation collection services in...
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