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Consent-General Government # 9.
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| Board of Supervisors |
County Administrator |
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| Subject |
| Adopt an ordinance to amend the Yolo County Code (Chapter 8, Title 11) relating to annual aggregate mining fee adjustments. (No general fund impact) (Brazil/Tuttle) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt a proposed ordinance (Attachment A) to amend the Yolo County Code (Chapter 8, Title 11) relating to annual aggregate mining fee adjustments. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Champion job creation and economic opportunities
Collaborate to maximize success
Protect open space and the environment |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
On May 21, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved the introduction of the draft ordinance by title only and waived the first reading of the proposed ordinance to amend the Yolo County Code (Chapter 8, Title 11) relating to annual aggregate mining fee adjustments. The Gravel Mining Fee Ordinance, adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1996 and amended in April, 2007, requires a series of fees to be placed on each ton of gravel sold within the Cache Creek Area Plan (CCAP), for monitoring and restoration of Cache Creek, administration of the program, oversight of mining operations, and long term maintenance and remediation (post 2026), as well as a portion of fees to the Cache Creek Conservancy.
On October 25, 2012, the Natural Resources division received a letter from the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA). CalCIMA is the industry representative for the sand and gravel producers mining lands in the CCAP program area. CalCIMA and the member gravel producers (Granite, Syar, Teichert, and CEMEX ) are active partners in the implementation of the CCAP. The letter asks that the County consider freezing the automatic fee increases due in 2013. Approval of this ordinance amendment would suspend the 2.1 cent increase for 2013 and extends the current fee schedule by one year from 2016 to 2017. This results in a $31,873 decrease in fee revenue for all CCAP funds in calendar year 2013.
As directed by the Board on May 21, 2013, staff will engage in meaningful discussion with the gravel producers and their representatives to explore ways in which the current gravel fee schedule might be made more responsive to economic conditions while still meeting the needs of the CCAP program to carry out its numerous mandates and voter approved policies.
Any further modifications to the gravel mining fee structure would require Board approval. |
| Other Agency Involvement |
| This proposed ordinance has been coordinated with County Counsel, Planning and Public Works, the Cache Creek Conservancy, CalCIMA and the aggregate producers. |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| The adjustments to mining fees stipulated in the ordinance will result in a $31,873 decrease in fee revenue for calendar year 2013. In addition, for years 2014-2016 it will result in a 2.1 cent fee decrease per ton sold. |
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