In 2015, after gaining property owner ballot support, benefit assessments consistent with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 were established to provide funding for the maintenance and operations of a community park and aquatic center in the unincorporated community of Esparto. The park and aquatic center have since been formally named Tuli Mem Park.
The facilities consist of an 8.67-acre community park with sport fields, picnic area, walking trails and water fountains, and an aquatic center containing two swimming pools, snack bar, changing rooms, and showers. The aquatic center and park became operational in the summer of 2019.
The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 requires that an annual Engineer's Report be prepared by a licensed professional engineer and established other requirements for the continuation of the assessments. On March 9, 2021 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 21-25 directing SCI Consulting Group to prepare an Engineer's Report for fiscal year 2021-22. The Engineer's Report includes the proposed budget for the assessments for fiscal year 2021-22, the special and general benefit findings to support the assessments, and the proposed assessments per single family equivalent benefit unit for fiscal year 2021-22. The report is available for review at the Clerk of the Board's Office and included as Attachment A to this staff report. On May 18, 2021 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 21-58 which preliminarily approved the Engineer's Report and set the date of today's public hearing.
Proposed assessment rates for fiscal year 2021-22, as determined and described in the Engineer's Report, are $85.28 for Zone A, $68.22 for Zone B, and $85.28 for Zone C. A summary of the previous four years' assessment rates and the proposed 2021-22 rate is provided in the table below.
Summary of Assessments
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Approved
FY 17-18 |
Approved
FY 18-19 |
Approved
FY 19-20 |
Approved
FY 20-21 |
PROPOSED
FY 21-22 |
| Zone A |
$76.10 |
$78.38 |
$80.72 |
$83.14 |
$85.28 |
| Zone B |
$60.88 |
$62.70 |
$64.58 |
$66.52 |
$68.22 |
| Zone C |
$76.10 |
$78.38 |
$80.72 |
$83.14 |
$85.28 |
Approval of the resolution today will order the continuation of the levy assessments for fiscal year 2021-22 and will cause those levies to be submitted by SCI Consulting Group to the County Auditor to be included on the 2021-22 property tax bill.
This public hearing will allow all interested persons the opportunity to participate in this decision-making process and will allow the Board to consider all oral statements and all written protests made or filed by any interested person.
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