NOTICE OF (1) ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 22-01 BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HAYWARD GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT, (2) PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, AND
(3) PUBLIC HEARING FOR MARCH 15, 2022
On March 1, 2016, the Hayward City Council adopted Resolution No. 16-030, ordering the formation of the Hayward Geologic Hazard Abatement District (“GHAD”) and itself to serve as the Board of Directors of the GHAD (“GHAD Board”).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that:
On January 18, 2022, the GHAD Board adopted Resolution No. 22-01 declaring its intention to impose an assessment on the property included in the GHAD and directing that a public hearing be scheduled to consider adoption of this assessment to finance the GHAD activities within the Hayward SoMi Development portion of the GHAD. The total yearly estimated budget for the Hayward SoMi development within the Hayward GHAD as set forth in the current Engineer’s Report is $101,726. If the assessment is adopted, each townhome residential unit will be assessed a maximum of $567.00 per year and each condominium residential unit will be assessed a maximum of $454.00 (Fiscal Year 2021/2022 dollars), plus an annual adjustment to reflect the percentage change in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Consumers Price Index (CIP) for All Urban Consumers. The assessment will be levied beginning in first fiscal year after issuance of a building permit and the assessment will continue to be levied in perpetuity.
The attached Engineer’s Report (dated January 6, 2022) for the Hayward SoMi Development portion of the GHAD was prepared by a registered engineer, certified in the State of California, and describes in detail the reason for the assessment and the basis upon which the amount of the proposed assessment was calculated. The Engineer’s Report specifically sets forth the yearly estimated budget, the total assessment, the proposed estimated assessments to be levied each year against each parcel of property, and a description of the method used in formulating the estimated assessment. A copy of GHAD Board Resolution No. 22-01 is available for inspection at ENGEO Incorporated, 2010 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 250, San Ramon, CA 94583.
The GHAD Board will conduct the public hearing on March 15, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at Hayward City Hall, 777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541, on the proposed assessment.
The following paragraph provides the procedure for returning and tabulating the ballots. Copies of this Notice, a sealable ballot, and the Engineer’s Report have been sent to each of the property owners within the Hayward SoMi Development portion of the GHAD.
The ballot may be completed and mailed or hand delivered to Hayward Geologic Hazard Abatement District, ℅ ENGEO Incorporated, GHAD Manager, 2010 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 250, San Ramon, CA 94583 or may be submitted at the public hearing. Each ballot may be submitted, withdrawn, or changed at any time prior to the conclusion of the testimony on the proposed assessment at the public hearing. At the hearing, the GHAD Clerk shall tabulate the ballots and the GHAD Board shall consider any objections or protests to the assessment and certify the tabulation of the ballots.
The GHAD Board shall not impose the assessment if there is a majority protest. A majority protest exists if, upon conclusion of the hearing, ballots submitted in opposition to the assessment exceed the ballots submitted in favor of the assessment. In tabulating the ballots, the ballots shall be weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected property.
Inquiries regarding the proposed assessment may be made by mail to: Hayward GHAD ℅ ENGEO Incorporated, Attn: Haley Ralston, 2010 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 250,San Ramon, CA 94583, by phone at (925) 866-9000, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Enclosures: Engineer’s Report (dated January 6, 2022)
Sealable Ballot
Attachment 3
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