Agenda Item #12.2
For Council Meeting of: November 29, 2022
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
CITY COUNCIL
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CLAIRE MYERS, STORM WATER AND CREEKS MANAGER
SANTA ROSA WATER
SUBJECT: APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT ZONE 11 (LANTANA) SERVICES ACCOUNT AGENDA ACTION: RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the Council, by resolution, authorize the Chief Financial Officer to appropriate $10,000 from the Zone 11 (Lantana) Special Tax District 2006-1 Services Account to the Lantana STD Storm Drainage General Ledger Account, to provide for maintenance of storm drain infrastructure.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The approved resolution will make funding available to maintain storm drainage infrastructure, including bioretention cells located in planter strips, in Zone 11 of the Special Tax District 2006-1 (Lantana Homes Subdivision).
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Rosa (City) levies special taxes to recover the costs of certain public services and related administrative costs provided within Special Tax District 2006-1 (District). These public services include landscaping, open space services, storm drainage services, neighborhood parks, and public safety services. There are eleven zones within the Special Tax District, and the parcels are levied according to the services provided by the City within each zone.
The special taxes collected are held in each zone’s respective Special Tax Fund, which is separated into two separate accounts: a Services Account and a Reserve Account.
Zone 11 of the District represents the Lantana Homes Subdivision. Special taxes for Zone 11 were first levied in Fiscal Year 2021/2022, though the Lantana Homes Subdivision was subsequently annexed into the City in March of 2022. Because the Lantana Homes Subdivision was annexed into the City after City budgets were already developed for the 2022-23 fiscal year, no funding was appropriated from the Zone 11 Services Account for maintenance needs this current fiscal year. As such, no funding is accessible in the Lantana STD Storm Drainage Account to address current maintenance needs in the Lantana Homes Subdivision.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
On May 2, 2006, the City Council, by Resolution No. 26550, approved the levy of a Special Tax District (Special Tax District 2006-1) to finance services including those related to storm drains and flood control facilities.
ANALYSIS
The Zone 11 Services Account currently has amassed $43,401 in special taxes to be used for maintenance, irrigation, repairs, and replacement of storm drain infrastructure, including bioretention cells located in planter strips throughout the Lantana Homes Subdivision. However, due to the timing of when the Lantana Homes Subdivision was annexed into the City, funding has not yet been appropriated from the Zone 11 Services Account to the Lantana STD Storm Drainage General Ledger Account where it can be accessed and used to fund required maintenance work.
The City is being billed each month for water used to irrigate the bioretention cell LID features in Zone 11 at a rate of approximately $150 per month, with a current balance of approximately $500. In addition, the bioretention cell features require occasional maintenance, such as weeding and plant replacement. The attached resolution would appropriate funding from the Zone 11 Services Account to Lantana STD Storm Drainage General Ledger Account, GL key 330610, to pay irrigation bills and perform other maintenance needs.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of this action does not have a fiscal impact on the General Fund.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project that has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Not applicable.
NOTIFICATION
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Final Acceptance of Improvements: Lantana Homes Resolution
CONTACT
Claire Myers, Storm Water and Creeks Manager, [email protected], 707-543-4204 APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT ZONE 11 (LANTANA) SERVICES ACCOUNT PAGE 3 OF 3