PROPOSED ASSESSMENT for
200-YEAR FLOOD PROTECTION
for MOSSDALE TRACT AREA
Official Notice & Ballot
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“YES” OR “NO,” WHAT HAPPENS?
Yes, or no, there will be costs to property owners.
New assessment begins fall 2024
Development and growth will pay 70% of the local cost share for the levee improvement project SJAFCA can secure 77% state/federal cost share for the levee improvement project (~$363 million)
Project construction may begin as early as 2026
Project will provide 200-year flood protection & comply with state requirements, once complete Project will protect lives, property, and the local economy, and stand up to changes in state/federal flood protection regulations
Cities and County will be allowed to implement planned development, including commercial and retail Properties will not be charged an annual assessment to reduce flood risk and meet state requirements for 200-year flood protection.
The levee improvement project will not be constructed, and flood risk and financial risk will increase over time
Communities will lose ~$363 million in state/federal funding for levee improvements.
Communities will be responsible for the full cost of any needed levee improvements in the future.
Communities will not be able to meet state requirements for 200-year flood protection, and risk not meeting future changes to federal regulations (resulting in mandatory flood insurance) The communities will not be allowed to adapt to changing economic conditions There will be no redevelopment of existing properties, even if businesses quit or leave.
There will be no new development, including commercial and industrial. Planned development – such as grocery stores and restaurants – will not be allowed to move forward. www.sjafca.org/OAD | [email protected] | 209-475-7009 Questions?
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HOW TO COMPLETE & RETURN YOUR BALLOT
Ballots must be received before the close of the public hearing on Thursday, June 20.
By law, ballots received after the close of the public hearing cannot be accepted. To complete your ballot:
TO COMPLETE YOUR BALLOT:
TO RETURN YOUR BALLOT:
Cast your vote by marking an “X” in the box next to “Yes” or “No” Print and sign your name
Date your ballot
Place your entire ballot in the postage-paid return envelope 1 2
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A) BY MAIL — Ballots must be in the postage-paid security envelope, mailed and r
eceived no later than 5 p.m., Thursday, June 20. Postmarks cannot be accepted.
B) BY
HAND — Place in the security envelope and
a. Deliver t
o City of Lathrop City Hall, 390 Towne Centre Drive, Lathrop. b. Deliv
er to any of the community meetings as noticed in this ballot guide. c. Deliver t
o the public hearing at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 20,
City of Lathrop City Council Chambers, 390 Towne Centre Drive, Lathrop.
ATTEND A COMMUNITY MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING & CLOSE OF BALLOTING
6 p.m., Thursday, June 20
City of Lathrop City Council Chambers
390 Towne Centre Drive, Lathrop
Community Meeting
6:30 p.m., May 13
Joseph Widmer, Jr. Elementary School,
Multi-purpose Room;
751 Stonebridge Lane, Lathrop
Community Meeting
6:30 p.m., May 1 4
Great Valley Elementary,
Multi-purpose Room;
4223 McDougald Blvd., Stockton
ATTEND A COMMUNITY MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING!
Look inside for dates and locations
Do not tear off any portion of the
ballot or it will not be accepted.
IMPORTANT!
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FEDERAL & STATE AGENCIES EXPECTED TO
FUND 77% OF LEVEE IMPROVEMENT COSTS
Seventy-seven percent -- $362.6 million -- of all project costs are expected to be paid by state and federal agencies. To secure the state and federal funding, SJAFCA must provide a local cost share of $110 million, plus an additional $22.4 million for early planning and design costs (total = $132.4M).
Seventy percent (70%) of the local cost share will be funded by new development and growth. SJAFCA is proposing an annual property assessment to pay for the remaining 30%.
WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE?
More than 22,000 properties in portions of south Stockton, Lathrop, Manteca, and surrounding unincorporated area (Mossdale Tract) can flood from the San Joaquin River and French Camp Slough. Levees are the only protection against flood damages. Rapid shifts between too little and too much water (drought and flood) can wear down and weaken levees. And, thanks to major flood disasters in California and elsewhere in the U.S., state and federal regulations for flood protection are getting stricter. Failure to meet them has costly consequences for property owners and communities.
As a result, properties in the Mossdale Tract area face two types of risk:
WHAT’S THE PROPOSED SOLUTION?
The best defense against both types of risk is to improve levees. The San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency (SJAFCA) is responsible for reducing flood risk for the greater-Stockton metropolitan region through planning, financing, and implementing projects and programs to improve flood protection. The Agency is planning a $473 million levee improvement project to protect lives, property, and the local economy, and to meet state requirements for 200-year flood protection. The project will improve levees along the east bank of the San Joaquin River and the south bank of French Camp Slough. It will also extend the existing dryland levee south of Highway 120 in Manteca.
HOW PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS ARE CALCULATED
The proposed assessment district (see boundary map) includes all properties that will benefit from the avoidance of flood damage to land, structures and contents because of the project. By law, each property can only be assessed for the specific benefit it receives.
Each property’s assessment differs based upon land use type, structure square footage, size of parcel, location, and depth of flooding. Zone 1 properties receive benefit from the avoidance of flood damages to land, structures, and their contents. Zone 2 properties only receive benefit for land. You can use the Assessment Calculator at www.sjafca.org/OAD to review
the factors being used to
determine your property’s benefit
(parcel number required).
The assessment is expected
to raise ~$2.6M in fiscal year
2024/25. Assessment revenues
can only be spent to fund
the local cost share for the
construction and maintenance
of a levee improvement project
that provides 200-year flood
protection for the Mossdale
Tract area, as outlined in the
Preliminary Engineer’s Report
(available online at www.sjafca.
org/OAD). The assessment will
end once construction bonds are
paid (approximately 30 years).
The assessment can increase
each year based upon cost
of living (Consumer Price
Index), but no more than 4
percent (whichever is less).
Cost of living adjustments are
not automatic. Any annual
increase must be approved by
the SJAFCA Board as part of
its annual budget process.
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Flooding from the San Joaquin River and
its tributaries (like French Camp Slough)
Economic impacts from not meeting
state flood protection regulations
77%
State/Federal
Of the local cost share,
70% is Development/Growth and
30% is Property Assessment
23% Local
Proposed boundary for the Mossdale Tract
Overlay Assessment District.
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