MEETING DATE: 12/11/2018
DEPARTMENT: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: John Guertin
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Jessica Stratton
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER:
SUBJECT:
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - J. GUERTIN
Receive a report and provide direction to staff on the County Service Areas (CSA) program.
SBC FILE NUMBER: CSA's
AGENDA SECTION:
REGULAR AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Resolutions adopted by the Board of Supervisors (Board) of the County of San Benito established the County Service Areas (CSA) discussed in the attached report pursuant to the CSA Law. The services provided by each CSA vary; however, at the time each CSA was formed, the types of
services proposed to be provided generally included, but were not limited to:
• Police
• Fire protection
• Street lighting maintenance
• Storm drainage maintenance
• Road maintenance and sweeping
• Wastewater treatment
• Water treatment
• Landscaping maintenance
• Open space maintenance
• Recreation maintenance
• Refuse and garbage collection
The County currently manages and operates 32 active CSA’s. These CSA’s are #4 Santa Rosa Acres; #5 Hillcrest / El Toro; #8 Bonnie View; #9 Ridgemark; #11 Simmons Acres (Simmons/Barnes Lane); #16 Santa Ana Estates and Holliday Ranch (HollidayEstates); #19 Springwood; #21 Long Acres; #22 Cielo Vista; #23 Rancho San Joaquin; #24 Santa Ana Acres; #25 Vineyard Estates; #28 Heatherwood; #29 Magladry (Bown Magladry); #30 McCloskey Acres; #31 Stonegate; #33 Torranno Estates (Fallon/Fairview); #34 Ausaymas Estates; #35 Union Heights; #38 Ashford Highlands; #42 Lemmon Acres; #45 Rancho Larios; #46 Quail Hollow; #47 Oak Creek; #48 Dry Creek; #49 Hollister Ranch Estates (Hollister Ranch); #50 Dunneville Estates (Dunneville); #51 Comstock Estates (Comstock Estates/Creekbridge); #52 Monte Bello; #53 Riverview Estates; #54 Pacheco Creek Estates; and #55 Creekside. A summary of the CSA’s and the services provided in each are detailed in the attached report. Police and Fire protection services are currently provided to the public at large and are not funded through CSA fees, and therefore are not included in this report.
The report provides analyses and recommendations for the following program areas:
• Review CSA budgets and identify budget deficiencies.
• Provide recommendations for improving financial tracking.
• Identify appropriate and cost-efficient means of correcting deficiencies to each CSA.
• Identify inactive CSA’s and recommend for dissolution.
• Identify operational constraints and deficiencies within the County governmental services.
• Provide recommendations for improvements to each CSA and improved processes in the County along with proposed schedule for implementation.
This report is informational and is intended to provide the analysis and data necessary to begin a discussion with the Board of Supervisors and the community regarding identifying and implementing operational and program improvements for the County’s CSA program.
BUDGETED:
Yes