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5 <br />THE CITY OF <br />' ~ GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT <br />j~L~E~S~4NTONo DISTRICT AGENDA REPORT <br />May 15, 2007 <br />Public Works Department <br />TITLE: ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT <br />DISTRICTS (CHAD'S) FOR OAK TREE FARM, MOLLER RANCH, LAUREL <br />CREEK ESTATES (THE PRESERVE, OAK HILL ESTATES, AND KOLB <br />RANCH ESTATES), AND LEMOINE RANCH ESTATES <br />SUMMARY <br />A Geologic Hazard Abatement District (CHAD) is a property assessment district that is <br />used to pay for any landslide repairs and related geologic and storm drainage <br />monitoring, maintenance and repair work within the District. The City has formed four <br />GHADs: Oak Tree Farm, Moller Ranch, Laurel Creek Estates (The Preserve, Oak Hill <br />Estates and Kolb Ranch Estates) and Lemoine Ranch Estates. All are located on the <br />west side of Foothill Road and are in areas that require annual monitoring and <br />maintenance of geologic features. This report establishes the proposed annual <br />assessments to be levied on properties within the Districts for the upcoming tax year. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Convene as the Board of Directors for the Oak Tree Farm, Moller Ranch, Laurel <br />Creek Estates (The Preserve, Oak Hill Estates and Kolb Ranch Estates) and <br />Lemoine Ranch Estates Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts. <br />2. Adopt a resolution approving the Engineer's Reports for the subject GHADs and <br />approving and declaring the Board's intentions to assess the properties within the <br />GHADs for the costs to maintain and operate the GHADs. <br />3. Set June 19, 2007, as the date of the public hearings for the Board to hear protests <br />concerning the proposed assessments. <br />4. Direct the Clerk of the District to mail a notice of the public hearings to the owners of <br />real property located in the Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts. <br />FINANCIAL STATEMENT <br />Funding of these GHADs will have a minimal financial effect on the City. Because of <br />Proposition 218, the City now pays a share of the Oak Tree Farm assessment ($257), a <br />share of the Moller Ranch assessment ($98), and two shares of the Laurel Creek <br />Estates assessment ($676 annually) due to the City's ownership of parcels of land <br />within each of these Districts upon which public facilities (such as water tanks and pump <br />stations) are located. Staff's cost to administer these Districts will continue to be funded <br />by the assessments. <br />