Agenda Item Name:
Title
Special Assessment Districts for Right of Way Infrastructure
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Presenter:
Ramon Gavarrete
Description:
Staff is requesting Board Policy direction for selection criteria to be used for existing subdivisions. Further, staff is requesting Board direction for all newly approved subdivisions.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Staff is requesting Policy Direction
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Prior Board Motions:
There were no prior Motions.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Fiscal Impacts would be based on Policy direction.
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Background:
The Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) repeatedly receives requests from citizens to improve their neighborhood streets. The BoCC has procedures in place to improve collector and arterial roads under its jurisdiction however there is not a set process or timeline for improving neighborhood streets. The Board has adopted an Administrative Procedure for creating Special Assessment Districts (SAD) or Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU) for citizen-initiated program for capital improvements and maintenance for publically owned roads. However there is no policy direction as to improving neighborhood streets. There is not a local tax on improving neighborhood streets.
The SAD or MSBU process entails BoCC adopting a resolution at a public hearing by January 1st of each year to be implemented by October 1st the same year.
If a policy is adopted to create a SAD or MSBU for existing subdivision it will have budget implications on upfront costs required to administer the program and improve the streets, and then collecting dues over a set period of years from residents. If a policy is adopted to create a SAD or MSBU for new subdivision it will have budget implications on upfront costs required to administer the program and collecting dues over a set period of years from residents after which the County will improve the street.
The previous Board of County Commissioners heard this presentation on Octo...
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