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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
DATE: April 16, 2019
SUBJECT: Consideration of Resolutions Accepting and Confirming Ballot Tabulation for the Establishment of Zones of Benefit within CSA 23 in the following communities: (a) Buckingham; (b) Riviera Heights; (c) Riviera West; and (d) Clearlake Riviera
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On January 29, 2019, your Board adopted four Resolutions of Intent to create Zones of Benefit within CSA No. 23, identified as Clearlake Riviera, Buckingham, Riviera West and Riviera Heights, for a pilot program taking a proactive approach to protecting County roadways from wildfire damage.
At that time, your Board adopted the Engineer's Report demonstrating the shared benefit of the measures and legal descriptions of the boundaries of each proposed Zone, approved the ballots to be distributed, and set a date for public Protest Hearings, as required by Proposition 218.
The matter of creation of these Zones of Benefit was thereafter voted upon by recorded property owners in the four above listed communities. A preliminary tabulation of votes was conducted and shared with the public following the measures' Protest Hearings on March 26, 2019. Each of the four proposed Zones had gained strong majority support.
Final tabulations for the proposed Zones are as follows:
Buckingham
a. For 252
b. Against 153
Riviera Heights
a. For 173
b. Against 142
Riviera West
a. For 181
b. Against 86
Clearlake Riviera
a. For 654
b. Against 516
During the Protest Hearings, one member of the public noted that the language, "Official Ballot Enclosed," was not printed on the envelopes in which ballots were mailed. I and my staff sincerely regret this omission. However, as your Board may be aware, the purpose of this statute, Government Code Section 53753 (b), is to ensure that property owners are aware of their opportunity to vote to accept or oppose the proposed assessments, and do ...
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