TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: County Counsel Transportation
MEETING DATE: September 26, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Christian Curtis
PHONE:
707-234-6885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Howard Dashiell
PHONE:
707-463-4363
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 1 Hour
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Direction to County Staff to Continue Work on Necessary Steps to Implement the Pilot Program for the Sherwood Road Area and Revaluation of Prior Direction Regarding the Use of Licenses vs. Easements
(Sponsor: County Counsel and Transportation)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Provide staff with direction to take the necessary steps to continue to work on the necessary steps to implement the pilot program for the Sherwood Road area.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board of Supervisors (the "Board") appointed the ad hoc committee for one-way-in, one-way-out communities. The Board has approved the continuation of County Service Area 3 (CSA 3) and budgeted for its continuance. On January 24, 2023, the Board provided direction to Director Dashiell to return to LAFCO regarding the activation of CSA 3 powers, to proceed with the 50% election vote to levy a special assessment with a zone of benefit within CSA 3, and to move forward with acquiring revocable licenses.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The initial plan for the pilot program to establish and maintain vital emergency evacuation, and access, routes to and from high-fire risk areas in the Brooktrails area (the "Pilot Program") was to activate and use CSA 3, which had gone inactive, and to establish a zone of benefit within CSA 3 (the "ZOB"). The ZOB would then be used to establish the area in which a special benefit assessment would be levied. The special benefit assessment would be levied on those properties within the ZOB that receive a special benefit from the establishment and maintenance of the emergency routes.
As County staff wor...
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