CITY OF DAVIS

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CITY OF DAVIS

YOLO LAFCO MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW/SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY
2016
MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW AND
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY
FOR THE
City of Da vis
El Ma cero County Service Area
North Da vis Mea dows County Service Area
Willowba nk County Service Area
Prep a red b y:
Polic y Consulting Assoc ia tes, LLC
FINAL
Ad op ted July 28, 2016
YOLO LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION OF YOLO COUNTY
Resolution N2 2016-05
A Resolution Approving the Municipal Service Review (MSR) and
Sphere of Influence (SOI) Study for the City of Davis and the El Macero,
Willowbank and North Davis Meadows County Service Areas, and Finding that the
MSR/SOI is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
LAFCo Proceeding S-044
WHEREAS, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
("Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg"), set forth in Government Code Sections 56000 et seq.,
governs the organization and reorganization of cities and special districts by local
agency formation commissions established in each county, as defined and specified in
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 56425 provides that the local agency formation
commission in each county shall develop and determine the sphere of influence of each
local governmental agency within the county, and enact policies designed to promote
the logical and orderly development of areas within the spheres of influence, as more
fully specified in Sections 56425 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 56430 requires that local agency formation
commissions conduct a municipal service review (MSR) prior to, or in conjunction with,
consideration of actions to establish or update a sphere of influence (SOI) in
accordance with Sections 56076 and 56425; and
WHEREAS, in Fiscal Years 2014/15 and 2015/16, the Yolo County Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCo) conducted a review of the municipal services and SOI
of the City of Davis and the El Macero, Willowbank and North Davis Meadows County
Service Areas (CSAs); and
WHEREAS, based on the results of the MSR, staff has determined that an SOI update
for the City of Davis and the El Macero, Willowbank and North Davis Meadows CSAs is
not warranted at this time; and
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the MSR/SOI pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and determined that the MSR/SOI is exempt from environmental
review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), which indicates that where it can be
seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a
significant adverse environmental effect, that the project can be found exempt from
CEQA; and, based thereon, the Executive Officer prepared a Notice of Exemption; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Officer set a public hearing for July 28, 2016 for
consideration of the environmental review and the draft MSR/SOI and caused notice
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thereof to be posted, published and mailed at the times and in the manner required by
law at least twenty-one (21 ) days in advance of the date; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2016, the draft MSR/SOI came on regularly for hearing before
LAFCo, at the time and place specified in the Notice of Public Hearing; and
WHEREAS, at said hearing, LAFCo reviewed and considered the CEQA exemption, the
draft MSR and SOI Update, and the Executive Officer's Report and Recommendations;
each of the policies, priorities and factors set forth in Government Code Sections 56430
et seq.; LAFCo's Guidelines and Methodology for the Preparation and Determination of
Municipal Service Reviews and Spheres of Influence; and all other matters presented
as prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, at that time, an opportunity was given to all interested persons,
organizations, and agencies to present oral or written testimony and other information
concerning the proposal and all related matters; and
WHEREAS, LAFCo received, heard, discussed, and considered all oral and written
testimony related to the SOI update, including but not limited to protests and objections,
the Executive Officer's report and recommendations, the environmental determinations
and the service review.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Yolo
County Local Agency Formation Commission hereby:
1.
Determines that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061 (b )(3), which indicates that where it can be seen with certainty that
there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant adverse
environmental effect, that the project can be found exempt from CEQA; and
directs the Executive Officer to tile a Notice of Exemption with the County
Recorder.
2.
Adopts Resolution 2016-05 adopting the MSR/SOI Study for the City of Davis
and the El Macero, Willowbank and North Davis Meadows CSAs, subject to the
following findings and recommendations.
FINDINGS
1.
Finding: The MSR/SOI is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section
15061 (b)(3), which indicates that where it can be seen with certainty that there is
no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant adverse
environmental effect, that the project can be found exempt from CEQA. Approval
of the Resolution will have no environmental impacts. A Notice of Exemption will
be filed with the County Recorder.
Evidence: This MSR is merely an informational analysis with recommendations
to improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, accountability and reliability of
public services. It does not commit any agency to taking action on LAFCo's
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recommendations. Furthermore, LAFCo's recommendations are government
efficiency and transparency related and would not result in any direct physical
construction or changes that would effect the environment.
2.
Finding: Approval of the MSR and SOI Update is necessary is consistent with all
applicable state laws and local LAFCo policies.
Evidence: The project was prepared consistent with the requirements in CorteseKnox-Hertzberg for a MSR/SOI and all applicable Yolo LAFCo policies and
adopted Standards for Evaluation. The MSR/SOI includes written determinations
as required by Section 56430 of Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg.
RECOMMENDATIONS
LAFCo Recommendations for the City of Davis
1. Continue to search for additional stable revenue sources and ways to improve
efficiency of operations to better achieve service expectation levels of City
constituents as well as be better prepared for economic challenges.
2. Continue City efforts to increase park and recreation acreage to meet its adopted
level of service standard. The City should also improve signage, safety, and
visibility in its parks as deemed necessary.
3. Consider contracting with Yolo Emergency Communications Agency (YECA) for
Fire Department dispatch services or upgrading the City dispatch service in order
to receive emergency medical dispatch, pre-arrival dispatch, and priority dispatch
of units based on incident severity, which the City does not offer.
4. Explore additional possibilities for its Police Department to share more resources
and contract for services with other agencies and actively apply for grants, such
as regionalization of or contracting for crime scene response, evidence
processing and handling, SWAT, and identity theft response services.
5. Research and institute enhanced resource sharing between Davis PD, and UC
Davis, perhaps through contract services or shared management.
6. Complete a formal multi-year capital improvement plan to address the City's
deferred improvement challenges.
7. Maintain roadway and bike path repair as a City priority to avoid greater future
costs associated with infrastructure replacement.
8. The Davis Stormwater Management Plan is currently out of date and should be
updated.
9. The City of Davis should complete a storm water rate study to determine
appropriate rates to cover the cost of system operations, maintenance, and
depreciation.
10. The City should work with the El Macera CSA to update their water and
wastewater agreements in order to facilitate direct billing of customers.
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11 . Institute direct billing of North Davis Meadows CSA as part of contract
negotiations for the water system consolidation.
LAFCo Recommendations for the County Service Areas
General CSA Recommendations:
1. In order to enhance transparency of the CSA's operations, it is recommended
that individual financial reports be compiled by County staff that clearly define the
operations being financed by each fund, and the reserve balances for restricted
and unrestricted uses.
2. The CSA Manager should continue to monitor the County's CSA financial
practices to ensure that they adhere to countywide financial policies and best
practices and that CSA finances are transparent and easy to follow for the
advisory committee and constituents.
3. Yolo County should develop and establish financial policies specific to CSA
operations, including contracting, purchasing, reporting, Capital Improvement
Plans (CIPs), reserves, and fund tracking mechanisms, to enhance clarity of CSA
finances.
4. Complete the process of having the Department of Financial Services take over
the management of all CSA accounting, in order to augment reliability of CSA
fund tracking and regular financial reports.
5. Begin reporting to the State Controller's Office based on the accrual method of
accounting to more accurately portray the financial transactions of the CSA from
year to year.
6. County staff should provide quarterly financial reports for each CSA that clarify in
details the various funds, fund balances, sources of revenue for each fund, and a
more detailed list of expenditures in each fund or for each service, and provided
to the Board of Supervisors and the advisory committees.
7. The County should formalize policies and procedures and apply them
consistently across the CSAs to clearly define certain advisory committee
processes, such as means to conduct outreach, when advisory committees are
needed or should be disbanded, term limits, how officers are to be chosen, who
develops an agenda, how an agenda is developed, requiring agenda items to
directly relate to services provided by CSA, and how meetings are to be run with
such specifics as how much time will be allotted to each member of the public for
comments.
8. The CSA Manager should adhere to the County Code of Ordinances and ensure
the advisory committees annually select a chairperson as required, or change the
policy to every two years as is more commonly practiced. Additionally, the
County should consider reinstating term limits for the advisory committee
members to encourage more resident involvement in the activities of the CSA.
9. County staff should compile an email distribution list for all residents (separate
from the HOA) and/or provide direct mailings in order to ensure that all residents
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are kept informed of CSA Advisory Committee activities. Residents could be
given an option to opt-out of this service, if desired.
1o. The County's CSA website should be updated to post all available information,
including financial reports specific to the particular CSA, municipal service rates,
all minutes of advisory committee meetings, and agendas and announcements
for the next meeting in a readily apparent location.
El Macero CSA-Specific Recommendations:
1. The County, in consultation with the CSA advisory committee, should to develop
options for future maintenance and improvements to roads, including a feasibility
and cost/benefit analysis of potentially privatizing the El Macero road system for
maintenance by the HOA The analysis should review the potential for any
unintended consequences to this change in service structure, in particular with
respect to homeowner costs, public safety enforcement and solid waste
collection.
2. LAFCo recommends that County staff compile a long term capital improvement
plan for the CSA with a focus on anticipated street needs over the next few
decades to ensure that the assessment being charged is sufficient to finance
projected costs.
3. The reserve level of El Macero CSA should be reviewed to determine if it is
appropriate to the needs of the CSA and the service structure after a capital
improvement plan is developed to determine all capital needs of the CSA.
4. In order to enhance transparency, it is recommended that the County develop a
worksheet or bill that can be distributed to the residents at the same time as the
property tax bill to clearly demonstrate how the charges are determined.
5. The County, in consultation with the CSA Advisory Committee, should consider
amending the County-City contract to provide for direct billing for services by the
City of Davis to El Macero residents to further enhance efficiency and
transparency and save the CSA in administration fees to the County for billing.
This recommendation assumes the existing sewer rate that has already been
agreed upon by the City and the County would be retained for the duration of the
existing term of agreement and future rates would continue to be negotiated
between the CSA and the City of Davis, as necessary.
Willowbank CSA-Specific Recommendations:
1. The County should consider a long-term plan for services and determine if there
is a desire to add additional services to the Willowbank CSA in the future.
2. LAFCo recommends that an advisory committee for the Willowbank CSA is
warranted at this time to address whether a separate irrigation system is desired.
However, once a decision has been reached regarding the irrigation system, the
County should consider whether an advisory committee is still needed.
3. If additional services are not anticipated, the County should consider dissolving
the Willowbank CSA because it is no longer needed and would promote more
efficient government services.
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4. If the County determines that the CSA will remain per the Accountability,
Structure and Efficiencies section recommendations, review Willowbank CSA's
assessment to ensure it is adequate to continue covering the CSA's
administration costs. Simultaneously, Willowbank CSA's expenditures should be
reviewed to ensure they are appropriate to the amount of work attributed to the
CSA, and to determine whether an advisory committee is necessary given the
amount of administrative costs to oversee its minimal functions.
5. Account for the Willowbank Water Assessment District as a separate entity from
the Willowbank CSA to accurately represent where liability for payment of the
debt lies.
North Davis Meadows CSA-Specific Recommendations:
1. The County CSA Manager should conduct an analysis of the existing fee
structure to ensure that fees continue to cover necessary costs of all services
provided. In particular, there are no fees specific to the drainage, landscaping,
and street lighting services. The cost of providing these services should be
reviewed and fees set accordingly.
2. Funding for the drainage, landscaping, and street lighting services should be
tracked and accounted for separately in the North Davis Meadows CSA's
financial reports.
3. The County CSA Manager should develop an annual drainage maintenance
plan. The plan should include a schedule and a map to identify current
conditions, critical locations, and problems such as timing in regard to wildlife or
other considerations, and establish a regular maintenance schedule to ensure
adequate maintenance occurs on an ongoing basis.
4. The potential for outsourcing or transferring drainage and flood control services
to the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District should be
evaluated by the CSA Manager, in consultation with the advisory committee.
5. The County should account for the North Davis Meadows Assessment District as
a separate entity from the North Davis Meadows CSA to accurately represent
where liability for payment of the debt lies.
6. The CSA Manager should pursue an agreement with the City to bill North Davis
Meadows residents directly for water services.
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Resolution 2016-05
Adopted July 28. 2016
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Local Agency Formation Commission, County of Yolo,
State of California, this 28th day of July, 2016, by the following vote:
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Yolo County L al Agency Formation Commission
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Project Na me:
MSR/ SOI for City of Da vis, El Ma c ero Co unty Servic e Area ,
Willow b a nk County Servic e Area , a nd North Da vis Mea d o w s
Co unty Servic e Area
LAFCo Project No.
S-044
Conducted By:
Polic y Consulting Assoc ia tes, LLC
5050 La g una Blvd , #112711
Elk Grove, CA 95758
a nd
Yolo Loc a l Ag enc y Form a tion Com m ission
625 Co urt Street, Suite 203
Wood la nd , CA 95695
Da te:
July 28, 2016
Subject Agency:
City of Da vis
Agency Address:
23 Russell Bouleva rd , Da vis, CA
95616
Agency Conta ct Person:
Kelly Sta c how ic z, Assista nt City Ma na g er
Phone Number:
530-757-5602
Da te of La st MSR/ SOI Adopted
by LAFCo
2008
Yolo LAFCo
MSR/SOI for City of Davis, El Macero CSA, Willowbank CSA, and North Davis Meadows CSA
Final - Adopted July 28, 2016
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Subject Agency:
El Ma c ero Co unty Servic e Area
Agency Address:
292 West Bea m er Street,
Reg ina Esp ino za , Co unty Servic e Area Ma na g er
Phone Number:
530-666-8775
by LAFCo
2008
Subject Agency:
Willow b a nk County Servic e Area
Agency Address:
Phone Number:
530-666-8775
by LAFCo
2008
Subject Agency:
North Da vis Mea d ow s County Servic es Area
Agency Address:
Phone Number:
530-666-8775
by LAFCo
2006
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Contents
MSR/ SOI BACKG RO UND ............................................................................................................................. 1
RO LE AND RESPO NSIBILITY OF LAFCO ................................................................................................... 1
PURPO SE OF A MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW ........................................................................................ 1
PURPO SE OF A SPHERE O F INFLUENCE .................................................................................................. 2
DISADVANTAGED UNINCORPORATED CO MMUNITIES ........................................................................ 3
ORGANIZATIO N O F MSR/ SOI STUDY ...................................................................................................... 3
OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................... 5
AG ENCY PRO FILE: CITY O F DAVIS ............................................................................................................. 7
LO CATIO N............................................................................................................................................. 7
BOUNDARIES AND SPHERE O F INFLUENCE ........................................................................................ 7
STRUCTURE AND G OVERNANCE ........................................................................................................ 9
MUNICIPAL SERVICES........................................................................................................................... 9
AFFECTED AGENCIES............................................................................................................................. 10
MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW .................................................................................................................... 12
POTENTIALLY SIG NFICANT MSR DETERMINATIONS.............................................................................. 12
1. G ROWTH AND POPULATION ............................................................................................................ 12
2. DISADVANTAG ED UNINCO RPORATED CO MMUNITIES .................................................................. 18
3. CAPACITY AND ADEQ UACY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ............................................. 21
PARKS AND CO MMUNITY SERVICES................................................................................................. 22
FIRE ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
LAW ENFO RCEMENT.......................................................................................................................... 30
PUBLIC WO RKS DEPARTMENT SERVICES.................................................................................................. 35
TRANSPORTATIO N .............................................................................................................................. 38
WATER ................................................................................................................................................. 40
WASTEWATER...................................................................................................................................... 45
STO RM DRAINAGE ............................................................................................................................. 49
SOLID WASTE....................................................................................................................................... 54
CAPITAL IMPRO VEMENTS .................................................................................................................. 56
4. FINANCIAL ABILITY ............................................................................................................................. 59
BUDG ET ............................................................................................................................................... 59
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RESERVES............................................................................................................................................. 69
RATE/ FEE SCHEDULE........................................................................................................................... 71
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT.................................................................. 74
FINANCIAL POLICIES.......................................................................................................................... 77
DEBT..................................................................................................................................................... 78
5. SHARED SERVICES AND FACILITIES................................................................................................... 81
PARKS AND CO MMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT......................................................................... 81
FIRE DEPARTMENT............................................................................................................................... 82
POLICE DEPARTMENT......................................................................................................................... 83
PUBLIC WO RKS DEPARTMENT............................................................................................................ 83
6. ACCO UNTABILITY, STRUCTURE AND EFFICIENCIES.......................................................................... 85
7. OTHER ISSUES...................................................................................................................................... 89
SPHERE O F INFLUENCE STUDY................................................................................................................... 91
SPHERE O F INFLUENCE MAP(S) ............................................................................................................. 91
AG ENCY PRO FILE: EL MACERO COUNTY SERVICE AREA ...................................................................... 92
LO CATIO N........................................................................................................................................... 92
BOUNDARIES AND SPHERE O F INFLUENCE ...................................................................................... 92
STRUCTURE AND G OVERNANCE ...................................................................................................... 94
MUNICIPAL SERVICES......................................................................................................................... 94
AFFECTED AGENCIES............................................................................................................................. 95
MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW .................................................................................................................... 97
POTENTIALLY SIG NFICANT MSR DETERMINATIONS.............................................................................. 97
1. G ROWTH AND POPULATION ............................................................................................................ 97
2. DISADVANTAG ED UNINCO RPORATED CO MMUNITIES .................................................................. 98
3. CAPACITY AND ADEQ UACY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ........................................... 101
4. FINANCIAL ABILITY ........................................................................................................................... 107
5. SHARED SERVICES AND FACILITIES................................................................................................. 115
6. ACCO UNTABILITY, STRUCTURE AND EFFICIENCIES........................................................................ 117
7. OTHER ISSUES.................................................................................................................................... 125
SPHERE O F INFLUENCE STUDY................................................................................................................. 127
AG ENCY PRO FILE: WILLO WBANK COUNTY SERVICE AREA ................................................................. 128
LO CATIO N......................................................................................................................................... 128
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BOUNDARIES AND SPHERE O F INFLUENCE .................................................................................... 128
STRUCTURE AND G OVERNANCE .................................................................................................... 128
MUNICIPAL SERVICES....................................................................................................................... 131
AFFECTED AGENCIES........................................................................................................................... 131
MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW .................................................................................................................. 133
POTENTIALLY SIG NFICANT MSR DETERMINATIONS............................................................................ 133
1. G ROWTH AND POPULATION .......................................................................................................... 133
2. DISADVANTAG ED UNINCO RPORATED CO MMUNITIES ................................................................ 134
7. OTHER ISSUES.................................................................................................................................... 153
AG ENCY PRO FILE: NORTH DAVIS MEADOWS COUNTY SERVICE AREA ............................................. 155
LO CATIO N......................................................................................................................................... 155
BOUNDARIES AND SPHERE O F INFLUENCE .................................................................................... 155
STRUCTURE AND G OVERNANCE .................................................................................................... 157
MUNICIPAL SERVICES....................................................................................................................... 158
AFFECTED AGENCIES........................................................................................................................... 159
MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW .................................................................................................................. 161
POTENTIALLY SIG NFICANT MSR DETERMINATIONS............................................................................ 161
1. G ROWTH AND POPULATION .......................................................................................................... 161
2. DISADVANTAG ED UNINCO RPORATED CO MMUNITIES ................................................................ 163
7. OTHER ISSUES.................................................................................................................................... 190
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MSR/ SOI BACKGROUND
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF LAFCO
The Cortese-Knox-Hertzb erg Loc a l G overnm ent Reorg a niza tion Ac t of 2000, a s a m end ed ( “ C KH
Ac t ” ) (Ca lifornia G overnm ent Cod e §§56000 e t seq .), is LAFCo ’ s g overning la w a nd o utlines the
req uirem ents for p rep a ring Munic ip a l Servic e Re view s (MSRs) fo r p eriod ic Sp here of Influenc e
(SOI) up d a te s. MSRs a nd SOIs a re tools c rea ted to em p o w er LAFCo to sa tisfy its leg isla tive
c ha rg e of “ d isc o ura g ing urb a n sp ra w l, p re serving op en-sp a c e a nd p rim e a g ric ultura l la nd s,
effic iently p rovid ing g o vernm ent servic es, a nd enc oura g ing the ord erly form a tion a nd
d evelop m ent of loc a l a g enc ies b a sed up on loc a l c ond itions a nd c irc um sta nc es (§56301). CKH
Ac t Sec tion 56301 further esta b lishes tha t “ o ne of the ob jec ts of the c om m ission is to m a ke
stud ie s a nd to ob ta in a nd furnish inform a tion w hic h w ill c ontrib ute to the log ic a l a nd rea sona b le
d evelop m ent of loc a l a g enc ies in ea c h c ounty a nd to sha p e the d evelop m ent of loc a l
a g enc ies so a s to a d va nta g eo usly p rovid e for the p resent a nd future ne ed s of ea c h c o unty a nd
its c om m unities.”
Ba sed on tha t leg isla tive c ha rg e, LAFCo se rves a s a n a rm of the Sta te; p re p a ring a nd review ing
stud ie s a nd a na lyzing ind ep end ent d a ta to m a ke inform ed , q ua si-leg isla tive d ec isions tha t
g uid e the p hysic a l a nd e c onom ic d e velop m ent o f the sta te (inc lud ing a g ric ultura l use s) a nd the
effic ient, c o st-effec tive, a nd relia b le d elivery of servic es to resid e nts, la nd ow ne rs, a nd
b usinesse s. While SOIs a re req uired to b e up d a te d every five yea rs, they a re not tim e-b ound a s
p la nning tools b y the sta tute, b ut a re m ea nt to a d d ress the “ p rob a b le p hysic a l b o und a ries a nd
servic e a rea of a loc a l a g enc y ” (§56076). SOIs therefore g uid e b oth the nea r-term a nd long term p hysic a l a nd ec onom ic d evelop m ent of lo c a l a g enc ies their b roa d er c ounty a rea , a nd
MSRs p rovid e the nea r-term a nd long -term tim e-releva nt d a ta to inform LAFCo’ s SOI
d eterm ina tions.
PURPOSE OF A MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW
As d esc rib ed a b ove, MSRs a re d e sig ned to eq uip LAFCo w ith releva nt inform a tion a nd d a ta
nec essa ry for the Com m ission to m a ke inform ed d ec isions on SOIs. The CKH Ac t, how ever, g ives
LAFCo b roa d d isc retion in d ec id ing how to c ond uc t MSRs, inc lud ing g eog ra p hic foc us, sc op e of
stud y, a nd the id entific a tion of a lterna tive s for im p roving the effic ienc y, c o st-effec tivene ss,
a c c ounta b ility, a nd relia b ility of p ub lic servic es. The p urp ose of a Munic ip a l Servic es Review
(MSR) in g enera l is to p rovid e a c om p rehensive inventory a nd a na lysis of the servic es p rovid ed
b y loc a l m unic ip a lities, servic e a rea s, a nd sp ec ia l d istric ts. A MSR eva lua tes the struc ture a nd
op era tion of the loc a l m unic ip a lities, servic e a re a s, a nd sp ec ia l d istric ts a nd d isc usses p ossib le
a rea s for im p rovem ent a nd c oord ina tion. The MSR is intend ed to p rovid e inform a tion a nd
a na lysis to sup p ort a sp here o f influenc e up d a te. A w ritten sta te m ent o f the stud y’ s
d eterm ina tions m ust b e m a d e in the follow ing a rea s:
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1.
Gro w th a nd p op ula tion p rojec tions for the a ffec ted a rea ;
2.
The loc a tion a nd c ha ra c teristic s of a ny d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora te d c om m unities
w ithin or c ontig uo us to the sp here o f influenc e;
3.
Present a nd p la nned c a p a c ity of p ub lic fa c ilities, a d eq ua c y o f p ub lic servic es, a nd
infra struc ture need s o r d efic ienc ies inc lud ing need s o r d efic ienc ies rela ted to sew ers,
m unic ip a l a nd ind ustria l w a ter, a nd struc tura l fire p rotec tion in a ny d isa d va nta g ed ,
uninc orp ora te d c om m unities w ithin or c ontig uo us to the sp here of influenc e;
4.
Fina nc ia l a b ility of a g enc ies to p rovid e servic es;
5.
Sta tus of, a nd op p ortunities for, sha red fa c ilities;
6.
Ac c o unta b ility for c om m unity servic e need s, inc lud ing g overnm enta l struc ture a nd
op era tiona l effic ienc ies; a nd
7.
Any o ther m a tter rela ted to e ffec tive or effic ient servic e d elivery, a s req uired b y
c om m ission p olic y.
The MSR is org a nized a c c ord ing to these d eterm ina tions listed a b ove. Inform a tion reg a rd ing
ea c h of the a b o ve issue a rea s is p rovid ed in this d oc um ent.
PURPOSE OF A SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
In 1972, LAFCos w ere g iven the p ow er to e sta b lish SOIs for a ll loc a l a g enc ies und er their
jurisd ic tion. As d efined b y the CKH Ac t, “ ’ sp here of influenc e’ m ea ns a p la n for the p rob a b le
p hysic a l b ound a ries a nd servic e a rea of a loc a l a g enc y, a s d eterm ined b y the c om m ission ”
(§56076). SOIs a re d e sig ned to b oth p roa c tively g uid e a nd re sp ond to the need for the
extension of infra struc ture a nd d elivery of m unic ip a l servic es to a rea s of em erg ing g row th a nd
d evelop m ent. Likew ise, they a re a lso d e sig ned to d isc o ura g e urb a n sp ra w l a nd the p rem a ture
c onversion of a g ric ultura l a nd op en sp a c e reso urc es to urb a nized use s.
The role of SOIs in g uid ing the Sta te’ s g row th a nd d evelop m ent w a s va lid a ted a nd streng thened
in 2000 w hen the Leg isla ture p a ssed Assem b ly Bill (“ AB” ) 2838 (Cha p te r 761, Sta tutes of 2000),
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w hic h w a s the result o f tw o yea rs of la b or b y the Com m ission on Loc a l G overna nc e for the 21
Century, w hic h tra veled up a nd d ow n the Sta te ta king testim ony from a va riety of loc a l
g overnm ent sta kehold ers a nd a sse m b led a n extensive set of rec o m m end a tions to the
Leg isla ture to streng then the p o w ers a nd tools of LAFCos to p rom ote log ic a l a nd ord e rly g row th
a nd d evelop m ent, a nd the effic ient, c ost-effec tive, a nd relia b le d elivery of p ub lic servic es to
Ca lifornia ’ s resid ents, b usinesses, la nd ow ners, a nd visitors. The req uirem ent for LAFCos to
c ond uc t MSRs w a s esta b lished b y AB 2838 a s a n a c know led g m ent of the im p orta nc e of SOIs
a nd rec og nition tha t reg ula r p eriod ic up d a te s o f SOIs sho uld b e c ond uc te d on a five-yea r b a sis
(§56425(g )) w ith the b enefit of b etter inform a tion a nd d a ta thro ug h MSRs (§56430(a )).
Pursua nt to Yolo County LAFCO p olic y a n SOI inc lud es a n a rea a d ja c ent to a jurisd ic tion w here
d evelop m ent m ig ht b e rea sona b ly exp ec ted to oc c ur in the next 20 yea rs. A MSR is c ond uc ted
p rior to, or in c onjunc tion w ith, the up d a te of a SO I a nd p rovid es the fo und a tion for up d a ting it.
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LAFCo is req uired to m a ke five w ritten d e term ina tions w hen e sta b lishing , a m end ing , or up d a ting
a n SOI fo r a ny loc a l a g e nc y tha t a d d re ss the follo w ing (§56425(c )):
1. The p resent a nd p la nned la nd uses in the a rea , inc lud ing a g ric ultura l a nd op en-sp a c e
la nd s.
2. The p resent a nd p rob a b le need for p ub lic fa c ilities a nd servic es in the a rea .
3. The p resent c a p a c ity o f p ub lic fa c ilities a nd a d eq ua c y of p ub lic servic es tha t the
a g enc y p rovid e s or is a uthorized to p ro vid e.
4. The existenc e of a ny soc ia l or ec onom ic c om m unities o f interest in the a rea if the
c om m ission d eterm ines tha t they a re releva nt to the a g enc y.
5. For a n up d a te of a n SOI of a c ity or sp ec ia l d istric t tha t p rovid es p ub lic fa c ilities or
servic es rela ted to sew ers, m unic ip a l a nd ind ustria l w a ter, or struc tura l fire p rotec tion, the
p resent a nd p rob a b le need for those p ub lic fa c ilities a nd servic es o f a ny d isa d va nta g ed
uninc orp ora te d c om m unities w ithin the existing sp here of influenc e.
DISADVANTAGED UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES
SB 244 (Cha p ter 513, Sta tute s of 2011) m a d e c ha ng es to the CKH Ac t rela ted to
“ d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unities,” inc lud ing the a d d ition of SOI d eterm ina tion #5
listed a b ove. Disa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unities, o r “ DUCs,” a re inha b ited territories
(c onta ining 12 or m ore reg istered vo ters) w here the a nnua l m ed ia n household inc om e is less
tha n 80 p erc ent of the sta tew id e a nnua l m ed ia n household inc om e.
On Ma rc h 26, 2012, LAFCo a d op ted a “ Po lic y for the Definition o f ‘ Inha b ited Territory’ for the
Im p lem enta tion of SB 244 Reg a rd ing Disa d va nta g ed Uninc orp ora ted Co m m unities” , w hic h
id entified 21 inha b ited uninc orp ora ted c o m m unities for p urp o ses of im p lem enting SB 244.
CKH Ac t Sec tion 56375(a )(8)(A) p rohib its LAFCo from a p p roving a c ity a nnexa tion of m ore tha n
10 a c res if a DUC is c o ntig uo us to the a nnexa tion territory b ut not inc lud ed in the p rop o sa l,
unless a n a p p lic a tion to a nnex the DUC ha s b e en filed w ith LAFCo. The leg isla tive intent is to
p rohib it “ c herry p ic king ” b y c ities of ta x-g enera ting la nd use s w hile lea ving o ut und er-served ,
inha b ited a rea s w ith infra struc ture d e fic ienc ies a nd la c k of a c c ess to relia b le p ota b le w a ter a nd
w a stew a ter servic es. DUCs a re rec og nized a s so c ia l a nd ec onom ic c om m unities of interest for
p urp oses of rec om m end ing SOI d eterm ina tions p ursua nt to Sec tion 56425(c ).
ORGANIZATION OF MSR/SOI STUDY
This rep ort ha s b een org a nized in a c hec klist form a t to foc us the inform a tion a nd d isc ussion on
key issue s tha t m a y b e p a rtic ula rly releva nt to the sub jec t a g enc y w hile p rovid ing req uired
LAFCo’ s MSR a nd SOI d eterm ina tions. The c hec klist q uestions a re b a sed on the Co rtese-KnoxHertzb erg Ac t, the LAFCo MSR G uid elines p rep a red b y the Gove rnor’ s O ffic e of Pla nning a nd
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Resea rc h a nd a d op ted Yolo LAFCo loc a l p olic ies a nd p roc ed ures. This rep ort p rovid es the
follow ing :
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Provid es a d esc rip tion of the sub jec t a g enc y;
•
Provid es a ny new inform a tion sinc e the la st MSR a nd a d eterm ina tion reg a rd ing the
need to up d a te the SOI;
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Provid es MSR a nd SOI d ra ft d eterm ina tions for p ub lic a nd Com m ission review ; a nd
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Id entifies a ny o ther issues tha t the Com m ission sho uld c onsid er in the MSR/ SOI.
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OVERVIEW
This m unic ip a l servic e review c overs the City of Da vis a nd the El Ma c ero, Willow b a nk, a nd North
Da vis Mea d ow s Co unty Servic e Area s (CSAs), w hic h a re a d ja c ent to or w ithin the vic inity of the
City a nd rec eive servic es in som e form from the City. CSAs w ere c rea ted in sta te la w to a d d re ss
inc rea sed d em a nd s for p ub lic fa c ilities a nd servic es w hen p op ula tion g ro w th a nd d evelop m ent
oc c ur in uninc orp ora te d a rea s. CSAs c rea te a n enterp rise fund w ithin a c ounty to fina nc e a nd
p rovid e inc rea sed p ub lic fa c ilities a nd servic es w ithin a d efined uninc orp o ra ted a rea . CSAs a re
a dependent sp ec ia l d istric t, m ea ning tha t the County Boa rd of Sup e rvisors is the d ec ision
m a king b od y for CSAs. Und er sta te la w , the Bo a rd of Sup ervisors ma y a p p oint one or m ore
a d visory c om m ittees to g ive a d vic e reg a rd ing CSA servic es a nd fa c ilities. The Co unty is
resp onsib le for the op era tion of the CSA, a nd therefore, w hen this MSR/ SOI referenc es the CSA it
is, in g enera l, referring to the County a nd not the a d visory c om m ittee.
The City of Da vis, like other p ub lic a g enc ies, ha s ha d to ta ilor p ub lic servic es to lim ited revenues.
While op era ting w ithin a c onstra ined b ud g et tha t lim its its a b ility to fina nc e a ll infra struc ture
need s a nd w hic h ha s resulted in c erta in b ud g et c uts in rec ent yea rs, the City ha s m a inta ined a n
a d eq ua te level of se rvic es overa ll. Ha ving c ut a va riety of reso urc es a nd sta ffing und er the
p ressure of the rec ent e c onom ic d o w nturn, Da vis ha s a lso m a d e c uts to som e of its m unic ip a l
servic es c rea ting a n inc ong ruity w ith p ub lic exp ec ta tions, w hic h is c urre ntly b eing m itig a ted
throug h c onstituent o utrea c h. In p a rtic ula r, p olic e servic es ha ve suffered m ore im p a irm ent tha n
som e of the other servic es p rovid ed b y the City w ith elim ina tion of severa l of its servic es d uring
the b ud g et red uc tion p roc ess. Even in the fa c e o f these c ityw id e c uts, the City ha s c ontinued to
m a inta in suffic ient c a p a c ity to p rovid e a ll servic es to a t lea st a b a sic level. In ord er to c ontinue
to p rovid e servic es a t a c c ep ta b le levels, the City need s to c om p lete a form a l m ulti-yea r c a p ita l
im p rovem ent p la n to a d d ress its d eferre d im p rovem ent c ha lleng es. Altho ug h the City’ s
fina nc ia l situa tion is b ec om ing m ore sta b le, Da vis is c a utio usly op tim istic a s a nother rec ession
c ould ha lt the fisc a l rec overy tha t is c urrently b e ing exp erienc ed . Therefore, the City c ontinue s
to look for a d d itiona l w a ys to inc rea se effic ienc y, c onta in c osts, a nd a c q uire new revenue
so urc es.
The CSAs w e re c rea ted d uring a tim e w hen sub d ivisions w ere b eing d evelop ed in a rea s w ithout
infra struc ture a nd servic es to sup p ort them . Sinc e the tim e tha t the se d evelop m ents w ere
c rea ted a nd the CSAs fo rm ed , the City ha s ta ken on p rovid ing severa l of the m unic ip a l servic es
offered , b ut the CSAs ha ve c ontinue d to op e ra te und er the orig ina l g ove rna nc e, op era ting a nd
m a na g em ent struc ture w ithout sig nific a nt re-eva lua tion. There a re se vera l op p ortunities to
im p rove servic e effic ienc ies a m ong st the CSAs, a nd there is a need to strea m line servic e
struc ture w ithin ea c h of the CSAs to the g rea test extent fea sib le. In p a rtic ula r, ineffic ient b illing
a nd m a na g em ent p ra c tic es c om b ined w ith resid ent exp ec ta tions of servic e levels ha s resulte d
in g rea ter tha n nec essa ry sta ff tim e a nd inc rea sed c o sts. While a c erta in a m o unt o f
m a na g em ent c osts a re inevita b le, a m ore strea m lined servic e c onfig ura tion a nd m a na g e m ent
a p p roa c h c ould a llow fo r g rea ter c ost e ffec tiveness.
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The CSAs a nd their a d visory c om m ittees a re ea c h op era ted in a d ifferent fa shion, likely a s a
func tion o f c onstituent interest a nd c onc erns ove r the yea rs. While the CSA Ma na g er ha s b een
hea vily involved in the op era tions of som e of the CSAs, others a p p ea r to op era te in a m ore
ind ep end ent fa shion. The Co unty p la ns to shift m a na g em ent of a ll CSAs o ver to the Co unty
Ad m inistra tor’ s Offic e b eg inning July 1, 2016. Given the c ha ng e in m a na g em ent struc ture, the
tim ing is rip e for the Co unty to c rea te c onsistenc y a nd foster tra nsp a renc y a m ong st the CSAs
throug h p olic ies a nd p roc ed ures. It w ould a lso b e tim ely to m a ke im p rovem ents to se vera l other
fa c ets of CSA a d m inistra tion a nd op era tions, inc lud ing fina nc ia l m a na g em ent a nd rep orting
p ra c tic es, c a p ita l im p rovem ent p la nning , a d visory c om m itte e op era tions, a nd w eb site
tra nsp a renc y.
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AGENCY PROFILE: CITY OF DAVIS
City of Da vis, orig ina lly know n a s Da visville, is the m ost p op ula ted c ity in Yolo County. The City
sta rted a s a So uthern Pa c ific Ra ilroa d d ep ot b uilt in 1868 a nd w a s inc orp ora ted on Ma rc h 28,
1917.
Follow ing the City’ s inc orp ora tion in 1917, the 1920s sa w the d e velop m ent of loc a l g ove rna nc e
struc ture s, suc h a s p la nning c om m issions a nd the esta b lishm ent of a City Counc il. Pa ved a nd
lig hted stree ts, a s w ell a s se w a g e a nd w a ter system s w ere insta lled d uring this p erio d a s w ell.
Tod a y, City of Da vis is a university-oriented c ity, c losely tied historic a lly to the University of
Ca lifornia a t Da vis.
Loca tion
The City of Da vis is situa ted in Yolo Co unty, in the Centra l Va lley of northern Ca lifornia , a b out 11
m iles w est of Sa c ra m ento, a nd 72 m iles northea st of Sa n Fra nc isc o. A m a jor a d va nta g e of the
Da vis reg ion is tha t it is situa ted a t the hub of se vera l hig hw a ys, a nea rb y d eep -w a ter p ort, a
m a jor a irp ort, a nd tra nsc ontinenta l ra il lines.
Da vis is loc a ted w ithin a p red om ina ntly a g ric ultura l a rea a nd sep a ra ted from surro und ing c ities
in the c ounties of Yolo a nd Sola no b y 5 to 15 m iles of a g ric ultura l la nd . Surro und ing c ities in Yolo
Co unty a re Wood la nd to the north, West Sa c ra m ento to the ea st, Winters to the w est a nd Dixon
to the southw est. Loc a ted b etw een Da vis a nd West Sa c ra m ento is the tw o-m ile w id e Yolo
Byp a ss—o ne of the overflow d ra inw a ys, w hic h p rovid e flo od p rotec tio n for the Sa c ra m ento
River va lley.
Bounda ries a nd Sphere of Influence
The c ity b o und a ries c over a b o ut 10.5 sq ua re m iles. The City’ s sp here of influenc e (SOI) is la rg er
tha n its b ound a ry a rea . When the City’ s SOI w a s la st up d a ted , Yolo LAFCo ha d d efined 10-yea r
a nd 20-yea r SOIs. The Da vis 10-yea r SOI inc lud ed c ity-ow ned p rop erties, inc lud ing Da vis
Munic ip a l Golf Course, City of Da vis Pa rk on County Roa d (CR) 102 (Old La nd fill Site), Da vis
Wa stew a ter Trea tm ent Pla nt, urb a nized p rop erties, inc lud ing El Ma c ero, Willow b a nk, Ro ya l Oa k
(form erly Ba rthel’ s Mob ile Hom e Pa rk), the Rust hom e site p a rc el, the University of Ca lifornia ,
Da vis c a m p us, a nd und evelop ed p rop erties, inc lud ing the Covell Villa g e p a rc el, Ma c e Curve
p a rc el, a nd Nishi p a rc el. In a d d ition, the 20-yea r SOI a lso inc lud ed the urb a nized p rop erty of
Ca c tus Corners (CR 98 a nd Russel Bouleva rd ) a nd the und evelop ed p rop erty of Northw est
Qua d ra nt (north to Binning Tra c t sub d ivision, ea st to SR 113, south to Cove ll Bouleva rd , a nd w est
to CR 99). On Ja nua ry 22, 2016, LAFCo a m end ed its SOI p olic ies to rem ove the d istinc tion
b etw een the 10 a nd 20-yea r SOI; a c c ord ing ly, the City of Da vis now ha s a sing le SOI w ith a ll of
the territo ry p re viously m entioned inc lud ed .
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Structure a nd Governance
The City of Da vis is a m unic ip a l c orp ora tion op era ting und er the g enera l la w s of the Sta te of
Ca lifornia . The City is a leg a lly sep a ra te a nd fisc a lly ind ep end ent a g enc y. It c a n issue d eb t, set
a nd m od ify b ud g ets, c ollec t fees for servic es, a nd sue or b e sued .
Da vis op era tes und er the Co unc il-Ma na g er form of g overnm ent w ith a five-m em b er c ounc il,
elec ted a t la rg e b y c ity resid ents. The City Ma na g er serves a s the a d m inistra tive hea d of c ity
g overnm ent overseeing the d ep a rtm ents of fire, p olic e, p a rks a nd c om m unity servic e s,
a d m inistra tive servic es, c om m unity d e velop m ent a nd susta ina b ility, a nd p ub lic w orks.
The City ha s fourteen c ounc il-a p p ointed c om m issions tha t a re d evoted to va rious a sp ec ts of
c om m unity life inc lud ing p la nning , rec rea tion, fina nc e, b ud g et a nd ec onom ic d evelop m ent,
na tura l resourc e s, a nd university stud ent rela tions.
In FY 15-16, the City e m p loyed a tota l of 423.21 full-tim e eq uiva lent em p lo yees (FTEs), c onsisting
of 341 reg ula r full-tim e FTEs, 6.5 reg ula r p a rt-tim e FTEs, three full-tim e sp ec ia l (SP) fund ed reg ula r
full-tim e FTEs, one SP fund ed reg ula r p a rt-tim e FTE, a nd 71.71 tem p ora ry p a rt-tim e FTEs. During the
sa m e fisc a l yea r, the City em p loyed 352 reg ula r (exc lud ing tem p ora ry) em p lo yees, w hic h
c onstituted a red uc tion of 24.1 p erc ent from FY 07-08.
Municipa l Services
As a g enera l-p urp ose c ity, Da vis p rovid e s e ssentia l m unic ip a l servic es. Munic ip a l servic es
p rovid ed b y the City a nd review ed in this MSR inc lud e:
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La w enforc em ent,
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Fire,
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Pa rks a nd c om m unity servic es,
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Pub lic tra nsit, tra nsp orta tion a nd stree ts,
•
Wa ter,
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Wa stew a ter,
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Storm sew er, a nd
•
Solid w a ste.
The City p rovid es som e servic es o utsid e of its b o und a ry a rea . Som e servic es w ere extend ed to
a rea s o utsid e of the City p rior to the req uirem ent for LAFCo a p p ro va l. Da vis p rovid e s w a ter a nd
w a stew a ter servic es to El Ma c ero Co unty Servic e Area (CSA), w a ter servic e to Willow b a nk CSA,
a nd w a stew a ter servic e to North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA a nd a few ind ivid ua l c ustom ers in
Willow b a nk CSA, a s w ell a s c ontra c tua l w a ter system m a intena nc e to North Da vis Mea d ow s.
Da vis a lso p rovid e s c ontra c tua l w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter servic e s to Roya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk.
All of these c o m m unities, w ith the exc ep tion of North Da vis Mea d ow s, a re loc a ted w ithin the
City’ s sp here of influenc e.
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Ad d itiona lly, the City o f Da vis Fire Dep a rtm ent p rovid es fire servic e s on a c ontra c tua l b a sis to
three neig hb oring fire p rotec tion d istric ts (FPDs), inc lud ing Ea st Da vis Co unty FPD, No Ma n’ s La nd
FPD, a nd a p ortion o f Sp ring la ke FPD.
AFFECTED AGENCIES
Per G overnm ent Cod e Sec tion 56427, a p ub lic hea ring is req uired to a d o p t, a m end , or revise a
sp here of influenc e. No tic e sha ll b e p rovid ed a t lea st 21 d a ys in a d va nc e a nd m a iled notic e
sha ll b e p rovid ed to ea c h a ffec ted loc a l a g enc y or a ffec ted Co unty, a nd to a ny intereste d
p a rty w ho ha s filed a w ritten req ue st for notic e w ith the exec utive offic er. Per G overnm ent
Cod e Sec tion 56014, a n a ffec ted loc a l a g enc y m ea ns a ny loc a l a g enc y tha t o verla p s w ith a ny
p ortion of the sub jec t a g enc y b o und a ry or SOI (inc lud ed p rop osed c ha ng es to the SOI).
The a ffec ted loc a l a g enc ies for this MSR/ SOI a re:
County/ Cities:
City of Da vis
City of We st Sa c ra m ento
City of Winters
City of Woo d la nd
Co unty o f Yolo
County Service Area s (CSAs)
Dunnig a n, El Ma cero, Ga rc ia Bend , Ma d ison-Esp a rto Reg iona l CSA (MERCSA), North
Da vis Mea dows, Snow b a ll, Wild Wing s, a nd Willowba nk
School Districts:
Da vis Joint Unified .
Esp a rto Unified
River Delta Unified
Wa shing ton Unified
Winters Joint Unified
Wood la nd Joint Unified
Specia l Districts:
Cem e tery Distric t – Ca p a y, Cottonw oo d , Da vis, Knig ht’ s La nd ing , Ma ry’ s, Winters
Co m m unity Servic e Distric t – Ca c heville, Esp a rto, Knig ht’ s La nd ing , Ma d iso n
Fire Pro tec tion Distric t – Ca p a y, Cla rksb urg , Dunnig a n, Ea st Da vis, Elkhorn, Esp a rto,
Knig hts La nd ing , Ma d iso n, No Ma n’s La nd, Springla ke, West Pla infield , Willow Oa k,
Winters, Yolo, Za m ora
Sa c ra m ento-Yolo Port Distric t
Rec la m a tion Distric t – 150, 307, 537, 730, 765, 785, 787, 827, 900, 999, 1600, 2035, 2076,
2120
Yolo County Resourc e Conserva tion Distric t
Wa ter Distric t – Dunnig a n, Knig ht’ s La nd ing Rid g e Dra ina g e, YCFCWCD
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Multi-County Districts:
Rec la m a tion Distric t – 108 (Colusa ), 2068 (Sola no), 2093 (Sola no)
Wa ter Distric t – Co lusa Ba sin Dra ina g e
Sa c ra m ento-Yolo Mo sq uito Vec tor Control Distric t
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MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW
POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT MSR DETERMINATIONS
The MSR d e term ina tions c hec ked b elow a re p otentia lly sig nific a nt, a s ind ic a ted b y “ ye s” o r
“ m a yb e ” a nsw ers to the key p olic y q uestions in the c hec klist a nd c orresp ond ing d isc ussion on
the follow ing p a g es. If m ost o r a ll of the d eterm ina tions a re not sig nific a nt, a s ind ic a ted b y “ no ”
a nsw ers, the Com m ission m a y find tha t a MSR up d a te is not w a rra nted .
Gro w th a nd Pop ula tion
Sha red Servic es
Disa d va nta g ed Uninc orp ora ted Com m unities
Ac c o unta b ility
Ca p a c ity, Ad eq ua c y & Infra struc ture to
Provid e Servic es
Other
Fina nc ia l Ab ility
1. GROWTH AND POPULATION
Gro w th a nd p op ula tion p rojec tions for the a ffec ted a rea .
YES
MAYBE
NO
a ) Is the a g enc y’ s territory o r surro und ing a rea exp ec ted to
exp erienc e a ny sig nific a nt p op ula tion c ha ng e or
d evelop m ent over the next 5-10 yea rs?
b ) Will p op ula tion c ha ng es ha ve a sig nific a nt neg a tive
im p a c t on the sub jec t a g enc y’ s servic e need s a nd
d em a nd s suc h tha t a g e nc y investm ent w o uld b e
req uired to inc rea se c a p a c ity?
c ) Will p rojec ted g row th re q uire a c ha ng e in the a g enc y’ s
sp here of influenc e b o und a ry?
Discussion:
a ) The City of Da vis is the la nd use a uthority w ithin its c ity b o und a ries, w hile Yolo Co unty is the
la nd use a uthority w ithin the City’ s sp here of influenc e a nd other a rea s o utsid e of the City’ s
b ound a ries. The Sta te o f Ca lifornia is the la nd use a uthority on sta te-ow ned la nd s inc lud ing
the University o f Ca lifornia , Da vis (UCD) c a m p us. The City of Da vis Genera l Pla n w a s la st
up d a ted in 2001 w ith a p la nning horizon throug h 2007. The housing ele m ent tha t c onta ins
the City’ s p op ula tion a nd housing p rojec tions w a s up d a ted m ore rec ently w ith a p la nning
p eriod of 2013 thro ug h 2021.
Ac c ord ing to the U. S. Census Burea u, the City ha d a p op ula tion of 65,622 in 2010, not
inc lud ing the on-c a m p us p op ula tion of UCD, w hic h w a s 5,786. Ba sed on Dep a rtm ent of
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Fina nc e (DOF) d a ta , a s of Ja nua ry 2015, the City’ s p op ula tion w a s estim a ted to b e 66,757
w ith tota l housing units of 26,063, of w hic h 25,174 w ere oc c up ied , w hic h eq ua tes to a 0.3
p erc ent va c a nc y ra te.
Da vis sa w sig nific a nt new hom e d evelop m ent d uring the 1990s; how ever, the lim ited
p otentia l for new d e velop m ent ha s c ontinued to a ffec t the Da vis ho using m a rket a nd its
a fford a b ility. Ad d itiona l p ressure on the housing m a rket w a s c a used b y a rise in the UCD
stud ent p op ula tion, w hic h ha s g one from 25,000 in the 2000-2001 a c a d em ic yea r to over
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32,000 tod a y. There ha s a lso b een a c orresp ond ing inc rea se in fa c ulty a nd sta ff.
Ac c ord ing to the 2010 U. S. Census, the p op ula tio n of Da vis g re w b y 8.8 p e rc ent from 2000 to
2010. How ever, p op ula tion g row th tota led less tha n tw o p erc ent from 2005 to 2010, p erha p s
d ue to the slow ing ec onom y a nd the slo w ra te o f new ho using d evelop m ent. No new la nd
for d e velop m ent w a s a nnexed to the City b e tw e en 2005 a nd 2010. There w ere 619 new in-fill
housing units a d d ed to Da vis b etw een 2005 a nd 2010. The lim ited p otentia l for ne w
d evelop m ent is exp ec ted to c ontinue to a ffec t the Da vis housing m a rket a nd its
a fford a b ility. Further a d d ing p ressure to the housing m a rket w ill b e the p rojec ted c ontinued
inc rea se in the UCD stud ent p op ula tion. Provision of a fford a b le ho using is one of City
Co unc il’ s 2014-2016 ob je c tives in their g oa ls.
Bec a use UC Da vis is a d ja c ent to the c ity lim its, a sig nific a nt p ortion o f the housing units in the
City a re renta ls. Ap p roxim a tely 57 p erc ent of the 25,869 housing units in Da vis a re renta l
p rop erties a nd 55 p erc e nt of Da vis resid ents live in renta l ho using . More tha n 43 p erc ent o f
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the housing units in Da vis a re m ulti-unit struc ture s (a p a rtm ent c om p lexes).
Mo st of the City’ s g row th ha s b een in the resid entia l a nd op en sp a c e la nd c a teg ories, w ith a
rela tively sm a ll a m o unt of c om m erc ia l d evelop m ent. Sig nific a nt m ultifa m ily resid entia l
d evelop m ent oc c urred to m eet inc rea sing stud ent p op ula tion housing need s. In the
c om m erc ia l sec tor, there w a s som e g row th in hig h tec hnolog y a nd tourist rela ted b usinesses.
The stud y p erform ed for the m ost rec ent ho using elem ent up d a te id entified the p otentia l for
m ore tha n 1,000 resid entia l units a nd 300,000 sq ua re fe et of re ta il a nd offic e use b e yond
those in the 1987 Genera l Pla n. The stud y a lso ind ic a ted tha t the follow ing fa c tors m a ke the
fina nc ia l fea sib ility d iffic ult fo r a n infill p rojec t — the hig h c ost of la nd , la rg e d ifferenc es in
va lues p er sq ua re foo t b etw een d eta c hed a nd a tta c hed sing le-fa m ily hom es, the la c k of a
d ifferenc e in im p a c t fees b a sed on the size o f the unit, the sm a ll d ifferenc e b etw een
d evelop m ent fees for infill p rojec ts a nd p erip hera l g row th a rea s, a nd p a rking req uirem ents
versus a va ila b le sp a c e.
The City’ s up d a ted ho using elem ent uses the Sa c ra m ento Area Co unc il of G overnm ents
(SACO G) p op ula tion p rojec tions a s the City c onsid ers them “ the m ost c urrent a nd
g eog ra p hic a lly d eta iled p rojec tions a va ila b le for p op ula tion, ho usehold s, a nd em p loym ent
in the Sa c ra m ento reg io n, w hic h w ere d evelop e d for the 2035 Metrop olita n Tra nsp orta tion
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City o f Da vis Bud g e t FY 15-16.
City o f Da vis we b site.
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Pla n/ Susta ina b le Co m m unities Stra teg ies (MTP/ SCS).” The p rojec tions for the p la nned
neig hb orhood a t UC Da vis, West Villa g e, a re d erived from inform a tion a va ila b le in the UC
Da vis 2003 Long Ra ng e Develop m ent Pla n Fina l EIR, a s w ell a s the West Villa g e
Im p lem enta tion Pla n. The City’ s housing elem ent p rojec ts tha t the p op ula tion in Da vis w ill
g row b y nine p erc ent from 2013 to 2021 (or b y one p erc ent a nnua lly) a nd household s w ill
g row b y 9.5 p erc ent in the sa m e tim e p eriod . The City is exp ec ted to a d d 6,868 p ersons a nd
3,135 household s in the c urrent ho using elem ent c yc le (2013-2021). The se p rojec tions d o not
inc lud e a ny g row th tha t m a y b e a ntic ip a ted fro m the West Villa g e p rojec t tha t is b uilt on
la nd outsid e Da vis c ity lim its on UCD p rop erty.
Projec te d p op ula tion g row th inc rea se s from nine to 9.3 p erc ent w ith the a d d ition of full
im p lem enta tion of the West Villa g e p rojec t. At b uild -out, the p rojec t w a s p la nned to inc lud e
663 a p a rtm ents, 343 sing le-fa m ily hom es, 42,500 sq ua re feet of c o m m erc ia l sp a c e, a
rec rea tion c enter a nd stud y fa c ilities. Und er the Neig hb orho od Ma ster Pla n for UC Da vis
West Villa g e, a future c o nstruc tion p ha se c o uld inc lud e a nothe r 1000 stud ent b ed s a nd 132
sing le-fa m ily hom es. Ho w ever, UC Da vis ha s rec ently em b a rked on a p roc ess to up d a te its
2003 Long Ra ng e Develop m ent Pla n, w hic h m a y a ffec t the future d evelop m ent o f West
Villa g e. The West Villa g e p op ula tion a nd ho use hold p rojec tions only rep resent a p ortion of
the g row th a ntic ip a ted a t UC Da vis. Of the stud ents a nd em p lo yees tha t w ill not resid e in
West Villa g e or on c a m p us, the Environm enta l Im p a c t Rep ort (EIR) p rojec ts tha t a net of 60
a d d itiona l stud ent a nd 970 em p lo yee household s w ill seek ho using in the City o f Da vis
throug h 2021, b a sed on the University’ s overa ll g row th p rojec tions. While the Villa g e d oes
not m a ke d irec t use of City infra struc ture (i.e., w a stew a ter c ollec tion system ), the resid ents
d o m a ke us of a nc illa ry m unic ip a l servic es suc h a s p a rks a nd rec rea tion a nd tra nsit servic es,
w hic h im p a c ts d em a nd for the City’ s servic es.
Ac c ord ing to SACO G d a ta , the p op ula tion of the City of Da vis is p rojec ted to g ro w to 69,301
in 2020 a nd to 78,060 in 2035 (a n inc rea se of 22 p erc ent sinc e 2008), w hile the exp ec ted
p op ula tion w ithin the Da vis SOI b ut o utsid e of its b ound a ries in 2020 is 13,339 a nd 15,562 in
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2035 (a n inc rea se of 59 p erc ent sinc e 2008). The Dep a rtm ent of Fina nc e (DOF) p rojec tions
show p op ula tion inc rea se in Yolo County from 201,311 in 2010 to 223,657 in 2020 (a n inc rea se
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of 11 p erc ent), a nd to 266,653 in 2035 (a n inc rea se of 32 p erc ent from 2010).
The City rep orted tha t there w ere 23 p rop o sed a nd p la nned p rojec ts in a nd a round Da vis in
va rious sta g es of d eve lop m ent, d eta ils of w hic h m a y b e seen in the ta b le b elow .
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SACOG Pop ula tio n Pro je c tio ns.
Ca lifo rnia De p a rtme nt o f Fina nc e .
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b ) Ba sed on loc a l inform a tion reg a rd ing a ffo rd a b ility, overc ro w d ing , a nd w orkforc e
c om m uting , there is evid enc e tha t the City need s a d d itiona l renta l housing units for stud ents
a nd other low a nd very low inc om e ho usehold s, inc lud ing eld erly household s, sing le-p a rent
household s, a nd p ersons w ith d isa b ilities.
Ac c ord ing to the up d a ted ho using elem ent, the City’ s 2013–2021 ho using need s w ill b e
p rovid ed thro ug h a c om b ina tion of d evelop m ent on entitled sites. Ap p roved units on these
sites to ta l 120 housing units. Other site s w ith resid e ntia l d evelop m ent p otentia l ha ve rec eived
p la nning p erm its (334 units). In a d d ition to entitled a nd p end ing sites, there a re und erutilized
sites w ith resid entia l d evelop m ent p otentia l in the City. It is a ntic ip a ted tha t the g ra d ua l
up w a rd d em a nd trend w ill c ontinue.
Ba sed on the stud y p erform ed for the housing elem ent up d a te, the City ha s a d eq ua te
infra struc ture c a p a c ity for the 2,300 tota l units a llow ed b y the City’ s one p erc ent housing
need s p olic y. In m a king a n a ssessm ent of the City’ s c a p a c ity, the follow ing reso urc es w e re
c onsid ered :
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Wa stew a ter Trea tm ent Pla nt Ca p a c ity,
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Sa nita ry Sew er System ,
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Storm w a ter Sew e r Syste m ,
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City Wa ter System ,
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Tra nsp orta tion System ,
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Fire Pro tec tion, a nd
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Polic e Pro tec tion.
Altho ug h la rg e p rojec ts w o uld req uire a d d itiona l a na lysis a nd p otentia l m itig a tion m ea sures
rela ted to suc h thing s a s street c a p a c ity a nd tra ffic im p a c ts, sew er line c onnec tions, a nd
other site-sp ec ific review item s, overa ll c a p a c ity exists for the tota l num b er of ho using units
tha t c ould b e d evelop e d d uring the c urrent p la nning p eriod of 2013-2021, w hic h inc lud es
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the 23 p la nned a nd p rop osed p rojec ts o utlined in the p rior ta b le.
c ) The City’ s 2013-2021 ho using elem ent m a kes p op ula tion p rojec tions for the eig ht-yea r p eriod
a nd p la ns for the ho using need s a c c ord ing ly. Ba sed on the City’ s estim a tes, there w ill not b e
a need to a nnex a d d itiona l territory to a c c om m od a te future resid entia l g row th a t lea st
throug h 2021.
As rep orted b y the City, p otentia l resid entia l g row th a rea s o utsid e of the Da vis b ound a ries
a re El Ma c ero, Ro ya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk, Willow b a nk, Binning Tra c t, a nd Ca c tus Corner.
None of the se a rea s, ho w ever, a re a ntic ip a ted to b e a nnexed in the nea r future. Ac c ord ing
to the Da vis Com m unity Develop m ent Dep a rtm e nt, none of the c o m m unities served b y the
three CSAs surround ing the City (El Ma c ero, Willow b a nk a nd North Da vis Mea d ow s) ha ve
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City o f Da vis Gene ra l Pla n Housing Eleme nt 2013-2021.
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exp ressed intere st in b eing a nnexed . The City w o uld rep orte d ly no t p ursue a nnexa tion
w ithout resid ent sup p ort. The Ro ya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk is a n uninc orp ora te d isla nd
sub sta ntia lly surro und e d b y the City a nd is c onsid ere d to b e a Disa d va nta g ed
Uninc orp ora ted Co m m unity a s d isc usse d in the follow ing sec tion. The Pa rk rec eives out of
a rea w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter servic es from the City. The a rea sho uld b e c onsid ered for
a nnexa tion b y the City; how ever, the p re ferenc es of the la nd ow ne r a re unknow n a t this
tim e.
The UC Da vis West Villa g e, w hic h is inc lud ed in the City’ s p rojec tions a nd p la nning a nd is
loc a ted w ithin the City’ s SOI, is sim ila rly no t a ntic ip a ted to b e a nnexed in the nea r future.
The City is c onsid ering a nnexing a d d itiona l territory to a c c om m od a te b usiness g ro w th in the
form of thre e innova tion c enters. The p rojec ts a re in va rious sta g e s of c onsid era tion. The City
Co unc il ha s a p p roved the Nishi Inno va tion Center, a nd the sub jec t te rritory is w ithin the
City’ s SOI a nd w ould ne ed to b e a nnexed p rior to initia tion of the p roje c t. Ma c e Ra nc h
Innova tion Center, w hic h is und er c onsid era tion, w o uld req uire p rio r exp a nsion of the SOI for
a nnexa tion into the City. How ever, the a p p lic a nt for the Ma c e Ra nc h Inno va tion Center p ut
this p rojec t on hold a s o f Ap ril 13, 2016. The p rop o sed Da vis Innova tion Ce nter is a lso on hold
a nd a nnexa tion of tha t a rea is not und er c onsid era tion for the nea r future; how ever, the
p rop erty w here the p roje c t ha s b een c onsid ered is w ithin the City’ s SOI.
The City rep orted tha t there w ere d isc ussions of exp a nd ing the City-ow ned Da vis G olf
Co urse, w hic h is p resently o utsid e of the City’ s b o und a ries b ut w ithin its SO I. Should the g olf
c ourse p rop erty b e exp a nd ed in the future, the a d d itiona l p rop erty w ould nee d to b e
a d d ed to the City’ s SOI for c onsistenc y w ith the rest of the g olf c ourse. At p resent, there a re
no sp ec ific p la ns for exp a nsion to p rom p t a n SOI exp a nsion.
Growth a nd Popula tion MSR Determina tion
The City of Da vis is p rojec ted to g row a t a stea d y b ut m o d era te p a c e for the next five to 10
yea rs. Ac c ord ing to the City’ s e stim a tes, Da vis ha s suffic ient infra struc ture c a p a c ity to
a c c om m od a te p la nned g row th.
Ba sed on loc a l inform a tion reg a rd ing a fford a b ility, overc row d ing , a nd w orkforc e c om m uting ,
there is evid enc e tha t the City nee d s a d d itiona l renta l housing units for stud ents, m em b ers of the
loc a l w orkforc e, a nd other low a nd very low inc om e ho usehold s, inc lud ing eld erly household s,
sing le-p a rent household s, a nd p ersons w ith d isa b ilities. There is a lso a need for p erm a nent
sup p ortive ho using units to serve extrem ely low inc om e ind ivid ua ls, w ho a re hom eless or a t-risk o f
hom elessne ss. While there a re p ressures to inc rea se housing w ithin a nd outsid e of the City, the
City’ s Housing Elem ent ind ic a tes tha t re sid entia l g row th c a n b e a c c om m od a ted thro ug h 2021
w ithout a nnexa tion of a d d itiona l territory. As a result, no c ha ng es to the City’ s SOI a re nec essa ry
to a d d re ss re sid entia l g ro w th a t this tim e.
While the City d oes not p la n to a nnex territory to a c c om m od a te re sid entia l g row th a t lea st over
the next five yea rs, there a re p la ns to exp a nd to inc lud e p rop erties w ith p rop o sed inno va tion
c enters in ord er to a ttra c t a nd reta in g row ing tec hnolog y c o m p a nies in the City. The p rop osed
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Ma c e Ra nc h Innova tion Center (c urrently on hold ) is the only p rop osed p rojec t tha t is loc a ted
outsid e o f the City’ s SOI w hic h w ill req uire a n SOI exp a nsion p rior to a nnexa tion.
Recommenda tions
None.
2. DISADVANTAGED UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES
The loc a tion a nd c ha ra c teristic s o f a ny d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c o m m unities w ithin or
c ontig uous to the sp here of influenc e.
YES
MAYBE
NO
a ) Does the sub jec t a g enc y p rovid e p ub lic servic es rela ted
to se w ers, m unic ip a l a nd ind ustria l w a ter, or struc tura l
fire p rotec tion?
b ) Are there a ny “ inha b ited uninc orp ora ted c om m unities”
(p er a d op ted Com m issio n p olic y) w ithin or a d ja c ent to
the sub jec t a g enc y’ s sp here of influenc e tha t a re
c onsid ered “ d isa d va nta g ed ” (80% or less of the
sta tew id e m ed ia n house hold inc om e) tha t d o not
a lrea d y ha ve a c c ess to p ub lic w a ter, sew e r a nd
struc tura l fire p rotec tion?
c ) If “ ye s” to b oth a ) a nd b ), it is fea sib le for the a g e nc y to
b e reorg a nized suc h tha t it c a n extend servic e to the
d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unity (if “ no ” to
either a ) or b ), this q ue stion m a y b e skip p ed )?
Discussion:
a ) The City of Da vis p rovid es w a ter, w a stew a ter, a nd fire p rotec tion se rvic es tha t w o uld
p otentia lly a c tiva te the p rovisions of SB 244.
b ) The term “ Inha b ited Uninc orp ora ted Com m unities” is d efined p er Co m m ission a d op ted
p olic y a s those a rea s on the Co unty of Yolo 2030 Genera l Pla n La nd Use Ma p (see Fig ures
LU-1B thro ug h LU-1H) tha t c onta in la nd use d esig na tions tha t a re c a teg orized a s Re sid entia l
b y Ta b le LU-6. The c o m m unities of Rum se y a nd West Kentuc ky a re a lso inc lud ed in this
d efinition (even thoug h the c urrent la nd use d esig na tions a re Ag ric ulture (AG) a nd
Co m m erc ia l Loc a l (CL) resp ec tively) b ec a use their existing uses a re resid entia l. These
c om m unities a re a s follo w s:
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Binning Fa rms ($129k)
Ca p a y
Cla rksb urg
Dunnig a n
El Ma cero ($144k))
El Rio Villa
Esp a rto
Guind a
Knig hts La nd ing
Ma d ison
Monum ent Hills
North Da vis Mea dows
Pa tw in Roa d
Roya l Oa k ($40k)
Rum se y
West Kentuc ky
West Pla infield
Willow Oa k
Willowba nk ($105k)
Yolo
Za m ora
Ac c ord ing to the U.S. Ce nsus, the m ed ia n inc om e fo r the Census Tra c t o f w hic h Willow b a nk
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is a p a rt o f is $105,607, a nd the El Ma c ero c o m m unity ha s a m ed ia n household inc om e of
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$144,063, b oth of w hic h a re w ell a b ove 80 p erc ent of the sta tew id e m ed ia n household
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inc om e of $48,875. Ho usehold inc om e inform a tion in North Da vis Mea d ow s w a s not
a va ila b le; how ever, b a sed on p rop erty va lues in the c om m unity, it is e stim a ted tha t North
th
Da vis Mea d ow s’ m ed ia n household inc om e is sim ila rly hig her tha n the 80 p erc entile of the
sta tew id e m ed ia n ho use hold inc om e. The City’ s SOI a lso inc lud es the c o m m unity of Binning
Fa rm s, the m ed ia n household inc om e of w hic h is $129,000, w hic h is a lso hig her tha n the 80
p erc ent of the sta tew id e m ed ia n household inc om e b a sed on inform a tion c ollec ted b y
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All four c om m unities a re c onsid ered inha b ited uninc orp ora te d
Sta tistic a l Atla s.
c om m unities, how e ver not d isa d va nta g ed b a sed on the inform a tion reg a rd ing the
resp ec tive m ed ia n ho usehold inc om es.
Ro ya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk is the only uninc orp ora ted c om m unity w ithin or a d ja c ent to
the City’ s SOI tha t is c o nsid ered “ d isa d va nta g e d ” . Ba se d on inform a tio n from Sta tistic a l
Atla s, the c om m unity’ s m ed ia n household inc o m e is a b out $40,000, w hic h is b elow the 80th
p erc entile of the sta te w id e m ed ia n household inc om e, a nd therefore Ro ya l Oa k is
c onsid ered a Disa d va nta g ed Uninc orp ora ted Com m unity (DUC). Altho ug h Ro ya l Oa k is
c onsid ered a DUC, the c om m unity a lrea d y ha s p ub lic w a ter, sew er a nd struc tura l fire
p rotec tion servic es p ro vid ed b y the City of Da vis. Therefo re, the p ro visions of SB 244 a re not
a p p lic a b le to this MSR/ SOI.
c ) The Ro ya l Oa k c om m unity, a s w a s a lrea d y m entioned , is loc a ted w ithin the City’ s SOI just to
the so uth of its b o und a ries a nd c ha ra c terized b y a num b er of m ob ile hom es, low inc o m e
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US Ce nsus, 2010-2014 Ame ric a n Com m unity Surve y 5-yea r Estim a tes, Ce nsus Tra c t 106.07 Blo c k Gro up 1, Me d ia n
Ho use ho ld Inc o me in the Pa st 12 Mo nths (in 2014 infla tio n-a d juste d d o lla rs).
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US Ce nsus, 2010-2014 Ame ric a n Com m unity Surve y 5-yea r Estim a tes, Ce nsus Tra c t 104.01 Blo c k Gro up 1, Me d ia n
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In 2009-2013, the sta te w id e med ia n inc o me w a s $61,094, a c c o rd ing to the U.S. Ce nsus Bure a u.
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http :/ / sta tistic a la tla s.c o m / p la c e / Ca lifo rnia / Da vis/ Ove rview Sta tistic a l Atla s c o lle c ts info rm a tio n from U.S. Census Burea u
a nd Am e ric a n Com munity Surve y.
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p op ula tion, a nd hig h c rim ina l a c tivity. The c om m unity is served w ith w a ter a nd w a stew a ter
b y the City of Da vis on a c ontra c tua l b a sis. The se servic es a re p rovid ed to the sa m e level
tha t they a re p rovid ed w ithin the City’ s b o und a ries. Fire servic es a re a lso p rovid ed b y the
City o f Da vis thro ug h a c ontra c t w ith the Ea st Da vis Co unty Fire Protec tion Distric t tha t
c onta ins the Roya l Oa ks c om m unity in its b ound a ries. Therefore, no a g enc y reorg a niza tion is
nec essa ry to serve this c om m unity.
Disa dva nta ged Unincorpora ted Communities MSR Determina tion
The City of Da vis’ SOI a nd surro und ing a rea inc lud es five inha b ited uninc o rp ora ted c om m unities,
inc lud ing Binning Fa rm s, El Ma c ero, North Da vis Mea d ow s, Roya l Oa k, a nd Willow b a nk. Only
Ro ya l Oa k, how e ver, is c onsid ered to b e d isa d va nta g ed . The Ro ya l O a k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk,
loc a ted to the so uth of the City, is w ithin its sp here of influenc e. How e ver, Ro ya l Oa k is c urrently
p rovid ed w ith w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter servic es b y the City of Da vis on a c ontra c tua l b a sis, a nd
w ith fire p rotec tion servic es b y Ea st Da vis Co unty Fire Protec tion Distric t. Wa ter a nd w a ste w a ter
servic es a re p rovid ed a t the sa m e level a s o ther p a rts of the City’ s servic e a rea a nd fire servic es
a re c onsistent w ith servic es p rovid ed thro ug ho ut Ea st Da vis County FPD. Therefore, no a g enc y
reorg a niza tion is nec e ssa ry to serve the Ro ya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk.
Recommenda tions
None.
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3. CAPACITY AND ADEQUACY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND
SERVICES
Present a nd p la nned c a p a c ity of p ub lic fa c ilities, a d eq ua c y of p ub lic servic es, a nd
infra struc ture need s o r d efic ienc ies inc lud ing need s or d efic ienc ies rela ted to sew ers, m unic ip a l
a nd ind ustria l w a ter, a nd struc tura l fire p rotec tion in a ny d isa d va nta g ed , uninc orp ora ted
c om m unities w ithin or c o ntig uo us to the sp here of influenc e.
YES
MAYBE
NO
a ) Are there a ny d e fic ienc ies in a g enc y c a p a c ity to m eet
servic e need s of existing d evelop m ent w ithin its e xisting
territory?
b ) Are there a ny issue s reg a rd ing the a g enc y’ s c a p a c ity to
m eet the servic e d em a nd of rea sona b ly foreseea b le
future g row th?
c ) Are there a ny c onc erns reg a rd ing p ub lic servic es
p rovid ed b y the a g enc y b eing c onsid ered a d eq ua te?
d ) Are there a ny sig nific a nt infra struc ture need s or
d efic ienc ies to b e a d d re ssed for w hic h the a g enc y ha s
not yet a p p rop ria tely p la nned ?
e) Are there c ha ng es in sta te reg ula tions on the horizon
tha t w ill req uire sig nific a nt fa c ility a nd / or infra struc ture
up g ra d es?
f)
Are there a ny servic e ne ed s or d efic ienc ies for
d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unities rela ted to
sew ers, m unic ip a l a nd ind ustria l w a ter, a nd struc tura l fire
p rotec tion w ithin or c ontig uo us to the a g enc y’ s sp here
of influenc e?
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Discussion:
a -c ) The City of Da vis p ro vid es se ven m unic ip a l se rvic es tha t a re eva lua ted a s p a rt o f this servic e
review , inc lud ing fire, p o lic e, w a ter, w a stew a ter, solid w a ste, tra nsp orta tio n, a nd p a rks a nd
c om m unity servic es.
Pa rks a nd Community Services
Pa rks a nd rec rea tion servic es for the City a re p rovid ed b y the Da vis Pa rks a nd Com m unity
Servic es Dep a rtm ent tha t c onsists of three d ivisions—p a rks a nd urb a n fore stry, a q ua tic s, a nd
c om m unity servic es.
The Pa rks a nd Urb a n Forestry Division p rovid es c om p rehensive m a na g e m ent of City-o w ned
a ssets, inc lud ing c om m unity a nd neig hb orhoo d p a rks, g reenb elts, streetsc a p es, a thletic
field s, c om m unity g a rd e ns, urb a n tre es a nd selec t op en sp a c e a rea s. The d ivision p erform s a
w id e ra ng e of p la nning , m a intena nc e, rep a ir, a nd reha b ilita tion, a long w ith m a na g ing the
w ork o f sub c ontra c tors to p rovid e p ub lic w ith rec rea tiona l fa c ilities.
The Aq ua tic s Division is resp onsib le fo r the m a intena nc e of fo ur p o ol c o m p lexes tha t inc lud e
nine b od ies of w a ter a nd one sp la sh p a d . City a q ua tic s sum m er p rog ra m m ing c onsists of
lea rn to sw im p rog ra m s, rec rea tiona l sw im op p ortunities, a nd instruc tiona l p rog ra m s to tra in
lifeg ua rd s a nd sw im instruc to rs.
The Com m unity Servic e s Division p rovid es a w id e va riety of rec rea tio na l op p ortunities,
inc lud ing a lterna tive rec rea tion for p ersons w ith d isa b ilities, c om m unity e vents, g ym na stic s
a nd d a nc e p rog ra m s, o utd oor ed uc a tion, sp ec ia lty c a m p s, sp ec ia l inte rest c la sses, teen
a nd senior servic es, yo uth a nd a d ult sp orts, a nd the renta l m a na g em ent of c om m unity
fa c ilities, a thletic field s, p a rk a nd p ic nic a rea s. Com m unity Servic es a lso m a na g es the
op era tion of the Da vis Co m m unity Tra nsit, p rovid ing Pa ra tra nsit servic e s req uired b y the
Am eric a ns w ith Disa b ilities Ac t (ADA).
Da vis’ p a rk a m enities ra ng e from p ic nic fa c ilities, b a ll field s, a nd sw im m ing p ools to w ild life
ha b ita t. Centra l Pa rk inc lud es the U.S. Bic yc ling Ha ll of Fa m e, Ca lifornia Bic yc le Museum , a nd
the Da vis Fa rm er’ s Ma rket. There a re 36 p a rks a nd 485 a c res of im p roved d evelop ed
la nd sc a p e ow ned a nd m a inta ined b y the City. There a re a lso over 50 m iles of b ic yc le p a ths.
The follow ing ta b le outlines the fa c ilities tha t a re m a inta ined a nd m a d e a va ila b le to the
p ub lic . In a d d ition, d em a nd sta tistic s for FY 14-15 a re show n in the form of num b er of
enrollees in rec rea tion p rog ra m s a nd the num b er of fa c ility renta ls d uring the yea r.
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Pa rks a nd Community Services Sta tistics (FY 14-15)
Rec rea tion p rog ra m enrollees
Fa c ility, p ic nic a nd field renta ls
Reserva b le p ic nic a rea s
Po ols m a inta ined
Volleyb a ll c o urts
Neig hb orho od a nd c om m unity p a rks
Tota l a c res of la nd sc a p e m a inta ined
Tota l a c res of op en sp a c e m a inta ined
Miles of g reenb elts
Athletic field s m a inta ined
Ba ttling c a g es m a inta ined
Dog p a rk/ exerc ise a rea s
Ba sketb a ll a nd ha rd c ourts
Pla yg ro und s m a inta ined
Ska te p a rk
Restro om fa c ilities m a inta ined
Tennis c o urts
16,583
16,748 (c lients served )
12
9
7
34
485
570
55
24
1
4
13
65
1
22
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Ca p ita l outla y exp end itures for the Dep a rtm ent a re la rg ely eq uip m ent rep la c em ent a nd
b uild ing m a intena nc e c osts. Pla yg ro und rep la c em ents w ere a d d ed in FY 15-16 fo r Wa lnut
Pa rk ($75,000) a nd Northsta r Pa rk ($65,000). Also new storm w a ter p ollutio n p revention p la n
c om p lia nt tra sh a nd rec yc ling c onta iners a re b eing p urc ha sed for p a rks throug hout the City
($35,000), a s w ell a s one-tim e fund ing of $8,500 fo r up g ra d ed c red it c a rd rea d ers to c om p ly
w ith new fed era l req uirem ents effec tive Novem b er 2016. The Pa rks & Com m unity Se rvic es
Dep a rtm ent is a lso p la nning to rep la c e the w est foye r exterior d o or a t the Civic Center G ym
a nd rep a ir the c la y tile roof a t the Senior Center fo r $57,000. Ad d itiona l p rojec ts a re p la nned
for Oxford Pa rk im p rove m ents, Vetera ns’ Mem oria l Center, a nd the Senior Center p a tio.
Adequa cy
The City of Da vis Gene ra l Pla n sets the Level of Se rvic e (LO S) for sta nd a rd rec rea tion
(c om m unity, neig hb orho od a nd m ini p a rks) a t 3.8 a c res p er 1,000 p ersons. The City’ s c urrent
LOS is a b out three a c res p er 1,000 p op ula tion, w hic h is 0.8 a c res p er 1,000 p eop le b elow the
a d op ted sta nd a rd . The City further e stim a tes tha t b a sed on the p rojec ted 2020 p op ula tion in
the City, the LO S w ill b e 1.2 a c res p er 1,000 resid ents b elow the esta b lished sta nd a rd .
The City is in the m id st of p la nning for a sp orts p a rk, w hic h w ould inc rea se p a rk a c rea g e
a va ila b le to p ub lic . It w a s estim a ted b y the City tha t the a d d ition of the 100-a c re Sp orts Pa rk
w ill a c hieve the level of servic e sta nd a rd s for p a rk a c rea g e. The Sp orts Pa rk w a s p la nned for
b a c k in 2001, b ut tem p ora rily p ut on hold d ue to the ec onom ic d ow nturn. The City is now
interested in resum ing the p rojec t. The a c q uisition of a d d itiona l neig hb orhood p a rk a c rea g e
a ssoc ia ted w ith new resid entia l d evelop m ent w ill a lso a llow the City of Da vis to m eet or
exc eed the esta b lished level of se rvic e. In a c c ord a nc e w ith the Sta te of Ca lifornia Q uim b y
Ac t, d evelop ers m ust d e d ic a te either la nd a nd / or p a y a n in lieu fee eq uiva lent to five a c res
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of p a rkla nd for every 1,000 p e op le tha t result fro m resid entia l d e velop m e nt. Furtherm ore, the
City of Da vis m a y req uire a d d itiona l fund ing for the c onstruc tion o f ne w p a rks thro ug h a
d evelop m ent a g re em e nt neg otia ted a s a p a rt of g ra nting la nd use. The Pa rks a nd
Rec rea tion Fa c ilities Ma ster Pla n p rojec ts fo ur new neig hb orhoo d p a rks a m ounting to a
m inim um of 24 a c res tota l to b e c onstruc ted thro ug h d evelop m ent a g ree m ents.
To further a ssess its p a rk a nd rec rea tion servic e a d eq ua c y, the City b enc hm a rks its servic e s
w ith those p rovid ed b y o ther c ities a nd p a rk servic e p rovid ers in the a rea , inc lud ing the City
of Wo od la nd , the City o f West Sa c ra m ento, Fulton-El Ca m ino Rec rea tio n a nd Pa rk Distric t
(RPD), a nd Ca rm ic ha el RPD.
The City of Da vis is a b ove a vera g e w hen c om p a red to other c om m unities in the p rovision of
soc c er, fo otb a ll, a nd rug b y field s, b a sketb a ll a nd tennis c ourts, a s w ell a s p la yg ro und s a nd
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p ools. The City o f Da vis p rovid es a low er level o f servic e tha n neig hb oring jurisd ic tions in the
p rovision of a d ult a nd old er yo uth b a seb a ll fa c ilities, a s w ell a s volleyb a ll c ourts, g ym na sium s
a nd c om m unity c enters. The City of Da vis p rovid es resid ents w ith g rea ter a c c ess to
d evelop ed rec rea tiona l op p ortunities a nd na tura l a rea s tha n c om p a ra b le c om m unities.
Pa rk a c c ess is a nother key c riterion in esta b lishing a n a p p rop ria te level of servic e for the
p rovision of p a rkla nd . In the City of Da vis, the a na lysis of p a rk a c c ess is b a sed on a sta rting
th
p rem ise tha t m o st re sid ents should live w ithin 3/ 8 of a m ile of a p a rk tha t p rovid es b a sic
rec rea tion op p ortunities. Most c om m unities in Ca lifornia em p loy a ha lf-m ile sta nd a rd for
neig hb orhood p a rks, w hic h is a low er sta nd a rd tha n the City’ s op era ting p rem ise. Ba sed on
the a na lysis, Da vis re sid e nts ha ve very g ood a nd w id ely-d istrib uted a c c e ss to p a rk fa c ilities.
Ac c ord ing to the City’ s Pa rk a nd Rec rea tion Fa c ilities Ma ster Pla n, a ll the p a rks a nd fa c ilities
ha ve b een eva lua ted . The a ssessm ent g enera lly fo und tha t a ll the fa c ilities a re w ell
m a inta ined . It w a s a lso d eterm ined tha t a num b er of neig hb orhood a nd m ini p a rks ha ve
ina d eq ua te lig hting a nd sa fety issues, w hile c om m unity p a rks a re g enera lly sa fe a nd w ell-lit.
The stud y rec o m m end ed severa l key im p rovem ents tha t inc lud ed :
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Where p ossib le, d evelop hiking a nd b iking c onnec tions.
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Da vis p a rks sho uld b e ea sily a c c essib le b y p ub lic tra nsit.
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Pa rk sig na g e sho uld b e im p roved from fa ir to g oo d .
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Sa fety a nd visib ility in p a rks sho uld b e further im p roved .
Ca pa city
Ca p a c ity of a n a g enc y to p ro vid e servic es d e p end s on a num b er of fa c tors a nd va ries
b a sed on the typ e of servic e p rovid ed . Gene ra lly, c a p a c ity m a y b e a ssesse d thro ug h
servic e a d eq ua c y, num b er a nd na ture of c om p la ints rec eived , infra struc ture need s a nd
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a b ility to m eet them , c ha lleng es a nd c onstra ints inc lud ing fina nc es, a nd a b ility to sa tisfy
c urrent a nd future d e m a nd .
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Ba sed on the a ssessm ent of the Pa rks a nd Com m unity Servic es Dep a rtm e nt’ s servic e
a d eq ua c y, the City’ s c a p a c ity to p rovid e p a rk a nd rec rea tion servic es is suffic ient.
•
Da vis w ill ha ve to a c q uire a d d itiona l neig hb orhood a nd m ini p a rks to m eet its LO S
a nd a c c om m od a te future p op ula tion g row th.
•
The City’ s rec rea tiona l users a re p rim a rily c ity resid ents a nd UC Da vis stud ents. Any
inc rea se in either the stud ent p op ula tion or c ity p op ula tion w o uld likely result in a n
inc rea se in d em a nd for c ity rec rea tion servic es tha t w o uld ha ve to b e
a c c om m od a ted .
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The City a ssessed infra struc ture need s a nd nec essa ry im p rovem ents a nd outlined its
short- a nd long -term g o a ls a c c ord ing ly in the Pa rk a nd Rec rea tion Fa c ilities Ma ster
Pla n, a s w ell a s a nnua l b ud g ets.
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The City’ s a na lysis of ind oor rec rea tiona l fa c ilities revea led tha t the se fa c ilities ha ve
a d eq ua te c a p a c ity to se rve the c o m m unity.
•
It is exp ec ted tha t the City’ s existing rec rea tiona l fa c ilities w ill b e m ore hea vily utilized
in the future a s p op ula tion a nd d em a nd g ro w , trig g ering the need to p otentia lly
inc rea se the Dep a rtm ent’ s fa c ility m a intena nc e c a p a c ity.
Fire
The City of Da vis Fire Dep a rtm ent (FD) p rovid es a ll-risk resp onse, p revention, a nd
p rep a red ness servic es to the c om m unity. The Fire Dep a rtm ent resp ond s to struc tura l,
vehic ula r a nd veg eta tion fires, m ed ic a l a nd resc ue inc id ents, ha za rd ous m a teria ls a nd
c ond itions c a lls, sp ec ia l op era tions (c onfined sp a c e, trenc h, low a ng le, a nd w a ter resc ue),
p ub lic a ssista nc e req uests, a nd other e m erg enc ie s. The p revention servic e s p rovid ed b y the
Dep a rtm ent inc lud e fire a nd life sa fety insp ec tions, p la n review servic e s, fire sa fety a nd
p revention p ub lic ed uc a tion, fire investig a tions, a nd a youth fire d iversion p rog ra m . The
Dep a rtm ent's tra ining d ivision p rep a res firefig hters for resp onse to a w id e ra ng e of inc id ents,
w hic h m a y oc c ur in the c om m unity.
The m ission of the City of Da vis Fire Dep a rtm ent is to p rotec t life, p rop erty, a nd the
environm ent in its se rvic e a rea . The Dep a rtm ent w ill d eliver these servic es to the c om m unity
throug h a n effic ient a nd effec tive use of its resourc e s, w hile a lw a ys p rovid ing the hig hest
q ua lity o f c usto m er servic e.
Sinc e 2008, w hen the m ost rec ent MSR w a s c om p leted for the City of Da vis, its Fire
Dep a rtm ent im p lem ented som e c ha ng es to its servic e p ro vision struc ture tha t p rim a rily
involved new servic e sha ring a rra ng em ents w ith other a g enc ies to inc rea se effic ienc y a nd
c ut c osts. Fo r insta nc e, 30 p erc ent of the City’ s fire m a rsha l p osition tim e is no w c ontra c ted
to the City of Wo od la nd for fire p revention servic es. The City of Da vis a lso entere d into a
sha red fire m a na g em ent a g reem ent w ith UC Da vis in Ja nua ry 2014 to p rovid e a sing le
m a na g em ent tea m to op era te b oth a g enc ies. In 2013, the City entered into a sha red
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servic es a g ree m ent w ith Yolo Co unty to p ro vid e em erg enc y m a na g em ent, d isa ster
p la nning , a nd c ontinuity of servic es. Ad d itiona lly, the City’ s FD is a p a rt o f the West Va lley
Reg iona l Fire Tra ining Consortium (WVRFTC) for tra ining servic es. The WVRFTC is re sp onsib le
for d evelop ing , d elivering , a nd c oord ina ting tra ining a c tivities for the City’ s Fire Dep a rtm ent.
The Fire Dep a rtm ent ha s c ontra c tua l a g reem ents w ith the Ea st Da vis Co unty Fire Protec tion
Distric t (FPD), the Sp ring la ke FPD a nd No Ma n's La nd FPD for em erg enc y resp onse to the se
a rea s. The City a nd these three d istric ts a re d ivid ed into seven em erg e nc y first-resp onse
a rea s. The se a rea s p rovid e a c lea rly d efined territory for d isp a tc hing the nea rest fire a nd EMS
p ersonnel a nd eq uip m e nt to a n em e rg enc y.
The to ta l servic e a rea c overed b y the Da vis Fire Dep a rtm ent c onsists of the entire City of
Da vis, the Ea st Da vis Co unty FPD (El Ma c ero, Willow b a nk, a nd a rea s ea st a nd northea st o f
Da vis), No Ma n's La nd FPD (rura l a rea south o f Puta h Creek in Yolo County), a nd a p ortion of
the Sp ring la ke FPD (Binning Tra c t, North Da vis Mea d ow s, a nd other a rea s north of Da vis). The
p op ula tion served b y the Dep a rtm ent w ithin its servic e a rea is 68,894 w ithin a p rotec te d a rea
of 133 sq ua re m iles.
The Dep a rtm ent ha s a n a utom a tic a id a g ree m ent w ith the c ities of Woo d la nd , West
Sa c ra m ento a nd Dixon a nd a m utua l a id a g ree m ent w ith a ll other fire p rotec tion a g enc ies
in Yolo Co unty a nd in the Sta te of Ca lifornia .
All of the City’ s firefig hte rs a re c ertified Em erg enc y Med ic a l Tec hnic ia ns (EMT), a llow ing the
first resp ond e rs to p rovid e em erg enc y servic es on m a ny c a lls suc h a s vehic le a c c id ents.
Am b ula nc e servic e s a re p rovid ed b y Am eric a n Med ic a l Resp onse (AMR), a p riva te p rovid er.
AMR ha s a m b ula nc es lo c a ted w ithin the City.
The Dep a rtm ent op era te s o ut of three fire sta tions loc a ted in c entra l, w est, a nd so uth Da vis.
Sta tion 31 is know n a s the "hea d q ua rters sta tion" or the d ow ntow n sta tion a nd it is loc a ted a t
th
the c orner of 5 a nd E Streets. It is the sta tion w ith the hig hest c a ll volum e (over 50 p erc ent of
the c a lls oc c urring in the City a re resp ond ed to b y the sta ff a t this sta tion). The sta tion w a s
b uilt in 1965.
Sta tion 32 b uilt in 1985 is know n a s the West Da vis sta tion a nd loc a ted on the c orner of
Arling ton a nd La ke Bo ule va rd s. The re sp onse a rea for this sta tion inc lud es the w est a nd north
sec tions of Da vis a nd the Sp ring la ke FPD territory.
The re sp onse a rea for Sta tion 33 is the ea st a nd so uth sec tions o f Da vis, inc lud ing Intersta te
80 a nd the Ca usew a y. Sta tion p ersonnel a re a lso resp onsib le for resp ond ing to Ea st Da vis
Co unty FPD a nd No Ma n’ s La nd FPD, w hic h is south of Da vis. The sta tion w a s b uilt in 1964.
Dep a rtm ent a p p a ra tus c onsists o f thre e eng ines, one re sc ue, one sq ua d , tw o g ra ss/ w ild la nd
units, one w a ter tend er, tw o rese rve eng ines, three c om m a nd vehic les, tw o fire p revention
sta ff vehic les, a nd tw o a ntiq ue fire a p p a ra tus.
Disp a tc h servic es for the Fire Dep a rtm ent a re p rovid ed b y the City’ s Polic e Dep a rtm ent.
Da vis d oes not, ho w ever, p rovid e em erg enc y m ed ic a l d isp a tc h, p re-a rriva l d isp a tc h, or
p riority d isp a tc h of units b a sed on inc id ent severity, w hic h a re a ll b est m a na g em ent
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p ra c tic es p rovid ed b y the Yolo Em erg enc y Co m m unic a tions Ag enc y (YECA), a joint p ow ers
a uthority for sha red d isp a tc h servic es w hic h inc lud es the c ities of West Sa c ra m ento,
Wood la nd , Winters, Yolo County a nd the Yo c ha Dehe Wintun Na tion. The City Fire
Dep a rtm ent ind ic a ted tha t it m a y b e m ore b enefic ia l for it to rec eive d isp a tc h servic es from
YECA; ho w ever, Da vis Polic e Dep a rtm ent is not a m ena b le to the id ea a s the Dep a rtm ent
rep orted it w o uld ha ve to reta in a sim ila r sta ffing level to c ontinue d isp a tc h op era tions
reg a rd less of the red uc tion in d em a nd a s a result of no fire servic e c a lls. Ad d itiona lly, the
servic es c a n b e p rovid e d b y the Polic e Dep a rtm ent, if the Fire Dep a rtm ent w ere to m a ke
slig ht tec hnolog y up g ra d es to their fleet a nd Am eric a n Med ic a l Resp o nse a m b ula nc e ha s
a lrea d y a g reed to p ro vid e p re-a rriva l a t no c ost to the City. There ha ve b een c onsid era tions
of reg iona liza tion of d isp a tc h in som e form , b ut a t the p resent, the Polic e Dep a rtm ent
m a inta ins tha t a tra nsitio n of a ll c ity d isp a tc h to YECA w o uld result in a d ec line in level of
servic es p ro vid ed .
In FY 14-15, the City’ s Fire Dep a rtm ent im p le m ented m ultip le m ea sures to im p rove the
Dep a rtm ent’ s e ffic ienc ies a nd infra struc ture. The Dep a rtm ent d evelo p ed severa l new
Sta nd a rd Op era ting Guid elines, a ssisted w ith a n Interna tiona l Org a niza tion for
Sta nd a rd iza tion (ISO) review , a nd c ontinued to w ork on a c c red ita tion. Im p rovem ents to the
three fire sta tions inc lud ed furniture rep la c em ent a nd org a niza tion. Dep a rtm ent sta ff
d isc ussed , c rea ted a site p la n a nd issued a b id for a ship p ing c onta iner tra ining p rop a t
Sta tion 33. Sta ff a lso b eg a n d isc ussion a nd review of sites for a d ep a rtm ent tra ining tow er. A
c om m ittee w a s form ed to b eg in the p la nning p roc ess for the re-b uild of the d ow ntow n
sta tion. The Fire Dep a rtm ent’ s w eb site w a s a lso up d a ted .
Lo oking into the future , the Dep a rtm ent w o uld b enefit fro m m ore a d va nc ed tra ffic c ontrol,
w hic h w ould im p rove resp onse tim es a nd sa fety a nd c ost less tha n a d d itio na l fire sta tions.
Ca p ita l exp end itures p la nned for FY 15-16 inc lud e sa fety eq uip m ent rep la c em ent suc h a s
d efib rilla tion eq uip m ent ($22,000), sp rea d ers/ c utters/ ra m s ($61,000), turno uts $20,000, a onetim e p urc ha se o f a n e xtra c tor turno ut w a sher ($35,000) a nd o ther m isc ella neous sa fe ty
eq uip m ent ($5,000).
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Adequa cy
Over the yea rs a s the
p op ula tion
of
the
FD’ s
servic e a rea ha s inc re a sed
so ha ve the req ue sts for
servic e, a s is d ep ic ted in the
g ra p h of c a lls over tim e
show n here. Dem a nd for
em erg enc y m ed ic a l servic es
ha s a lso
b een
hea vily
im p a c ted b y a la rg e num b er
of senior a nd a ssisted living
c enters in the City.
In FY 14-15, the to ta l
num b er of c a lls w a s 4,787.
Ca lls
for
em erg enc y
m ed ic a l servic es m a d e up
61 p erc ent o f a ll the c a lls,
w hile fires a c c o unted for
3.3 p erc ent, a s is show n in
the a c c om p a nying fig ure.
In
FY
14-15,
the
Dep a rtm ent resp ond ed to
11 m utua l a id req ue sts for
sta ff a nd eq uip m ent to
help fig ht fires a ll a c ross
the sta te of Ca lifornia .
Fire servic e s in the c om m unities a re c la ssified b y the Insura nc e Servic e Offic e (ISO), a n
a d visory org a niza tion. This c la ssific a tion ind ic a tes the g enera l a d eq ua c y of c overa g e, w ith
c la sses ra nking from 1 to 10. Com m unities w ith the b est fire a g enc y fa c ilities, syste m s for
w a ter d istrib ution, fire a la rm s a nd c om m unic a tions, a nd eq uip m ent a nd p ersonnel rec eive a
ra ting of 1. The City of Da vis Fire Dep a rtm ent’ s ISO ra ting is 4.
The City’ s resp onse tim e g oa l for its Fire Dep a rtm ent is five m inutes 90 p erc ent of the tim e
tha t inc lud es a c a ll p roc essing tim e of 50 sec ond s, a p ersonnel turnout tim e of 60 sec ond s,
a nd a tra vel tim e of three m inutes 10 sec ond s. In 2012, the City m et its g oa l 42 p erc ent of the
tim e. In 2015, Da vis m et its g oa l 68 p erc ent o f the tim e. The im p rovem ent m a y b e a ttrib uted
to the City’ s a g ree m ent w ith UC Da vis. The City’ s Fire Dep a rtm ent m e ets the NFPA 1710
resp onse tim e sta nd a rd of six m inutes 86 p erc ent of the tim e .
It w a s rep orted b y the City tha t in its northe rn a rea s the resp onse tim e ob jec tive is
c onsistently no t m e t, so m etim es exc eed ing the a d op ted g oa l b y a s m uc h a s tw o m inutes.
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The Fire Dep a rtm ent lo o ked into reloc a ting the d ow ntow n sta tion to the north, b ut it w o uld
ha ve c om p rom ised servic e to the hig her-volum e a rea in the City a nd the Intersta te 80
c orrid or. A solution ha s not b een rea c hed on how to b etter se rve this a rea a nd w here to
a c q uire a n a d d itiona l sourc e o f fina nc ing . As rep orted b y the Fire De p a rtm ent, c ontra c t
servic e a rea s inc lud ing Ea st Da vis, No Ma n’ s La nd , a nd Sp ring la ke FPDs d o not suffer from
a ny resp onse d iffic ulties.
The Fire Dep a rtm ent routinely eva lua tes its ow n p erform a nc e thro ug h a nnua l rep orts a nd
m onthly p erform a nc e a ud it rep orts. Tim e sheets a re c o m p leted b i-w e ekly a nd the fire
p ersonnel’ s a c tivities a re log g ed b y va rio us a p p lic a tions, inc lud ing fire inc id ent rep orting
softw a re, the City’ s c om p uter a id ed d isp a tc h system , a nd tra ining m a na g em ent softw a re .
Long -term ob jec tives a re esta b lished b y the City Co unc il a nd the City Ma na g er w ith Fire
Dep a rtm ent c olla b ora tio n. The Dep a rtm ent use s resp onse d a ta to a na lyze trend s in servic e
d em a nd over tim e, p op ula tion, d em og ra p hic s, a nd other a p p rop ria te c rite ria .
The Dep a rtm ent c ond uc ts extensive p ub lic o utrea c h. In FY 14-15, the eng ine c om p a nies
m a d e 52 p ub lic ed uc a tion c onta c ts.
If a c ustom er is d issa tisfied w ith the Dep a rtm ent’ s servic es tha t c usto m er c ould sub m it a
c om p la int either thro ug h the City’ s c usto m er resp onse m a na g er softw a re on the City’ s
w eb site, b y em a il to the Fire Dep a rtm ent, o r b y telep honing the City Ma na g er or the Fire
Chief’ s offic es. A c om p la int no m a tter how it is rec eived is forw a rd ed to the a p p rop ria te sta ff
or d ep a rtm ent. Onc e the p rob lem ha s b een investig a ted a nd resolved the c om p la ina nt is
p rovid ed w ith the re solution via em a il or p hone.
Ca pa city
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As rep orted b y the City’ s Fire Dep a rtm ent, it c urrently ha s suffic ient c a p a c ity to
p rovid e servic e s to the e xisting c ity b o und a ry a re a .
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The Dep a rtm ent w ill ha ve d iffic ulty serving future g row th w itho ut a d d itiona l reso urc es.
The Fire Dep a rtm ent w o uld need a n a d d itiona l sta tion for the m id -northe rn a rea , a s
w ell a s a d d itiona l reso urc es in the southw est. The lea st im p a c ted a rea s w ill b e
ea stern a nd northern d e velop m ents.
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Due to the g e og ra p hic loc a tions of the City’ s fire sta tions, the first d ue resp onse tim e
to a sm a ll p ortion of the north a rea s of Da vis exc eed s the Dep a rtm ent’ s re sp onse
tim e g oa l.
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The Dep a rtm ent rep orte d ly ha s not rec eived a ny c om p la ints in 2015.
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The City und erta ke s suffic ient p la nning efforts for the Fire Dep a rtm ent’ s infra struc ture
need s a nd p erfo rm s tim e ly fa c ility a nd a p p a ra tus up g ra d es a nd m a intena nc e.
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Altho ug h the Dep a rtm e nt’ s level of fina nc ing is suffic ient a nd sup p orts the c urrent
level of servic e s p rovid e d , there is no ro om for a d d itiona l reso urc e s or im p rovem ents.
Personnel ha ve b een red uc ed in the la st severa l yea rs to c ut c o sts, a nd there a re
c urrently no op p ortunities to rehire lost p ositions.
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Due to the red uc tion in the num b er of firefig hters on ea c h c om p a ny from fo ur to
three o ver the la st five yea rs, leng thy re sp onse tim es to sp ec ific a lly fires in m ore
d ista nt a rea s (Sta tion 33 resp onse a rea s) ha ve b e en exa c erb a ted , d ue to g uid elines
tha t req uire a fo ur m a n tea m on sc ene for tw o to enter a nd tw o to rem a in outsid e.
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The Fire Dep a rtm ent is served b y the City’ s o utd a ted d isp a tc h syste m a nd m a y
b enefit from rec eiving d isp a tc h servic es from YECA.
La w Enforcement
La w enforc em ent for the City of Da vis is p ro vid ed b y the Da vis Polic e Dep a rtm ent (PD). The
m ission of the Polic e Dep a rtm ent is to help c rea te a nd m a inta in a c om m unity w here a ll w ho
live, w ork, lea rn, a nd visit the City of Da vis m a y a tta in the hig hest q ua lity o f life a nd sec urity.
The Dep a rtm ent d oe s this b y w orking w ith the c om m unity, p rom oting sa fety, a nd red uc ing
c rim e.
The Polic e Dep a rtm ent is o rg a nized into four d ivisions c onsisting of a d m inistra tion, p a trol,
investig a tions, a nd rec ord s a nd c om m unic a tions. The Ad m inistra tion Division p rovid es overa ll
m a na g em ent, p la nning , c oo rd ina tion, a nd eva lua tion of the d ep a rtm e nt func tions, w hile
the Pa trol Division p rovid es first-line em erg enc y resp onse to c rim e s in p rog ress, tra ffic
c ollisions, a nd ta c tic a l situa tions. The Pa trol Division ha nd les a c om b ined a vera g e of 4,280
c a lls for servic e a nd offic er initia ted a c tivity c a lls p er m onth. The Investig a tion Division ta kes
c a re of m a jo r c rim ina l investig a tions o f a ll typ es a nd m issing p ersons. In c a lend a r yea r (CY)
2014, the d ivision ha nd led 367 a ssig ned c a ses. The Rec ord s a nd Co m m unic a tion Division
rec eives a ll em erg enc y 911 a nd non-em erg enc y c a lls for servic e a nd ensures tha t
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a p p rop ria te reso urc e s a re d isp a tc hed , a s w ell a s m a inta ins a ll d ep a rtm enta l rec ord s. The
d isp a tc h c enter is sta ffe d w ith a m inim um of tw o d isp a tc hers 24 ho urs a d a y, seven d a ys a
w eek, 365 d a ys a yea r. Disp a tc h sta ff a re resp o nsib le for a nsw ering a ll 911 lines, seven-d ig it
p olic e a nd fire em erg enc y lines, b usiness a nd interna l lines—fo r a tota l of 20 d iffe rent p hone
lines. Along w ith those d uties the c enter is a lso re sp onsib le for p olic e a nd fire d isp a tc h ra d io
c om m unic a tions. In 2014, the d ivision ha nd led o ver 99,000 inc om ing a nd o ut-g oing p hone
c a lls—e m e rg enc y a nd nonem erg enc y c om b ined .
It w a s rep orted b y the City tha t g enera lly servic es w ere eq ua lly p rovid ed everyw here in the
City; how e ver, the Dep a rtm ent p a rtic ip a tes in a m em ora nd um of und ersta nd ing (MOU) w ith
UC Da vis a c c ord ing to w hic h the p rim a ry resp o nd er to UC p rop e rties w ithin the City is the
University, w hile Da vis PD is a sec ond a ry resp ond er. Ba sed on the MOU, the first resp ond er
m a y b e the d ep a rtm ent tha t is on sc ene first. The City a lso c ontra c ts for p a trol of p riva te
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The City o f Da vis Po lic e Dep a rtm e nt Annua l Rep o rt 2014.
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p rop erties a nd p a rking lots. There a re selec t p ro p erties w ithin the City tha t a re ow ned b y
Yolo Co unty, suc h a s a n a d m inistra tive b uild ing a nd a lib ra ry, b ut the City is the resp ond e r on
these p rop erties.
The Da vis Polic e Dep a rtm ent ha s a n a uthorized forc e o f 61 sw orn offic e rs. In a d d ition, the
Dep a rtm ent em p lo ys 37 c ivilia n em p loyees w ho p rovid e servic e s suc h a s fina nc e, exec utive
sup p ort, rec ord s, d isp a tc h, p rop erty a nd evid enc e, c rim e a na lysis, c rim e p revention
p rog ra m s, yo uth interve ntion a nd d iversion servic es, c od e c om p lia nc e, g ra ffiti a b a tem ent,
p a rking enforc em ent, ve hic le m a intena nc e, a nd volunteer servic es. Ad d itiona lly, there a re
m ore tha n 60 c ivilia n volunteers (VIPS) a nd c a d ets, w ho a ssist the De p a rtm ent w ith suc h
servic es a s c od e c om p lia nc e, g ra ffiti a b a tem ent, vehic le a nd b ic yc le a b a tem ent, p a rking
enforc em ent, va c a tion house c hec ks, d o w nto w n host servic es, a nd a ssist p a trol w ith events
suc h a s Pic nic Da y, Da vis Neig hb ors Nig ht O ut, a nd the Annua l Holid a y Pa ra d e a nd Tree
Lig hting .
The Dep a rtm ent is sta ffed b y one p olic e c hief, tw o d ep uty p olic e c hiefs, one exec utive
a ssista nt, one intellig enc e/ resourc e a na lyst, six p olic e c orp ora ls, 0.6 fisc a l a na lyst sha re d w ith
the Fire Dep a rtm ent, three p olic e lieutena nts, 41 p olic e o ffic ers, fo ur re c ord s sp ec ia lists II,
nine serg ea nts, 10 p olic e servic es sp ec ia lists, one p olic e servic es sp ec ia list sup ervisor, one
p ub lic sa fety d isp a tc h sup ervisor, tw o p ub lic sa fety d isp a tc hers I, ten p ub lic sa fety
d isp a tc hers II, one rec o rd s a nd c om m unic a tions m a na g er, one rec ord s sup ervisor, one
yo uth intervention sp ec ia list, 2.07 c om m unity servic e offic ers, 1.22 p olic e offer tra inees, a nd
0.17 p ub lic sa fety d isp a tc her II.
Sinc e the City w a s la st review ed in 2008, the Polic e Dep a rtm ent sta rted p rovid ing new
servic es tha t inc lud e a re stora tive justic e p rog ra m (Neig hb orhood Co urt) in c onjunc tion w ith
the Yolo Co unty Distric t Attorne y’ s Offic e, neig hb orho od w a tc h to olkits, soc ia l m ed ia tools
a nd a lerts (Fa c eb ook, Tw itter, NextDo or, Nixle), c risis intervention tra ining for p a trol re sp onse
(resp onse to p e rsons w ith d isa b ilities a nd / or m enta l illness), a nd form ed a Sp ec ia l
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Assig nm ents a nd Foc used Enforc em ent (SAFE) tea m . The City’ s Polic e Dep a rtm ent a lso
c ea sed to p rovid e c erta in servic es sinc e the la st MSR p eriod , suc h a s online c rim e m a p p ing ,
Pub lic Sa fety Da y, red lig ht c a m era tra ffic enforc em ent, youth a c a d em y, p a trol re sp onse to
unverified b urg la r a la rm s, a nd p a trol resp onse to va rious low -level/ q ua lity o f life c a lls.
The Polic e Dep a rtm ent p rovid es
servic es o ut of one p olic e sta tion.
In 2014, Da vis PD resp ond ed to
57,371 c a lls fo r servic e, 13,690 911c a lls, a nd 1,554 Pa rt I offenses tha t
inc lud e hom ic id e, ra p e, rob b ery,
Ca lls for Pa rt I Offenses, 2010 - 2014
2,000
1,500
1,000
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In re sp o nse to the rising re sid entia l b urg la ry ra te in 2013, the Da vis Po lic e Dep a rtme nt e sta b lishe d a ne w te a m , the
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Sp e c ia l Assig nm ents a nd Fo c use d Enfo rc em ent (SAFE) Tea m. The Tea m p ro vid e s the d e p a rtme nt w ith the a b ility to
q uic kly a d d re ss em e rg ing c rime tre nd s a nd p rob lem a re a s, a nd a llow s the d e p a rtm ent to d ire c t tra ine d inve stig a to rs to
0
a sp e c ific p ro b le m.
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a g g ra va ted a ssa ult, b urg la ry, la rc eny, a rson, a nd m otor vehic le theft. La rc eny a nd the ft w a s
the hig hest d em a nd c a teg ory a s show n in the c ha rt. To d isting uish b etw een the va rio us
c a teg ories of theft, la rc eny/ the ft is the a c t o f ta king a nother’ s p rop erty, b urg la ry g enera lly
involves the a c t of b rea king a nd entering to ta ke p rop erty, a nd rob b ery is the forc ed
stea ling of a n item from a p erson.
0.0%
Pa rt I Offenses, 2014
1.7%
1.6%
1.0%
2.1%
6.3%
Ho m ic id e
Fo rc ib le Ra p e
17.8%
Rob b ery
Ag g ra va ted Assa ult
Burg la ry
La rc e ny/ Theft
69.5%
Vehic le The ft
Arso n
The
City’ s Polic e
Dep a rtm ent
rep orted tha t its d e m a nd ha d
inc rea sed
overtim e; sp ec ific a lly,
there ha s b een a n ob se rved
inc rea se in fra ud , c yb er-c rim e, a nd
id entity theft. De m a nd for Pa rt I
offense s ha s b een fluc tua ting , a s
show n in the a c c om p a nying g ra p h.
The m a in sourc e s of inc om e fo r the
Polic e Dep a rtm ent a re the Genera l
Fund (87 p erc ent), fees a nd
c ha rg es, g ra nts, p ub lic
sa fety
servic e fee, interna l se rvic e fund ,
a nd sp ec ia l revenue fund s.
The la rg est exp ense c a teg ory is
p a trol (55.2 p erc ent), follow ed b y a d m inistra tion (17.8 p erc ent) a nd rec ord s a nd
c om m unic a tion (14.2 p erc ent), investig a tive servic es (10.8 p erc e nt), a nd p a rking
enforc em ent (tw o p erc e nt).
The Da vis Polic e Dep a rtm ent ro utinely e va lua te s its ow n p erform a nc e thro ug h a nnua l rep orts
a nd unit a na lyse s. The la test a na lysis p erfo rm ed w a s for c a lend a r yea r 2014. The Dep a rtm ent
sta ff w orkloa d is tra c ked throug h c om p uter a id e d d isp a tc h, p rod uc tivity rep orts, a nd rep ort
tra c king . Long -term g oa ls a nd ob jec tives a re e sta b lished throug h the stra teg ic p la nning
p roc ess. The m o st rec ent stra teg ic p la n for the De p a rtm ent w a s a d op ted in 2009 a nd ha d a
p la nning horizon of thre e yea rs. The Dep a rtm ent’ s g oa ls ha ve sinc e b e en inc lud ed in the
c ityw id e stra te g ic p la n. The Dep a rtm ent forec a sts servic e need s thro ug h c onsta nt review of
b est p ra c tic es, g row th p rojec tions, a nd a na lysis o f loc a l a nd reg iona l trend s.
If a c ustom er is d issa tisfied w ith the Dep a rtm ent’ s se rvic es, tha t c ustom er c a n sub m it
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c om p la ints d irec tly w ith a d ep a rtm ent or throug h the p olic e a ud itor. All c om p la ints a re
investig a ted a nd tra c ke d . A d ep uty c hief log s a nd tra c ks a ll the c om p la ints.
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In 2006, the City Co unc il c rea te d a p a rt-tim e Ind ep end e nt Po lic e Aud ito r p o sitio n. The Da vis Ind e p e nd e nt Po lic e
Aud ito r is a n ind e p e nd e nt e ntity hire d to a ssist w ith c o nc e rns a b o ut the Po lic e De p a rtme nt a nd to ma ke
re c o mm end a tio ns to imp ro ve the d e live ry o f p o lic e se rvic es. The Po lic e Aud ito r re view s c itizen c o mp la int inve stig a tio ns,
ta ke s c itize n c o mp la ints a b out the Po lic e Dep a rtm ent from p e op le w ho d o not fee l c om fo rta b le g o ing d ire c tly to the
d ep a rtm ent, a nd inte ra c ts w ith c o mm unity m em b e rs a nd o rg a niza tio ns.
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In the la st five yea rs, the Dep a rtm ent ha s c om p leted m ultip le effic ienc y im p rovem ents a nd
c ut c osts in va rious a rea s to c op e w ith the c ha lleng ing fina nc ing situa tion c a used b y the
m ost rec ent ec onom ic rec ession:
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Co m p rehensive a na lyse s ha ve b een c ond uc te d on the tra ffic unit, investig a tions
unit, K9 unit, a nd p a rking unit. Cha ng e s to servic es ha ve b een m a d e a c c ord ing ly.
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In c oop era tion w ith the Yolo Co unty Distric t Attorne y’ s Offic e, Da vis Polic e
Dep a rtm ent ta ke s p a rt in the new re stora tive justic e p rog ra m . The intent o f the
Neig hb orho od Co urt is to a d d re ss nonviolent a nd low level c rim es thro ug h
c om m unity-b a sed solutions to sw iftly red re ss the ha rm c a used b y the se o ffense s
outsid e of the tra d itiona l c rim ina l justic e system to red uc e rec id ivism a nd restore the
vic tim a nd c om m unity.
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The PD ha s im p roved its overtim e tra c king a nd m onitoring .
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The Dep a rtm ent a p p lied for a nd rec eived m ultip le g ra nts; it c ontinues to a p p ly for
g ra nts a s a n a lterna tive revenue so urc e.
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The Dep a rtm ent im p rove d inform a tion sha ring a nd c rim e a na lysis a nd intellig enc e.
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Civilia n sta ffing red uc tions (rec ord s sp ec ia list a nd CSOs) ha ve b een exec uted .
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The PD im p lem ented a nd c oord ina ted a volunte er p rog ra m .
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The Dep a rtm ent enha nc ed c rim e a na lysis.
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Ca lls for servic e a nd b ea t a na lysis ha ve led to m o re effic ient p a trol sta ffing .
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The Dep a rtm ent inc rea sed flex-sta ffing usa g e.
To ta ke a d va nta g e of unta p p ed op p ortunities for effic ienc y a nd servic e im p rovem ent, the
Dep a rtm ent a tte m p ts to fo rm m ore p a rtnership s w ith County a nd reg iona l a g enc ies.
Ac c ord ing to the PD, servic es suc h a s c rim e sc ene resp onse, evid enc e p roc essing a nd
ha nd ling , SWAT, a nd id e ntity theft resp onse c a n p otentia lly b e sha red or further re g iona lized .
Sinc e the na ture of c rim e ha s shifted m ore from loc a l to g lob a l ta rg ets (c yb er c rim e, id entity
theft), there a re m a ny o p p ortunities for future c olla b ora tions a nd re so urc e sha ring .
In FY 14-15, the Dep a rtm ent rec eived a g ra nt for $25,000 from the Dep a rtm ent of Hom ela nd
Sec urity for the p urc ha se of c o m m unic a tions e q uip m ent a nd p ole c a m era s. The se fund s
w ere unsp ent a nd a va ila b le to c a rry over into FY 15-16.
Adequa cy
Ac c ord ing to severa l servic e a d eq ua c y ind ic a tors, inc lud ing resp onse tim es, ra ng e of
servic es p rovid ed , offic ers p er c a p ita ra tio, a nd num b er of c om p la ints, the City’ s Polic e
Dep a rtm ent’ s servic es a re m od era tely a d eq ua te.
Due to the ec onom ic re c ession a nd c onseq uentia l fina nc ing c onstra ints, the Dep a rtm ent’ s
servic es ha ve b een neg a tively a ffec ted . The PD ha d to c ut the num b er o f servic es or red uc e
the p ortion of tim e d ed ic a ted to a sp ec ific servic e. The Dep a rtm ent no long er re sp ond s to
non-injury tra ffic c ollisions a nd b urg la r a la rm s, d o es no t p rovid e a s m uc h routine p a trol, a nd
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no long er w orks w ith c hild ren (other tha n a d esig na ted sc ho ol reso urc e offic er a t the
sec ond a ry sc ho ol level).
The situa tion is further exa c erb a ted b y red uc tions in sta ff. The Dep a rtm e nt c urrently ha s a
ra tio of 0.9 sw orn offic ers p er 1,000 resid ents. Althoug h, there a re no esta b lished Sta te or
na tiona l sta nd a rd s for p olic e sta ffing levels, a c c ord ing to the FBI d a ta in 2014 p olic e
d ep a rtm ents na tiona lly em p loyed a n a ve ra g e of 2.3 full-tim e sw orn p ersonnel p er 1,000
resid ents; sim ila rly, in Ca lifornia the ra tio w a s 2.3. During the sa m e yea r, the City of Da vis ha d
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a ra tio of 0.9 offic ers p er 1,000 p op ula tion. The Dep a rtm ent’ s ra tio ha s no t c ha ng ed sinc e
the City w a s la st review ed in 2008, b ut the Dep a rtm ent is la rg ely a ffec ted b y hig h-d ensity
d evelop m ents a nd p o p ula tion g row th tha t ha ve oc c urred o utsid e of the c ity lim its,
p a rtic ula rly in UC Da vis.
Ac c ord ing to the Da vis Polic e Dep a rtm ent resp onse tim es for Priority 3 c rim es ha ve
inc rea sed d ue to re so urc e c uts, b ut resp onse tim es to Priority 1 a nd Prio rity 2 c a lls ha ve not
c ha ng ed .
The Polic e Dep a rtm ent rep orted tha t in 2014 it rec eived 12 c om p la ints, a ll reg a rd ing the
Dep a rtm ent’ s p erform a nc e.
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b a sed on a typ e of servic e p rovid ed . Genera lly, c a p a c ity m a y b e a ssessed thro ug h servic e
a d eq ua c y, num b er a nd na ture of c o m p la ints rec eived , infra struc ture ne ed s a nd a b ility to
m eet them , c ha lleng es a nd c onstra ints inc lud ing fina nc ia l, a nd a b ility to sa tisfy c urrent a nd
future d e m a nd .
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The Dep a rtm ent rep orte d tha t it ha d suffic ient c a p a c ity to p rovid e servic es a t the
c urrent level to the c urre nt servic e a rea . How ever, servic es ha ve b een red uc ed a nd
the Dep a rtm ent no long er resp ond s to low -level servic e c a lls. Servic es a re exp a nd ed
or red uc ed a c c ord ing to the a va ila b le level of fina nc ing .
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Genera lly, it w a s rep orted tha t no m a tter the future g row th, the Dep a rtm ent w ill
p rovid e servic es tha t it is a b le to p rovid e w ith a va ila b le resourc es. More offic ers m a y
not rep orted ly p revent m ore c rim e s, b ut m ig ht b e a b le to solve a la rg e r num b er of
them . The p rim a ry c ha lleng e, a s seen b y the Dep a rtm ent, w ill b e to m a tc h
c onstituent exp ec ta tions of servic e a nd the a c tua l level of servic e tha t the
Dep a rtm ent is a b le to p rovid e w ithin lim ited reso urc es. This b a la nc ing a c t is reflec ted
b y the c o m p la ints w ith re g a rd to p erform a nc e tha t the Dep a rtm ent ha s rec eived .
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While c a p a c ity a nd level of d isp a tc h servic es is a d eq ua te for la w enforc em ent
p urp oses, im p rove m ents c ould b e m a d e to enha nc e d isp a tc h servic es for fire a nd
em erg enc y m ed ic a l se rvic es, suc h a s e m erg e nc y m ed ic a l d isp a tc h, p re-a rriva l
d isp a tc h, or p riority d isp a tc h of units b a sed on inc id ent severity. The Dep a rtm ent
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d oes ha ve the a b ility to p rovid e p roxim ity d isp a tc hing for fire units b a sed on inc id ent
severity, a ltho ug h the Fire Dep a rtm ent w o uld ha ve to a g ree to m a ke slig ht
tec hnolog y up g ra d es to their existing flee t. Ad d itiona lly, the Dep a rtm ent w ill b e
fina lizing a n a g reem ent w ith Am eric a n Me d ic a l Resp onse to d o p re-a rriva l
instruc tion.
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The City rep o rted tha t there w ere no p a rtic ula rly c ha lleng ing a rea s to serve w ithin
the c ity lim its. The a rea is d ivid ed into b ea ts to w hic h offic ers a re a ssig ned .
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As p revio usly m entioned , one of the City’ s p rinc ip a l c ha lleng es is its ina b ility to fill
va c a nt p ositions in the Polic e Dep a rtm ent. Da vis is c urrently a ttem p ting to inc rea se
c om p ensa tion a nd b ene fit offers to a ttra c t q ua lified c a nd id a tes.
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Lim ited fina nc ing ha s a lso c a used d eferre d infra struc ture m a inte na nc e a nd
eq uip m ent rep la c em ent. The Dep a rtm ent is trying to c a tc h up , a nd is c urrently
up d a ting its c om p uter system .
Public Works Depa rtment Services
The City o f Da vis Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent p erform s a d m inistra tive, tec hnic a l, a nd
op era tiona l a c tivities in sup p ort of the City’ s infra struc ture a nd rela ted servic es in the a rea s
of tra nsp orta tion, w a ste w a ter, storm d ra ina g e, w a ter, eng ineering , solid w a ste, fleet, b uild ing
fa c ilities, a nd c a p ita l im p rovem ents. Munic ip a l servic es review ed in this rep ort inc lud e
tra nsp orta tion, w a ter, w a stew a ter, storm d ra ina g e , a nd solid w a ste .
The Dep a rtm ent’ s op e ra tions a nd p rod uc tivity a re ro utinely eva lua ted . Som e of the City’ s
fed era lly fund ed c a p ita l im p rovem ent p rojec ts, for exa m p le, a re a ud ite d b y sta te a nd / or
loc a l a g enc ies, suc h a s Ca l Tra ns, FTA, a nd CAL-EMA to na m e a few . The Ca lifo rnia
Dep a rtm ent o f Wa ter Reso urc es a nnua lly insp ec ts the Da vis w a ter syste m . The w a stew a te r
trea tm ent p la nt (WWTP) is insp ec ted a nnua lly b y the Reg iona l Wa ter Qua lity Resourc es
Boa rd (RWQ CB). The City is req uired to sub m it se lf-m onitoring rep orts on the WWTP m onthly,
q ua rterly, a nd a nnua lly to the RWQ CB for c om p lia nc e p urp oses. The c ollec tion system is
reg ula ted und er a g enera l p erm it a nd eva lua ted a c c ord ing to a sse ssm ent req uirem ents.
Dep a rtm ent sta ff w ork to a c c om p lish the City Counc il’ s g oa ls, a s w ell a s those se t a nnua lly
b y the Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent itself.
The Dep a rtm ent a lso e va lua tes its o w n p erform a nc e. To oversee c a p ita l im p rovem ent
p rojec ts, p ub lic w orks tra c ks the b ud g e t a nd sc hed ule of c onstruc tion c ontra c ts, the
c onsulta nts, a nd c ity sta ff. The Dep a rtm ent c o m p a res the a c tua l a m o unts exp end ed to
b ud g eted a m o unts. The City a lso hold s ‘ lessons lea rned ’ m ee ting s a fter sig nific a nt p rojec ts
to d isc uss a nd a ssess w a ys to p erform m ore e ffic iently or to c ut c osts. Ind ivid ua l em p loye es of
the Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent a re eva lua ted a nnua lly. The City’ s a nnua l b ud g et inc lud e s a
list of g oa ls for the p rec ed ing yea r a nd for the up c om ing yea r. The b ud g et rep ort sta te s
w hether the g oa ls from the p rec ed ing yea r w ere a c hieved .
The Dep a rtm ent tra c ks the w orkloa d ha nd led b y its sta ff thro ug h tim eshee ts for ho urs w orked
b y p rog ra m , p rojec t, a nd fund ing so urc e. The City a lso use s a w ork ord er system , op era tion
sheets, m a intena nc e sheet log s, a nd tim e c a rd s to q ua ntify w ork c om p leted . Work ord ers
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a nd req ue sts for servic e a re tra c ked thro ug h so ftw a re system s. The w a stew a ter trea tm ent
p la nt ha s a log b ook to rec ord a ll p roc ess c ha ng es m a d e to the p la nt.
As a lrea d y m entioned , g oa ls fo r the Dep a rtm ent a re esta b lished b y the City Co unc il thro ug h
the b ud g eting p roc ess a nd em p loyee eva lua tions tha t inc lud e ob jec tives for the next yea r.
Ag e, c ond ition, a nd c om m unity g row th a re fa c tors used in d eterm ining the g oa ls in
c onnec tion w ith m a inta ining the City’ s w a ter syste m in a n op tim um c ond ition. For the
Dep a rtm ent’ s w a stew a ter servic es the m a in fo c us is on c ustom er servic e a nd im p roving
effic ienc y. Freq uently g o a ls a re esta b lished b a se d on reg ula tory req uirem ents.
The Dep a rtm ent forec a sts servic e need s b a sed o n p a st exp erienc es. The Wa ter Division a lso
ha s m ultip le to ols to fore c a st its future need s, suc h a s p um p a nd m o tor e ffic ienc y testing to
d eterm ine if the re is a p e rform a nc e d rop off, w hic h w o uld ind ic a te a p o te ntia l for fa ilure. The
Dep a rtm ent p erform s c orro sion stud ies o f the City’ s d istrib ution system to revea l p rob lem
a rea s tha t m a y nee d a ttention. Future need s a re a lso b a sed on p roje c ted g ro w th using
existing infra struc ture a s a b a seline. In a d d ition, the useful life of infra struc ture suc h a s strip ing
a nd roa d s g ive a n ind ic a tion of future ne ed s.
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The Dep a rtm ent is eng a g ed in m ultip le efforts to c ut c o sts a nd im p rove effic ienc y.
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The Wa ter Division ha s b eg un a c o m m unity outrea c h p rog ra m to enc oura g e
resid ents to c onserve w a ter.
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The Wa ter Division a lso use s only p rem ium effic ienc y p um p m o tors sinc e elec tric a l
c osts a re the d ivision’ s la rg est exp ense .
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The City is und erg oing a n LED c onversion p rojec t to c onserve elec tric ity a nd red uc e
m a intena nc e c osts.
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The Dep a rtm ent initia ted a n eva lua tion p roc ess of its w a stew a ter c ollec tion system to
set a c hieva b le g oa ls a nd im p rove effic ienc y in w ork p ra c tic es. The a ssessm ent is
c urrently in d ra ft sta g e a nd should b e c om p leted b y June 2016.
The Dep a rtm ent ha s enha nc ed revenue sourc e s b y a p p rop ria tely c ha rg ing d evelop ers for
review a nd insp ec tion w ork for new d evelop m ents. The City is a lso in the p roc ess o f
p erform ing a c onnec tio n fee stud y to d eterm ine w hether the Dep a rtm ent c ha rg es eno ug h
to c o ver the c ost of c onnec ting to the w a ter system .
If a c ustom er is d issa tisfied w ith servic es p rovid e d b y the Dep a rtm ent, tha t c ustom er m a y
sub m it c om p la ints thro ug h severa l w eb site p orta ls, inc lud ing the w a ter p orta l, PWw eb p orta l,
Wa terInsite, a nd Citizen Resp onse Ma na g em ent (CRM). During norm a l w orking ho urs a
resid ent c a n a lso c a ll the Dep a rtm ent d irec tly to lod g e a c om p la int.
Co m p la ints a re forw a rd e d to the a p p rop ria te sta ff m em b er the sa m e d a y. Sta ff a ttem p ts to
a d d ress c o m p la ints w ithin a d a y. How ever, freq uently c om p la int resolutio n req uires m ultip le
c om m unic a tions w ith the c om p la ina nt. While the Dep a rtm ent rec eives c o m p la ints
reg a rd ing w a ter q ua lity, w a ter w a ste, w a te r lea ks, a nd lea k d etec tion, a s w ell a s c om p la ints
rela ted to roa d c ond ition, the m o st freq uent c om p la int typ e is sew er rela te d .
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Co m p la ints a re tra c ked via softw a re a nd thro ug h resulting w ork ord e rs. All req ue sts for
servic e or c om p la ints a re entered into the w ork ord er syste m . Onc e resolved the w ork ord e r
is c losed , a nd d e ta iled c om m ents a re p rovid ed for future re ferenc e. The c om p la ina nt is
p rovid ed w ith the re sults. The w o rk ord er system p rovid es tra c king of ho w a c om p la int w a s
ha nd led .
A m a jor p a rt of c a p ita l outla ys in the Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent a re for the rep la c em ent of
fleet vehic les. The Fleet Servic es Division of the Dep a rtm ent m a na g es a nd m a inta ins the
City’ s c entra lized vehic le a nd eq uip m ent fleet, c om p rised of 243 d iverse units a nd the City’ s
fuel fa c ility, w hic h p rovid es em erg enc y a nd 24/ 7 refueling c a p a b ilities. Fleet servic es’
p rim a ry p urp ose is to p rovid e effic ient a nd c ost effec tive servic es to a ll City d ep a rtm ents,
a nd to m a xim ize the fleet’ s a va ila b ility in sup p ort of c ruc ia l City func tions. The c urrent
estim a ted fleet rep la c em ent va lue is $15,557,286, a nnua l m iles d riven a re 990,972, a nd
a nnua l fuel c onsum p tion is 115,789 g a llons. Ca p ita l outla ys for the Fleet Division in FY 15-16
tota led $1,115,570. Rep la c em ent o f la b eq uip m e nt, a c op ier a nd tra ffic sig na ls a c c ounts for
a n a d d itiona l $125,000.
The Asset Ma na g em ent Division of the Dep a rtm e nt p erform s c om p rehensive m a na g em ent
of City-o w ned a sse ts, inc lud ing c ity fa c ilities a nd c ity fleet. The d ivision p erform s a w id e
ra ng e of m a intena nc e, rep a ir, a nd reha b ilita tion p la nning , a long w ith m a na g ing the w o rk o f
sub c ontra c tors.
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Tra nsporta tion
The Tra nsp orta tion Division of the Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent m a inta ins, op era tes, a nd p la ns
for im p ro vem ents to the City’ s tra nsp orta tion infra struc ture for the sa fe a nd effic ient use b y
b ic yc lists, p ed estria ns, a utom ob iles, a nd p ub lic tra nsit. The d ivision p ro vid es:
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Street a nd b ike p a th m a intena nc e,
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Sid ew a lk, c urb , a nd g utter m a intena nc e,
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Sig ning a nd strip ing ,
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City p a rking lot m a intena nc e,
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Weed a b a tem ent, in c o njunc tion w ith the Pa rks a nd Fire Dep a rtm ent p ro g ra m s,
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Bike ra c k insta lla tion a nd m a intena nc e,
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Ha za rd o us m a teria ls c lea nup a nd d isp osa l,
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Street, p a rking lot, b ike p a th, a nd p a rk lig hting ,
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Tra ffic sig na l m a intena nc e,
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Elec tric a l m a intena nc e of a ll c ity fa c ilities,
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Sta ffing of the Unitra ns a d visory c om m ittee,
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Ad m inistra tion of Unitra ns a nd Yolob us c ontra c ts, a nd
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Gra ffiti a b a tem ent for p ub lic w orks a ssets.
The d ivision m a inta ins 162 m ile o f streets, 275 m iles of sid ew a lks, 54 m iles of b ike la nes, 25
b ic yc les over/ und er c rossing s, 55 m iles of b ike p a ths, over 200 m iles of p a vem ent m a rking s,
over 20,000 sig ns, 6,100 street a nd p a thw a y lig hts, 60 tra ffic sig na ls, a nd 1,708 fire hyd ra nts.
The roa d netw ork is sep a ra ted into three p rim a ry c a teg ories of stre ets, inc lud ing a rteria ls,
c ollec tors, a nd loc a l streets. Arteria l streets a re the m a in “ a rteries” o f the roa d netw ork,
c a rrying the hig hest volum e of tra ffic a nd rep re se nting 21 p erc ent of the City’ s roa d ne tw o rk.
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p erc ent of the roa d ne tw ork. Loc a l streets, p rim a rily resid entia l in na ture, c om p rise the b ulk
of the City’ s roa d netw ork a t 64 p erc ent.
The City of Da vis is serve d b y the follow ing three tra nsit system s, inc lud ing Unitra ns, p rovid ing
b us servic e w ithin the City, Yolob us, w hic h c onne c ts Da vis to other c ities in Yolo County, a nd
Da vis Co m m unity Tra nsit, w hic h p rovid es d o or-to-d o or d em a nd re sp o nse servic e to the
d isa b led w ithin the City. The City p ro vid es so m e fund ing for Da vis Co m m unity Tra nsit,
Unitra ns, a nd Yolo Bus.
The City of Da vis ha s a p p roxim a tely 6,000 street lig hts w ithin the City lim its. Of those lig hts,
the City ow ns, m a inta ins a nd op era te s a p p roxim a tely ninety p erc ent w ith the rem a ining
lig hting w ithin the City b e ing m a inta ined b y PG& E.
Street sw eep ing se rvic es a re p rovid ed b y the Da vis Wa ste Rem ova l c om p a ny.
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Over the la st fisc a l yea r, the tra nsp orta tion d ivision p erform ed a num b er of essentia l rep a irs
a nd p rojec ts, inc lud ing b ut no t lim ited to:
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Ma inta ined 6,000 street, p a thw a y a nd g reenb elt lig hts,
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Insta lled 15 new Neig hb orho od Wa tc h sig ns a nd 61 p a rk c losure sig ns a s req uested
b y the Da vis Polic e Dep a rtm ent,
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Co m p leted p a tc hing on 83 utility p a tc hes, g ra d e d a nd c om p a c te d tw o m iles of c ity
a c c ess roa d s, a nd rep a ired m ore tha n 800 p o tholes.
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Co m p leted 226 sig n w o rk req ue sts, 32 p a vem e nt m a rking w ork req uests, 35 street
c lea ning req uests, a nd 17 b ike p a th rep a ir w ork ord ers, 47 sid ew a lk w o rk req ue sts,
a nd 57 p othole w ork req uests.
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Insta lled , rep a ired a nd rep la c ed num ero us b ike ra c ks a t va rio us loc a tions throug hout
the City, a d d ing 15 m ore b ike p a rking sta lls.
Adequa cy
In 2011, the City a nd UC Da vis c a m p us ea rned Pla tinum a nd Gold c ertific a tion, resp ec tively,
from the Lea g ue of Am eric a n Bic yc lists for b ic yc le friend liness.
The City c urrently utilizes the Stree tSa ver (Version 9) p a vem ent m a na g em ent p rog ra m (PMP)
for the street netw ork. Bic yc le p a ths a re m a inta ined in a sep a ra te d a ta b a se. The p a vem ent
c ond ition ind ex, or PCI, is a m ea surem ent of p a ve m ent g ra d e or c ond ition a nd ra ng es from
0 to 100. A new ly c onstruc ted street ha s a PCI of 100, w hile a fa iled stree t ha s a PCI of 25 or
less. The a vera g e PCI for the c ity stree t netw ork is 62, w hic h ind ic a tes tha t the netw ork ove ra ll
is in fa ir c ond ition. The a vera g e PCI fo r the b ic yc le p a ths is 59, w hic h is very c lose to the stree t
netw ork. Ap p roxim a tely 71 p erc ent of the City’ s streets a re in the g oo d to fa ir c ond ition
c a teg ories. Ho w ever, eq ua lly sig nific a nt is tha t 29.1 p erc ent a re c onsid ere d to b e in p oor or
very p o or c ond ition. In g enera l, the streets a re in slig htly b etter c ond itio n tha n the b ic yc le
p a ths.
The City ha s utilized c ra c k sea ls a nd surfa c e trea tm ents a s a m ea ns of p reventive
m a intena nc e w hen the p a vem ents a re in fa ir c ond ition or a b ove. When the p a vem ent
c ond ition d eteriora tes further, overla ys a nd rec o nstruc tion a re p erform e d . Ba se rep a irs a re
c om m only used a s p rep a ra tion p rior to overla ys. History ha s sho w n tha t it c osts m uc h less to
m a inta in streets in g ood c ond ition tha n to rep a ir stre ets tha t ha ve fa iled . Dela ys in rep a irs
c a n result in c osts inc rea sing a s m uc h a s 20-fold .
The Da vis stree t netw ork suffers fro m loa d -rela ted d istre sses. Bic yc le p a th d istresses w ere
found to b e environm e nta lly rela ted ra ther tha n loa d -rela ted , suc h a s b loc k c ra c king or
ra veling .
If suffic ient fund ing is not a va ila b le for street m a intena nc e, the a vera g e PCI of the netw ork is
exp ec ted to d ec rea se a nd the c o st a ssoc ia te d w ith d eferred m a intena nc e w ill g rea tly
inc rea se. A g rea ter b a c klog w ill result in inc rea sed future c osts a s m ore c a p ita l intensive
trea tm ents (suc h a s rec o nstruc tion) w ill b e nec essa ry, w here less exp ensive trea tm ents (suc h
a s surfa c e sea ls or overla ys) a re c urrently fea sib le.
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A m a jority of the efforts of the tra nsp orta tion a nd elec tric ia n c rew s a re lim ited to
rea c tive w ork ord ers. Pro a c tive w ork efforts a re m inim a l, d ue to the existing w orkloa d
a nd lim ited sta ff resourc e s.
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The Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent tra c ks a ll tra ffic -rela ted c onc erns rec eived . Form a lly
sub m itted c onc erns either in w riting or via the City’ s online servic e req ue st p orta l a re
entered into a d a ta b a se a nd m a p p ed into a g e og ra p hic a l inform a tion syste m (GIS)
la yer.
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It w a s rep orted tha t the Tra nsp orta tion Division rec eives b etw een 150 a nd 175 servic e
c a lls p er yea r—a b o ut 50 of w hic h a re c om p la ints rela ted to eng ineering , inc lud ing
p otholes, c onc re te up lifts, a nd c ra c king . If the c om p la int is p erc eived a s a sa fety
ha za rd , the d ivision rep a irs it im m ed ia tely. Otherw ise, the req ue st is p ut on the a nnua l
p rojec t list.
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The sp ring 2015 Tra nsp orta tion Im p rove m ent Pla n (TIP) noted the p a ve m ent c ond ition
ind ex ha d b een in d ec line for m a ny yea rs. Ma ny fa c tors ha ve p revente d the City
from m a inta ining p a vem ent c ond itions a t d esired levels, inc lud ing historic a l
und erinvestm ent, the rec ent rec ession, a nd sta g na nt fuel ta x levels, a m ong others. In
2014, the City e stim a te d tha t d eferred street m a intena nc e a m ounte d to a n over
$100 m illion d efic it. The City Counc il rec ently esta b lished a b ud g et p riority to a lloc a te
a p p roxim a tely $3 m illion a nnua lly for street reha b ilita tion. The City a c tively p ursue s
g ra nt fund ing fo r stre et m a intena nc e p urp ose s.
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The Tra nsp orta tion Divisio n rep orts tha t m o re a nnua l fund ing tha n is c urrently invested
is req uired to m a inta in p a vem ent a t a d eq ua te PCI levels to a c c om m od a te not only
future g row th, b ut a lso c urrent d e m a nd .
Wa ter
The Wa ter Division of the City’ s Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent op era tes a nd m a inta ins the w a te r
p rod uc tion a nd d istrib ution infra struc ture, eng a g es in w a ter p ro d uc tio n, d istrib ution a nd
stora g e , p erform s w a ter m eter rea d ing s a nd m a intena nc e, tests a nd m o nitors w a ter q ua lity,
p erform s long ra ng e utility a nd reso urc e p la nning , a nd p rom o tes w a ter c o nserva tion.
The City’ s w a ter sup p ly is d ra w n from a q uifers ra ng ing from 300 to 1,700 fe et b elow surfa c e
level. Da vis d ra w s w a te r fro m 20 w a ter w ells lo c a ted throug hout the City, one eleva ted
stora g e ta nk w ith 200,000-g a llon c a p a c ity, tw o g round level w a ter ta nks w ith four m illiong a llon c a p a c ity, a nd 187.8 m iles of w a ter d istrib ution p ip es. The City c urrently ha s 16,755
m unic ip a l c onnec tions.
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Besid es its ow n b o und a ry a rea , the City p rovid es w a ter se rvic es to El Ma c ero CSA a nd
Willow b a nk CSA thro ug h out-of-a rea servic e a g re em ents, a s w ell a s Roya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e
Pa rk throug h a c ontra c t. The City a lso p rovid e s w a ter infra struc ture m a intena nc e to North
Da vis Mea d ow s CSA.
The City c urrently relies solely on g ro und w a ter to m eets its entire p ota b le w a ter d em a nd . The
City’ s g ro und w a ter sup p ly infra struc ture ha s a tota l g round w a ter p um p ing c a p a c ity of
32,250 g a llons p er m inute (g p m ). All of the w ells p um p d irec tly into the d istrib ution system .
Som e of the w ells p um p from the interm ed ia te d ep th a q uifer, a nd the new er w ells p um p
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from the b e tter q ua lity d eep a q uifer.
The City p um p s from the Sa c ra m ento Va lley g ro und w a ter b a sin, Yolo sub b a sin, 5-21.67. The
Yolo sub b a sin ha s not b e en a d jud ic a ted a nd until rec ently there w ere no leg a l restric tions to
g round w a ter p um p ing . How ever, the Sta te Leg isla ture p a ssed the 2014 Susta ina b le
Gro und w a ter Ma na g em ent Ac t, w hic h the City w ill need to a d d ress a s it m oves forw a rd . In
ord er to m eet the req uirem ent of c rea ting a g round w a ter susta ina b ility a g enc y (GSA) b y
July 1, 2017 a s o utlined in the a c t, the City p a ssed a resolution in sup p ort of the Wa ter
Resourc e Assoc ia tion of Yolo Co unty a c ting a s the p la nning forum to d eterm ine w hic h
a g enc y or a g enc ies in Yolo Co unty sho uld serve a s the G SA. The G SA w ill b e resp onsib le for
d evelop ing a nd im p lem enting a g round w a te r susta ina b ility p la n (GSP) to m e et the
susta ina b ility g oa l of the b a sin to ensure tha t it is o p era ted w ithin its susta ina b le yield , w itho ut
c a using und e sira b le results.
Aq uifers in the Da vis a rea a re rec ha rg ed b y a num b er of so urc es. De ep p erc ola tion of
ra infa ll a nd to a lesser extent irrig a tion w a ter, a re m a jor c om p onents of g ro und w a te r
rec ha rg e. Other sig nific a nt so urc es inc lud e infiltra tion in strea m b ed s, c ha nnels, a nd the Yolo
Byp a ss. Rela tively c o urse-g ra ined d ep osits line b oth Puta h a nd Ca c he Cre eks, a llow ing
sub sta ntia l infiltra tion.
The City’ s w a ter d istrib ution system op era tes a s one p ressure zone w ith one eleva te d ta nk
a nd tw o g ro und level sto ra g e ta nks (tota l c a p a c ity of 8.5 m illion g a llons) w ith b ooster p um p
sta tions. The hyd ra ulic g ra d e in the system is b a sed on the level in the eleva ted ta nk. The
w ells a re c ontrolled b y a Sup ervisory Control a nd Da ta Ac q uisition (SCADA) system b a sed on
the level in the eleva ted ta nk.
The City’ s w a ter system c onsists of p ip ing ra ng ing from tw o to 14-inc hes. Alm ost 90 p erc ent of
the d istrib ution system c onsists of six- to 10-inc h d ia m eter p ip elines. The City’ s p ip eline system
w a s c onstruc ted to sup p ort loc a lized sup p ly, w ith w ells sp rea d throug ho ut the City. This typ e
of loc a lized sup p ly d oes not req uire la rg e d ia m eter tra nsm ission m a ins.
The only self-serving w a ter system to w hic h the City’ s is c onnec ted is the UC Da vis w a ter
system via tw o intertie s, b oth ow ne d b y the UC Da vis. The a g ree m ent is va lid from July 9,
2010 until June 30, 2016. The w a ter sup p ly a g re em ent lim its the City fro m rec eiving w a ter
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City o f Da vis Urb a n Wa te r Ma na g em ent Pla n, 2014.
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sup p ly in exc ess of 300,000 hund red c ub ic feet (c c f) p er yea r w ith a flow ra te not to exc eed
1,500 g p m from UC Da vis.
The City p re sently d oes not use rec yc led w a ter to m itig a te urb a n d em a nd . The City uses a
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a c res of a 398-a c re, City-ow ned rec la m a tion w etla nd fa c ility. The City is looking for w a ys to
exp a nd its rec yc led w a ter p rog ra m .
Da vis c urrently utilizes no surfa c e w a te r, relying solely on loc a l g round w a ter reso urc es for its
entire c om m unity w a ter sup p ly. How ever, the City of Da vis, City of Wood la nd , a nd UC Da vis
a re jointly involved in the c onstruc tion of a surfa c e w a ter sup p ly p roje c t throug h a joint
p ow ers a uthority —the Wood la nd Da vis Clea n Wa ter Ag enc y (WDCWA). The p rojec t w ill
d ra w w a ter fro m the Sa c ra m ento River a nd d eliver it to a new reg iona l w a ter trea tm ent
p la nt a nd then d eliver trea ted w a te r to Wood la nd , Da vis, a nd UC Da vis. The City estim a tes
the w holesa le surfa c e w a ter sup p ly w ill b ec om e a va ila b le in 2016, a fter w hic h som e of the
City’ s interm ed ia te a q uifer w ells w o uld b e kep t fo r em erg enc y sup p ly, a nd the d eep a q uife r
w ells w ould rem a in online to help sup p ly m a xim um d a y a nd p ea k ho ur d em a nd s. Pea k
d em a nd m onths tend to b e sum m er m onths for the City of Da vis.
The City’ s 2009 a nd 2010 p ota b le w a ter d em a nd s (b a sed on w a ter p ro d uc tion) w ere a b out
2,000 to 2,800 a c re feet p er yea r low er tha n 2007 d em a nd s. This red uc tion in p ota b le w a ter
d em a nd is p a rtia lly d ue to a d d itiona l w a ter c onserva tion m ea sures, w hic h w ere
im p lem ented d uring the rec ent d ro ug ht, rela tive ly w et c ond itions in 2010, a nd a d ec lining
ec onom y. This trend ha s g enera lly b een exp erienc ed b y w a te r utilities throug hout Ca lifornia
d uring this p e riod . The City ha s m a d e future p rojec tions of sup p ly a nd d em a nd fo r norm a l
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yea rs a nd sing le d ry yea rs, w hic h a re show n in the ta b les b elow .
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So urc e of the d a ta is the c ity of Da vis Urb a n Wa te r Ma na g e me nt Pla n, 2014.
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Supply a nd Dema nd Compa rison - Norma l Yea r (a c-ft/ yr)
Yea r
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
2035
Sup p ly tota ls
15,000
15,000
19,450
19,450
19,450
23,450
Dem a nd tota ls
11,955
13,095
13,749
14,437
15,158
15,916
3,045
1,905
5,701
5,013
4,292
7,534
Differenc e a s p erc ent of
sup p ly
20%
13%
29%
26%
22%
32%
d em a nd
25%
15%
41%
35%
28%
47%
Differenc e
Supply a nd Dema nd Compa rison - Single Dry Yea r (a c-ft/ yr)
Yea r
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
2035
Sup p ly tota ls
15,000
15,000
19,450
19,450
19,450
23,450
Dem a nd tota ls
11,955
13,095
13,749
14,437
15,158
15,917
3,045
1,905
5,701
5,013
4,292
7,534
sup p ly
20%
13%
29%
26%
22%
32%
d em a nd
25%
15%
41%
35%
28%
47%
Differenc e
While the City d o es not exp erienc e a ny w a ter shorta g e s w ith exc lusive g ro und w a ter
sup p lies, g round w a ter le vels d o d ec line d uring d ry yea rs. Onc e surfa c e w a ter sup p lies a re
a va ila b le, w a ter shorta g es a re likew ise not p roje c ted w ith the d eep a q uifer g ro und w a ter
sup p ly help ing to sup p lem ent surfa c e w a ter sup p ly red uc tion d uring d ry yea rs, even m ultip le
in a row , w hen surfa c e w a ter is red uc ed .
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Adequa cy
The City’ s w a ter sup p ly q ua ntity a va ila b le from g round w a ter is a d eq ua te a nd not im p a c ted
b y d ry, a vera g e, o r w et yea rs. In d ry yea rs the g round w a ter levels m a y d ec line, b ut this d oes
not red uc e the p um p ing c a p a c ity of the City’ s w ells. Ground w a ter levels ha ve not d ec lined
in p a st d ry yea rs to the level tha t the w ells d o no t ha ve a d eq ua te sub m e rg enc e. The City’ s
c urrent g ro und w a ter sup p ly is the sa m e for a vera g e, sing le d ry, a nd m ultip le d ry w a te r yea rs.
How ever, the long -term w ithd ra w a l of g round w a ter ha s resulted in sig nific a nt g round
sub sid enc e (sinking of the surro und ing la nd ) suc h tha t d a m a g e to so m e w ell c a sing s ha s
oc c urre d a nd severa l of the w ell p um p s c a n no long er b e p ulled to the surfa c e for rep a ir or
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rep la c em ent.
The q ua lity o f the existing g round w a ter sup p ly sourc e s a nd p la nned surfa c e w a ter sup p ly
so urc es ove r the next 25 yea rs is exp ec ted to b e a d eq ua te. In rec ent yea rs a num b er of City
interm ed ia te-d ep th w ells ha ve b een rem oved from servic e d ue to w a te r q ua lity p rob lem s,
inc lud ing hig h c onc entra tions of nitra tes, iron, m a ng a nese, a nd selenium . The City ha s
c onstruc ted w ells in the d eep a q uifer to ob ta in w a ter w ith hig her overa ll q ua lity versus the
c urrent q ua lity of w a ter from the interm ed ia te d ep th a q uifer. Ground w a ter w ill c ontinue to
b e d isinfec ted , a nd trea ted a s nec essa ry to m e et d rinking w a ter sta nd a rd s.
Ac c ord ing to the Da vis Wa ter Qua lity Rep ort for Yea r 2014, the City’ s g round w a ter sup p ly
c onta ined severa l elem ents tha t exc eed ed p rim a ry or sec ond a ry sta nd a rd s, inc lud ing
c hrom ium six, b oron, a lum inum , iron, a nd m a ng a nese. The City is m onitoring c erta in w ells,
w hile selec t w ells w ere ta ken off line a nd w ill b e op era ted a s sta nd -b y w ells. Da vis is
m onitoring Well 21 every q ua rter d ue to hig h c onc entra tions of sulfa te s, to ta l d issolved solid s,
elec tric a l c ond uc tivity, a nd ha rd ness.
Drinking w a ter q ua lity is a lso d eterm ined b y a c om b ina tion of historic a l viola tions rep orted b y
the EPA. The City of Da vis ha d no hea lth-b a sed or m onitoring a nd rec ord ing viola tions in a t
lea st the la st 10 yea rs.
Tw enty yea rs of tec hnic a l stud ie s ha ve resulted in a num b er of tem p ora ry solutions to the
q ua lity of w a te r a nd w ell rep a ir, b ut c urrent inform a tion ind ic a tes tha t c ontinued relia nc e on
g round w a ter a s the City’ s sole so urc e of sup p ly w ill not m eet the reg ion’ s long -term
w a stew a ter d isc ha rg e q ua lity a nd d rinking w a ter sup p ly ne ed s. The Da vis Wood la nd Wa te r
Sup p ly Projec t d isc ussed ea rlier w ill p rovid e 12 m illion g a llons p er d a y (MGD) of surfa c e w a ter
from the Sa c ra m ento River to Da vis w a ter c ustom ers (10.2 MGD to the City a nd 1.8 for UCD)
a nd 18 MGD to Wood la nd c ustom ers. When the p rojec t is c om p lete d , the City's w a ter
system w ill p rim a rily use surfa c e w a ter a nd c o ntinue to use g ro und w a ter w hen w a ter
d em a nd is a t its hig hest. The p rojec t inc lud es the c onstruc tion, op era tion a nd m a intena nc e
of a w a ter inta ke fa c ility tha t w ould ta ke w a ter from the Sa c ra m ento River, a nd a w a ter
trea tm ent fa c ility a nd p ip elines. The w a ter inta ke fa c ility w ill b e b uilt a nd op era ted in
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Cities of Davis and Woodland, and UC Davis, Davis-Woodland Water Supply Project Community
Report, October 2007, p. ii.
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c onjunc tion w ith Rec la m a tion Distric t (RD) No. 2035 a nd rep la c e RD 2035's c urrent inta ke
fa c ility. The w a ter trea tm ent fa c ility a nd p ip elines w ill b e c onstruc ted , ow ned a nd op e ra ted
b y WDCWA for the b enefit of Da vis a nd Wood la nd . The tw o c ities w ill c ontinue to
ind ep end ently op era te their ind ivid ua l w a ter system s. Da vis, Wood la nd , a nd RD 2035 w ill
ea c h fund its p ro ra ta sha re of the p rojec t.
The City exp erienc es w a ter losses d ue to w a ter trea tm ent, firefig hting , c onstruc tion w a ter
use, m a in b rea ks, a nd lea ks. Losses tha t oc c urred m onthly b etw e en Ap ril 2015 a nd
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Novem b er 2015 a re sho w n in the ta b le. The City a vera g es 9.6 p erc ent of una c c o unted for
w a ter lo sse s d uring the p eriod show n, w hic h is w ithin the ind ustry sta nd a rd of m a xim um
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a c c ep ta b le losse s of b etw een 10 a nd 15 p erc ent, ind ic a ting tha t the City’ s w a ter
d istrib ution system integ rity is a d eq ua te.
April
Ma y
14.9%
21.5%
June
3.7%
July
13.2%
August
5.3%
September
6.2%
October
10.7%
November
1.5%
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The City’ s w a te r sup p ly c a p a c ity ha s b een estim a ted a s a d eq ua te to m ee t the City’ s
p rojec ted d em a nd . Ho w ever, w hile the City’ s w ells w ill c ontinue to ha ve a
g round w a ter p um p ing c a p a c ity g rea ter tha n the a m o unts p rojec ted to b e p um p ed ,
a nd g round w a ter levels ha ve not d rop p ed b elow p um p a b le levels, there is a
sub sid enc e issue d ue to overd ra ft of the g round w a ter b a sin.
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The City ha s few p hysic a l c onstra ints on its g ro und w a ter sup p ly. The Pla infield Rid g e
c rea tes a m inor restric tio n to ea st-w est g ro und w a ter flow just w est of the City.
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Da vis is strug g ling w ith its g ro und w a ter q ua lity, a nd to m itig a te the p rob lem is
p ursuing a surfa c e w a ter sup p ly to d iversify its w a ter sup p ly p ortfolio.
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The Dep a rtm ent rec eive s c om p la ints reg a rd ing w a ter q ua lity, w a ter w a ste, w a ter
lea ks, a nd lea k d etec tio n.
Wa stewa ter
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Prio r to Ap ril 2015, so me c ity fa c ility usa g e is inc lud e d in the lo sse s a nd thus om itte d from this ta b le.
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US Environme nta l Pro te c tion Ag e nc y, Co ntro l a nd Mitig a tio n o f Drinking Wa te r Lo sse s in Distrib utio n Syste ms,
No ve mb e r 2010, P. viii.
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The Wa ste w a ter Division of the Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent op era tes a nd m a inta ins the City’ s
sa nita ry sew er syste m in a c c ord a nc e w ith fed era l, Sta te, a nd loc a l reg ula tions. The d ivision
op era tes a nd m a inta ins the w a stew a ter c ollec tion system a nd trea tm ent p la nt, a s w ell a s
c ond uc t re stora tion trea tm ent of w e tla nd s, a d m inisters the ind ustria l w a stew a ter
p retrea tm ent p rog ra m a nd the na tiona l p olluta nt d isc ha rg e elim ina tion system , a nd
eng a g es in w ild life ha b ita t m a na g em ent.
The City p ro vid es se w er servic es o utsid e of its b ound a ries to El Ma c ero a nd North Da vis
Mea d o w s thro ug h o ut-o f-a rea servic e a g reem e nts, a nd Roya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk a nd
Teic hert Construc tion Com p a ny thro ug h c ontra c ts. The City d oes not ow n the se sa tellite
system s. The City ha s a n a g reem ent to p rovid e the sa m e level of servic e to El Ma c ero CSA a s
w ithin the City. The City servic e a nd ob lig a tion to North Da vis Mea d ow s is lim ited to rep a iring
the low -p ressure line. Yolo County p rovid e s North Da vis Mea d o w s p um p sta tion
m a intena nc e servic es. Selec t c ustom ers in Willow b a nk CSA a re a lso serve d b y the City.
Teic hert Construc tion Co m p a ny ha s a three-inc h forc e m a in running und er SR 113 c lose to
North Da vis Mea d ow s. This c onnec tion p rovid es sew er servic e for Teic hert’ s stora g e a nd
rep a ir fa c ility loc a ted a t SR 113 a nd CR 29. The Teic hert fo rc e m a in c onnec ts to the City’ s
servic e a t the lo w p ressure sew er la tera l c om ing from North Da vis Mea d ow s.
The City a lso c ollec ts w a stew a ter from the Roya l O a k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk.
The sa nita ry sew er c olle c tion system c onsists of 164 m iles of se w er m a ins. Sew er p ip elines
ra ng e in d ia m eter from six inc hes to 66 inc hes. The City ha s six sew er lift sta tions to fa c ilita te
the flow of w a stew a te r to the w a stew a ter trea tm ent p la nt (WWTP).
The City of Da vis o w ns a nd op era tes a n eq uiva lent-to-sec ond a ry WWTP w ith a d esig n
c a p a c ity of 7.5 m illion g a llons p er d a y (m g d ) a nd p ea k w et w ea ther flo w of 12.6 m g d . After
trea tm ent, the d isinfec te d eq uiva lent-to-sec ond a ry effluent is d isc ha rg ed into tw o d ifferent
rec eiving w a ters, the Willow Sloug h Byp a ss a nd the Cona w a y Ra nc h Toe Dra in, w hic h
c onverg e into the Yolo Byp a ss im m ed ia tely d ow nstrea m of b o th d isc ha rg e loc a tions.
The existing WWTP c onsists of hea d w orks, p rim a ry sed im enta tion, a era tion p ond s, oxid a tion
p ond s, a Lem na (a n a q ua tic p la nt) p ond , a n overla nd flow system , d isinfec tion a nd
d ec hlorina tion, w etla nd s, a na erob ic d ig esters, a nd a slud g e la g oon. The trea tm ent tra in
va ries a nd the City a lterna tes d isc ha rg e to the tw o rec eiving w a ters. Effluent d isc ha rg ed to
the Cona w a y Ra nc h To e Dra in p a sse s thro ug h w etla nd s; effluent d isc ha rg ed to the Willow
Sloug h Byp a ss d oes not p a ss thro ug h the w e tla nd s. Slud g e is d ew a tered in a n unlined slud g e
la g oon a nd ha uled to the County la nd fill to b e used a s a lterna te d a ily c overa g e m a teria l.
Adequa cy
The City p erform s reg ula r m a intena nc e of its sew er system . The City’ s Com p uterized
Ma intena nc e Ma na g em ent System (CMMS) c om p lem ents the Preventive Ma intena nc e a nd
Op era tions a nd Ma intena nc e Prog ra m s. All a sset inventories a re entere d into the CMMS a nd
a sew er g e og ra p hic info rm a tion syste m (GIS) m a p . CCTV d a ta is c om b ined w ith the CMMS
p rog ra m a nd GIS m a p .
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The City ha s a n extensive p reventa tive a nd c orrec tive m a intena nc e p ro g ra m tha t inc lud es
the follow ing :
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Hyd ro c lea n a ll six-inc h to 15-inc h sew ers a nnua lly,
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Insp ec tion of a ll the m a intena nc e holes every thre e yea rs,
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Hyd ra ulic c lea ning of the c ore a rea c ollec tion system q ua rterly,
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Reg ula r lift sta tion insp ec tion a nd m a intena nc e,
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Utility c onnec tions insp ec tion,
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Ro ot c ontrol p rog ra m for servic e la tera ls,
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Ma inline a nd servic e line rep a ir a nd rep la c em ent p rog ra m ,
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Ma intena nc e hole rep a ir a nd rep la c em ent p rog ra m ,
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Servic e line la tera l CCTV insp ec tion p rog ra m ,
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Servic e line la tera l loc a tion p rog ra m ,
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Servic e line la tera l rep la c em ent a nd rep a ir p rog ra m , a nd
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Em erg enc y resp onse a nd investig a tions p rog ra m .
The City uses c losed c irc uit television (CCTV) on sew ers in the p rob lem a re a s w hen req uired .
The City’ s g oa l is to p erform a c om p lete CCTV of the entire system e very fifteen yea rs.
Ma intena nc e hole insp ec tions a nd up d a tes of invert m ea surem ents a re d one ro utinely every
12 to 18 m onths w hen hyd ro c lea ning is b eing p erform e d on the c ollec tion system . The City
insp ec ts a nd p erform s m a intena nc e on a ll six sa nita ry sew er lift sta tions ro utinely.
The City ha s a d ed ic a ted reserve fund of $125,000 a yea r for m a intena nc e of holes a nd
m a inline rep a irs a nd is c urrently reha b ilita ting a ll of the se w er trunk lines lea d ing to the WWTP.
The a p p roxim a te c ost of trunk line reha b ilita tion is $3.5 m illion.
Sinc e the c om p letion of the la st MSR, the City b e tw een 2008 a nd 2016 ha s b een issued 107
viola tions for its WWTP (tw o o f w hic h w ere p riority viola tions) a nd tw o viola tions for the sew er
system (none o f w hic h w ere c onsid ered p rio rity viola tions) b y the Sta te Wa ter Resourc es
Control Boa rd (SWRCB). Of the viola tions rec eived , 12 w ere in 2015. There ha ve b een 36
enforc em ent a c tions d uring the sa m e tim e p erio d rela ted to these viola tions. The sub sta ntia l
num b er of viola tions a nd enforc em ent a c tions a re p rim a rily a result of the existing WWTP
b eing una b le to trea t a nd rem ove c erta in c onta m ina nts from the effluent to tho se levels
req uired in the City’ s d isc ha rg e req uirem ents. Conta m ina nts for w hic h the City ha s b een
issued enforc em ent ord e rs inc lud e c op p er, a lum inum , selenium , a nd c ya nid e. The City ha s
settled severa l o f the enforc em ent ord ers b y p a ym ent. The se issue s w ill b e a d d ressed a s p a rt
of the trea tm ent p la nt im p rovem ents d isc ussed b elow .
Wa stew a ter a g enc ies a re req uired to rep ort sew er syste m overflow s (SSO s) to SWRCB.
Overflo w s reflec t the c a p a c ity a nd c ond itio n of c ollec tion system p ip ing a nd the
effec tiveness of ro utine m a intena nc e. The sew e r overflow ra te is c a lc ula ted a s the num b er
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of overflow s p er 100 m ile s of c ollec tion p ip ing p er yea r. The City ha d 48 o verflow s d uring the
p eriod from the b eg inning of 2008 thro ug h 2015, a vera g ing six SSOs a yea r, w hic h eq ua tes to
3.7 sp ills p er 100 m iles of p ip eline a nnua lly on a ve ra g e.
Inflow a nd infiltra tion (I/ I) is w a ter tha t enters the sew er system thro ug h b rea ks, g a p s, a nd
joints d uring ra in, flood , a nd hig h w a ter ta b le c ond itions. The inflow a nd infiltra tion q ua ntities
a re estim a ted to b e a p p roxim a tely 280 a c re feet p er yea r. During the la rg er storm in
Dec em b er o f 2005, the m a xim um d a ily flow a t the WWTP w a s m ea sured a t 8.83 m g d . The
a ssoc ia ted a vera g e d ry w ea ther m a xim um m onthly flow (ADWMMF) w a s 6.47 m g d for 2005,
c rea ting a one-d a y I/ I flow of 2.36 m g d . The 2.2 inc hes of ra in fa lling over the City’ s 5,000a c re servic e a rea w o uld rep resent a b o ut 300 m g of ra inw a ter over a 24-ho ur p eriod . Divid ing
the a m o unt of ra infa ll d ep end ent I/ I b y the volum e of ra infa ll rep resents the p erc ent of
ra inw a ter lea king into the sew er system . This is c om m only referred to a s the system ’ s “ R
Va lue ” . For tha t la rg er storm , the ove ra ll syste m w o uld ha ve a n R Va lue o f a b o ut 0.8
p erc ent. Sew er Ba sins w ith R-Va lues of less tha n five p erc ent a re often c onsid ered to b e
p erform ing w ell.
In Oc tob er 2007, the Centra l Va lley Reg iona l Wa ter Q ua lity Control Boa rd issued a new
d isc ha rg e p erm it to the City tha t req uire s sig nific a nt up g ra d e s to effluent q ua lity to p rod uc e
trea ted w a stew a ter tha t m eets Title 22 rec la m a tio n req uirem ents b y Oc tob er 2017.
The City of Da vis’ s $90 m illion Wa stew a ter Pla nt Im p rovem ents Prog ra m w ill up g ra d e the
existing trea tm ent p la nt b y rep la c ing the sec ond a ry trea tm ent syste m of p ond s a nd
overla nd flow w ith a c onventiona l a c tiva ted slud g e system . The p la nt w ill a lso b e up g ra d ed
b y the a d d ition o f tertia ry trea tm ent (filtra tion). The p rop ose d m a xim um p erm itted flow ra te
a nd d isc ha rg e loc a tions w ill rem a in the sa m e a s in the existing NPDES p erm it.
The p rojec t is fund ed b y the c itizens of Da vis, El Ma c ero, a nd North Da vis Mea d o w s thro ug h
their sew er ra tes. The p rojec t is fina nc ed w ith e xisting City sew er enterp rise fund s a nd a n
$81,000,000 lo w intere st loa n from the Clea n Wa ter Sta te Revolving Fund (CWSRF) thro ug h a n
a g reem ent w ith the Sta te Wa ter Reso urc es Control Boa rd . Ca lifo rnia ’ s Clea n Wa ter Sta te
Revolving Fund is c a p ita lized thro ug h a va riety of fund ing so urc es, inc lud ing g ra nts from the
United Sta te s Environm enta l Protec tion Ag enc y a nd Sta te b ond p roc eed s. The CWSRF loa n is
fina nc ed a t a 1.5 p erc ent a nnua l interest ra te o ver 30 yea rs, w ith a p ote ntia l sa ving s to the
City of over $38,000,000 in interest c o sts c om p a re d to c onventiona l m unic ip a l fina nc ing .
Ca pa city
b a sed on a typ e of servic e p rovid ed . Genera lly, c a p a c ity m a y b e a ssessed thro ug h servic e
a d eq ua c y, num b er a nd na ture of c o m p la ints rec eived , infra struc ture ne ed s a nd a b ility to
m eet them , c ha lleng es a nd c onstra ints inc lud ing fina nc ia l, a nd a b ility to sa tisfy c urrent a nd
future d e m a nd .
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The City d oes not ha ve a d yna m ic sew er hyd ra ulic m od el. Sew er c a p a c ity is
a ssessed w ith the use of la nd use m a p p ing a nd a ssoc ia ted sew e r use rec ord s a nd
sup p lem ented w ith p eriod ic d irec t m ea surem e nts to a c c ess c a p a c ity. The City
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p erform s c a p a c ity a ssessm ent a s nee d ed w hen p rop osed d evelop m ents m a y b e
c onnec ting to the City’ s sew er system . The City is d evelop ing a d yna m ic m od el tha t
w ill b e a va ila b le in 2017 to a sse ss sew er c a p a c ity.
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The City rep orts tha t it ha s a d eq ua te eq uip m ent for its op era tions a nd m a intena nc e
a nd keep s a d eq ua te p a rts for c ritic a l a ssets.
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The City’s sp rea d sheet hyd ra ulic m od el ind ic a tes tha t the City’s m a in trunks ha ve
a d eq ua te c a p a c ity to a c c om m od a te p ea k flow s. The City a p p ea rs to ha ve a b out
five to six m g d of re sid ua l c a p a c ity to a b sorb the p ea k hourly flow s in the m a in trunk
sew er.
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The Wa ste Disc ha rg e Re q uirem ents (WDRs) req uire the City to selec t a d esig n storm
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event. The City’s d a ta sug g ests tha t the City c a n p a ss w ell over a 10–ye a r event.
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While the sp ec ific c a p a c ity o f the up g ra d ed WWTP ha s not yet b een a p p roved b y
the City Counc il, it is likely to re m a in the sa m e a s the existing WWTP, a t a p p roxim a tely
7.5 m g d . The WWTP size p rovid es the c a p a c ity fo r g row th of 0.5 p erc ent from 2012 to
2018, a nd one p e rc ent g row th thro ug h 2037.
Storm Dra inage
The Storm w a ter Division of the Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent op era tes a nd m a inta ins the City’ s
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storm sew er infra struc ture to ensure storm w a ter is c ollec ted a nd d isc ha rg ed in a c c ord a nc e
w ith fed era l, Sta te , a nd loc a l environm enta l reg ula tions. The d ivision m a inta ins the
storm w a ter c onve ya nc e system , op era tes a nd m a inta ins the El Ma c ero Ma intena nc e Distric t
Storm w a ter Pum p Sta tion, a nd m a na g es a nd m a inta ins w ild life a nd storm w a ter b a sin
ha b ita t.
The City’ s storm d ra ina g e servic e a rea extend s outsid e of the c ity b ound a ries a nd inc lud es
the El Ma c ero Dra ina g e Cha nnel a nd p um p sta tion (thro ug h a n a g reem e nt w ith the County
a nd Yolo Co unty Flo o d Control a nd Wa ter Conserva tion Distric t (YCFCWCD)) a nd
storm w a ter c ollec tion fro m the Roya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk.
The City’ s flo od ha za rd s g enera lly c onsist o f sha llow she et flood ing from surfa c e w a ter runo ff
in la rg e ra instorm s. The Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent m itig a tes this im p a c t b y m a inta ining 127
m iles of sto rm d ra ina g e lines, three m a in c ha nnels, a nd seven d etention p ond s, w hic h
p rovid e fo r d ra ina g e a nd storm w a ter d etention.
Im p ervious surfa c e s, suc h a s roa d s, p a rking lots a nd d rivew a ys, p revent storm w a ter fro m
b eing a b sorb ed into the g round . Instea d , storm w a ter runs off into the storm d ra in system .
Bec a use m ore sto rm w a ter runs off im p ervio us surfa c es, d evelop ed a rea s c a n exp erienc e
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City o f Da vis Syste m Eva lua tion a nd Ca p a c ity Assura nc e p la n, 2009.
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Sto rm wa te r is the wa te r from p re c ip ita tio n tha t flo ws a c ro ss the g ro und a nd p a ve me nt w he n it ra ins. Sto rm wa te r
sho uld m o stly b e ra inw a te r, b ut a s it runs o ff a ro o f, ya rd , d rive w a y, a nd a ny im p e rvio us surfa c e, it c a n p ic k up d irt,
d eb ris, a nima l w a ste, o il, g a s, fe rtilize rs, p e stic id es, a nd o the r m a te ria ls in its p a th.
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loc a l flood ing . The inc rea sed q ua ntity of storm w a ter runo ff c a n a lso c a use strea m b a nks to
erod e a nd inc rea se the a m ount of sed im ent in w a terb od ies.
Storm d ra ins lea d d irec tly to Da vis p ond s, c reeks a nd w etla nd s. Unlike sa nita ry sew ers tha t
d irec t w a ter to a w a ste w a ter trea tm ent fa c ility b efore b eing d isc ha rg ed to a loc a l w a ter
b od y, storm w a ter is d isc ha rg ed untrea ted .
The City of Da vis ha s d evelop ed a Storm w a ter Ma na g em ent Pla n (SWMP) to a d d re ss
storm w a ter w ithin the City's jurisd ic tion. The SWMP a d d resse s a c tivities c ond uc ted in the City
tha t a re p otentia l so urc e s o f p olluta nts in storm w a ter. The m ost rec ent SWMP w a s a d op ted in
2006; how ever, the City relea ses SWMP a nnua l re p orts tha t p rovid e sta tus of im p lem enta tion
of the City’ s SWMP a nd rep ort a c tivities p erform e d for ea c h fisc a l yea r.
The City’ s storm d ra in system is d ivid ed into 11 b a sins. Ra infa ll runoff flow s b y g ra vity into the
City’ s seven d etention p ond s. Pum p sta tions lift w a ter from these fa c ilities into m a in d ra ina g e
c ha nnels tha t inc lud e the Covell Dra ina g e Cha nnel, Cha nnel A, Ma c e Ra nc h Pa rk Dra ina g e
Cha nnel, a nd the El Ma c ero Dra ina g e Cha nnel. These c ha nnels ultim a tely d ra in to Willow
Sloug h Byp a ss or the Yolo Ba sin Wetla nd s.
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The ta b le b elow sum m a rizes the Sm a ll MS4 G enera l Perm it req uirem ents fo r storm w a ter a nd
how the City’ s SWMP m eets these req uire m ents to d evelop , im p lem ent a nd enforc e the
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req uired six m inim um c o ntrol m ea sures.
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The Munic ip a l Sto rm Wa te r Pe rm itting Prog ra m o f the Re g io na l Wa te r Qua lity Co ntro l Bo a rd re g ula tes sto rm w a te r
d isc ha rg e s fro m m unic ip a l se p a ra te sto rm sew e r system s (MS4s). MS4 p e rm its re q uire the d isc ha rg e r to d e ve lop a nd
im p le me nt a Sto rm Wa te r Ma na g em ent Pla n/ Pro g ra m w ith the g o a l o f re d uc ing the d isc ha rg e o f p o lluta nts to the
m a ximum e xtent p ra c tic a b le (MEP).
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So urc e of the ta b le is SWMP.
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Minimum Control Mea sures
Implementa tion
Pub lic Ed uc a tion a nd O utrea c h
Im p lem ent a p ub lic e d uc a tion p rog ra m to
ed uc a te the c om m unity a b out the im p a c ts of
storm w a ter d isc ha rg es on w a ter b od ie s a nd
the step s tha t the p ub lic c a n ta ke to red uc e
storm w a ter p ollution.
Pub lic Involvem ent a nd Pa rtic ip a tion
Inc lud e a p ub lic p a rtic ip a tion p rog ra m tha t
c om p lies w ith a p p lic a b le Sta te a nd loc a l
p ub lic notic e req uirem e nts. The p ub lic sho uld
b e enc oura g ed to p a rtic ip a te in d evelop ing ,
im p lem enting a nd re view ing the SWMP.
Inc lud e a p roc ed ure to rec eive a nd re sp ond
to c om m ents fro m the p ub lic reg a rd ing the
SWMP.
The
City
c urrently
im p lem ents a
c om p rehensive p ub lic o utrea c h p rog ra m
throug h its Pa rks a nd Co m m unity Servic es
a nd Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ents. The
c urrent p ub lic o utrea c h p rog ra m foc uses
on the City’ s environm enta l p rog ra m s
tha t c a n b e revised w ith m inor efforts to
a d d ress the c ity’ s SWMP.
The City utilizes sp ec ia l c om m issions,
g roup s a nd other p ub lic outrea c h
m ethod s to ensure p ub lic p a rtic ip a tion
a nd involvem ent d uring d evelop m ent o f
c ity p olic y a nd p rog ra m s. The City’ s
Na tura l Re so urc e Co m m ission (NRC)
serves a s a p rim a ry p ub lic p a rtic ip a tion
func tion. This g ro up is a p p ointed b y the
City Co unc il to serve a s a n a d visory
b oa rd .
The City ha s m a p s o f its storm w a ter sew er
system a nd o utfa lls. During FY 95-96, the
Develop a m a p of the storm w a te r se w er City c ond uc ted a n extensive field
m onitoring
p rog ra m . The
system a nd rec eiving w a ters. Im p lem ent a sc reening
investig
a
tion
fo
und
illic
it
c
onnec tions a re
p rog ra m to d etec t a nd a d d ress nonstorm w a ter (inc lud ing illic it) d isc ha rg es. Provid e not a sig nific a nt c onc ern in the City, a nd
outrea c h to p ub lic em p loye es, b usinesses, a nd a d d itiona l sc reening is not nec essa ry.
the g enera l p ub lic reg a rd ing illeg a l d isc ha rg es Currently the City investig a tes for illic it
a nd p rop er d isp osa l of w a ste s. Ad op t d isc ha rg es w hen there is a c om p la int, or
reg ula to ry m ec ha nism s to p rohib it illic it w hen a q uestiona b le flow is d e tec ted .
d isc ha rg es to the storm w a ter sew er system The City im m ed ia tely re sp ond s to a ll sp ills
a nd im p lem ent a p p rop ria te enforc e m ent a nd im p lem ents c ontrol m ea sures to
p rotec t d isc ha rg es to the storm w a te r
p roc ed ures
sew er system .
Illic it Disc ha rg e Detec tio n a nd Elim ina tion
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Minimum Control Mea sures
Implementa tion
Construc tion Site Storm w a ter Runoff Control
The City ensures tha t c ond itions o f
d evelop m ent
a p p rova l
a d d ress
req uirem ents for storm w a ter p ollution
p revention d uring c onstruc tion a c tivities.
City insp ec tion sta ff a re tra ined to
und ersta nd reg ula tory req uirem ents, a nd
how to insp ec t site s for storm w a ter issue s.
The c onstruc tion p ro g ra m a d d resse s
p riva te a nd p ub lic c onstruc tion a c tivities.
Develop a p rog ra m to c ontrol p olluta nts in
storm w a ter runo ff fro m c onstruc tion sites.
Inc lud e erosion a nd sed im ent c ontrols,
p olluta nt so urc e c ontrol, a nd p re- c onstruc tion
site p la n a nd BMP review . Im p lem ent
p roc ed ures for p ub lic
notific a tion a nd
insp ec tion a nd enforc em ent m ea sures.
Pre-Construc tion Storm w a ter Ma na g em ent in
New De velop m ent a nd Red evelop m ent
Develop , im p lem ent a nd enforc e a p ro g ra m
to a d d ress long -term im p a c ts of storm w a ter
runoff
from
new
d evelop m ent
a nd
red evelop m ent p rojec ts.
The City em p lo ys m a ny p erm a nent
storm w a ter b est m a na g em ent p ra c tic e s
(BMPs) using w et w ea ther p ond s a nd
c onstruc ted
w etla nd s. Trea tm ent
is
p rovid ed
thro ug h
settling ,
filtering ,
infiltra tion,
a b sorp tion,
a nd
other
p roc esse s rela ted to w a ter tra versing
throug h veg eta ted p ond s. The City
d evelop ed p roc ed ures to ensure tha t
sta ff eng a g ed in re view of d evelop m ent
p la ns sp ec ific a lly a d d ress storm w a ter
q ua lity issues.
The City c ond uc ts num ero us op era tion,
m a intena nc e a nd rep a ir a c tivities in
p ub lic rig ht-of-w a ys, a nd p ub lic fa c ilities,
Develop a nd im p lem ent a c ost-effec tive b uild ing s, p a rks, a nd op en-sp a c es. Ma ny
op era tion a nd m a intena nc e p rog ra m to a c tivities rela ted to m a intena nc e a nd
p revent or red uc e p olluta nt runoff from rep a ir in p ub lic rig ht-of-w a ys c urrently
m unic ip a l op era tions. Em p lo yee tra ining is im p lem ent
storm w a ter
p ollution
req uired .
p revention m ea sure s. The p rog ra m a lso
foc uses on e m p loye e tra ining a nd
ed uc a tion.
Pollution Prevention/ G o od Ho usekeep ing for
Munic ip a l Op era tions
Storm w a ter infra struc ture is routinely insp ec ted a nd m a inta ined . The City is sec tioned into
q ua d ra nts; a nd insp ec tions c ond uc ted b y the Storm w a ter Division a re rec o rd ed a nd
m a inta ined b y q ua d ra nt. Ma intena nc e rec ord s show c a tc h b a sins c ha ra c terized a s d irty
a nd c lea ned . Field c rew s rep la c e d a m a g ed or m issing “ ra inw a ter only ” c urb tiles d uring the
storm d ra in c lea ning a nd insp ec tion p rog ra m . Sip hon-typ e d ra ins in the d ow ntow n a rea a re
flushed a nd va c uum ed q ua rterly. Collec ted w a ter is d isc ha rg ed into the sa nita ry sew er
system .
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The d ivision insp ec ts a nd m a inta ins ea c h of its seven retention p ond s a nnua lly p rior to the
w et sea son. This is p a rt of the ro utine m a intena nc e p rog ra m b e g inning Sep te m b er a nd
c om p leted b y the end of Oc tob er. The p ond s a re insp ec ted a nd m a inta ined for d a m a g e,
erosion, a nd tra sh b uild -up . Pond s a re eq uip p ed w ith c a tc hm ent sc re ens to g a the r d eb ris.
Ac c um ula ted sed im ent a t p ond inlet struc tures is sp rea d thro ug ho ut the p ond a nd not
rem oved . Exc e ss veg e ta tion a nd a c c um ula ted tra sh a re rem oved . Da m a g e or erosion is
rep a ired .
From Novem b er throug h Ap ril, the d ivision insp ec ts the p ond s a t a m inim um of tw o tim e s p er
w eek. During ra in events, p ond s a re insp ec ted d uring norm a l w eek d a y w ork ho urs a nd
onc e follow ing ea c h e vent. Da m a g e or ero sion is rep a ired a s so on a s p ra c tic a lly p ossib le.
During non-norm a l w ork hours, sta nd -b y sta ff resp ond s to a la rm s or other rep orts of p rob lem s.
During the d ry sea son m onths, Ma y thro ug h Oc to b er, the p ond s a re insp ec ted a t lea st onc e
p er w eek.
During Aug ust a nd Sep te m b er of ea c h yea r Da vis c lea ns a nd insp ec ts eve ry p um p sta tion in
the City to rem ove silt a nd tra sh. During the rest of the yea r p um p s a re m a inta ined sim ila rly to
p ond s, w ith reg ula r insp ec tions a nd nec e ssa ry rep a irs. Preventa tive m a intena nc e of p um p
sta tions oc c urs q ua rterly a nd is in a d d ition to the a nnua l insp ec tions.
The City op era tes a nd m a inta ins m a jor d ra ina g e c ha nnels a nd d itc hes tha t tra verse the City.
Ea c h yea r from Ma y to Novem b er the City insp ec ts, rep a irs, a nd m a inta ins the c ha nnels a nd
d itc hes. Ap p roxim a tely 60 p erc ent of the veg e ta tion (m ostly tule w ee d ) is m ec ha nic a lly
exc a va ted a nd the re st is c hem ic a lly trea ted a lo ng the b ottom of ea c h d itc h.
Cha nnels a nd d itc hes a re insp ec ted d uring a nd im m ed ia tely follow ing ea c h storm event
d uring norm a l w orking hours. Inlet a nd o utlet struc tures a re c lea red of d eb ris. Insp ec tors
rep ort rep a ir item s to the ir sup ervisor a nd the w ork is sc hed uled . A w ork ord er system is used
to tra c k the c om p letion of rep a ir w o rk. The Dep a rtm ent uses BMP a c tivity sheets for severa l
w ork a c tivities.
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a b ility to m eet them , c ha lleng es a nd c onstra ints inc lud ing fina nc ia l, a nd a b ility to sa tisfy
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Som e p ortions of the City’ s storm d ra ina g e syste m rem a in susc ep tib le to m a jor storm
events. Unusua lly hea vy ra instorm s c a n c a use m inor stre et flo od ing in som e a rea s,
w hic h is c onsid ered norm a l.
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The City is in c om p lia nc e w ith the Na tiona l Polluta nt Disc ha rg e Elim ina tion System
(NPDES) p erm its for sto rm w a ter d isc ha rg es into p ub lic w a terw a ys.
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The City ha s a n NPDES p erm it for the Storm Wa ter Ma na g em ent Pla n issued b y the
Reg iona l Wa ter Q ua lity Control Boa rd . Altho ug h the City d oes no t o p era te a ny
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storm w a ter trea tm ent fa c ilities, na tura l sto rm w a te r trea tm ent oc c urs a t the d etention
b a sins in a lim ited m a nner.
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Any d e velop m ent a nd urb a niza tion w o uld inc rea se runoff a nd w ill req uire a d eq ua te
storm d ra ina g e fa c ilities a nd im p rovem ents. All future d evelop m ent is req uired to
fund a nd insta ll the infra struc ture nec essa ry. New storm d ra ina g e infra struc ture is
typ ic a lly c onstruc ted b y d evelop ers, in a c c ord a nc e w ith City d esig n sta nd a rd s. This
ensure s tha t future d evelop m ents a c c om m o d a te the storm w a ter flow s. City sta ff
d esig ns, re view s, a nd insp ec ts m ost of the City's c urrent c a p ita l im p rovem ent
p rog ra m s a nd a ll im p rovem ents to the City's infra struc ture.
Solid Wa ste
The solid w a ste d ivision of the Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent m a na g es the p riva te c ontra c t for
refuse a nd rec yc ling , a d m inisters sourc e red uc tio n a nd rec yc ling p rog ra m s, p erform s long ra ng e reso urc e p la nning , m onitors the Old Da vis la nd fill, c ond uc ts c om m erc ia l a nd
resid entia l rec yc ling outrea c h, sets utility ra tes, a nd c olla b ora tes w ith UCD a nd Yolo County
on rec yc ling a nd ha za rd ous w a ste d isp osa l issues. The c urrent resid entia l p er c a p ita d isp osa l
ra te is a b out 2.7 p o und s p er p erson p er d a y. The City’ s g oa l is to ha ve a ra te o f 1.9 p o und s
p er p erson p er d a y b y 2020.
The City ha s a n exc lusive fra nc hise w a ste a g reem ent w ith a loc a l p riva te ha uler, Da vis Wa ste
Rem ova l (DWR). DWR c ollec ts tra sh, rec yc la b les, ya rd m a teria ls, a nd p erform s street
sw eep ing w ithin the c ity lim its. The Da vis Rec yc ling Prog ra m enc o ura g e s the 5 R's: Red uc e,
Reuse, Rec yc le, Rot, a nd Reb uy.
The City uses the revenues from the fe es to p a y DWR for the solid w a ste servic es p rovid ed
und er the a g reem ent, a nd to rec over op era tiona l a nd a d m inistra tive c osts of p rovid ing
these servic e s, inc lud ing b illing a nd c ollec tion of the servic e fees. The a g re em ent esta b lishes
a form ula for the a m o unt tha t DWR c ha rg es the City.
Pursua nt to sta te la w , the City is c urrently req uired to a nnua lly d ivert 50 p erc ent of its w a ste
(3.8 p o und s of w a ste g e nera ted p er p erson, p er d a y eq uiva lent) from the la nd fill. Both the
City a nd the Sta te ha ve set a g oa l of rea c hing 75 p erc ent d iversion (1.9 p ound s of w a ste p er
p erson, p er d a y) b y 2020. To c om p ly w ith the Sta te d iversion m a nd a te, the City
im p lem ented a rec yc ling p rog ra m , a ya rd m a teria l c om p o sting p rog ra m , a nd a c om m erc ia l
food sc ra p p rog ra m .
The fee struc ture for c o m m erc ia l a nd m ulti-fa m ily re sid entia l c ustom e rs is d eterm ined on the
b a sis of the num b er a nd size of the c a rts or b ins p ic ked up a t a p rop erty, the num b er of p ic kup s p er w eek a nd the d a y(s) of the w eek the w a ste is p ic ked up , a nd the a m ount o f w a ste
g enera ted a nd d isp ose d of (in c ub ic ya rd s). The fee for food sc ra p servic e for c om m e rc ia l
a nd m ulti-fa m ily resid entia l c usto m ers is a fla t ra te d eterm ined on the b a sis of the num b er of
c a rts p ic ked up a t a c o m m erc ia l b usiness. The p rop osed fee s a re c a lc ula ted on the b a sis of
the c ha rg es im p osed o n the City b y DWR for these solid w a ste servic e s p ursua nt to the
a g reem ent a nd the City’ s a d m inistra tive a nd op era tions c o sts, a nd a re struc tured to
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p rop ortiona tely a lloc a te the c ost of p rovid ing solid w a ste servic es to those w ho g enera te the
m ost w a ste.
DWR ha uls the solid w a ste to the Yolo County Ce ntra l La nd fill (YCCL), a County ow ned a nd
m a inta ined fa c ility. The Co unty itself only c ontrib utes eig ht p erc ent of tota l w a ste tonna g e
w hile Wood la nd c ontrib utes 32 p erc ent, West Sa c ra m ento 24 p erc ent, a nd Da vis 22
p erc ent.
Adequa cy
Ad eq ua c y o f the Da vis solid w a ste servic es is ro utinely a ssesse d b y the City. The c ontra c t
w ith Da vis Wa ste Rem ova l is renew ed b a sed on the p riva te c ontra c tor’ s p erform a nc e.
The Ca lifo rnia Integ ra ted Wa ste Ma na g em ent Ac t m a d e a ll Ca lifornia c ities, c o unties, a nd
a p p roved reg iona l solid w a ste m a na g em ent a g enc ies resp onsib le for e na c ting p la ns a nd
im p lem enting p rog ra m s to d ivert 25 p erc ent of their solid w a ste b y 1995 a nd 50 p erc ent b y
yea r 2000. La ter leg isla tion m a nd a tes the 50 p erc ent d iversion req uirem ent b e a c hieved
every yea r. The City’ s c urrent resid entia l d isp osa l ra te is 2.7 p ound s p er p erson p er d a y,
w hic h is b etter tha n the req uired sta nd a rd of 3.8 p ound s.
City Counc il esta b lished w a ste red uc tion ta rg ets in City Resolution 11-185, w here exp a nsion
a nd im p rovem ent of the solid w a ste p rog ra m s a re rec om m end ed to d ivert a p p roxim a tely
8,583 tons of w a ste p er yea r fro m the la nd fill using c riteria , suc h a s red uc ing la nd fill d isp osa l,
c onverting la nd fill w a ste to the rec yc ling / c om p osting strea m , a nd c o st-effec tiveness a s
d efined b y p o tentia l ra te im p a c ts.
In 2012, the City rec eive d a Ca lifornia Re so urc e a nd Rec overy Assoc ia tio n Pa vitra Crim m el
Reuse Aw a rd , honoring the City's Ap a rtm e nt Move-O ut Wa ste Red uc tion Prog ra m
(AMOWRP).
Ca pa city
a b ility to m eet them , c ha lleng es a nd c onstra ints inc lud ing fina nc ia l, a nd a b ility to sa tisfy
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In 2013, the City a d op ted a n integ ra ted Wa ste Ma na g em ent Pla n, w hic h is a n
a d a p tive d oc um ent c o m p iled b y Da vis sta ff w ith c olla b ora tive inp ut fro m the Da vis
Na tura l Resourc es Com m ission (NRC), ind ustry e xp erts, a nd the c om m unity a t la rg e.
The Pla n’ s g oa l is to re d uc e w a ste d isp o sa l to 1.9 p o und s p er p erso n p er d a y
c a lc ula ted b y the Ca lifornia Dep a rtm ent of Reso urc es Rec yc ling a nd Rec overy
(Ca lRec yc le) b y 2020 a nd a s c lose to zero p o und s p er d a y a s p ossib le b y 2025.
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There a p p ea rs to b e suffic ient c a p a c ity to p rovid e solid w a ste servic es b a sed on
p erform a nc e of the c o ntra c tor a s d efined b y the renew a l of the c o ntra c t a nd
a d eq ua tely p rovid ed servic es inc lud ing a b ility to m eet req uired d ive rsion ra tes a nd
extensive p la nning a nd outrea c h efforts im p lem ented b y the Solid Wa ste Division.
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d)
Ca pita l Improvements
Ca p ita l im p rovem ent p rojec ts a re inc lud ed in the a nnua l b ud g et. The Eng ineering Division is
resp onsib le for d elivering the Ca p ita l Im p rovem e nt Projec ts (CIP) Prog ra m . This involve s the
p la nning , d esig n, a nd c onstruc tion of a ll new City im p rovem ents a nd m a jor reha b ilita tion of
existing fa c ilities.
Ma jor c ity p rojec ts p la nned for FY 15-16 inc lud e:
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Up g ra d e Third Stree t to im p rove sa fety a nd e nha nc e the joint use of the tra vel
seg m ents b y p ed e stria ns, b ic yc lists, a nd m otorists.
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Ma ke surfa c e im p rove m ents to Well 34 inc lud ing p ip ing of g round w a ter to the
d istrib ution system a s w ell a s c hlorine d osing a nd SCADA c ontrols.
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Set up a utom a tic m e ter rea d ers thro ug ho ut the City in ord er to im p rove inform a tion
a va ila b le to the c ustom e r a nd d elivery o f utility servic es in the City.
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Co m p lete p rojec t to rep la c e over 2,600 stree t lig hts w ith LED fixture s a nd over 3,000
p a rk a nd g reenb elt lig hts to red uc e energ y c onsum p tion a nd m a intena nc e c osts.
Siem ens is p erform ing the w ork. This p rog ra m is initia lly fund ed thro ug h a loa n from
Siem ens Corp ora tion; ho w ever, the City is a ntic ip a ting rec eiving a low interest loa n
throug h a n energ y c onserva tion g ra nt. If the g ra nt m one y is a w a rd ed it w o uld b e
used in p la c e of the Siem ens fina nc ing .
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Continue w ork on the w a stew a ter trea tm ent p la nt up g ra d e b y initia ting d esig n a nd
c onstruc tion a c tivities in ord er to c om p ly w ith Sta te d isc ha rg e req uirem ents tha t g o
into effec t in Oc tob er 2017.
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Continue the tra nsp orta tion infra struc ture reha b ilita tion p rog ra m tha t foc uses on
m a inta ining a nd rep a iring streets throug hout the City.
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Continue to im p rove irrig a tion system s for c ity fa c ilities a nd p a rks to sup p ort w a ter
c onserva tion efforts.
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Continue to sup p ort the m a jor e fforts tow a rd s b ring ing surfa c e w a ter to the City
throug h the Da vis Wood la nd Sup p ly Projec t, w hic h w ill b ring w a ter from Sa c ra m ento
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River a nd red uc e the City’ s relia nc e on d eep w a ter w ells.
Ba sed on the p erform e d a na lysis of a ll the munic ip a l servic es p rovid ed b y the City, it
a p p ea rs tha t Da vis a lrea d y p ossesses or ha s p la nned for eno ug h c a p a c ity to
a c c om m od a te d e m a nd b ro ug ht a b out b y p rojec ted future g ro w th. The City exp erienc es
c ha lleng es a nd fina nc ing c onstra ints c a used b y ec onom ic c ond itions, b ut the d ep a rtm ents
a re a w a re of the p la nned d evelop m ents a nd p rojec ted g row th a nd inc orp ora te future
reso urc e need s in their p la nning d oc um ents. The City rep orted tha t g enera lly a ll the
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The City o f Da vis Bud g e t FY 15-16.
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d ep a rtm ents ha d c a p a c ity to p rovid e servic es on a b a sic level. A c ha lleng e is the
d isc onnec t b etw een City’ s existing re so urc e s a nd a b ilities w ith p ub lic exp ec ta tions. The issue
is b eing a d d ressed thro ug h p ub lic outrea c h.
e) In Oc tob er 2007, the Centra l Va lley Reg iona l Wa ter Q ua lity Control Boa rd issued a new
Na tiona l Polluta nt Disc ha rg e Elim ina tion System (NPDES) p erm it to the City tha t inc lud ed
m ore string ent d isc ha rg e req uirem ents. The c o m p lia nc e sc hed ule c onta ined w ithin the 2007
p erm it p rovid ed Da vis until Oc tob er 2017 to c om p lete the p rojec t. The p la nt up g ra d e
p rojec t is c urrently und erw a y a nd is on sc hed ule to b e c om p leted b y the req uired d ue d a te.
The City is in the p roc ess of a d d ressing req uirem ent a d op ted in the 2014 Susta ina b le
Gro und w a ter Ma na g em ent Ac t. As m entioned the City ha s ta ken step s to c olla b ora te w ith
other a g enc ies in d eterm ining w hic h a g enc y m a y a p p rop ria tely serve a s the g ro und w a te r
susta ina b ility a g enc y (GSA). The GSA m ust b e c re a ted b y July 1, 2017.
f)
As d eterm ined in Sec tion 2 of this rep ort, the c om m unity of Ro ya l Oa k Ho m e Mob ile Hom e
Pa rk is c onsid ered a d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unity (DUC). The m ob ile p a rk
c urrently rec eive s w a ter, w a stew a ter, a nd d ra ina g e servic es fro m the City of Da vis thro ug h
c ontra c ts. Fire p ro tec tio n is a lso p rovid ed b y the City of Da vis throug h a c ontra c t w ith Ea st
Da vis County FPD tha t c onta ins Ro ya l Oa ks in its b o und a ries. Altho ug h Ro ya l Oa k is
c onsid ered a DUC, servic es a re p rovid ed a t the sa m e level w ithin the c om m unity a s they
a re p rovid ed in the City, a nd there is no d isc rep a nc y in servic e levels.
Ca pa city a nd Adequa cy of Public Fa cilities a nd Services MSR Determina tion
The City ha s suffic ient c a p a c ity to p rovid e a ll servic es to a t lea st a b a sic level. Ha ving c ut a
va riety of reso urc es a nd sta ffing und er the p re ssure of the rec ent ec onom ic d ow nturn, Da vis ha s
a lso m a d e c uts to som e of its servic es c rea ting a n inc ong ruity w ith p ub lic exp ec ta tions, w hic h is
c urrently b eing m itig a ted thro ug h c onstituent o utrea c h.
Genera lly, the City p rovid es a d eq ua te p a rk a nd rec rea tion servic es a nd ha s suffic ient c a p a c ity
to p rovid e these servic es p resently a nd in the future. The Pa rks a nd Co m m unity Develop m ent
Dep a rtm ent ha s p la nned for a d d itiona l p a rk a c rea g e a nd future inc rea sed d em a nd for
m a intena nc e.
Fire servic es a re a d eq ua tely p rovid ed , w ith suffic ient c urrent c a p a c ity; how ever, like other
d ep a rtm ents, the Fire De p a rtm ent ha s fa c ed b ud g et c onstra ints a nd m a d e c utb a c ks in rec ent
yea rs. Grow th in d em a nd , how ever, w ill req uire a d d itiona l sta tions a nd reso urc es. Fire servic e s
a p p ea r to b e a d eq ua te w ith a n op p ortunity fo r im p rovem ent to shorten leng thy resp onse tim es
in m ore d ista nt a rea s. Ad d itiona lly, for c onsid era tion is the p otentia l for the Fire Dep a rtm ent to
b e d isp a tc hed b y YECA to enha nc e c oord ina tion a m ong the reg iona l fire p rovid ers a nd rec eive
em erg enc y m ed ic a l d isp a tc h, p re-a rriva l d isp a tc h, a nd p riority d isp a tc h of units b a sed on
inc id ent severity, w hic h the City d oe s not offer. Disp a tc h a p p rop ria te to the need s of the Fire
Dep a rtm ent c o uld im p rove resp onse tim e c a p a b ilities; how ever, this op tion ha s not b e en
eva lua ted to d e term ine if it is fina nc ia lly via b le g iven c ost c onstra ints.
Polic e servic es ha ve suffered m ore im p a irm ent tha n som e of the other servic es p rovid ed b y the
City. The Dep a rtm ent w a s forc e d to elim ina te severa l o f its se rvic es und er the p re ssure of
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fina nc ia l a nd p ersonnel red uc tions a nd is c urrently exp erienc ing c ha lleng es rela ted to d eferre d
infra struc ture m a intena nc e a nd a p p a ra tus rep la c em ent.
The Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent is hea vily involved in p la nning for the future a nd eva lua ting its
servic es a nd w ork p ra c tic es to inc rea se effic ienc y. The City’ s roa d s a nd b ike p a ths a re in fa ir
c ond ition a nd req uire m ultip le up g ra d es. Da vis roa d s a nd b ike p a ths suffer fro m extensive
d eferred m a intena nc e a nd w ill severely d eterio ra te if not rep a ired in the nea r future. The City
Co unc il sta rted ta king m ea sure s to c orrec t the situa tion.
Wa ter, storm w a ter, a nd solid w a ste a p p ea r to b e a d eq ua tely p ro vid ed , w ith suffic ient c a p a c ity
a t p resent a nd in the future. Wa stew a ter servic es ha ve fa c ed c ha lleng es in m eeting d isc ha rg e
req uirem ents a nd ha ve b een issued m ultip le enforc em ent ord ers a nd p a id severa l p ena lties for
c onta m ina nt exc eed a nc es in trea ted effluent. In ord er to a d d ress these issue s, the w a te r a nd
w a stew a ter system s a re und erg oing sig nific a nt up g ra d es tha t w ill inc rea se a d eq ua c y a nd
c a p a c ity, a s w ell a s c om p lia nc e w ith leg a l req uirem ents.
Recommenda tions:
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Continue City e fforts to inc rea se p a rk a nd rec rea tion a c rea g e to m e et its a d op ted level
of servic e sta nd a rd . The City should a lso im p rove sig na g e, sa fe ty, a nd visib ility in its p a rks
a s d eem ed nec e ssa ry.
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Consid er c ontra c ting w ith YECA for Fire Dep a rtm ent d isp a tc h servic es or up g ra d ing the
City d isp a tc h se rvic e in ord er to b etter p rovid e e ffec tive a nd tim ely em erg enc y servic es
to enha nc e c oo rd ina tio n a m ong the reg iona l fire p rovid ers a nd rec eive em erg enc y
m ed ic a l d isp a tc h, p re-a rriva l d isp a tc h, a nd p riority d isp a tc h of units b a se d on inc id ent
severity, w hic h the City d oes not offer.
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Exp lore a d d itiona l p ossib ilities for its Polic e Dep a rtm ent to sha re m ore reso urc es a nd
c ontra c t for servic es w ith other a g enc ies a nd a c tively a p p ly for g ra nts, suc h a s
reg iona liza tion of or c o ntra c ting for c rim e sc ene resp onse, evid enc e p roc essing a nd
ha nd ling , SWAT, a nd id e ntity theft resp onse se rvic es.
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Ma inta in roa d w a y a nd b ike p a th rep a ir a s a City p riority to a void g rea ter future c osts
a ssoc ia ted w ith infra struc ture rep la c em ent.
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The Da vis Storm w a ter Ma na g em ent Pla n is c urrently o ut of d a te a nd sho uld b e up d a ted .
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Co m p lete a form a l m ulti-yea r c a p ita l im p rovem ent p la n to a d d ress the City’ s d efe rre d
im p rovem ent c ha lleng es.
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4. FINANCIAL ABILITY
Fina nc ia l a b ility of a g enc ies to p rovid e servic es.
YES
MAYBE
NO
a ) Does the org a niza tion ro utinely eng a g e in b ud g e ting
p ra c tic es tha t m a y ind ic a te p oo r fina nc ia l
m a na g em ent, suc h a s o versp end ing its revenues, fa iling
to c o m m ission ind ep end ent a ud its, or a d op ting its
b ud g et la te?
b ) Is the org a niza tion la c king a d eq ua te reserve to p rotec t
a g a inst unexp ec ted e ve nts or up c om ing sig nific a nt
c osts?
c ) Is the org a niza tion’ s ra te/ fee sc hed ule insuffic ient to
fund a n a d eq ua te level of servic e, a nd / or is the fee
inc onsistent w ith the sc hed ules of sim ila r servic e
org a niza tions?
d ) Is the org a niza tion una b le to fund nec essa ry
infra struc ture m a intena nc e, rep la c em ent a nd / or a ny
need ed exp a nsion?
e) Is the org a niza tion la c king fina nc ia l p olic ies tha t ensure
its c ontinued fina nc ia l a c c ounta b ility a nd sta b ility?
f)
Is the org a niza tion’ s d eb t a t a n unm a na g ea b le level?
Discussion:
a)
Budget
The City ha s b een exp erienc ing c ha lleng es a ssoc ia ted w ith the rec ent ec onom ic rec e ssion, a s
d em onstra ted b y loc a l job d efic its, d e fla ted p ro p erty va lues, a nd slow er tha n exp ec ted rises in
sa les ta x revenues.
The City ha s b e en a d d re ssing its fina nc ia l c ha lleng es for severa l yea rs. O ver the p a st eig ht yea rs,
112 p o sitions (24 p erc ent of the City’ s w orkforc e) fund ed in w hole or in p a rt b y the g enera l fund
ha ve b een c ut. Furtherm ore, e m p loyees a re p a ying m ore of their b enefit c osts, the City use s
m ore c ontra c t servic es in a rea s w here c o st sa ving s c a n b e rea lized , a nd new vote r a p p roved
sa les ta x revenue enha nc em ents ha ve b een im p lem ented .
The Sa c ra m ento reg ion ha s rep orte d ly b eg un to show solid sig ns of rec overy. Loc a l g overnm ent
revenue s usua lly rec over slig htly slo w er tha n the b roa d er ec onom y a s p rop erty ta x a ssessm ents
a nd reta il sp end ing b eg in to inc rea se. The City of Da vis ha s see n strong hom e va lue
a p p rec ia tion in the la st tw o yea rs w ith a n a vera g e a nnua l ra te of over 15 p erc ent. The m ed ia n
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hom e p ric e in the City c urrently sta nd s a t $570,200. In June 2014, the voters a p p roved a n
a d d itiona l ha lf-c ent sa les ta x m ea sure , w hic h w ill b ring in a p p roxim a tely $3.6 m illion a nnua lly for
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six yea rs.
The City is c a lling the FY 15-16 b ud g et a tra nsitiona l b ud g et tha t b rid g es a p eriod of d ra stic c uts
a nd p rog ra m c ha ng e s to a p eriod of rela tive sta b ility. This b ud g et p rop oses no m a jor c uts nor
fund ing req uests for la rg e, new initia tives, p rovid ing instea d m inor fund ing to a d d ress c o unc il
g oa ls a nd ob jec tives, w hile m a inta ining a 15-p erc ent g enera l fund reserve. With a p o sitive
b a la nc e of revenues to exp end itures, the c urrent p rop osed b ud g e t is show ing g row th in fund
b a la nc e for the first tim e in the la st few yea rs.
The five-yea r forec a st p rojec tion ind ic a tes im p ro ved fund b a la nc e b y the end of the five-yea r
forec a st p eriod . The fo rec a st a lso show s tha t the c urrent trend of revenue s m eeting or
exc eed ing exp end iture s m a y re m a in a s long a s inc rea ses to g enera l fund exp end itures a re kep t
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w ithin a llow a b le lim its a nd keep ing w ith the g enera l fund reserve o f 15 p erc ent.
The City ha s ind ic a ted tha t it need s to c ontinue looking for w a ys to c onta in c osts, ensure tha t its
revenue c ollec tions for user fees a nd efforts to o b ta in g ra nt fund ing a re rob ust, c onsid er othe r
revenue so urc es, inc lud ing ta xes or fees, tha t m a y p reserve a nd / o r im p rove se rvic e levels a nd
a d d ress long -term nee d s, seek p a rtnership s w ith g overnm ent a nd p riva te a g enc ies tha t w ill
red uc e c osts, a nd , thro ug h ta rg eted ec onom ic d evelop m ent efforts, inc re a se a nd b roa d en the
ta x b a se of the g enera l fund .
Revenues a nd Expenditures
The a c c ounts of the City a re org a nized on the b a sis of fund a c c ounting . The seven fund g ro up s
inc lud e g enera l, sp ec ia l revenue, c a p ita l p roje c ts, d eb t servic es, p rop rieta ry, re d evelop m ent
a g enc y, a nd fid uc ia ry.
The City m a inta ins 29 ind ivid ua l g overnm enta l fund s. Da vis a lso ha s tw o d ifferent typ es of
p rop rieta ry fund s, a nd uses ente rp rises fund s to a c c ount for its w a te r, se w er, sa nita tion, storm
sew er, a nd p ub lic tra nsit op era tions. Interna l servic e fund s a re a n a c c ounting d evic e used to
a c c um ula te a nd a lloc a te c osts interna lly a m ong the City’ s va rious func tio ns.
The City’ s g ove rnm enta l a c tivities rely on seve ra l sourc e s o f revenue to fina nc e ong oing
op era tions. Ta xes ($35.6 m illion), op era ting g ra nts a nd c ontrib utions ($12.6 m illion), a nd c ha rg es
for servic es ($15.0 m illio n) c om p rise the la rg est so urc es of revenue. O p era ting g ra nts a nd
c ontrib utions inc lud e re venues suc h a s g a s ta x revenue p a ssed thro ug h from the Sta te for
m a intena nc e of the stre ets, HO ME a nd CDBG fe d era l g ra nt fund ing from HUD fo r ho using a nd
c om m unity need s, a nd FTA fed era l fund ing for tra nsp orta tion. Cha rg es for servic es a re revenues
tha t a rise from c ha rg es to c ustom ers w ho p urc ha se, use, or d irec tly b enefit from g o od s or
servic es. Exa m p les o f the typ es of servic es tha t fa ll und er this c a teg ory inc lud e b uild ing p erm its,
b usiness lic enses, a nd p a rk a nd rec rea tion fees. Also inc lud ed in c ha rg es fo r servic e is a n interna l
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The City o f Da vis Co mp rehensive Annua l Fina nc ia l Re p o rt FY 14-15.
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a d m inistra tive overhea d c ha rg e to d ep a rtm ents w ithin the City for servic es p rovid ed to them b y
the City Ma na g er’ s, City Atto rney’ s a nd City Clerk’ s offic es, Hum a n Re so urc es, a nd Fina nc e
servic es.
At the end of FY14-15, to ta l revenue for g o vernm enta l a c tivities w a s $73.0 m illion, a n inc rea se of
$5.1 m illion c o m p a red to the p rior yea r. Genera l revenue s a c c ounted for the entire ty o f the
inc rea se.
Sa les ta x revenue s inc rea sed $3.0 m illion, p rim a rily d ue to the p a ssa g e of Mea sure P, to c ollec t
a n a d d itiona l ha lf-c ent in sa les ta xes a s p revio usly d isc ussed . Cha rg e s for servic e inc rea sed $1.2
m illion, d ue in p a rt to fees c ollec ted for d evelop m ent p rojec ts in c o m m unity d evelop m ent.
Op era ting g ra nts a nd c ontrib utions inc rea sed $3.0 m illion d ue to the p rior yea r’ s g ra nt revenue
rec eived in fisc a l yea r 2014-15. Revenue fo r c a p ita l g ra nts d ec rea sed , a s the p revious yea r (FY
13-14) ha d la rg e a w a rd s for p rojec ts, suc h a s Fifth Street Corrid or, a nd Urb a n Greening , a nd a
g ra nt from the Na tura l Reso urc e Conserva tion in the Op en Sp a c e fund .
Genera l fund revenues c onsist p rim a rily of p rop erty ta xe s a nd o ther ta xe s, w hic h a c c ounted for
71.3 p erc ent of tota l fund revenue for FY 14-15.
The City a p p lies for a nd rec eives g ra nts for sp e c ific p rojec ts, suc h a s tra nsp orta tion p rojec ts,
housing , c onstruc tion of fa c ilities, p urc ha se of vehic les a nd eq uip m ent, a nd others. For insta nc e,
in 2013, the City of Da vis a p p lied for a FEMA Assista nc e to Firefig hters Gra nt (AFG). The
Op era tions a nd Sa fety PPE g ra nt w a s a w a rd e d in 2014 to the City of Da vis a nd City of
Wood la nd . Da vis rec eived fund s to p urc ha se 46 Self-Conta ined Brea thing Ap p a ra tus (SCBAs).
Da vis is a p p lying for a g ra nt to rep la c e over 2,600 street lig hts w ith LED fixture s. In FY 15-16, the
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City is a p p lying for a tota l of 57 sta te, fe d era l, a nd p riva te g ra nts to a ug m e nt its revenue.
The City ha s five b usiness-typ e a c tivities c onsisting of w a ter, sa nita tion, se w er, sto rm sew e r, a nd
p ub lic tra nsit. Business-typ e a c tivities rep ort c ha rg es for servic es a s their la rg est so urc e of
revenue, w ith p ub lic tra nsit show ing op era ting g ra nts a s the la rg est sourc e of revenue.
Wa ter fund op era ting re venues, w hic h a re c ha rg es for servic es to the resid ents of Da vis a nd
som e re sid ents in the Co unty, tota l $12.1 m illion. Op era ting revenue s rep resent 99.7 p erc ent o f
tota l fund re venue . Op era ting exp enses for the w a ter fund tota led $9.8 m illion, w ith the p rim a ry
exp enses for w a te r p rod uc tion, d istrib ution, a nd syste m m a intena nc e to ta ling $6 m illion.
Sa nita tion fund op era ting revenue s c onsist o f c ha rg es for servic es to the resid ents of Da vis a nd
tota led $10.6 m illion, or 99.7 p erc ent of to ta l fund revenue s. Prim a ry exp enses a re for w a ste
rem ova l, solid w a ste m a na g em ent a nd stree t sw eep ing tota ling $9.7 m illion.
Sew er fund op era ting re venues, w hic h a re c ha rg es for servic e s to the resid ents of Da vis a nd
som e resid ents in the Co unty, tota l $14.7 m illion, or 98.7 p erc ent of tota l fund re venue s. Prim a ry
op era ting exp ense s a re for sew a g e c ollec tion a nd trea tm ent tota ling $6.3 m illion. The sew er
fund end ed the yea r w ith a p ositive c ha ng e in net p osition of $6.1 m illion. Ra te s inc rea sed in
fisc a l yea r 2014-15 to fund c onstruc tion of the sew er trea tm ent p la nt.
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Storm sew e r fund op era ting revenues c onsist of c ha rg es for servic es to the resid ents o f Da vis a nd
tota led $1.7 m illion, or 95.8 p erc ent of tota l fund revenues. Prim a ry op era ting exp enses a re for
m a intena nc e of the storm d ra ina g e system to ta ling $1.3 m illion. The storm sew e r fund end ed the
yea r w ith a net loss of $1.9 m illion d ue to insuffic ie nt storm sew er ra te c ha rg es c overing the c ost
of system op e ra tions, m a intena nc e, a nd d ep rec ia tion.
Pub lic tra nsit fund revenues c onsist p rim a rily of op era ting g ra nts a nd c ontrib utions in the a m ount
of $6.3 m illion, or 99.3 p erc ent of tota l fund revenues. Prim a ry op era ting exp ense s a re for the
p rovision of p ub lic a nd sp ec ia l tra nsp orta tion servic es tota ling $6.3 m illion. While the p ub lic
tra nsit fund end ed the yea r w ith a ne t lo ss of $89,691, this is p rim a rily a ttrib uted to d ep rec ia tion
c osts of $136,035. The fund net p osition w a s $3 m illion.
Ma jor revenue sourc es for the overa ll FY 15-16 c ity b ud g et inc lud e p rop erty ta x (6.9 p erc ent),
sa les ta x (4.6 p erc ent), servic e c ha rg es (17.3 p erc ent), interg overnm enta l revenue (5.9 p erc ent),
a nd other ta xes (3.7 p erc ent). Other revenue a c c ounts for 61.6 p erc ent o f revenue in the yea r’ s
b ud g et, a ttrib uta b le to fina nc ing of $137.7 m illion for la rg e CIPs. Ma jor e xp end itures w ithin the
g enera l fund a re p olic e a nd fire (45.4 p erc ent c om b ined ), p a rks a nd c o m m unity servic e s (18.4
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p erc ent), a nd c a p ita l imp rovem ents (18 p erc ent).
In FY 14-15, tota l exp enses for the City a m ounte d to $67.5 m illion. Tota l g overnm enta l a c tivities
exp end itures w e re $67.2 m illion, a n inc rea se of $1.2 m illion from the p rior yea r. Pa rks a nd
c om m unity servic e s d ec rea sed $4.0 m illion, d ue in p a rt to the City p a ying $1.8 m illion for w a ter
usa g e for p rior yea rs in FY 13-14. In a d d ition, p a rks m a intena nc e w a s shifted fro m the Pa rks a nd
Co m m unity Servic es Dep a rtm ent to the Pub lic Wo rks Dep a rtm ent, a c c ounting for a n inc rea se in
exp end itures in Pub lic Works of $1.3 m illion. (Note: Sinc e then, p a rks m a intena nc e ha s shifted
b a c k to the Pa rks a nd Com m unity Servic es Dep a rtm ent.) G enera l fund e xp end itures inc rea se d
$1.3 m illion, w ith the m o st sig nific a nt inc rea ses p rop ortiona lly in c a p ita l o utla ys (175 p erc ent),
c om m unity d evelop m ent (38.4 p erc ent) a nd p ub lic w orks (78.6 p erc ent).
As is show n in the a c c om p a nying ta b les, the City’ s revenues o ver exp end itures ra tio ha s
im p roved in the la st five fisc a l yea rs, m ostly d ue to the stea d y inc rea se in revenue (a n ove ra ll
c ha ng e of nine p erc ent from FY 10-11 to FY 14-15), b ut a lso exp end iture c uts tha t Da vis ha s
instituted sinc e FY 10-11. Ba sed on the d iffere nc e b etw een revenues a nd exp end itures in
enterp rise fund s, the City’ s storm se w er a nd p ub lic tra nsit fund s still exp erienc e c ha lleng es. The
sa nita tion enterp rise fund ha s exp erienc ed im p roved net a m o unts ove r the la st five yea rs.
The fina nc ia l situa tion of the City o f Da vis ha s d ra m a tic a lly c ha ng ed sinc e its fina nc ia ls w ere
review ed a s p a rt of the la st MSR. In FYs 04-05 a nd 05-06, the City’ s fina nc ing w a s c ha ra c terized
a s sta b le a nd suffic ient b oth in term s of a ssets a nd fund s a va ila b le. As w a s a lrea d y d isc ussed ,
how ever, the ec onom ic d ow nturn tha t follow ed the MSR review c ha ng ed the c lim a te in w hic h
the City op era tes a nd fo r w hic h Da vis w a s not fina nc ia lly p rep a red . The result w a s the strug g les
of the la st five yea rs. Bo th revenue s a nd exp end itures exp erienc ed a d ec line sinc e FY 05-06.
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Current Situa tion
The City rep o rts tha t its fina nc ing is still not a d eq ua te tod a y. Desp ite rec ent im p rovem ents, Da vis
ha s a sig nific a nt list of infra struc ture need s. There a re not a d eq ua te fund s to fina nc e need ed
fa c ility rep la c em ent, stre et m a intena nc e, a nd p a rk infra struc ture up g ra d e s.
The City, ho w ever, b elieves tha t there a re no c onc erns for susta ina b ility of op era tions a s long a s
servic e levels a re no t inc rea sed . Enterp rise a c tivities a re c onsid ered sta b le. Da vis is c urrently
m a king full p ension a nd b enefits ob lig a tions p a ym ents a nd is p la nning for the w orst-c a se
sc ena rio. Med ic a l b enefits fo r re tired em p lo yee s w ere sc a led b a c k a nd a re not likely to b e
returned to the p rior level.
As w a s p revio usly m entioned , a ltho ug h the City’ s fina nc ia l situa tion is b ec om ing m ore sta b le
Da vis is c a utio usly op tim istic a s a no ther ec onom ic d o w nturn c o uld c ha ng e the d irec tion of
p ositive trend s very ra p id ly. The City is there fore looking for a d d itio na l w a ys to inc rea se
effic ienc y, c onta in c osts, a nd a c q uire new revenue so urc es.
Da vis ha s a fina nc e a nd b ud g et c o m m ission tha t looks into fina nc ing op tions, unfund ed
lia b ilities, joint venture s, a nd p a rtnership s.
Projections
Genera l fund re venue s a re p rojec ted to g row a t a n a vera g e a nnua l ra te o f 2.5 p erc ent p er
yea r, resulting in ong oing revenue g row th of $6.21 m illion for the p eriod of FY 15-16 throug h FY
20-21.
Genera l fund exp end itures a re p rojec te d to exp e rienc e a nnua l inc rea ses from FY 15-16 thro ug h
FY 20-21 a vera g ing 2.1 p erc ent p er yea r, resulting in the g row th of tota l g enera l fund
exp end itures of $5.07 m illion ove r the forec a st p e riod .
The op e ra ting p rojec tio ns sho w n o ver the five-yea r p la nning horizo n rem a in sensitive to
a ssum p tions rela ted to m a jor c ity revenues a nd exp end iture c a teg ories. Am ong the m a in a rea s
of c onc ern a re p rop erty a nd sa les ta x revenues. While the City ha s seen a fa irly rob ust
im p rovem ent to these re venues for the p a st seve ra l yea rs, it is not c erta in tha t it w ill c ontinue to
g row a t the se levels. In a d d ition, exp end itures for p ersonnel servic es a re sensitive to em p loyee
neg otia tions, a s w ell a s Ca lPERS p ension a nd m ed ic a l c osts.
City servic e c osts for w a ter a nd sew er ha ve b een inc lud ed in the forec a st m od el w ith
a ntic ip a ted inc rea ses to ra tes o ver the next five yea rs c onsistent w ith Counc il a p p rove d ra te
struc ture s. Wa ter a nd w a stew a ter c osts a re p rojec ted to inc rea se nea rly $1.0 m illion over this
tim e. This c o st is p a rtia lly offse t b y $581,937 in a nnua l lea se revenue. The City is a lso setting a sid e
m oney to im p rove a nd up g ra d e the c urrent irrig a tion infra struc ture in a n effort to c onserve
w a ter use in the City p a rks. The FY 15-16 Bud g et a lloc a tes $500,000 tow a rd s this effort a s w ell a s
$150,000 c a rried over fro m the p rior yea r.
City roa d s a nd b ike p a ths a re in need of reha b ilita tion. The City d ed ic a tes $3.4 m illion for the
a nnua l street a nd b ike p a th p a ving p rog ra m , w hic h is a im ed a t imp roving the p a vem ent
throug ho ut the City in a n effort to ensure tha t the City’ s tra nsp orta tion infra struc ture is
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m a inta ined to a n a c c ep ta b le level. This effort fro ntloa d s the infra struc ture m a intena nc e p rojec t
until a long -term fund ing so urc e c a n b e id entified .
b)
Reserves
The c urrent g enera l fund reserve p olic y is se t a t 15 p erc ent of g enera l fund revenues. This p olic y
is und er revie w b y sta ff to c onfirm tha t it id entifies a p rop er va lue for the City’ s reserve . This
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review w ill b e c om p leted in FY 15-16.
In FY 14-15, the g enera l fund ’ s una ssig ned b a la nc e w a s $15,536,438, w hic h c onstituted 29
p erc ent of the g enera l fund revenues a nd 33 p e rc ent of the fund ’ s to ta l exp end itures (or a b o ut
four m onths o f the g e nera l fund ’ s exp end itures). The una ssig ned fund b a la nc e rep resents
a va ila b le liq uid reso urc es.
The ta b le on the next p a g e sho w s nonsp end a b le, restric ted , c om m itted , a ssig ned , a nd
una ssig ned fund b a la nc es fo r a ll of the City’ s g overnm enta l fund s. In the la st five yea rs, the
City’ s una ssig ned fund b a la nc e w ent b elow the 15 p erc ent m a rk tw ic e, in FY 11-12 a nd FY 13-14.
There w a s a n inc rea se in the una ssig ned fund b a la nc e of 161 p e rc ent fro m FY 10-11 to FY 14-15,
w ith the m ost sig nific a nt inc rea se of 126 p erc e nt from FY 13-14 to FY 14-15. This sub sta ntia l
inc rea se in the FY 15 fund b a la nc e is p a rtia lly a ttrib uta b le to the City’ s ne w inc rea se in the sa les
ta x. It is p rojec ted tha t a fter FY 21, w hen the ha lf-c ent sa les ta x sunsets, in the a b senc e of a ny
other revenue so urc es or exp end iture red uc tio ns, the City’ s b ud g et surp lus w ill b ec om e a
b ud g et d e fic it b y FY 24. The FY 15 b a la nc e is a lso a rtific ia lly hig h b ec a use the b ud g e t for tha t
yea r inc lud e s the rem o va l of exp end iture s c a rried over to FY 15-16. Ca rrying this b eg inning
b a la nc e into next yea r w here the c a rryovers a re show n a s exp end itures w ould p rojec t the FY 1516 end ing w ith a reserve b a la nc e of 15.42 p erc ent.
When exp end itures a re inc urred for p urp oses for w hic h b oth restric ted a nd unrestric ted
(c om m itted , a ssig ned or una ssig ned ) fund b a la nc es a re a va ila b le, it is the City's p olic y to first
a p p ly the restric ted fund b a la nc e. When exp end itures a re inc urred fo r p urp oses for w hic h
a m ounts in a ny of the unrestric ted fund b a la nc e c la ssific a tions c a n b e used , c om m itte d
a m ounts a re red uc ed first, follow ed b y a ssig ned a m ounts, a nd then una ssig ned a m o unts.
The g enera l fund reserve is intend ed to b uffer a g a inst d ow nturns in the e c onom y, red uc tions in
Sta te a nd fed era l fund ing , a nd c o uld b e use d to b uffer the im p a c ts of p otentia l b ud g et
b a la nc ing m ea sures. The City c urrently b elieves tha t a reserve o f 15 p erc e nt of the g enera l fund
revenue s is eno ug h to a b sorb the im p a c t of a lo ss of a revenue so urc e suc h a s Sta te or fed era l
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fund ing a nd m itig a te p otentia l op era ting shortfa lls. Da vis c urrently exc e ed s its reserve g oa ls.
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City of Davis Fund Balances
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
Nonsp end a b le:
Loa ns Rec eiv a b le
190,606
$
Total Nonspendable Fund Balanc $
190,606
Rest ric t ed for:
Deb t Serv ic e
381,341
$
C hild C a re Serv ic es
$
81,595
Housing
$ 7,569,736
Dev elop ment Serv ic es
$ 2,503,458
Roa d w a ys a nd St reet Imp rov em$ 13,578,503
Pa rks
$ 8,935,796
Pub lic Sa fet y
$ 2,014,206
G enera l Fa c ilit ies
$ 1,723,708
O p en Sp a c e
975,745
$
G ra nt s
$ 11,192,026
Pub lic , Ed uc a t iona l a nd G ov . $
570,698
Pub lic Fa c ilit ies
$ 17,405,783
La nd Ac q uisit ion
$ 1,549,917
Dist ric t Imp rov ement s
$ 1,207,703
Low Inc ome Housing
$ 18,129,487
Total Restricted Fund Balance
$ 87,819,702
C ommit t ed t o:
Build ing a nd Pla nning
$
Pa rks
$
C a b le TV
968,294
$
In Lieu of Pa rking a nd Pa rking
535,878
$
Agric ult ure La nd Ac q uisit ion
425,790
$
M unic ip a l Art s
176,565
$
Pub lic Sa fet y
$
284,874
C a p it a l Projec t s
$ 7,475,336
O t her Sp ec ia l Rev enues
$
32,798
Total Committed Fund Balance
$ 9,899,535
Assigned t o:
La nd Ac q uisit ion
$
Next Yea r's Bud get
$
Deb t Serv ic e
$
Total Assigned Fund Balance
$
Una ssigned :
Total Unassigned Fund Balance
$ 5,950,830
$ 103,860,673
TO TAL FUND BALANC E
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FY 14-15
$ 9,949,222
$ 9,949,222
$ 9,918,793
$ 9,918,793
$ 1,899,876
$ 1,899,876
$
$
$
381,929
347,273
$
$
$ 1,407,193
$ 13,875,973
$ 5,900,904
$ 2,287,554
$ 1,748,899
$
777,132
$
944,504
$
485,743
217,650
$
$
$ 1,212,191
$ 24,699,660
$ 54,286,605
$
$
383,316
$
$ 1,401,746
$ 14,727,773
$ 5,557,284
$ 2,408,556
$ 1,731,885
$ 1,344,286
$ 1,723,359
$
$
735,462
$
$ 1,214,930
$ 24,672,407
$ 55,901,004
$
$
396,554
$
$ 1,398,489
$ 13,863,412
$ 9,503,574
$ 2,572,775
$ 1,646,618
$ 1,372,583
$
180,395
$
218,472
$
$ 1,561,549
$ 1,216,768
$ 33,725,931
$ 67,657,120
$
318,121
$
$
$ 1,407,343
$ 13,126,810
$ 9,849,911
$ 2,621,181
$ 1,225,374
$ 1,399,788
$ 2,070,770
$
$
218,872
$ 1,564,408
$ 1,603,116
$ 33,844,286
$ 69,249,980
$
$
$ 1,028,089
$
608,783
$
426,274
149,175
$
341,450
$
$ 5,279,379
$
32,976
$ 7,866,126
295,748
$
$
$ 1,115,939
667,124
$
$
426,114
$
81,435
$
224,516
$ 4,834,432
9,029
$
$ 7,654,337
$
341,101
$
$ 1,646,968
729,828
$
$
425,653
45,384
$
$
9,269
$ 4,849,888
$
10,295
$ 8,058,386
$
408,175
$
$ 1,733,794
$
785,744
$
425,412
$
40,271
34,668
$
$ 4,900,573
$
5,498
$ 8,334,135
$ 1,555,674
$
$
$ 1,555,674
$ 1,559,189
$
$
$ 1,559,189
$
$ 1,458,749
$
383,420
$ 1,842,169
$
$
$
$
$ 5,900,601
$ 79,558,228
$ 7,939,607
$ 75,033,323
$ 6,878,099
$ 86,335,650
$ 15,536,438
$ 93,267,646
147,093
147,093
147,093
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c)
Ra te/ Fee Schedule
The City of Da vis c ha rg es its c onstituents for va rious servic es tha t it p rovid es. The City ha s fee
sc hed ules fo r b a sic tra d e (p lum b ing , elec tric a l, a nd m ec ha nic a l) p erm its, b uild ing d ivision p la n
c hec ks a nd insp ec tion a nd p erm it fees, c ity m a na g er offic e servic es, suc h a s p roc essing fee s
a nd c ita tions, Fire Dep a rtm ent fees tha t inc lud e insp ec tion, p erm it, p la n review , a nd w eed
a b a tem ent c ha rg es, Polic e Dep a rtm ent fees a nd fines for va rious p erm its, fa lse a la rm s, a nd
m isc ella neous servic es inc lud ing fing erp rints livesc a n a nd inform a tion rele a se, a nd p ub lic w orks
va rious p erm it a nd insp ec tion fees. The Pla nning Division c ha rg es for d esig n review ,
environm enta l review , a nd m a p a p p lic a tions. The City ha s a n extensive fee sc hed ule d ed ic a ted
to its rec rea tion p rog ra m s a nd fa c ilities. Fees for the use of fa c ilities, field s, p a rks, a nd p ools a re
c ha rg ed on hourly, event, or d a ily b a sis. All fee sc hed ules a re up d a ted a nnua lly; sc hed ules for
FY 15-16 a re a va ila b le online.
The City b ills a nd c ollec ts servic e c ha rg es for w a ter, sa nita tion, sew er a nd storm sew er servic e.
The City’ s utility a c c ounts for sew e r, sa nita tion, a nd storm sew er a re b illed fla t ra tes for servic e s
on a m onthly b a sis, on the 1st of the m onth. Wa te r is b illed on a c onsum p tion b a sis. Storm sew er
servic e ra te d ep end s on lot size a nd use a nd ra ng es from $0.000480 p er sq ua re fo ot to $0.000863
p er sq ua re fo ot. For exa m p le, a 0.5-a c re resid entia l lot w ould p a y a b o ut $5 a m onth.
The City a lso c ollec ts tw o a d d itiona l c ha rg es for g enera l g overnm ent p urp oses, a m unic ip a l
servic e ta x a t a m onthly unit ra te of $6.97, a nd p ub lic sa fety c ha rg e a t a m onthly unit ra te of
$5.46, on the b ills w ith the utility servic e s. Utility b illing for a ll servic e c ha rg e typ e s a re inc lud e d in
a sing le b ill on ea c h b illing d a te.
North Da vis Mea d ow s a nd El Ma c ero a re
b illed via the Co unty tw ic e a yea r. Willow b a nk
is b illed a s a d irec t c ustom er on a m onthly
b a sis. These c o m m unities a re c ha rg e d the
sa m e ra tes a s a ll other c ustom ers w ith the
exc ep tion of El Ma c ero sew er servic es. El
Ma c ero sew e r is p rese ntly c ha rg ed a t the
m ed ia n sing le-fa m ily w inter w a ter use ra te,
ra ther tha n a ssessed ind ivid ua lly. This w a s a
neg otia ted a g reem ent b etw een the Co unty
a nd the City entered into in FY 14-15.
More inform a tion a b o ut utility a nd p ub lic
sa fety fees is a va ila b le in the a c c om p a nying
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ta b les.
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Wa te r Ba se Ra te s
Meter Size
5/ 8" or 3/ 4"
1-inc h
1 1/ 2 -inc h
2-inc h
3-inc h
4-inc h
6-inc h
8-inc h
Monthly Base Rate
$8.88
$13.48
$23.85
$37.75
$68.39
$104.43
$201.43
$316.57
Wa te r Me te re d Cha rge s
User Classification
Unit Charge (per CCF)
Single-fa mily Resid ent ia l
$2.92
M ult i-fa mily Resid ent ia l
$2.94
C ommerc ia l
$2.84
Irriga t ion
$3.61
1CCF=748 Ga llo ns.
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Se we r Ra te s
Monthly Rate
Monthly per Unit Volume Rate
$19.47
$3.02
$2.82
$14.82
$3.02
$2.82
$14.82
$3.02
$2.82
$16.97
$3.02
$2.82
$16.82
$3.02
$2.82
$11.30
$3.02
$2.82
$11.30
$3.02
$2.82
$11.30
$3.02
$2.82
$11.30
$3.02
$2.82
$11.52
$3.02
$2.82
Volume Rate
Monthly Base Rate
$5.34
$2.82
Residential
Single Fa mily
C ond ominium
Dup lex
3 Unit s
4 Unit s
5-10 Unit s
11-19 Unit s
20-49 Unit s
50 or M ore Unit s
M ob ile Home
Institutional
C hurc hes
Schools
DJUSD Sc hools
Priv a t e Da y C a re
Other
C ommerc ia l
$5.34
$5.34
$2.82
$2.82
$2.82
Ind ust ria l
$2.82
O p en Sp a c e (C ond o) w it h Build ing
$5.34
$2.82
O p en Sp a c e (C ond o) w it hout Build ing
$5.34
$2.82
Business Type
O ffic e
La und ries
Ba rb ers/ Bea ut y Shop
C onv a lesc ent Hosp it a l
Aut o Rep a ir Shop s
Rest a ura nt s
Ind ust ria l
Rates by CCF
$5.34
$5.41
$5.34
$5.58
$5.69
$7.62
$5.72
Not es: 1C C F=748 G a llons
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Monthly Solid Wa ste Ra te s for Busine sse s a nd Communa lly Se rvic e d Re side nts
Level of Service:
Toter
Mid-Week
1 $ 62.86
2 $ 111.64
3 $ 154.02
$ 42.17
Ea c h Ad d 'l Tot er
Sat
All Mid-Week 1X/ Wk + Sat
$ 67.10 $
113.76 $
120.14
$ 118.02 $
213.41 $
221.88
$ 166.76 $
298.23 $
321.59
$ 48.53 $
84.61 $
99.48
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
4
5
6
Ea c h Ad d 'l Ya rd
Ea c h C omp a c t ed
Ya rd
Mid-Week
$ 98.44
$ 134.31
$ 163.75
$ 203.86
$ 243.92
$ 319.85
$ 391.47
$ 467.37
$ 70.29
$
75.35
Sat
187.10 $
$ 113.37 $
201.97
$ 151.68 $
250.30 $
265.15
$ 189.25 $
343.16
319.85 $
$ 227.19 $
389.38 $
414.89
$ 269.41 $
463.16 $
488.61
$ 353.80 $
608.60 $
646.81
758.28 $
$ 438.19 $
802.85
$ 522.60 $
905.94 $
954.80
$ 76.65 $
139.18 $
145.73
$ 81.73
3X Per Week
4X Per Week
5X Per Week
$
170.98 $
177.40
$
321.59 $
330.06
$
453.02 $
472.11
$
131.24 $
141.85
$
230.40 $
238.86
$
434.46 $
442.49
$
605.70 $
624.81
$
171.00 $
182.13
289.80 $
$
304.86
$
535.76 $
548.50
$
756.26 $
777.47
$
220.26 $
228.76
3X Per Week
4X Per Week
5X Per Week
$
282.15 $
297.01
$
389.64 $
406.61
$
478.01 $
503.50
$
591.87 $
617.34
$
703.62 $
733.29
$
925.03 $
963.29
$
1,148.54 $ 1,195.23
$
1,372.01 $ 1,422.95
$
212.40 $
218.74
378.59 $
$
394.34
$
522.60 $
537.46
$
640.40 $
663.77
$
792.22 $
817.70
$
948.43 $
973.92
$
1,237.19 $ 1,273.22
$
1,536.51 $ 1,583.26
$
1,831.70 $ 1,884.74
$
281.31 $
291.93
$
478.55 $
491.25
$
649.17 $
664.03
$
802.85 $
828.34
$
994.87 $ 1,020.32
1,186.74 $ 1,214.35
$
$
1,549.30 $ 1,587.48
1,920.29 $ 1,964.91
$
2,291.14 $ 2,344.43
$
$
348.12 $
360.85
2X Per Week
1X Per Week
Level of Service:
Yards
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2X Per Week
1X Per Week
$
149.42
$
157.89
$
224.08
$
231.95
$
301.70
$
310.23
$
375.75
$
6X Pe r We e k
$
$
$
$
326.95
658.79
919.52
260.55
6X Pe r We e k
386.34
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
586.31
803.37
986.61
1,218.60
1,454.80
1,971.81
2,422.99
2,876.41
429.80
$
458.65
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To c om p a re w ith other sim ila r servic e p rovid ers in the a rea , the City of Wood la nd c ha rg es a
m onthly fixed c ha rg e for its se w er servic es b a sed on the typ e of the struc ture . Genera lly,
Wood la nd ’ s m onthly ra tes p er unit of a p a rtic ula r d w elling a re hig her tha n c ha rg ed b y the City
of Da vis. Ra te s for w a ter servic e a re a lso g enera lly hig her in the City of Wood la nd . On the other
ha nd , sew er ra te s in the City of West Sa c ra m ento a re sig nific a ntly low er tha n in the City of Da vis.
Wa ter b a se ra te s in West Sa c ra m ento a re hig her, w hile the w a ter unit c ha rg e is low er.
The City of Da vis c ha rg e s Develop m ent Im p a c t Fees (DIF) b a sed on the Develop m ent Im p a c t
Fee Stud y tha t w a s orig ina lly a d op ted b y the City Co unc il in 1998. In 2009, the City c om p leted
the eig hth a nd the la test up d a te. Annua l up d a tes sinc e then ha ve g enera lly inc lud ed m a king
infla tiona ry a d justm ents to p rojec t a nd infra struc ture inp uts in the m od el a nd the a d justm ent of
d evelop m ent to re flec t b uild ing a c tivity over the p revious yea r.
d)
Infra structure Ma intena nce a nd Repla cement
The Eng ineering Division is resp onsib le for d elivering the Ca p ita l Im p ro vem ent Projec ts (CIP)
Prog ra m . This involve s the p la nning , d esig n, a nd c onstruc tion of a ll new c ity im p rovem ents
id entified in the five-yea r Ca p ita l Im p rovem ent Pla n a nd m a jor reha b ilita tion of existing fa c ilities.
The five-yea r CIP is c urre ntly not fully d e velop ed , how ever, a nd is not a va ila b le. Pla nned p rojec ts
for a sp ec ific fisc a l yea r a re show n in tha t yea r’ s b ud g et.
Ca p ita l exp end iture s for g overnm enta l a c tivities in FY 14-15 inc lud ed $1.6 m illion for
tra nsp orta tion infra struc ture reha b ilita tion a nd $0.5 m illion for a fire truc k, w ith the b a la nc e b eing
sp ent on num ero us o ther c a p ita l p rojec ts. The inc rea se in enterp rise a c tivities c a p ita l
exp end itures d uring the sa m e fisc a l yea r is p rim a rily d ue to exp end itures for the a lterna tive w a te r
sup p ly system ($17.2 m illion), the WWTP ($17.1 m illion), a nd the Surfa c e Wa ter Pip eline Projec t
($1.7 m illion).
The b ud g et for FY 15-16 c ontinues to inc lud e the c osts of tw o la rg e c a p ita l p rojec ts—the
a lterna tive w a ter sup p ly a nd WWTP. In c onjunc tion w ith the w a ter sup p ly p rojec t, a n a nc illa ry
surfa c e w a ter loc a l fa c ilities p rojec t is b ud g eted to rep la c e a nd im p rove the existing d istrib ution
lines. For FY 15-16, the City ea rm a rked $3.4 m illion for the a nnua l street a nd b ike p a th p a ving
p rog ra m , w hic h is a im ed a t im p roving the d ete riora ting c ond ition of the City’ s p a ve m ent.
Other FY 15-16 p la nned c a p ita l im p rovem ents inc lud e $2.4 m illion for fa c ilities p rojec ts, $1.3
m illion for p a rks p rojec ts, $18.5 m illion for tra nsp orta tion p rojec ts, $94 m illion for w a ter p rojec ts,
a nd $179.9 m illion in sew er p rojec ts.
Ca p ita l im p rovem ent p rojec ts in FY 15-16 a re m ostly fina nc ed b y e nterp rise fund s (87.6
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p erc ent), sp ec ia l revenue fund s (4.1 p erc ent), a nd g enera l fund (3.8 p e rc ent). Other fina nc ing
so urc es inc lud e c a p ita l p rojec t fund s, c onstruc tion ta x, d evelop m ent im p a c t fees, g enera l fund
fees a nd c ha rg es, g enera l fund g ra nt/ d esig na ted revenue fund , a nd interna l servic e fund s.
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Mo stly fina nc ing the City’ s two la rg e w a te r a nd sewe r p ro je c ts.
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Som e p rojec ts a re c a rrie d o ut using fed e ra l a nd Sta te g ra nt fund s, or the y m a y b e c ontrib uted
b y d evelop e rs or o ther g overnm ents.
It w a s rep orted b y the City tha t d ue to the ec onom ic rec e ssion m a ny of the need e d
infra struc ture p rojec ts w ere p ut on hold . Da vis is now trying to c a tc h up w ith its c a p ita l
im p rovem ent p rog ra m , p rioritizing the m ost p ressing up g ra d es a nd p rojec ts tha t w ill im p rove
effic ienc y. The City p rovid ed the follow ing CIP sc hed ule for FY 16-17. Ma ny of the p rojec ts w ere
rep orted to b e m ultip le-yea r p rojec ts.
Category
CIP Admin
Facilities
Facilities
Facilities
Facilities
Facilities
Facilities/CS
Facilities/CS
Parks
Parks
Parks
Parks
Stormwater
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Wastewater
Wastewater
Wastewater
Wastewater
Water
Water
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Existing Projects and Medium to High Priority Projects
Capital Improvement Administration
Facilities ADA Assessment and Improvement
Fire Station Relocation
Varsity HVAC
City Hall Emergency Generators
Public Works Facilities
Vets Memorial Center Rehab
Senior Center Improvements
Walnut Park Tennis Courts Rehab
Rainbow City Rehab
Citywide Irrigation Improvements
Central Park Deck Repair
Citywide Drainage Study
ADA Parking & Facility Compliance
3rd Street Improvements A to B St
Roundabout at Drummond / Chiles / Cowell
Streetlight Replacement
Transportation Infrastructure Rehab
Downtown Parking Improvements
L Street Improvements
Mace Blvd. Corridor
Bicycle and Pedestrian Wayfinding
Covell/L Street Intersection Improvements
Fifth St. Reconstruction @ Maint. Holes
I-80/Richards Interchange
Sanitary Sewer Rehab
WWTP Facility Improvement
Annual Sanitary Syst Rehab/Repl
Sewage Lift Stations
Well #34 Surface Improvements
Network Radio -Read Water Meters
FY 16-17 Budget
$2,200,357
$191,127
$345,000
$66,041
$1,289,872
$249,000
$125,000
$48,000
$500,000
$29,254
$22,125
$100,000
$5,328,812
$944,000
$3,930,000
$20,000
$33,105
$86,140
$150,000
$1,303,327
$867,500
$400,000
$750,000
$1,000,000
$250,000
$650,000
$128,126
$2,863,759
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Category
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water/JPA
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Facilities
Parks
Parks
Parks
Parks
Police
Stormwater
Stormwater
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Wastewater
Water
Water
Water
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Name
Water Main Replacement
Surface Water Pipelines
Well 11 Conversion to Irrigation Well
Water Well Standby Power Generator
Davis Woodland Water Supply Project
New Projects
East Covell Bicycle Path
Traffic Calming Measures
Olive Drive to Pole Line Overpass Connection
Richards Boulevard Corridor Plan
Fifth Street, Pole Line to L Street
Ponteverde & Tulip Multi-Use Path Extension
H Street Improvements / Tunnel Rehab
Chavez ES WBAR Improvements
Birch Lane ES WBAR HP Improvements
Fourteenth St. / Villanova Dr. WBAR Improvements
Russell Bike Path, Arthur to City Limits
Completed or Unfunded Projects
Emergency Generators
Central Park Upgrades; Interior demolition of old restroom
Community Pool
Walnut Park Restroom
Northstar Observation Platform rebuild
Firing Range
El Macero Pump Station Rehab
Stormwater Drain Stations Rehab.
Drexel Bike Blvd / H Street Tunnel (east end)
H Street at DLL and Covell
Railroad Relocation
Parks Pathway Lighting improvements
Citywide Structural Assessment
Tim Spencer Alley Reconstruction
City-Wide Signals Upgrade
Richards / Cowell Lane Addition
Ag Well at Howatt Ranch
El Macero Valves Replacement
Citywide Anode Installation
Well 29 Decommissioning
FY 16-17 Budget
$500,000
$7,370,425
$428,400
$361,275
$5,705,747
$57,780
$100,000
$600,000
$250,000
$47,600
$352,500
$110,500
$218,770
$382,520
$63,000
$276,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$225,000
$42,897
$339,000
$0
$0
$0
$670,544
$472,500
$382,734
$0
$0
$0
$175,630
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e)
Fina ncia l Policies
The City, b y ord ina nc e, a d op ts a nnua lly the op e ra ting , d eb t servic e, a nd c a p ita l im p rovem ent
st
b ud g ets for a ll g overnm enta l fund s. This b ud g et is effec tive July 1 for the ensuing fisc a l yea r.
From the effec tive d a te of the b ud g e t, w hic h is a d op ted a nd c ontrolled a t the fund level, the
a m ounts sta ted therein a s p rop osed exp end itures b ec om e a p p rop ria tio ns to the va rious City
d ep a rtm ents. Up on a p p rova l b y the City Ma na g er a nd City Trea surer, ho w ever, a m ounts m a y
b e tra nsferred b e tw een a c tivities w ithin a fund 's op era ting b ud g e t a p p ro p ria tion tota l. The City
Ma na g er a nd City Trea surer m a y a lso a p p rove routine m inor new a p p ro p ria tions of $10,000 or
less sub jec t to lim ita tions. For the c a p ita l b ud g et, the City Ma na g er a nd City Trea sure r m a y
a p p rove tra nsfers b etw een p rojec ts of $15,000, a s long a s ea c h fund 's a p p rop ria tion tota l
rem a ins inta c t. Inc rea se s in exc ess of the a b ove lim its a nd inter- fund tra nsfers m ust b e a p p roved
b y the City Co unc il. The b ud g et d a ta reflec te d in these fina nc ia l sta tem ents inc orp ora te a ll
th
a d m inistra tive a nd City Counc il a m end m ents thro ug h June 30 of ea c h ye a r.
Dep a rtm ents a re req uire d to ob serve the b ud g e t d oc um ent to ensure their fina nc ia l a c tivities
c om p ly for their re sp ec tive d ep a rtm ents a nd / or a rea s of op era tions. Where fund s a re re stric ted
b y la w , suc h a s d evelop er fee s, g a s ta x fund s, a nd trust fund s, d e p a rtm ents m ust ensure
c om p lia nc e w ith leg a l restric tions for suc h fund s und er their c ontrol. Ea c h d ep a rtm ent ha s to
esta b lish interna l b ud g et c ontrols to a d m inister c o m p lia nc e w ith the City’ s p olic y.
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The Da vis City Co unc il a d op ts the City o f Da vis’ a nnua l op era ting b ud g et no la ter tha n June 30
st
of ea c h fisc a l yea r. Be g inning July 1 , the b ud g et p roc ess a llow s the City of Da vis to m a ke
reso urc e a lloc a tion d ec isions, inc lud ing c hoic es a b out sta ffing , tec hnolo g y, a nd eq uip m ent, a s
w ell a s d eterm ining w hic h p rog ra m p riorities w ill b e a d d ressed in the c om ing fisc a l yea r.
Altho ug h the City Co unc il d elib era tes the p ro p osed b ud g et b etw e en Ma y a nd June, the
b ud g et p roc ess oc c urs thro ug ho ut the yea r. Sta ff b eg ins in ea c h Dec em b er b a sed on
p rojec tions of c ity revenues, c osts a ssoc ia ted w ith c ontra c tua l ob lig a tio ns, a ssessm ent of c ity
need s, a nd review of the City’ s overa ll fina nc ia l p osition. The City Ma na g er m eets w ith
d ep a rtm ents to d isc uss b ud g et c ha ng es a nd re q uests a nd to ob ta in a d d itiona l inform a tion to
a ssist in the a ssessm ent o f the req uests.
Beg inning in FY 05-06, c ity sta ff sta rted p re senting q ua rterly b ud g et up d a tes to the City Co unc il.
Sep a ra te b ud g e t w orkshop s a re held in Dec emb er a nd Ma rc h to review b ud g et a ssum p tions
a nd p rojec tions a s w ell a s esta b lish p olic ies tha t inform sta ff’ s d evelop m ent of the p rop osed
b ud g et.
The City's a c c o unting re c ord s a re org a nized a nd op era ted on a fund b a sis. City m a na g em ent
sta ff is resp onsib le for e sta b lishing a nd m a inta ining a n interna l c ontrol struc ture d esig ned to
ensure tha t the a ssets o f the City a re p rotec ted from loss, theft, or m isuse a nd to ensure tha t
a d eq ua te a c c o unting d a ta a re c om p iled to a llow for the p rep a ra tion of fina nc ia l sta tem ents in
c onform ity w ith g enera lly a c c ep ted a c c ounting p rinc ip les tha t fa c ilita te interna l m a na g em ent
rep orting . The interna l c ontrol struc ture is d esig ned to p rovid e rea sona b le, b ut not a b solute,
a ssura nc e tha t these ob jec tives a re m e t.
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In a d d ition, the City m a inta ins b ud g e ta ry c ontrols. The ob jec tive of these c ontrols is to ensure
c om p lia nc e w ith leg a l p rovisions em b od ied in the a nnua l b ud g e t a p p rove d b y the City Co unc il
via the a nnua l a p p rop ria tion ord ina nc e. Fund s for a ll op era ting , sp ec ia l revenue, d eb t se rvic e,
a nd c a p ita l im p rovem ent a c tivities of the City a re a p p rop ria ted in the a nnua l b ud g e t. The leg a l
level of b ud g eta ry c ontrol is a t the fund level.
The City’ s fina nc ia ls a re a ud ited a nnua lly in Co m p rehensive Annua l Fina nc ia l Rep orts (CAFRs)
p rep a red in a c c ord a nc e w ith g enera lly a c c ep ted a c c ounting p rinc ip les (GAAP). In FY 13-14,
the G overnm ent Fina nc e Offic ers Assoc ia tion (GFOA) a w a rd ed the City a Certific a te of
Ac hievem ent for Exc ellenc e in Fina nc ia l Rep orting .
Fina nc ia l p olic ies of the City a re a d op ted b y the City Counc il. City p olic ies, inc lud ing fina nc ia l,
a re g enera lly inc lud ed in the City of Da vis Munic ip a l Cod e, w hic h w a s la st up d a ted in 2015. The
City’ s fina nc ia l p ra c tic es a re g enera lly in ke e p ing w ith b est p ra c tic es esta b lished b y the
Governm ent Fina nc e Offic ers Assoc ia tion (G FO A). For insta nc e, Da vis g ets m a na g em ent
involved w ith interna l c ontrols, a d op ts a m inim um level of unrestric ted fund b a la nc e in the
g enera l fund , c onform s to g overnm enta l a c c ounting , a ud iting , a nd fina nc ia l rep orting
sta nd a rd s, p o sts fina nc ia l d oc um ents on its w eb site, uses fund a c c o unting effec tively, p rep a res
CAFRs, esta b lishes fina nc ia l c om m ittees, a nd inc lud es b ud g e t-to-a c tua l c om p a risons w ithin
fina nc ia l sta tem ents. Ad d itiona lly, the City a d op ts c ha rg es a nd fee sc hed ules, p ra c tic es
p erform a nc e m ea surem ent, a nd m a na g es OPEB a nd hea lthc a re c osts, a m ong m a ny other
p ra c tic es id entified b y GFO A. An a rea w here the City c o uld im p lem ent c erta in im p rovem ents is
the d evelop m ent of a m ulti-yea r c a p ita l im p ro vem ent p rog ra m tha t inc lud es a tim eline for
c om p letion o f every p rojec t, a s w ell a s fund ing so urc es.
f)
Debt
From tim e-to-tim e, the City b orro w s m one y to p rovid e up -front fina nc ing for fa c ilities tha t a re
need ed p rior to w hen a c tua l c a sh w o uld o therw ise b e a va ila b le. Typ ic a lly, suc h b orrow ing is
used fo r m a jor c a p ita l fa c ility a c q uisition or c onstruc tion w here a n id entifia b le future revenue
strea m c a n b e rea sona b ly a ntic ip a ted to b e use d for rep a ym ent. No c urrent d eb t is b a c ked b y
the City’ s g enera l fund .
The sig nific a nt d eb t fluc tua tion from FY 13-14 to FY 14-15 is d ue to fina l p a yoff of tw o w a ter fund
loa ns. The w a ter stora g e ta nk a nd the Wells Fa rg o Wa ter line of c red it rep resented over $15
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m illion d olla rs in fina l p a ym ents in FY 13-14. Sinc e the la st m unic ip a l servic e review , the City p a id
off or re struc tured nea rly a ll of the d eb t tha t Da vis ha d a t the end of FY 05-06 (a b out $11 m illion
out of $18.8 m illion). The tw o re m a ining loa ns sinc e tha t fisc a l yea r a re the tw o sta te revolving
fund loa ns d isc ussed la te r.
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In FY 14-15, long -term d eb t inc rea sed in b oth the g overnm enta l a nd b usiness-typ e a c tivities
sinc e the p revious fisc a l yea r d ue to the rec og nition of em p lo yee p ension lia b ility in the fina nc ia l
sta tem ents, a s req uired b y G ASB 68.
The tota l b a la nc e of lo ng -term d eb t (b usiness typ e a c tivities) a t the end of FY 14-15 w a s
$41,617,129, inc lud ing $285,945 for Sta te Revolving Fund Loa n #1 (2.7 p erc ent, d ue 7/ 25/ 15),
$3,198,782 for Sta te Revolving Fund Loa n #2 (2.6 p erc ent, d ue 5/ 1/ 19), $8,977,402 fo r Ea st Area
Wa ter Stora g e Ta nk Loa n (four p erc ent, d ue 8/ 1/ 38), a nd $29,155,000 for Wells Fa rg o Wa ter
Bond s (d ue 6/ 30/ 39).
By 2039, the City w ill ha ve p a id off $52,194,999 fo r to ta l b usiness-typ e long -term d eb t inc lud ing
p rinc ip a l ($41,617,129) a nd interest ($10,577,870).
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Sta te Revolving Fund Loa n #1: The City entere d into a c ontra c t in Fe b rua ry 1994 to
b orrow fund s from the Sta te Wa ter Re so urc e s Co ntrol Boa rd . The fund s a re b eing used fo r
a w etla nd p rojec t a nd a p ollution loa d red uc tion p rog ra m to im p rove w a ter q ua lity. The
m a xim um loa n a m o unt is $4,900,000, of w hic h the City ha s d ra w n $4,125,369, a nd b ea rs
interest a t 2.7 p erc ent p er yea r for a term o f tw e nty yea rs. As o f June 30, 2015, the City
ow ed $285,945 on the lo a n.
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Sta te Revolving Fund Lo a n #2: The City entered into a c ontra c t in Ma rc h 1997 to b orrow
fund s from the Sta te Wa ter Reso urc es Control Boa rd . The fund s a re b eing used for a
w a ter p ollution c ontrol p la nt exp a nsion up g ra d e to the existing w a stew a ter trea tm ent
fa c ility to m eet the City's future w a ste w a ter trea tm ent need s. The m a xim um loa n a m ount
is $10,603,414, of w hic h the City ha s d ra w n $10,519,106, a nd b ea rs interest a t 2.6 p erc ent
p er yea r for a term of tw enty yea rs. As of June 30, 2015, the City ow ed $3,198,782 on the
loa n.
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Ea st Area Wa ter Stora g e Ta nk Loa n: In July 2009, City Co unc il exec ute d a n enterp rise
fund insta llm ent sa le a g reem ent w ith the Ca lifornia Infra struc ture a nd Ec onom ic
Develop m ent Ba nk. The fund s a re to p ro vid e fina nc ing for the Ea st Area Ta nk a nd other
c om p onents of the Da vis Wells Ca p a c ity EIR p ro jec t. The m a turity d a te for the loa n is
Aug ust 1, 2038, in the a m ount not to exc eed $10,000,000. The note b ea rs a n interest ra te
of four p erc ent p er yea r. During FY 11-12, the City m a d e a fina l d ra w of $2,577,084 in
fund s a ssoc ia ted w ith this insta llm ent sa le a g reem ent resulting in the m a xim um a m o unt
of the loa n $10,000,000 b eing d ra w n. As of June 30, 2015, the City ow ed $8,977,402 on
the loa n.
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Wells Fa rg o 2013 Wa ter Revenue Bond s: In Oc tob er 2013, the City of Da vis Pub lic Fa c ilities
Fina nc ing Authority exec uted a n insta llm ent p urc ha se a g reem ent issuing $30,000,000 in
w a ter revenue b ond s for the p urp ose o f p ro vid ing fina nc ing for eng ineering a nd
p la nning c osts of a surfa c e w a ter sup p ly a c q uisition a nd trea tm ent p roje c t, p a rt of the
Wood la nd -Da vis Wa ter Sup p ly Ca p ita l Im p rove m ent Projec t. The outsta nd ing p rinc ip a l
b a la nc e on the b ond s a s of June 30, 2015 is $29,155,000.
At the end of FY 14-15, the City’ s g overnm enta l a c tivities d eb t w a s c om p rised exc lusively o f
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term d eb t in FY 14-15; the b usiness-typ e a c tivities long -term d eb t d ec rea sed from the p revio us
yea r b y $1.9 m illion d ue to p a ym ent of a nnua l d eb t servic e. There fore, the City’ s d eb t is a t a
m a na g ea b le level b a sed on the City’ s reserved a nd unreserved fund b a la nc es a nd tota l a nnua l
revenue s.
Fina ncia l Ability MSR Determina tion
The City’ s fina nc ia l situa tion ha s g ra d ua lly b ut ste a d ily im p roved in the la st five yea rs a nd sinc e
the m ost rec ent ec onom ic rec ession. Afte r yea rs of fina nc ia l c ha lleng es tha t resulted in m ultip le
sta ffing a nd reso urc e c uts, enha nc em ents in effic ienc y thro ug h tec hnolo g y a nd c olla b ora tions,
a nd new innova tive re venue so urc es, Da vis w a s a b le to inc rea se its overa ll revenues a nd
d ec rea se exp end iture s to a c hieve a p ositive revenue to exp end itures b a la nc e. FY 15-16 is the
yea r tha t Da vis id entifies a s the turning p oint yea r w hen it c a n exp ec t a p erio d of rela tive
sta b ility a fter ha ving ove rc om e m ultip le c ha lleng es. Long -te rm d eb t is a t a m a na g ea b le level,
fina nc ia l reserves exc ee d m inim um a d op te d sta nd a rd s, revenue s exc e ed exp end itures, a nd
p ension a nd b enefit lia b ilities a re fully fund ed . Ho w ever, the City is c a utio usly op tim istic trying to
m a na g e its c onstituents’ exp ec ta tions w ith red uc ed servic e levels tha t Da vis is now p rovid ing a s
the result of m ultip le reso urc e red uc tions. The City of Da vis p la ns to c ontinue on the p a th of c o st
c onta inm ent a nd effic ienc y inc rea se not only in a n a ttem p t to c om p lete d eferred infra struc ture
up g ra d es b ut a lso to e nsure its fina nc ia l sta b ility a nd sa feg ua rd ing a g a inst future ec onom ic
d ow nturns.
Recommenda tions:
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Continue to sea rc h for a d d itiona l sta b le revenue so urc es a nd w a ys to im p rove effic ienc y
of op era tions to b etter a c hieve servic e exp ec ta tion levels of City c onstituents a s w ell a s
b e b etter p rep a red for e c onom ic c ha lleng es.
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The City of Da vis sho uld c om p lete a storm w a te r ra te stud y to d eterm ine a p p rop ria te
ra tes to c over the c ost of system op era tions, m a intena nc e, a nd d ep rec ia tion.
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5. SHARED SERVICES AND FACILITIES
Sta tus of, a nd op p ortunities for, sha red fa c ilities.
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MAYBE
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a ) Is the a g enc y c urrently sha ring servic es or fa c ilities w ith
other org a niza tions? If so, d esc rib e the sta tus of suc h
efforts.
b ) Are there a ny op p ortunities for the o rg a niza tion to sha re
servic es or fa c ilities w ith neig hb oring or overla p p ing
org a niza tions tha t a re no t c urrently b eing utilized ?
c ) Are there a ny g overna nc e op tions tha t m a y p ro d uc e
ec onom ies of sc a le a nd / or im p rove b uying p ow er in
ord er to red uc e c osts?
d ) Are there g overna nc e o p tions to a llow a p p rop ria te
fa c ilities a nd / or resourc e s to b e sha red , or m a king
exc ess c a p a c ity a va ila b le to others, a nd a void
c onstruc tion of extra or unnec essa ry infra struc ture or
elim ina te d up lic a tive resourc e s?
Discussion:
a -b ) The City p ra c tic es extensive c olla b ora tion a nd reso urc e sha ring w ith other entitie s a nd
a g enc ies. Da vis p a rtic ip a tes in reg iona l org a niza tions a nd p la nning d oc um ents.
City sta ff a nd UC Da vis w ere a c tive p a rtners in the c olla b ora tive reg iona l p roc ess tha t
c rea ted the Next Ec ono m y Ca p ita l Reg ion Prosp erity Pla n. This p la n p rovid es a “ ro a d m a p ”
to stra teg ic a lly a lig n reg iona l reso urc es a nd efforts to im p rove the reg iona l ec onom y.
The City o f Da vis is a lso a p a rt of a sha red servic es a g ree m ent w ith Yolo Co unty Offic e o f
Em erg enc y Servic e s (OES) sinc e 2013. This is a sha red effort a m ong c ities in Yolo Co unty to
ensure c ontinue d existe nc e of the O ES. Pa rtic ip a ting a g enc ies a re lo oking for w a ys to
p rovid e a d d itiona l fund ing a nd exp a nd servic es o f the Co unty O ES.
Da vis City Co unc il p eriod ic a lly c rea tes c om m itte es to a d d re ss sp ec ific p rojec ts or c onc erns,
a nd p a rtic ip a tes in reg ula r "2x2" m eeting s w ith other a g enc ies a nd org a niza tions, suc h a s
Da vis Joint Unified Sc hool Distric t Boa rd of Ed uc a tion a nd the Yolo County Boa rd of
Sup ervisors.
Ea c h of the City’ s d ep a rtm ents is involve d in sha ring its reso urc e s w ith either other c ity
d ep a rtm ents or outsid e neig hb oring a nd / or reg iona l a g enc ies.
Pa rks a nd Community Services Depa rtment
The Pa rks a nd Com m unity Servic es Dep a rtm ent ha s ha d a n extensive joint d evelop m ent
history w ith the Da vis Joint Unified Sc hool Distric t. The City o f Da vis ha s suc c essful joint use
a g reem ents w ith the sc hool d istric t for the use of sc hool g round s. The d istric t ha s first p riority
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for a ll fa c ilities, so p ub lic use is g enera lly lim ite d to ho urs a nd tim e s w hen sc ho ol is no t in
session. In a d d ition, the City ha s a joint a g ree m ent w ith the d istric t fo r the use of som e
sc hools to ho use c la sses a nd p rog ra m s a d m inistered b y the Pa rks a nd Com m unity Servic es
Dep a rtm ent. The City rec ip roc a tes b y m a king its fa c ilities a va ila b le to the sc hool d istric t.
The City is in the p roc ess of exp a nd ing a nd enha nc ing the Vetera n’ s Mem oria l Center to
p rovid e a d d itiona l m eeting a nd soc ia l sp a c e. Da vis c o-loc a ted te en c enter fa c ilities into this
m ultip urp o se c om m unity c enter loc a ted a d ja c ent to Da vis Hig h Sc hool, a long w ith p rovision
of servic es a nd a c tivities a t sec ond a ry sc hool sites. This fa c ility d evelop m ent stra te g y w a s
p ursued b y the City Co unc il a nd is m ore a fford a b le, c ost effec tive a nd a p p rop ria te versus
p la nning a nd c onstruc ting new b uild ing s.
Fire Depa rtment
The City’ s Fire Dep a rtm e nt sha res som e sta ff w ith other a g enc ies in the a rea . In Ja nua ry o f
2014, Da vis entered into a sha red fire m a na g em ent a g reem ent w ith UC Da vis to p rovid e a
sing le m a na g em ent tea m to op e ra te b oth a g enc ies. Thirty p erc ent o f the City’ s fire m a rsha l
p osition tim e is c ontra c ted o ut to the City of Wo od la nd for fire p reventio n servic es. In 2012,
the City of Da vis b ec a m e a p a rt of the We st Va lley Reg iona l Fire Tra ining Consortium , w hic h
p rovid es tra ining servic es to a ll of the c a reer fire d ep a rtm ents in Yolo Co unty, exc ep t the City
of Winters. Currently, the Consortium is c om p rised of UC Da vis FD, West Sa c ra m ento FD, City
of Da vis FD, a nd City of Wood la nd FD a nd the Yoc ha Dehe Fire Dep a rtm ent. Ad d itiona lly,
the Fire Dep a rtm ent ha s c ontra c tua l a g reem e nts w ith the Ea st Da vis Co unty FPD, the
Sp ring la ke FPD a nd No Ma n's La nd FPD for em erg enc y resp onse to the se a rea s.
In 2014, the City of Da vis Fire Dep a rtm ent, a long w ith five p a rtnering a g enc ies, w a s a w a rd ed
a Persona l Protec tive Eq uip m ent (PPE) g ra nt to p urc ha se turno uts.
Da vis FD p a rtic ip a tes in a c o untyw id e fire vehic le sha ring a g reem ent w ith UC Da vis, the City
of Wo od la nd , a nd City o f West Sa c ra m ento .
The Dep a rtm ent a lso p ra c tic es intra -c ity sha ring . For insta nc e, the tim e of the Fire
Dep a rtm ent p ub lic fina nc e a na lyst a nd a d m inistra tive a id a re sha red w ith the City’ s Polic e
Dep a rtm ent 40 a nd 75 p erc ent resp ec tively.
The Fire Dep a rtm ent rep orts tha t it is c ontinuo usly exp loring sha re d fire p revention a nd fire
investig a tion servic es w ith neig hb oring c ities. The City is p la nning to exp a nd the fire
p revention a g ree m ent it ha s w ith the City of Wo o d la nd to other a g enc ies c ountyw id e. Da vis
is a lso intere sted in p a rtic ip a ting in som e sort of a fleet m a intena nc e a g reem ent for
a p p a ra tus w ith other fire p rovid ers in the Co unty. There ha ve b een som e d isc ussions in tha t
d irec tion, b ut no a g enc y ha s ta ken a lea d to d a te. In 2012, a stud y p erform ed b y the
c onsulting firm Cityg a te Assoc ia tes fo und tha t o p p ortunities fo r c onsolid a ting UC Da vis a nd
the City of Da vis Fire De p a rtm ents w ere g rea t, b ut c onsolid a tion w a s unlikely d ue to c ost
a nd w a g e d isp a rity. Sinc e the c om p letion of the stud y fire p rotec tion a g e nc ies ha ve b een
w orking extensively to sha re reso urc e s to the g rea test d eg ree p o ssib le.
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Police Depa rtment
The City’ s Polic e Dep a rtm ent a lso p ra c tic es som e resourc e sha ring . For insta nc e, the
Dep a rtm ent utilizes Cop link p rovid ed b y the Sa c ra m ento Sheriff’ s Offic e, w hic h is a reg iona l
c rim e inform a tion sha ring to ol. The Polic e Dep a rtm ent a lso ha s b een sha ring a nim a l servic e
a g reem ent a nd p olic e servic e a g reem ents (SWAT, hosta g e neg o tia tions) w ith reg iona l
p a rtners sinc e 2008. Da vis PD p a rtic ip a tes in the c ountyw id e m utua l a id resp onse
a g reem ent. So m e p a trol servic es a re sha red w ith other la w enforc em ent p rovid ers b a sed on
p roxim ity. The Dep a rtm e nt c olla b ora tes w ith sta te investig a tive a g enc ies a nd w ith Ca lifornia
Dep a rtm ent o f Correc tio ns. Within the City, Da vis PD m a kes its shed s a va ila b le to othe r c ity
d ep a rtm ents for stora g e.
It w a s rep orted tha t the Dep a rtm ent is c onsta ntly w orking w ith other la w enforc em ent
p rovid ers on m utua l a rea s of intere st a nd c onc ern.
Public Works Depa rtment
The City p a rtic ip a tes in a joint p o w ers a uthority (JPA) —the Woo d la nd -Da vis Clea n Wa te r
Ag enc y —w ith the City of Wood la nd to d e velo p a susta ina b le w a ter sup p ly. The JPA ha s
b een in existenc e sinc e 2009 a nd c o ord ina tes the c onstruc tion, ow nership , a nd op e ra tion of
the Woo d la nd -Da vis Wa ter Sup p ly Ca p ita l Im p ro vem ent Projec t, w hic h is sc hed uled to b e
c om p leted in 2016. As d efined in the JPA a g reem ent, a ssets a nd lia b ilities w ill b e ow ned b y
the JPA itself a nd no t its m em b ers. Ea c h m em b er is entitled to c erta in sole use a ssets, w hic h
w ill b e ow ned a nd m a inta ined b y ea c h m em b er up on c om p letion of the p rojec t. Also, up on
p rojec t c o m p letion, ea c h m em b er w ill b e entitle d to c a p a c ity rig hts for the trea tm ent a nd
d istrib ution of surfa c e w a ter. The City of Da vis’ p ro p ortion of suc h rig hts w ill b e 44.4 p erc ent.
The City c ontra c ts w ith Unitra ns a nd Yolob us for p ub lic tra nsp orta tion. The Pub lic Works
Dep a rtm ent p a rtic ip a tes on the Unitra ns a d visory c om m ittee a nd p rovid es som e fund ing fo r
b oth tra nsp o rta tion p rog ra m s.
The Dep a rtm ent’ s p a rtic ip a tion in reg iona l p la ns is m o stly foc used on the Centra l Va lley a nd
Delta . The Dep a rtm ent is a p a rt of the Yolo Co unty Droug ht Ta sk Forc e a nd SACOG reg iona l
p la nning efforts (the City p rovid es inform a tion on infra struc ture a nd p la nned im p rovem ents).
c -d )
There m a y b e a n op p ortunity for the City to sha re m ore p olic e reso urc es w ith the UC Da vis
sim ila r to the Fire Dep a rtm ent. How ever, in ord er to d eterm ine c o sts a nd b enefits of these
op tions a m ore d eta iled stud y w o uld b e req uired .
Another op tion d isc usse d m ore thoro ug hly in the El Ma c ero CSA c ha p ter of this rep ort is the
d irec t b illing of El Ma c ero resid ents fo r w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es sim ila r to Willow b a nk
CSA. By elim ina ting the County a s the interm e d ia ry, the re sid ents c o uld rea lize red uc ed
a d m inistra tion c osts a sso c ia ted w ith d eterm ining the a m o unt ow ed b y e a c h c usto m er on
the p rop erty ta x b ill a nnua lly, rec eive tim ely w a ter use ind ic a tors, p rovid ing the resid ents w ith
a g rea ter level of tra nsp a renc y in how their b ills a re c a lc ula ted , a nd the a b ility to p a rtic ip a te
in the Prop o sition 218 ra te p rote st p roc e ss.
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North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is m oving forw a rd w ith c onnec ting to the City’ s w a ter system .
This p oses the op p ortunity for the City a nd CSA to c onsolid a te w a ter system s, a nd thro ug h
the c ontra c t neg otia tion p roc ess set up d irec t b illing for g rea ter effic ienc y.
As p reviously m entione d , Da vis Fire Dep a rtm e nt rec eives d isp a tc h throug h the Polic e
Dep a rtm ent. There a re c erta in lim ita tions to the d isp a tc h system , inc lud ing a la c k of
em erg enc y m ed ic a l d isp a tc h, p re-a rriva l d isp a tc h, or p riority d isp a tc h of units b a sed on
inc id ent severity, w hic h a re a ll b est m a na g em ent p ra c tic es p rovid ed b y YECA d isp a tc h. The
City Fire Dep a rtm ent ind ic a ted tha t it m a y b e m ore b enefic ia l for it to rec eive d isp a tc h
servic es from YECA; ho w ever, Da vis Polic e Dep a rtm ent is no t a m ena b le to the id ea . This
m a y b e a n op p o rtunity for further c olla b ora tion b etw een the City a nd o ther loc a l a g enc ies.
The c ost a nd b enefits of suc h a c ha ng e ha ve not b een a ssessed to d a te.
Sha red Services MSR Determina tion
The City of Da vis p ra c tic es extensive c olla b ora tion a nd re so urc e sha ring w ith o ther loc a l,
reg iona l, a nd sta te a g enc ies. The City is c ontinuously exp loring new w a ys to sha re re so urc es in
ord er to inc rea se e ffic ienc y.
A fe w p ossib le g overna nc e op tions a nd servic e struc ture op tions w ere id e ntified over the c o urse
of the MSR w ith the p otentia l to p rom ote reso urc e sha ring , enha nc e e ffic ienc ies, a nd red uc e
c osts. Op tions inc lud e 1) enha nc ed reso urc e sha ring b etw een Da vis PD, the Co unty Sheriff’ s
Offic e, a nd UC Da vis, p e rha p s thro ug h c ontra c t servic es or sha red m a na g em ent, 2) d irec t b illing
of El Ma c e ro a nd North Da vis Mea d ow s re sid ents, a nd 3) the p ossib le tra nsition o f Fire
Dep a rtm ent d isp a tc h to YECA. With the exc ep tion of the p ossib ility of d irec t b illing of CSA
resid ents for utility servic es, the other op tions w o uld req uire a m ore d eta iled a ssessm ent of the
a ssoc ia ted c osts a nd b e nefits.
Recommenda tions:
•
Resea rc h a nd institute enha nc ed reso urc e sha ring b etw een Da vis PD, a nd UC Da vis,
p erha p s thro ug h c ontra c t servic es or sha red m a na g em ent.
•
Consid er c ontra c ting w ith YECA for Fire Dep a rtm ent d isp a tc h servic es or up g ra d ing the
City d isp a tc h se rvic e in ord er to rec eive em erg enc y m ed ic a l d isp a tc h, p re-a rriva l
d isp a tc h, a nd p riority d isp a tc h of units b a sed on inc id ent severity, w hic h the City d oe s
not o ffer.
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6. ACCOUNTABILITY, STRUCTURE AND EFFICIENCIES
Ac c o unta b ility for c om m unity servic e need s, inc lud ing g overnm enta l struc ture a nd op era tiona l
effic ienc ies.
YES
MAYBE
NO
a ) Are there a ny issue s w ith m eeting s b eing a c c essib le a nd
w ell p ub lic ized ? Any fa ilures to c om p ly w ith d isc losure
la w s a nd the Brow n Ac t?
b ) Are there a ny issue s w ith filling b oa rd va c a nc ies a nd
m a inta ining b oa rd m em b ers?
c ) Are there a ny issues w ith sta ff turnover or op era tiona l
effic ienc ies?
d ) Is there a la c k of reg ula r a ud its, a d op ted b ud g e ts a nd
p ub lic a c c ess to these d oc um ents?
e) Are there a ny rec o m m end ed c ha ng es to the
org a niza tion’ s g overna nc e struc ture tha t w ill inc rea se
a c c ounta b ility a nd effic ienc y?
f)
Are there a ny g o verna nc e restruc ture op tions to
enha nc e servic es a nd / or elim ina te d efic ienc ies o r
red und a nc ies?
g ) Are there a ny op p ortunities to elim ina te overla p p ing
b ound a ries tha t c onfuse the p ub lic , c a use servic e
ineffic ienc ies, unnec essa rily inc rea se the c o st o f
infra struc ture, exa c e rb a te ra te issues a nd / or und e rm ine
g ood p la nning p ra c tic es?
Discussion:
a -d ) The City of Da vis o p era tes und e r the Co unc il-Ma na g er form of g o vernm ent w ith a fivem em b er Counc il, elec ted a t la rg e b y c ity resid ents to fo ur-yea r te rm s. After ea c h Co unc il
elec tion, the Co unc ilm em b er rec eiving the hig hest num b er o f votes in the p revious elec tion
is a p p ointed to serve a s Ma yor. The Ma yor c ond uc ts Counc il m eeting s a nd rep resents the
City on c e rem onia l oc c a sions. The Co unc il a p p oints the City Ma na g er, City Attorney a nd a ll
m em b ers of the va rio us b oa rd s a nd c om m issions, w hic h serve in a n a d viso ry c a p a c ity to the
City Counc il.
The City ha s 14 c o unc il-a p p ointed c om m issions tha t a re d evoted to va rious a sp ec ts of
c om m unity life inc lud ing p la nning , rec rea tion, fina nc e/ b usiness a nd ec onom ic s, na tura l
reso urc es, a nd university stud ent rela tions.
The City Counc il hold s reg ula r m eeting s b eg inning a t 6:30 p .m . on Tuesd a ys, w ith the
exc ep tion of the fifth Tue sd a y of the m onth a nd the Tuesd a y p rior to a holid a y. The sc hed ule
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for Counc il m e eting s is d eterm ined in the sum m e r p rior to the sta rt of ea c h leg isla tive yea r;
a lthoug h, the Co unc il m a y a d just it a s nec essa ry over the c o urse of the yea r. The Da vis City
Co unc il m eets in the Com m unity Cha m b ers a t City Ha ll, 23 Russell Bo uleva rd (c orner o f
Russell Blvd . a nd B St.).
City Counc il m ee ting a g end a s a re a va ila b le b y em a il a nd online, a nd m eeting s m a y b e
view ed on c a b le TV (Co m c a st c ha nnel 16 or AT& T c ha nnel 99) or on live strea m ing vid eo.
Co unc il rec eives sp ec ia lized e thic s tra ining every tw o yea rs; the la st tra ining to ok p la c e on
Feb rua ry 24, 2015. Ea c h Co unc il m em b er files the req uired Form 700 Sta te m ent of Ec onom ic
Interest w ith the Fa ir Politic a l Pra c tic es Com m issio n in tim ely m a nner a s req uired .
The City ha s a d op ted a set o f p olic ies tha t p rovid e fra m ew ork a nd d irec tion for c ity
g overna nc e a nd a d m inistra tion, tha t inc lud e p olic ies on c od e of ethic s, Brow n Ac t
req uirem ents, p ub lic req uests for inform a tion, a nd exp ense reim b ursem ents.
The City rep orts tha t it seeks inp ut a nd feed b a c k from the c om m unity using a va riety of
tra d itiona l a nd intera c tive c om m unic a tion to ols to inform , e d uc a te , eng a g e a nd intera c t
w ith resid ents a nd b usinesses. Da vis a lso a c tively enc o ura g e s voter p a rtic ip a tion. Lea d ing
into a n elec tion sea son, the City Clerk’ s Divisio n inc rea ses outrea c h a nd d istrib ution o f
inform a tion on vo ter reg istra tion. In a d d ition, the City keep s inform a tion a b out voter
reg istra tion on its w eb site a nd ha rd c op ies in the City Ha ll.
Sinc e the c om p letion of the la st MSR, the City sta rted p rovid ing enha nc ed outrea c h servic es
to the p ub lic via online to ols, suc h a s Fa c eb ook, Nexd oor, Tw itter, a nd a n elec tronic
new sletter. Ha rd c op ies of the new sletter a re no long er b eing p rovid ed .
If a c onstituent is d issa tisfied w ith the City’ s se rvic es, there a re severa l w a ys to sub m it
c om p la ints. Da vis ha s a n online c itizen c om p la int system , w hic h c a n b e a c c essed via the
City’ s w eb site or a n a p p using a m ob ile d evic e. Issues a re a d d ressed throug h the
a p p rop ria te d ep a rtm ent tha t is req uired to re sp ond to the c om p la ina nt w ithin a sp ec ific
tim e fra m e. Citizens a nd the City c a n tra c k p rog ress of c om p la ints. Constituents a re a lso
a b le to sub m it c om p la ints in p erson b y c o m ing to the City Ha ll or c onta c ting Co unc il
m em b ers. The c om p la int is then forw a rd ed to the a p p rop ria te d ep a rtm ent for ha nd ling .
Onc e a m onth the City hosts a ta b le a t the Da vis Fa rm er’ s Ma rket w here ind ivid ua ls c a n a sk
q uestions, sub m it c o m p la ints, or ta lk to sta ff a nd elec ted offic ia ls a b o ut c ity issue s.
All c om p la ints a re entered into a w ork ord er system . Ea c h d ep a rtm ent ha s sta ff a ssig ned to
tra c k c om p la ints entere d into the syste m . Ca teg ories of c o m p la ints a re g iven d ifferent
leng ths o f tim e for c ity sta ff to re sp ond . Onc e sta ff ha s resp ond ed , the c o m p la int is c losed in
the system .
The City rec eive s a n inc rea sing num b er o f la rg e p ub lic rec ord s req uests. It is rep o rted ly
d iffic ult to m a ke tim ely resp onse s, w hic h results in othe r w ork b eing d ela yed in ord er to
resp ond to c o m p lex req uests. In 2014, the City resp ond ed to 428 c om p la ints a nd req uests.
The City m a na g er serve s a s the a d m inistra tive hea d of c ity g overnm e nt overseeing the
d ep a rtm ents of Ad m inistra tive Servic es, Fire, Polic e, City Ma na g er, Com m unity Develop m ent
a nd Susta ina b ility, Pub lic Works, a nd Pa rks a nd Co m m unity Servic e s.
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The City Ma na g er’ s Offic e em p loys 14 reg ula r full-tim e sta ff, 0.75 reg ula r p a rt-tim e sta ff, a nd
1.36 tem p ora ry p a rt-tim e sta ff, w ith a tota l of 16.11 full-tim e eq uiva lent em p loyees (FTEs).
The Ad m inistra tive Servic es Dep a rtm ent is sta ffed b y 29.41 FTEs, c onsisting of 28 reg ula r fulltim e em p lo yees, 1.25 re g ula r p a rt-tim e sta ff, a nd 0.16 tem p ora ry p a rt-tim e p ersonnel. The
Dep a rtm ent oversees the Bud g e t a nd Fina nc ia l Division, Fisc a l Servic e s, Hum a n Reso urc e s,
a nd Inform a tion Tec hnolog y.
The Dep a rtm ent of Co m m unity Develop m ent a nd Susta ina b ility c onsists o f the Susta ina b ility
Division, Ad m inistra tion, Pla nning , Prop erty Ac q uisition a nd Ma na g em ent, a nd Build ing a nd
inc lud es 21 reg ula r full-tim e sta ff a nd three tem p ora ry p a rt-tim e sta ff for a tota l o f 24 FTEs.
The Pa rks a nd Com m unity Servic es Dep a rtm ent is overseen b y the p a rks a nd c o m m unity
servic es d irec tor a nd is c om p rised of the Co m m unity Se rvic es Divisio n (resp onsib le for
rec rea tion p rog ra m s, thea ter, fa c ilities reserva tions, p a ra tra nsit, a nd seniors), Pa rks a nd
Urb a n Forestry Division (resp onsib le for p a rks a nd g reenb elts, streetsc a p es, a thletic field s,
c om m unity g a rd ens, integ ra ted p est m a na g em ent, p a rk p la nning a nd urb a n forest), a nd
Aq ua tic s Division (resp onsib le for a rro yo p ool m a intena nc e, c ivic p ool m a intena nc e,
c om m unity p ool m a inte na nc e, a nd m a nor p ool m a intena nc e). The De p a rtm ent is sta ffed
b y 44 re g ula r full tim e e m p loyee s, 4.75 reg ula r p a rt-tim e p ersonnel, a nd 54.41 tem p ora ry
p a rt-tim e p ersonnel, m a king up 103.16 FTEs.
The Fire Chief oversee s the City’ s Fire Dep a rtm ent tha t is c om p rised of the Op era tions,
Em erg enc y Servic es Ma na g em ent, Prevention Servic es, a nd Tra ining a nd Em erg enc y
Prep a red ness Divisions. There a re 42.15 FTEs, inc lud ing 41.40 re g ula r full-tim e em p lo yees a nd
0.75 reg ula r p a rt-tim e sta ff. The Dep a rtm ent e m p loys nine fire c a p ta ins, fo ur fire d ivision
c hiefs, one fire insp ec tio n sp ec ia list, five firefig hters I, 22 firefig hters II, 0.4 fisc a l a na lyst a nd
0.75 a d m inistra tive a id sha red w ith the Polic e Dep a rtm ent.
The Polic e Dep a rtm ent is m a na g ed b y the Polic e Chief a nd c onsists o f the Pa trol a nd Field
Op era tions Division a nd Ad m inistra tive a nd Sup p ort Se rvic es Division. The Pa trol a nd Field
Op era tions Division p rovid es p a trol a nd tra ffic enforc em ent, p a rking enforc em ent,
sp ec ia lized units (SWAT, EOD, HNT), c od e enforc em ent, a nd volunte er a nd c a d et servic es.
The Ad m inistra tion a nd Sup p ort Servic es Division p rovid es p rofessiona l sta nd a rd s,
investig a tions a nd ta sk forc e (SAFE), c rim e a na lysis a nd c rim e p revention, a nd rec ord s a nd
c om m unic a tions. The Po lic e Dep a rtm ent em p loys 98.06 FTEs, inc lud ing 94.6 reg ula r full-tim e
sta ff a nd 3.46 tem p ora ry p a rt-tim e sta ff.
The Pub lic Works Direc tor is the hea d of the City’ s Pub lic Works Dep a rtm ent tha t is c o m p rised
of the Ad m inistra tion a nd Ma na g em ent Division, a s w ell a s the Pub lic Works/ Eng ineering
Division tha t c onsists of e ng ineering , tra nsp orta tio n, sew er, d ra ina g e, w a ter, solid w a ste, a nd
a sset m a na g em ent servic es. The Dep a rtm ent em p loys 110.32 FTEs, of w hic h 101 a re reg ula r
full-tim e sta ff a nd 9.32 a re tem p ora ry p a rt-tim e sta ff.
The City p erform s a ud its a nd a d op ts b ud g e ts a nnua lly in a tim ely m a nner. Bud g e ts,
c om p rehensive a nnua l fina nc ia l rep orts (CAFR), a nd a ud its a re a va ila b le o nline.
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Goa ls a nd a c c om p lishm ents for ea c h d ep a rtm ent a re rec ord e d in the a nnua l b ud g e t.
Ad d itiona lly, b ud g ets a lso c onta in p erform a nc e m ea sures for ea c h d ep a rtm ent. Ea c h
Dep a rtm ent ha s its ow n p la nning d oc um ents, w hic h a re a d op ted a nd up d a ted a s need ed .
City servic e need s a re forec a ste d thro ug h the b ud g et p roc ess, c a p ita l im p rovem ent
p la nning , Counc il g oa ls, a nd p ub lic inp ut.
The City Co unc il hold s a stra teg ic p la nning retrea t every tw o yea rs (w ith e a c h new Co unc il)
to se t stra teg ic g oa ls a nd ob jec tives for ea c h up c om ing tw o-yea r p eriod . Sta ff d isc uss
ob jec tives a nd d evic e sp ec ific ta sks a nd return them to City Co unc il for fina l a p p rova l.
Dep a rtm ent hea d s p a rtic ip a te in the c ra fting of the g oa ls a nd ob jec tive s w ith the Counc il.
Op era tions a nd p rod uc tivity of va rio us se rvic es o ffered b y the City a re ro utinely eva lua ted
throug h the a nnua l b ud g et p roc ess a nd thro ug h City Counc il g oa ls. Dep a rtm ents g enera lly
m ust ind ic a te how their w ork is furthering Co unc il g oa ls. Ind ivid ua l em p loyee s rec eive
eva lua tions tha t p oint tow a rd w ork a c hieved to further g oa ls a nd c om p lete p rojec ts
inc lud ed in the b ud g et. Workloa d ha nd led b y sta ff is tra c ked thro ug h tim esheets c om p leted
every tw o w eeks.
In the la st severa l yea rs the City im p lem ented m ultip le m ea sures to c ut c osts a nd inc rea se
op era tiona l effic ienc y, sp ec ific a lly to a d d ress fina nc ia l c onstra ints a s a result of the
ec onom ic d ow nturn. Da vis ha d to m a ke num ero us re so urc e a nd p ersonnel c uts a nd
org a niza tiona l c ha ng es in a n effort to m a na g e d ec lining revenues. The City reorg a nized its
sta ffing a rra ng em ents to strea m line servic es a nd inc rea se effic ienc y. Da vis ha s exp erienc ed
a red uc tion in sta ffing of a p p roxim a tely 24 p erc ent sinc e FY 07-08. Ea c h d ep a rtm ent
a d d itiona lly m a kes its o w n efforts to find new so urc es of revenue, use m ore a d va nc ed
tec hnolog y to a utom a te c erta in p roc ed ures, a nd b ec om e m ore c rea tive in sha ring
reso urc es w ith other d e p a rtm ents a nd a g enc ie s in ord er to elim ina te red und a nc y a nd
a c hieve ec onom ies of sc a le.
e-g ) As m entioned in the Sha red Servic es sec tio n, d irec t b illing of El Ma c ero resid ents fo r w a ter
a nd w a stew a ter servic es sim ila r to Willow b a nk CSA is a n op tion for c onsid era tion. The City
c ould b e g in d irec t b illing of CSA resid ents thro ug h a n up d a te of the w a ter a nd w a stew a ter
servic e a g reem ents b etw een the City a nd the County. This op tion is relia nt on c onc urrenc e
b y the CSA resid ents a nd the County, a nd w o uld need to b e sp ea rhea d ed b y the County
throug h reneg otia tion of the utility servic e a g reem ents. This op tion is d isc usse d in further
d eta il in the El Ma c ero CSA Sec tion of this rep ort.
Another op tion for c onsid era tion is the a nnexa tion of El Ma c ero , Willow b a nk, North Da vis
Mea d o w s, a nd the Roya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk to w hic h the City p rovid es w a te r a nd
w a stew a ter servic es, a s w ell a s fire throug h c ontra c ts w ith their re sp ec tive fire d istric ts. From
the LAFCo p ersp ec tive, these c om m unities a re log ic a l extensions of Da vis a nd should b e
inc lud ed . None theless, a nnexa tion of these c om m unities is not likely to o c c ur, a t lea st in the
nea r term , g iven tha t resid ents o f these a rea s a re g enera lly not sup p ortive of c ity a nnexa tion
a nd the City ha s ind ic a ted it w o uld not p ursue a nnexa tion w ithout resid e nt sup p ort. The se
c om m unities ha ve g ene ra lly d esired to rem a in in uninc orp ora ted Yolo Co unty a nd ha ve
never exp ressed the d esire to b e a nnexed . With a long term g oa l of a nnexa tion to p rom ote
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effic ient servic e struc ture a nd log ic a l b o und a rie s, the City sho uld c ontinue p la nning for its
entire servic e a rea , inc lud ing these c om m unities.
Accounta bility, Structure a nd Efficiencies MSR Determina tion
The City of Da vis hold s re g ula r sc hed uled p ub lic ly a c c essib le m eeting s tha t a re w ell p ub lic ized in
a c c ord a nc e w ith the Brow n Ac t. There a p p ea r to b e no issues w ith c om p etitive elec tions,
p resenc e of req uire d p olic ies, or Counc ilm em b er a d herenc e to leg a l req uirem ents. The City
a d op ts a nnua l b ud g ets a nd c om p rehensive a nnua l fina nc ia l sta tem ents in a tim ely m a nner.
City d ep a rtm ents c ontinuo usly lo ok for w a ys to c ut c osts, inc rea se op era tiona l effic ienc y, a nd
p la n for future ne ed s. No a c c ounta b ility issues or c ha lleng es ha ve b een id entified .
Direc t b illing of El Ma c ero resid ents fo r w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es sim ila r to Willow b a nk CSA
is a n op tion for c onsid era tion. The p roc ess of using the County a s a n interm ed ia ry for b illing
p urp oses c onstra ins tra nsp a renc y a nd c rea tes ineffic ienc ies a nd a d d itiona l c osts. Elim ina ting
the Co unty a s a n interm ed ia ry w o uld inc rea se effic ienc y, c ut c osts, p rovid e tim ely ind ic a tors to
CSA resid ents a s to their w a ter use, a nd a llow ind ivid ua ls to rep re sent the m selves d uring c ity ra te
c ha ng es.
Sim ila rly, there is the op p ortunity to institute d irec t b illing for the North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA
resid ents a s p a rt o f the c ontra c t neg otia tions tha t w ill oc c ur p rior to c onsolid a tion o f the w a ter
system s.
Another op tion for c onsid era tion is the a nnexa tion of El Ma c ero, Willow b a nk, North Da vis
Mea d o w s, a nd the Ro ya l Oa k Mob ile Hom e Pa rk to w hic h the City p rovid e s o ut of a rea servic e s.
How ever, a nnexa tion of these c om m unities is no t likely to oc c ur, a t lea st in the nea r term , g iven
tha t resid ents of these a rea s a re g enera lly not sup p ortive of c ity a nnexa tion a nd the City ha s
ind ic a ted it w ould no t p ursue a nnexa tion w itho ut resid ent sup p ort.
Recommenda tions:
•
The City sho uld w o rk w ith the El Ma c ero CSA to up d a te their w a ter a nd w a stew a ter
a g reem ents in o rd er to fa c ilita te d irec t b illing of c ustom ers.
•
Institute d irec t b illing of North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA a s p a rt of c ontra c t neg otia tions for
the w a ter system c onsolid a tion.
7. OTHER ISSUES
Any other m a tter rela te d to effec tive or effic ient servic e d elivery, a s req uired b y c o m m ission
p olic y.
YES
MAYBE
NO
a ) Are there a ny other servic e d elivery issues tha t c a n b e
resolved b y the MSR/ SOI p roc ess?
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Discussion:
a ) LAFCo sta ff c ond uc ted outrea c h to se vera l City of Da vis sta kehold ers w hile resea rc hing this
MSR, inc lud ing c ity sta ff, the Distric t 4 Sup ervisor, the El Ma c ero, Willow b a nk a nd North Da vis
Mea d o w s CSA Ad visory Co m m ittee s, resid ents of the CSAs, a nd the CSA sta ff. None of these
p a rties id entified issue s in a d d ition to those a lrea d y d isc ussed tha t need to b e resolved in the
MSR.
Other Issues MSR Determina tion
No othe r issues o f c onc ern reg a rd ing effec tive o r effic ient servic e d elivery w ere id entified d uring
the c o urse of this MSR.
Recommenda tions
None.
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On the b a sis o f the Munic ip a l Servic e Review :
Sta ff ha s review ed the a g enc y’ s Sp here o f Influenc e a nd rec om m end s tha t a SOI
Up d a te is NO T NECESSARY in a c c ord a nc e w ith Governm ent Cod e Se c tion 56425(g ).
Therefore, NO CHANG E to the a g enc y’ s SOI is rec om m end ed a nd SOI d eterm ina tions
HAVE NOT b een m a d e.
Up d a te IS NECESSARY in a c c ord a nc e w ith Governm ent Cod e Se c tion 56425(g ).
Therefore, A CHANGE to the a g enc y’ s SOI is rec om m end ed a nd SOI d eterm ina tions
HAVE b een m a d e a nd a re inc lud ed in this MSR/ SOI stud y.
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE MAP(S)
Ba sed on the m unic ip a l servic e review a nd rela ted a na lysis, a s w ell a s the d esires of the City o f
Da vis, no exp a nsions o r red uc tions in the sp here of influenc e for the City a re p rop ose d a t this
tim e. When the City’ s SO I w a s la st up d a ted , Yolo LAFCo ha d d efined 10-yea r a nd 20-yea r SOIs.
On Ja nua ry 22, 2016, LAFCo a m end ed its SOI p olic ies to rem ove the d istinc tion b etw een the 10
a nd 20-yea r SOI; a c c ord ing ly, the City o f Da vis no w ha s a sing le SOI tha t inc lud es a ll territory in its
p reviously d ivid ed 10 a nd 20-yea r SOIs.
The City of Da vis ha s b e en c onsid ering three d ifferent innova tion c enter d evelop m ent p rop o sa ls
a nd ea c h p rojec t is a t va rious sta g es of the entitlem ent p roc e ss. Nishi Ga tew a y a nd Sutter-Da vis
a re a lrea d y loc a ted w ithin the City’ s SOI. Ma c e Ra nc h is not w ithin the City’ s SOI a nd w ould
req uire a n up d a te in ord er to b e a nnexed into the City, how ever, a n SOI for this p rojec t is no t
b eing c onsid ered a t this tim e a nd the p rojec t is c urrently on hold . SOI exp a nsion to inc lud e
Ma c e Ra nc h Innova tion Center w ould need to b e p rop osed a s a sep a ra te a p p lic a tion from the
City to LAFCo a nd no t a s p a rt of this MSR/ SOI up d a te in ord er to m eet CEQ A review
req uirem ents. The City ha s not req uested a ny further SOI c ha ng es to b e c onsid ered a t this tim e.
As suc h, no SOI d eterm ina tions a re nec essa ry a s the SOI b o und a ry is not p rop o sed for a ny
c ha ng es.
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AGENCY PROFILE: EL MACERO COUNTY SERVICE AREA
El Ma c ero is a resid entia l c om m unity loc a ted just o utsid e the c ity lim its o f Da vis, Ca lifornia . El
Ma c ero is know n for its w id e stree ts, m a ture tree s a nd sc enic g olf c o urse view s a nd is hom e to
the El Ma c ero Co untry Club . With the exc ep tio n of the c o untry c lub a nd its fa c ilities, there a re
no other c om m erc ia l p rop erties w ithin the neig hb orho od .
El Ma c ero CSA c onsists o f 410 p a rc els zoned fo r sing le fa m ily hom es (403 p resently oc c up ied ), 53
p a rc els p a rc els zoned for m ulti-fa m ily resid enc es (37 p resently oc c up ied ) a long w ith their
a ssoc ia ted c om m on a re a s, the El Ma c ero Country Club a nd three County-ow ned p a rc els. The
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estim a ted p op ula tion of the CSA is 989 w ith a n a vera g e household size of 2.25 p er resid enc e.
The CSA is la rg ely b uilt out w ith little op p ortunity for ne w d evelop m ent or g row th w ithin the
c om m unity, w ith the exc ep tion of a 16-unit p rojec t tha t is in the p la nning p roc ess for
d evelop m ent.
Loca tion
El Ma c e ro Co unty Servic e Area (CSA) is loc a ted just so uthea st of the City of Da vis, a nd
im m ed ia tely a b uts the City’ s b o und a ries. The CSA is so uth of Intersta te 80 w ith its w estern b ord er
a d ja c ent to Ma c e Bo ule va rd .
The CSAs b o und a ries la y just o utsid e North a nd So uth El Ma c ero Drive, w hic h loop s the o uter
p erim eter of the north, ea st, a nd south sid es of the Distric t, w ith the c enterline of Ma c e
Bouleva rd p rovid ing the w estern b ound a ry of the Distric t. More sp ec ific a lly, the CSA is b o und ed
to the north b y the b a c k p rop erty lines of resid e ntia l p rop erties lying north of North El Ma c ero
Drive, Sa nd y Circ le, a nd Ca d d y Court a nd is c ote rm inous w ith the City of Da vis c ity lim its. To the
ea st the CSA a b uts the b a c k p rop erty lines of re sid entia l p rop erties lying ea st of Ca d d y Co urt
Ea st El Ma c ero Drive, a nd Ea g le View Court, a nd to the so uth the CSA is b ound ed b y the b a c k
p rop erty lines of resid entia l a nd County-ow ned p rop erties lying south of Ea g le View Court a nd
So uth El Ma c ero Drive. To the w est, the CSA’ s b o und s a re the c enterline o f Ma c e Bouleva rd a nd
the City o f Da vis c ity lim its.
The CSA’ s SOI is c oterm inous w ith its b ound a ries.
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CSAs w ere c rea te d in sta te la w to a d d ress inc re a sed d em a nd s for p ub lic fa c ilities a nd servic es
w hen p op ula tion g row th a nd d evelop m ent oc c ur in uninc orp ora ted a rea s. CSAs c rea te a n
enterp rise fund w ithin a c ounty to fina nc e a nd p rovid e inc rea sed p ub lic fa c ilities a nd servic es
w ithin a d efined uninc orp ora ted a rea . CSAs a re a d ep end ent sp ec ia l d istric t, m ea ning tha t the
Co unty Boa rd of Sup ervisors is the d ec ision m a king b od y for CSAs. Und er sta te la w , the Boa rd o f
Sup ervisors m a y a p p oint one or m ore a d visory c om m itte es to g ive a d vic e reg a rd ing CSA
servic es a nd fa c ilities. The Co unty is re sp onsib le for the op era tion of the CSA, a nd there fore,
w hen this MSR/ SOI referenc es the CSA it is, in g enera l, referring to the County a nd not the
a d visory c om m ittee. CSA a d visory c om m ittees ha ve no a uthority over a d m inistra tion of the CSA.
The El Ma c ero CSA w a s esta b lished on Feb rua ry 16, 1969 in ord er to p rovid e extend ed servic es
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to the El Ma c ero Com m unity. The CSA w a s form ed a s a rep la c em ent to the El Ma c ero Se w er
Ma intena nc e Distric t tha t p rovid ed w a stew a ter servic es a nd the El Ma c ero Unit #1 Ma intena nc e
Distric t tha t p rovid ed w a ter servic es. The na ture of servic e s offered ha s e volved o ver tim e. At
form a tion, the CSA w a s a uthorized to p rovid e w a ter, w a stew a te r, a nd d ra ina g e servic es tha t it
ha d a ssum e d from the form er m a intena nc e d istric ts. In 1971, the Bo a rd a uthorized street
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sw eep ing a nd street lig hting servic es. In 1994, the Boa rd a p p roved the a d d ition of street
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m a intena nc e a nd im p rovem ents a nd la nd sc a p ing w ork.
El Ma c ero CSA is g overned b y the County Boa rd of Sup ervisors a s a d ep e nd ent sp ec ia l d istric t of
the Co unty. The Boa rd of Sup e rvisors is a d vised a s to the m a intena nc e a nd op era tion o f the El
Ma c ero CSA b y the El Ma c ero Co unty Servic e Area Ad viso ry Com m ittee. This a d visory
c om m ittee m ee ts on a sem i-reg ula r b a sis to d isc uss the ong oing issue s p ertinent to the El
Ma c ero CSA.
The CSA is c urrently sta ffed b y the Dep a rtm ent of Com m unity Se rvic es (form erly Pla nning a nd
Pub lic Works), a nd is b illed for the sta ff tim e of the CSA Ma na g er, fina nc e sta ff, a nd County leg a l
c ounsel w hen suc h servic es a re utilized . As of July 1, 2016, sta ffing w ill c ha ng e a nd the CSAs w ill
b e m a na g ed b y the County Ad m inistra tor’ s Offic e .
Municipa l Services
Service
Service Provider
Street a nd Roa d Ma intena nc e
Yolo County
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Yo lo Bo a rd o f Sup e rviso rs, Re solutio n No. 68-110.
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Reg ula r m a intena nc e Co unty Dep a rtm ent of
Co m m unity Servic es
Sp ec ia l p rojec ts – Co unty
c ond uc ts b id d ing p roc ess for
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Service
Street sw eep ing
lig hting
Service Provider
a nd
street
Storm w a ter Dra ina g e
Wa stew a ter Collec tion a nd
Trea tm ent
Wa ter Trea tm ent a nd
Distrib ution
Ma nner
Yolo County (w ithin CSA)
City of Da vis b y Ag reem ent
w ith Co unty a nd YCFCWCD
(for d ra ina g e c ha nnel outsid e
of CSA)
Contra c t w ith street sw eep er
c om p a ny a nd la nd sc a p ing
c om p a ny,
stree t
lig hting
p rovid ed b y PG& E
Co unty Dep a rtm ent of
Co m m unity Servic es w ithin
CSA
City of Da vis for d ra ina g e
c ha nnel outsid e of CSA
City of Da vis
City of Da vis
Yolo County
AFFECTED AGENCIES
Per G overnm ent Cod e §56427, a p ub lic hea ring is req uired to a d op t, a m end , or revise a sp here
of influenc e. Notic e sha ll b e p rovid ed a t lea st 21 d a ys in a d va nc e a nd m a iled notic e sha ll b e
p rovid ed to ea c h a ffec ted loc a l a g enc y or a ffe c ted County, a nd to a ny intereste d p a rty w ho
ha s filed a w ritten req ue st for notic e w ith the exe c utive o ffic er. Per G ove rnm ent Cod e §56014,
a n a ffec ted loc a l a g enc y m ea ns a ny loc a l a g enc y tha t overla p s w ith a ny p ortion of the sub jec t
a g enc y b o und a ry or SOI (inc lud ed p rop osed c ha ng es to the SOI).
County/ Cities:
City of Da vis
City of Winters
City of Woo d la nd
Co unty o f Yolo
Dunnig a n, El Ma cero, Ga rc ia Bend , Ma d ison-Esp a rto Reg iona l CSA (MERCSA), North
Da vis Mea d ow s, Snow b a ll, Wild Wing s, a nd Willow b a nk
School Districts:
Esp a rto Unified
River Delta Unified
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Specia l Districts:
Knig hts La nd ing , Ma d iso n, No Ma n’ s La nd , Sp ring la ke, West Pla infield , Willow Oa k,
2120
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Sha red Servic es
Ac c o unta b ility
Provid e Servic es
Other
YES
MAYBE
NO
servic e b o und a ry?
Discussion:
a -b ) The CSA is m o stly b uilt o ut. There is one d e velop m ent p la nned in the CSA —El Ma c ero
Villa s is p rop osed to c onsist of 16 c ond om inium s lo c a ted on Ma c e Bo uleva rd on a p a rc el
p reviously used a s a g olf c ourse c orp ora tion ya rd . It is a ntic ip a ted tha t the villa s w ill b e
served b y the CSA. Yolo Co unty a p p roved the p rojec t in Ma rc h 2015, a nd rezoned the
la nd a s m ed ium -d ensity resid entia l. At p resent, the c om m unity ha s a p op ula tion of
a p p roxim a tely 989 resid ents. With the a d d ition of this new c ond o m inium b a sed on
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a vera g e ho usehold size in the Da vis a rea , there w o uld b e a p p roxim a tely 41 a d d itiona l
resid ents up on c om p letion, or a tota l of 1,030 resid ents w ithin the CSA. This is not
c onsid ered a sig nific a nt p op ula tion c ha ng e a nd it w ill not a ffec t the p rovision of
m unic ip a l servic es.
c ) El Ma c ero is a self-c onta ined resid entia l c om m unity d evelop e d a ro und the g olf c o urse
over the la st 50 yea rs; it is not likely tha t ne w g row th w ill oc c ur o utsid e of the CSA’ s
b ound s tha t w ill b e c onsid ered for a d d ition to the CSA. Uninc orp ora ted la nd to the ea st
a nd so uth o f the CSA is d esig na ted a s a g ric ultura l uses a nd is not likely to exp erienc e
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g row th in the forese ea b le future. The a rea north a nd w est o f the CSA is inc orp ora ted
City of Da vis territory tha t is rela tively b uilt up w ith little op p ortunity for a d d itiona l g row th.
El Ma c ero CSA is e ssentia lly b uilt o ut w ith fe w o p p ortunities for a d d itiona l g row th w ithin a nd
outsid e the CSA’ s b o und a ries. There is a 16-unit p la nned d evelop m ent tha t w ill ha ve m a rg ina l
im p a c t on the CSA’ s d e m a nd for a nd p ro vision o f m unic ip a l servic es.
Recommenda tions
None.
YES
MAYBE
NO
fire p rotec tion?
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As o f Ja nua ry 1, 2015, the Ca lifo rnia De p a rtm ent o f Fina nc e e stima te s tha t the a ve ra g e househo ld size in the City of
Da vis is 2.59 ind ivid ua ls.
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c ) If “ ye s” to b oth a ) a nd b ), is it fea sib le for the a g e nc y to
Discussion:
a ) El Ma c ero CSA p rovid es w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es to resid ents throug h the City of
Da vis—the c ontra c t servic e p rovid er. The CSA a c ts a fina nc ing m ec ha nism for these a nd
other se rvic es. As a p ro vid er of w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es, El Ma c ero CSA fa lls und e r
the p rovisions of SB 244 a nd a LAFCo d ete rm ina tion reg a rd ing a ny d isa d va nta g ed
uninc orp ora te d c om m unities w ithin or a d ja c ent to the a g enc y’ s sp he re of influenc e is
req uired .
Binning Fa rm s
Ca p a y
Cla rksb urg
Dunnig a n
El Ma c ero
El Rio Villa
Esp a rto
Guind a
Knig hts La nd ing
Ma d ison
Monum ent Hills
North Da vis Mea d ow s
Pa tw in Roa d
Ro ya l Oa k
Rum se y
West Kentuc ky
West Pla infield
Willow Oa k
Willow b a nk
Yolo
Za m ora
El Ma c ero is listed a s a c om m unity, w hic h is c onsid ered b y the Co m m ission to b e a n
inha b ited uninc orp ora te d c om m unity. How ever, a c c ord ing to the U.S. Census (2010) the El
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Ma c ero c om m unity ha s a m ed ia n household inc om e o f $144,063, w hic h is w ell a b ove the
sta tew id e m ed ia n house hold inc om e of $61,400. Therefore, El Ma c ero is not c onsid ered to
b e a d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unity.
El Ma c ero CSA p rovid es m unic ip a l w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es to the inha b ited
uninc orp ora te d c o m m unity o f El Ma c ero via c o ntra c t w ith the City of Da vis. And struc tura l fire
p rotec tion is p rovid ed b y the Ea st Da vis Fire Protec tion Distric t, a lso b y c ontra c t w ith the City of
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Da vis. How ever, the p rovisions of SB 244 reg a rd ing d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unities
d o not a p p ly to the CSA, b ec a use the c om m unity ha s a m ed ia n household inc om e of $144,063,
a nd is not c onsid ered d isa d va nta g ed .
Recommenda tions
None.
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SERVICES
YES
MAYBE
NO
territory?
future g row th?
up g ra d es?
f)
of influenc e?
Discussion:
a - d ) El Ma c ero p rovid es w a ter, w a ste w a ter, d ra ina g e, a nd street m a intena nc e a nd
la nd sc a p ing throug h Co unty sta ff a nd c ontra c ts w ith other a g enc ies.
Wa ter: El Ma c ero CSA p rovid es w a ter to its re sid ents thro ug h a c ontra c t w ith the City of
Da vis for op era tions a nd m a intena nc e of the CSA-ow ned syste m . The County, on b eha lf of
El Ma c ero CSA (form erly the El Ma c ero Unit No. 1 Ma intena nc e Distric t), initia lly entered into
a n a g reem ent w ith the City for m a intena nc e a nd op era tions o f the CSA’ s w a ter system in
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Novem b er 1966. A new a g reem ent w a s sig ned in 1977. Ac c ord ing to the a g reem ent the
City is resp onsib le for furnishing a ll p ow er, la b or, eq uip m ent, m a teria ls a nd sup p lies nec essa ry
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Yo lo County Boa rd o f Sup e rviso rs a nd City o f Da vis, Ag ree ment No. 66-84, No vem b e r 7, 1966.
Yo lo County Boa rd o f Sup e rviso rs a nd City o f Da vis, Ag ree ment No. 77-90, Ma rc h 15, 1977.
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to op era te a nd m a inta in the w a ter d istrib ution a nd sup p ly fa c ilities in the CSA. In return, the
CSA p a ys c om p ensa tion to the City in the form of w a ter ra tes tha t a re c onsistent w ith c ity
resid ents. El Ma c ero CSA reta ins ow nership of the w a ter d istrib ution system . How ever, the
City is resp onsib le for re p la c em ent of the existing system sho uld there b e w ea r o r a fa ilure.
CSA resid ents ha ve in the p a st p a id for sig nific a nt infra struc ture nee d s to serve the a rea (i.e.,
c onstruc tion of a new w ell).
The City p rovid es w a te r trea tm ent a nd d istrib ution to CSA resid ents from one w ell a s
d isc ussed b elow . The CSA a lso ha s m ultip le interties w ith the City’ s w a ter syste m , w hic h a lso
relies entirely on w ell w a ter to p rovid e p o ta b le w a ter. Wa ter is p um p e d a t the w ells a nd
trea ted via w ell-hea d trea tm ent if nec essa ry, then d istrib uted thro ug h d istrib ution m a ins
c onsisting of p rim a rily a sb esto s c em ent.
Wa ter Ca pa city: Wa ter for the CSA is p um p ed from one CSA-ow ned w ell (EM3), w hic h w a s
d rilled in 1991 a nd ha s a c a p a c ity of 1,165 g p m . Until 2008, the CSA a lso o w ned a nother w ell
tha t w a s d rilled in 1969; how ever, hig h nitra te levels m a d e the w a ter unusa b le a nd the w ell
w a s d estro yed . Conta m ina nts in the g round w a ter, suc h a s nitra te s, b oro n, c hrom ium , a nd
m a ng a nese, a re the reg ion’ s g rea test w a ter sourc e c a p a c ity c onc ern. Ba sed on c he m ic a l
a na lyses c ond uc ted a t ea c h w ell site in 2014, there d o es not a p p ea r to b e w a ter q ua lity
c onc erns a t the CSA’ s EM3 w ell a t this tim e; ho w ever, so m e c onta m ina nts a re p resent in
sem i-hig h levels. The City ha s ha d to retire eig ht w ells in rec ent yea rs, p rim a rily d ue to w a ter
q ua lity c onc erns. Ad d itiona lly, hig her sa lt c ontent in the g ro und w a ter ha s c rea ted
c ha lleng es m eeting reg ula tions a t the City’ s w a stew a ter trea tm ent p la nt. Conseq uently, the
City is in the m id st of a c olla b ora tive p rojec t w ith the City of Wo od la nd to b ring surfa c e
w a ter from the Sa c ra m e nto River to the a rea to elim ina te relia nc e on well w a ter, w hic h is
estim a ted to b e c om p le ted a nd serving the a re a in p ha ses b etw een June a nd Dec em b er
2016. Throug h the CSA’ s interties w ith the City, the surfa c e w a ter w ould a lso b e m a d e
a va ila b le to El Ma c ero. The CSA-o w ned w ell (EM3) w ill no long er b e used b y the City w hen
the w a ter p rojec t is c om p leted .
The CSA ha s suffic ient w a ter syste m c a p a c ity to serve a ll a rea s w ithin its b ound s a t p resent.
Bec a use the p otentia l fo r g row th w ithin the CSA’ s b ound s is lim ited , a nd it is not a ntic ip a ted
tha t the CSA w ill g ro w to inc lud e further territory tha t w o uld result in a n inc rea se in d em a nd
for w a ter servic es, there is suffic ient w a ter syste m c a p a c ity to se rve El Ma c ero CSA’ s future
g row th a rea . The City rep orted tha t w a te r sourc e c a p a c ity is lim ited a nd p resently only
suffic ient to serve infill g row th throug hout the a re a served b y the City, inc lud ing El Ma c ero
CSA.
Wa ter Adequa cy: With every a nnua l c ontra c t e ntered into w ith a n outsid e entity, the CSA
sta ff m ust p er County sta nd a rd s c om p lete the a c q uisition p roc ess w ith p urc ha sing sta ting
w hy the c ontra c tor sho uld b e em p lo yed b a sed o n p revious q ua lity of w ork a nd exp erienc e.
The County ha s c ontinued to c ontra c t w ith the City for severa l d ec a d es a nd ind ic a ted no
c onc erns reg a rd ing a d eq ua c y of servic es p rovid ed . Ad d itiona lly, the City rep orted tha t
there a re no p a rtic ula r c ha lleng es to p rovid ing a d eq ua te servic es in El Ma c ero.
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Wa ter Infra structure Needs: No sig nific a nt infra struc ture need s w ere rep orted for the CSA’ s
d istrib ution system . EM3 is of m od era te a g e, d rilled to a n interm ed ia te d ep th, a nd in g ood
c ond ition. The w ell is c o nsid ered to b e of m od e ra te overa ll effic ienc y a nd req uires m inim a l
m a intena nc e. The w a ter is of hig h ha rd ness a nd ha s sem i-hig h levels of to ta l d issolved solid s,
selenium , c hro m ium 6, a nd nitra tes. In 2011, the City outlined a d istrib ution system
op tim iza tion p la n tha t p rop osed c onverting EM3 into a n irrig a tion w ell for use a t the g olf
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c ourse, onc e the surfa c e w a ter p rojec t is c om p lete. The p la n fo r use of w a ter from the w ell
w a s orig ina lly b roa c hed b y the Country Club in 2007, a nd p erm ission w a s sub seq uently
g ra nted for use of w a te r from the p ota b le w a ter syste m . As of the d ra fting of this rep ort, the
CSA a nd g olf c o urse o w ners w ere in the p roc ess of neg otia ting a c ontra c t for use of w a ter
from EM3 w hen the w ell is no long er nec essa ry to p rovid e p ota b le w a ter sup p ly to the CSA.
Wa stewa ter: El Ma c ero CSA p ro vid es w a stew a te r to its re sid ents throug h a c ontra c t w ith the
City o f Da vis for op e ra tions a nd m a intena nc e of the CSA-ow ned c olle c tion syste m . The
Co unty, on b eha lf of El Ma c ero CSA (form erly the El Ma c ero Se w er Ma intena nc e Distric t),
entered into a n a g ree m ent w ith the City for m a intena nc e a nd op era tions of the CSA’ s
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w a stew a ter system in No vem b er 1966. Ac c ord ing to the a g reem ent, the City is resp onsib le
for furnishing a ll p ow er, la b or, eq uip m ent, m a teria ls a nd sup p lies nec e ssa ry to op era te a nd
m a inta in the w a stew a ter c ollec tion fa c ilities in the CSA.
In return, the CSA p a ys
c om p ensa tion to the City of the a g g reg a te of servic e c ha rg es for a ll w a ter servic e
c onnec tions. The CSA reta ins ow nership of the c ollec tion system w ithin its b ound a ries, w hile
the City is resp onsib le for rep la c em ent of the existing system in the event of w ea r a nd tea r.
As p a rt o f the a g reem e nt w ith the City, the CSA a ssisted w ith the fina nc ing of the City’ s
w a stew a ter trea tm ent p la nt.
The City p rovid es op era tion a nd m a intena nc e of the CSA’ s w a stew a ter c ollec tion system .
Effluent is then tra nsp orted to the City’ s Wa ter Pollution Control Pla nt for trea tm ent a nd
d isp osa l. The CSA’ s c ollec tion system w a s orig ina lly c onstruc ted in the 1960s d uring the
d evelop m ent of the c om m unity.
Wa stewa ter Ca pa city: The County ind ic a ted tha t there a re no c onc erns reg a rd ing c a p a c ity
of the w a stew a ter syste m a t this tim e. There a re no flow m e ters to tra c k the a m ount of
effluent flow p rod uc ed w ithin the CSA; c onseq uently, it is unknow n w ha t p ortion of m a in
c a p a c ity w ithin the CSA’ s system is in use; ho w e ver, g iven the low num b er of sew er system
overflo w s, it c a n b e d eterm ined tha t the re is p resently suffic ient w a ste w a ter c a p a c ity to
serve existing d e m a nd in the El Ma c ero CSA.
Wa stewa ter Adequa cy: The City ha s a n a g reem ent to p rovid e the sa m e level of servic e to
the El Ma c ero CSA a s w ithin the City. The City rep orted tha t there w ere no p a rtic ula r
c ha lleng es to p rovid ing w a stew a ter servic es in the El Ma c ero CSA. Sim ila r to w a ter servic e,
the County re view s the servic es o f the servic e p rovid er a nnua lly to justify the need for the
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City o f Da vis, Wa te r Distrib ution Op tim iza tion Pla n, Ma y 2011, p . 8-3.
Yo lo County Boa rd o f Sup e rviso rs a nd City o f Da vis, Ag ree ment No. 66-85, No vem b e r 7, 1966.
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c ontra c t. There ha s not b een a sew er system o verflow in the CSA in a b out five yea rs—the
la st one oc c urring in Aug ust 2011. In g enera l, the Co unty a nd the CSA seem sa tisfied w ith
the servic es p rovid ed . Ba sed on these fa c tors, w a stew a ter servic es in the El Ma c e ro CSA
a p p ea r to b e a d eq ua te.
Wa stewa ter Infra structure Needs: No p a rtic ula r infra struc ture need s w ere rep orted b y the
City for the El Ma c ero CSA’ s c ollec tion syste m .
Dra ina ge: Dra ina g e w ithin El Ma c ero CSA is g enera lly p rovid ed for b y the County. The
Co unty insp ec ts a nd m a inta ins El Ma c ero’ s storm d ra in syste m (p ip e netw o rk) w hen
b loc ka g e p rob lem s a re a p p a rent.
In a d d ition, there is a d ra ina g e c ha nnel tha t runs a long the b o und a ry of the CSA, into w hic h
d ra ina g e flow s from the surround ing City a nd Co unty a rea s, a s w ell a s from w ithin the CSA.
The City of Da vis m a inta ins the El Ma c ero Dra ina g e Cha nnel a nd p um p sta tion b y
a g reem ent w ith the Co unty a nd the Yolo Co unty Flood Control a nd Wa ter Conserva tion
Distric t (YCFCWCD). The CSA p rovid e s for reim b ursem ent of servic es to the City for 12
p erc ent of the tota l a nnua l c osts a ttrib uted to the d ra ina g e fa c ilities a s a p ortion of the flow
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throug h the c ha nnel orig ina tes w ithin the CSA.
The m a jor storm w a ter fa c ilities tha t a re a ffec ted a s p a rt of this a g reem ent inc lud e the
d ra ina g e c ha nnel a nd p um p sta tion, w hic h p um p s the d ra ina g e w a ter to the Yolo Byp a ss.
Ba sed on a nother a g re em ent b etw een the City of Da vis a nd the Co unty, the Co unty
a g reed to tra nsfer a ll d ra ina g e rela ted p rop erty to the City a nd the City a g reed to c ontinue
op era tions a nd m a intena nc e of the p rop erty b y c ha rg ing a n a nnua l sum b a sed on the
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rea sona b le c ost to the City of p ro vid ing those servic es.
Dra ina ge Ca pa city: The El Ma c ero d ra ina g e c ha nnel runs from Da vis to the Yolo Byp a ss
w est leve e w here the El Ma c ero p um p ing sta tion op era te s tw o 250 horse p ow er p um p s a nd
one 40 horsep ow er p um p d uring w inter m onths to d ra in storm w a ter runo ff. It d ra ins
a g ric ultura l ta ilw a ter thro ug h the levee into the Yolo Byp a ss Wild life Area . In 2014, a s p a rt of
a c ond ition a sse ssm ent c ond uc te d of a ll d ra ina g e fa c ilities in uninc orp ora ted a rea s of Yolo
Co unty, it w a s d eterm ined tha t the w a ter p um p ed into the Byp a ss Are a c a n im p a c t the
a b ility to effec tively d ra in, c rea ting p ond ed a nd w et soil c ond itions. The Yolo Byp a ss Wild life
Area system is typ ic a lly a lrea d y a t c a p a c ity w hen the El Ma c ero p um p s a re turned on in the
w inter. The sug g e sted im p rovem ent a s p a rt of the a ssessm ent w a s to low er a n existing
g ra vity d ra ina g e p ip e to relieve flood p ressure. By low ering this c ulvert, d ra ina g e p ressure on
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So, w hile the d ra ina g e c ha nnel a nd
the El Ma c ero p um p s c o uld p otentia lly b e red uc ed .
p um p sta tion ha ve no rep orted c a p a c ity c o nc erns, im p rovem ents to the d ra in a re
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Re g ina Esp ino za , Yo lo Co unty Dep a rtme nt o f Co mm unity Se rvic e s, CSA Ma na g e r, Co rre sp ond enc e Feb rua ry 3, 2016.
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Co unty o f Yo lo, Ag ree me nt No. 66-86, No ve mb e r 7, 1966.
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Co unty o f Yo lo , Yo lo Byp a ss Dra ina g e a nd Wa te r Infra struc ture Im p ro vem ent Stud y, Ap ril 2014, p . 25.
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nec essa ry in ord er to e nsure there is suffic ient c a p a c ity in the Byp a ss to ena b le p rop er
d ra ining .
Dra ina ge Adequa cy: The CSA ha s no c onc erns reg a rd ing d ra ina g e servic es w ithin the CSA
a nd the d ra ina g e c ha nnel. Ba sed on a la c k of issues, suffic ient c a p a c ity, a nd no know n
infra struc ture need s, it a p p ea rs tha t d ra ina g e servic es w ithin the CSA a re g enera lly
a d eq ua te.
Dra ina ge Infra structure Needs: During the p rior MSR, it w a s no ted tha t the El Ma c ero
d ra ina g e c ha nnel a nd p um p sta tion w ould req uire sig nific a nt w ork, a s the outfa ll need ed
reb uild ing . The City ultim a tely hired a c om p a ny to line the p ip es, a s o ther op tions w ere
d eterm ined to b e to o c ostly a nd tim e-c onsum ing . The w ork w a s c om p leted in 2008. As
m entioned , there is p resently a need to low er a n existing g ra vity d ra ina g e p ip e to ensure
p rop er d ra ina g e c a p a c ity d ow nstrea m in the Yo lo Byp a ss Wild life Area . The City d o es no t
ha ve p la ns in p la c e to c om p lete this im p ro vem e nt a t p resent.
Street Ma intena nce a nd Improvements: The CSA fina nc es c erta in roa d m a intena nc e a nd
im p rovem ents a nd othe r servic es rela ted to the streets, inc lud ing street sw eep ing , street
lig hting , a nd m ed ia n la nd sc a p ing . Roa d m a intena nc e servic es up to the level o f o ther
Co unty roa d s a re fina nc ed b y the Co unty. Roa d m a intena nc e servic es b eyond the County
level of servic es a re fina nc ed b y the CSA. The Co unty Dep a rtm ent of Co m m unity Servic es
sta ff p rovid es sta nd a rd m a intena nc e servic es. Sp ec ia lty servic es a nd la rg e im p rovem ent
p rojec ts a re p ut o ut to b id for c om p letion. Me d ia n la nd sc a p ing servic es a re p rovid ed b y a
p riva te c ontra c to r. Stree t sw eep ing servic es a re p rovid ed b y a p riva te c ontra c tor tha t ha s a
c ontra c t w ith the County. Stree t lig ht m a intena nc e a nd elec tric ity is p rovid ed b y PG& E.
Street Ma intena nce a nd Improvements Ca pa city: There a re no c a p a c ity c onc erns on the
streets w ithin El Ma c ero a nd the servic es p rovid ed to them . Levels o f tra ffic w ithin the
resid entia l c om m unity a re m inim a l a nd d o not m a xim ize the p otentia l use of the roa d s.
Street Ma intena nce a nd Improvements Adequa cy: The Co unty rep orte d tha t w hile there
a re c erta in loc a lized a rea s in need of rep a irs, the g enera l c ond ition of the streets w ithin El
Ma c ero CSA w a s b etter tha n m ost other Co unty roa d s. The CSA a d visory c om m ittee ha s
sub c o m m ittee s tha t foc us on issues rela ted to ea c h of the servic es p rovid e d .
How ever, there a re c onc erns b y som e resid ents of less tha n suffic ient roa d c ond itions in
som e a rea s. A re sid ent noted a p a tc h of roa d tha t is turning into g ra vel a nd d eb ris tha t ha s
not yet b een a d d re ssed . Ac c ord ing to County p ub lic w orks sta ff, loc a lize d d eterio ra tion of
roa d s m a y b e a ttrib uta b le to the Co unty’ s m a nd a tory use of the low est resp onsib le b id d er
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a s req uired b y the Ca lifornia Pub lic Contra c ts Cod e. The County, in c onsulta tion w ith the
CSA a d viso ry c o m m ittee, should d evelop op tions for future m a intena nc e a nd im p rovem ents
to roa d s.
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Street Ma intena nce a nd Improvements Infra structure Needs: There a re so m e a rea s in need
of im p ro vem ents, for exa m p le a rea s w here there is lifting of stree t p a ve m ent d ue to tre e
roo ts. During the next round of im p rove m ents, the CSA a d visory c om m ittee w o uld like to
ha ve a m ore c om p rehensive roa d re surfa c ing c om p leted w ith g rind ing d ow n a nd a n
overla y. Co unty sta ff is w orking to d e velop a tim eline for these im p rovem e nts.
e) There a re no new reg ula tions tha t a re a ntic ip a ted to a ffec t the CSAs existing infra struc ture o r
need for a d d itiona l infra struc ture w ith reg a rd to the four m unic ip a l servic es offered b y the
Distric t.
f)
As p reviously id entified , there a re no d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unities w ithin the
vic inity of El Ma c ero CSA.
There a re no c onc erns reg a rd ing the c a p a c ity a nd a d eq ua c y of the se rvic es p rovid ed b y the
CSA. There a re c erta in im p rovem ents tha t c o uld b e m a d e to servic e s, in p a rtic ula r enha nc ing
resp onsivene ss to roa d c ond ition c onc erns voic ed b y the resid ents, a s p ossib le c onsid ering
tim eline for roa d im p rove m ents to b e p rod uc ed a nd im p lem ented .
There a re c erta in infra struc ture need s tha t need to b e a d d re ssed , b y re sp onsib le p a rties. The
roa d s a re a ntic ip a ted to b e in need of re surfa c ing , a nd there a re o ther sm a ller loc a lized roa d
need s tha t a re a lso in need of c orrec tion. Dra ina g e need s im m ed ia tely o utsid e o f the CSA a re
the resp onsib ility of the City. No im m ed ia te infra struc ture need s w ere id entified fo r w a ter a nd
w a stew a ter servic e s w ithin the CSA.
Recommenda tions:
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The Co unty, in c onsulta tion w ith the CSA a d visory c om m itte e, should to d evelop op tions
for future m a intena nc e a nd im p rovem ents to roa d s, inc lud ing a fea sib ility a nd
c ost/ b enefit a na lysis o f p otentia lly p riva tizing the El Ma c e ro roa d system for
m a intena nc e b y the HOA. The a na lysis sho uld review the p otentia l for a ny unintend ed
c onseq uenc es to this c ha ng e in servic e struc ture, in p a rtic ula r w ith resp ec t to
hom eo w ner c o sts, p ub lic sa fety enfo rc em ent a nd solid w a ste c ollec tion.
•
If the roa d syste m is to rem a in p ub lic , LAFCo enc oura g e s Co unty sta ff, in c onsulta tion
w ith the CSA a d visory c om m ittee , to d evelop a nd im p lem ent a c a p ita l im p rovem ent
p la n for the CSA w ith a foc us on a ntic ip a ted roa d im p rovem ents over the next few
d ec a d es to ensure tha t the a ssessm ent b eing c ha rg ed is suffic ient to fina nc e p rojec ted
c osts.
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YES
MAYBE
NO
b ud g et la te?
c osts?
org a niza tions?
f)
Discussion:
a ) The El Ma c e ro Co unty Se rvic e Area routinely a d o p ts a nd op era te s a n a nnua l b ud g et a s p a rt
of the la rg er Yolo Co unty b ud g et p roc ess, w hic h is a p p roved b y the Yolo County Boa rd o f
Sup ervisors. The CSA’ s fina nc es a re a lso rep o rte d in the Co unty’ s a ud ite d a nnua l fina nc ia l
sta tem ent a nd rep orted to the Sta te Controller’ s Offic e (SCO) yea rly. While El Ma c ero CSA is
inc lud ed a s p a rt of these rep orts, revenues a nd exp end itures a re a g g re g a ted a nd there is
no c lea r rep resenta tion of the a c tivity for ea c h o f the CSA’ s servic es. The SCO rep orts w ere
m a d e use o f for the p urp oses of this rep ort a s they p rovid e the g rea test level of d eta il for
ea c h servic es p rovid ed b y the CSA; how ever, there a re still lim its to the inform a tion a va ila b le
g iven the overly b roa d c a teg ories used in the SCO rep ort a nd som e exp e nses a nd revenues
a p p ea r to b e m isa ttrib uted to w a ter servic e s. The Co unty is in the p roc ess of sw itc hing to a
new a c c ounting system (INFO R) a nd m a king c ha ng es to p roc ed ures for rep orting CSA fund s
tha t a re exp ec ted to im p rove c la rity of the CSA’ s fina nc ia l flow .
The El Ma c ero CSA op era tes o ut of a sing le fund , w ithin w hic h there a re sub c a teg ories to
a c c ount for four a ssessm ents d ed ic a ted to w a ter, w a ste w a ter, streets a nd m ed ia ns, a nd
op era tions. The a ssessm ents for w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es a re used to p a y the City of
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Da vis. The a sse ssm ent for streets a nd m e d ia ns is p ut in a reserve fund for use only on la rg e
c a p ita l p rojec ts. The o p era tions a ssessm ent is used to p a y fo r d ra ina g e, la nd sc a p ing ,
lig hting , a nd m inor stre et rep a irs a nd m a intena nc e. Prop erty ta x revenues g o into the
reg ula r op era tions b ud g et for servic es a nd sup p lies.
The ta b les b elow p rovid e five-yea r b ud g et trend s for the CSA’ s w a stew a ter, w a ter, d ra ina g e
a nd stree t m a intena nc e servic es. The b roa d c a teg oriza tion of “ se rvic es a nd sup p lies” a s
rep orted und er exp end itures d oe s not a llow for id entific a tion of w hic h se rvic es (i.e., roa d s,
d ra ina g e, or la nd sc a p ing ) w ere fund ed b y the o p era tions exp end itures. It sho uld b e noted
tha t revenue s a nd exp end itures b a sed on fisc a l yea r a p p ea r to ha ve b een sp ora d ic over
the la st five yea rs; how ever, this is d ue to a la g b etw een c ollec tion o f a sse ssm ents a nd
p a ym ent to the City tha t m a y c ro ss over fisc a l yea rs.
El Macero County Service Area
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
FY 13-14
Rev enues
Serv ic e C ha rges - Wa t er
$ 565,648 $ 575,404 $ 529,627 $ 544,322
Serv ic e C ha rges - Wa st ew a t er
$ 154,019 $ 47,950 $ 226,721 $ 252,118
C urrent Sec ured a nd Unsec ured (1%) $
83,525 $ 85,647 $
76,398 $
78,118
Prop ert y Assessement s
$
20,807 $ 61,650 $
44,553 $
26,668
4,602 $
6,250
Int erest Inc ome
$
11,029 $
8,790 $
Homeow ners Prop ert y Ta x Relief
$
739 $
735 $
716 $
715
Prior Yea r Ta xes a nd Assessment s
$
11 $
2 $
7 $
5
St a t e a nd O t her In Lieu Ta xes
$
24 $
27 $
21 $
1
Total Revenues
$ 835,802 $ 780,205 $ 882,645 $ 908,197
Exp end it ures
Tra nsmission a nd Dist rib ut ion
$ 771,398 $ 416,451 $ 489,061 $ 620,610
Sew a ge C ollec t ion
$ 210,000 $ 34,273 $ 210,000 $ 287,397
Ad minist ra t ion
$
40,515 $ 34,858 $
68,097 $
53,274
$
46,207 $
32,208
Serv ic es a nd Sup p lies
29,558 $ 46,324 $
17,258 $
17,258
$
17,258 $ 17,258 $
Dep rec ia t ion
Total Expenditures
$ 1,068,729 $ 549,164 $ 830,623 $ 1,010,747
$ (232,927) $ 231,041 $
52,022 $ (102,550)
Net Am ount
End of Yea r Fund Ba la nc e
$ 1,595,632 $ 1,834,469 $ 1,886,501 $ 1,783,951
El Macero County Service Area Summary
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
FY 13-14
Tot a l Rev enues
$ 841,876 $ 780,205 $ 882,645 $ 910,280
Tot a l Exp end it ures
$ 1,074,803 $ 549,164 $ 830,623 $ 1,012,830
Revenue less Expenditures
$ (232,927) $ 231,041 $
52,022 $ (102,550)
Sourc e: Annua l Rep ort s t o t he St a t e C ont roller's O ffic e
FY 14-15
$ 441,785
$ 385,221
$ 77,974
$ 45,751
$
5,873
$
672
$
1
$
1
$ 957,278
$ 240,884
$ 210,000
$ 31,925
$ 26,714
$ 17,258
$ 526,781
$ 430,497
$ 2,225,091
FY 14-15
$ 957,278
$ 526,781
$ 430,497
El Ma c ero CSA’ s revenue sourc es c onsist p red o m ina ntly of w a ter a nd w a stew a ter use fee s
a nd a streets a nd la nd sc a p ing a ssessm ent tha t a re c ollec ted thro ug h the resid ent’ s p rop erty
ta x b ill. The CSA a lso re c eives p rop erty ta x reve nues a nd investm ent revenues. While it is
d iffic ult to d isc ern from the ta b le a b ove d ue to the c a sh flow m a nner o f a c c ounting , these
revenue so urc es a re rela tively sta b le a nd w ill likely only sig nific a ntly c ha ng e should a w a ter
or w a ste w a ter ra te m od ific a tion oc c ur. Revenues ha ve stea d ily inc rea sed sinc e FY 11-12,
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m ostly a ttrib uta b le to a n inc rea se in sew er ra tes. While w a ter ra tes ha ve g one up a s w ell,
c onserva tion efforts d uring the d ro ug ht ha ve red uc ed the to ta l a m o unt c ollec ted .
The CSA rep orted tha t it is c onsid ering som e other revenue so urc es to inc rea se revenues a nd
fina nc e c erta in c a p ita l p rojec ts. The CSA is lo oking for g ra nt fund ing throug h the Sta te
Wa ter Reso urc es Control Boa rd to fina nc e a rec yc led w a ter p rojec t. There a re a lso
d isc ussions of a p ossib le p ub lic p riva te p a rtnership to fina nc e roa d p rojec ts; how ever, these
d isc ussions a re in the very ea rly sta g es.
CSA exp end iture s in FY 14-15 c onsisted of servic e fina nc ing for w a ter (46 p erc ent),
w a stew a ter (40 p erc ent), a d m inistra tion (six p erc ent) street m a intena nc e, la nd sc a p ing , a nd
street lig hting , a nd d ra ina g e (five p erc ent), a nd d ep rec ia tion (three p erc ent). The se
exp end itures la rg ely enta iled c ontra c t servic e re im b ursem ent to the City of Da vis for w a ter
a nd w a stew a ter se rvic es. Exp end itures for servic es a nd sup p lies a re for street m a intena nc e,
d ra ina g e, la nd sc a p ing , a nd street lig hting servic es. There is not a d e ta iled b rea kd ow n a s to
the c osts a lloc a ted to ea c h of these ind ivid ua l servic es w ithin tha t c a teg ory, w ith the
exc ep tion of d ra ina g e. Ad m inistra tion c osts a re for a ll c osts a ssoc ia ted w ith Co unty
overhea d of m a na g ing the CSA, sta ff tim e to c a lc ula te w a ter a nd w a stew a ter b ills, sta ff
tim e for a d visory c o m m ittee m eeting s, a nd a ny other a d d itiona l need s fro m sta ff.
The Co unty’ s fina nc ia l rep orts for the CSAs la c k c la rity a nd g enera lly d o not a d here to
rec om m end ed b est m a na g em ent p ra c tic es. As m entioned , exp end iture s a p p ea r sp ora d ic ,
d ue to a la g b etw een c ollec tion of a ssessm ents a nd p a ym ent to the City, a s rep o rted in a
c a sh flow m a nner o f a c c ounting . The Sta te Co ntroller’ s O ffic e rec o m m end s the a c c rua l
m ethod of a c c o unting b a sed on the yea r in w hic h the b ill or exp e nd iture for servic e
oc c urre d . It is rec om m e nd ed tha t the County b eg in rep orting to the SCO’ s offic e b a sed on
the a c c rua l m e thod of a c c ounting to m ore a c c ura tely p ortra y the fina nc ia l tra nsa c tions o f
the CSA from yea r to ye a r. The Co unty is in the p roc ess of tra nsferring CSA a c c ounting to the
Dep a rtm ent o f Fina nc e a nd it is a ntic ip a ted tha t these issues w ill b e a d d ressed
Ad m inistra tion c osts for the El Ma c ero CSA tota le d $31,925 in FY 14-15, w hic h is sig nific a ntly
hig her tha n the a d m inistra tion c osts of the Willow b a nk CSA, w hic h rec eive s d irec t b illing from
the City. G ra nted the El Ma c ero CSA ha nd les m ore servic es tha n the Willow b a nk CSA, b ut
som e of the se a d d itiona l c osts a re likely a ttrib uta b le to c a lc ula ting w a ter a nd w a stew a ter
b ills for resid ents b a se d o n the invoic es from the City or other b illing issue s. A p otentia l w a y to
red uc e exp end itures is to ha ve the Co unty o utsourc e CSA w a ter a nd w a stew a ter b illing to
the City a nd elim ina te the Co unty a s a n interm ed ia ry. This op tion w o uld red uc e the
a d m inistra tive c osts a sso c ia ted w ith c a lc ula ting the a m ount o w ed b y ea c h resid ent for the
w a ter a nd w a stew a ter utilities. In other w ord s, the rec om m end a tion is tha t the CSA c o uld
c ontinue to neg otia te ra tes w ith the City of Da vis; the Co unty w o uld c ontinue to ha nd le a ny
req uired Prop osition 218 elec tion p roc e sse s; a nd the Co unty w ould m erely c ontra c t w ith the
City to p rovid e b illing servic es for the neg o tia ted ra te.
Another op tion to red uc e c osts tha t re sid ents a re a lrea d y c a p ita lizing on is w a ter
c onserva tion efforts to red uc e their w a te r b ills. Betw e en the 13-14 a nd 14-15 p eriod s,
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c ustom ers in El Ma c ero m a d e a red uc tion o f 19.5 p erc ent in w a ter use. The CSA c ontinues
to d isc uss w a y in w hic h to c ontinue to red uc e use to m ee t Sta te reg ula tions a nd to re d uc e
household c osts. Monthly b illing w ould a lso p rovid e the resid ents w ith a na lytic s reg a rd ing
w a ter usa g e for c onserva tion p urp o ses.
Sim ila r to how exp end itures a re rep orted in the SCO rep ort, there is no d isc ernib le p a ttern
reg a rd ing net b a la nc es (revenue s less exp end itures) in ea c h yea r d ue to c a sh flow rep orting
m ethod s. How ever, it is a p p a rent tha t the Distric t’ s fund b a la nc e a t the end of the yea r ha s
c ontinued to rise w ith the exc ep tion of FY 13-14.
b ) Reserves:
The CSA m a inta ins tw o reserves d ed ic a ted to servic e sp ec ific need s—the w a ter w ell reserve
a nd the stree t overla y re serve.
After the c om p letion of the m ost rec ent w ell in 1991, the CSA d ec id ed to b eg in sa ving for its
next w ell, should a nothe r one b ec om e nec e ssa ry. In FY 92-93, the CSA b eg a n c ha rg ing a
$60 w a ter w ell reserve a ssessm ent. This a ssessm ent c ea sed b eing c ha rg ed in 2008 w hen the
City a nnounc ed tha t it w o uld b e c onverting to Sa c ra m ento River w a ter so urc es instea d of
relia nc e on its w ell syste m . At the end of FY 14-15, the w a ter w ell reserve ha d a b a la nc e of
$308,892. Onc e the City ha s c om p leted its surfa c e w a ter p rojec t, there is a p la n to
rep urp o se the existing EM3 w ell to p rovid e la nd sc a p e irrig a tion to the El Ma c ero Co untry
Club g olf c o urse. Therefore, the se re serve fund s w ill likely either b e refund ed or utilized for
w ell-rela ted uses, d ep end ing on CSA nee d s a nd leg a l p a ra m eters.
The stree t overla y reserve is fund ed b y the $180 p er yea r stre et a sse ssm e nt to resid ents. The
entirety of the a sse ssm e nt is p la c ed in the re serve for use on la rg e re surfa c ing or overla y
p rojec ts. At the end o f FY 14-15, the stree t overla y reserve ha d a b a la nc e of $235,742.
The CSA a lso m a inta ins a n op era tiona l c ushion tha t is not nec essa rily in a d efined reserve,
b ut is set a sid e for use w hen nec essa ry. The c ushion ha s b e en set a sid e over yea rs w hen
there ha s b een exc ess revenue s over exp end itures. At the end of FY 14-15, $70,643 ha d
b een set a sid e for op era tiona l c onting enc y p urp oses. And in a d d ition, the CSA m a inta ined
a n a va ila b le fund b a la nc e of $740,773.
The El Ma c ero CSA ha s a p p rop ria tely p rep a red for sp ec ific c a p ita l need s a nd c onting enc y
p urp oses, a nd in a d d itio n, m a inta ins a hea lthy a va ila b le fund b a la nc e of a p p roxim a tely one
yea r of exp end itures. Whether the street overla y rese rve is suffic ient to fund a ntic ip a ted
need s is c ha lleng ing to a ssess, a s a long term p la n for stre et im p rovem ents ha s no t b een
d evelop ed to d a te. How ever, the CSA ha s a sig nific a nt unrestric ted fund b a la nc e tha t
c ould p rovid e sup p lem e nta l fund ing for street c a p ita l need s, if nec essa ry. The CSA is not
resp onsib le for rep la c em ent of the existing w a ter a nd w a stew a te r syste m s d ue to a g e a nd
w ea r, b ut El Ma c ero CSA m a y fina nc e ne w infra struc ture or m a inta in the existing
infra struc ture to insure tha t the w a te r a nd w a ste w a ter system s w ithin the b ound a ries of the
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CSA c a n b e op era ted a s self-c onta ined system s in the event of term ina tion of the
a g reem ents.
c ) Ra te/ Fee Schedule:
El Ma c ero CSA c ollec ts use fees for w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es b a sed on City ra te s a nd
a p p roved b y the CSA re sid ents. There is a lso a p rop erty a ssessm ent fo r street, la nd sc a p ing ,
a nd d ra ina g e p urp ose s, a nd a sep a ra te a sse ssm ent for op era tions.
In the p a st, the City b illed El Ma c ero a t the sa m e ra te a s c ity resid ents. In 2008, the City
revised its w a ste w a ter ra tes to inc lud e a va ria b le c ha rg e c om p onent b a sed on the a vera g e
of the p revio us yea r’ s w a ter use from Novem b e r throug h Feb rua ry. Resid ents of the CSA
p rotested the inc rea se in w a stew a ter ra tes p ursua nt to the m a jority p rotest p roc ess for
p rop erty-rela ted fees und er Prop o sition 218. A d isp ute a ro se b etw een the City a nd the
Co unty und e r the 1975 Ag reem ent reg a rd ing the m ethod for c a lc ula ting the va ria b le sha re
p ortion of the w a stew a ter ra te for the CSA a nd the a m ount the Co unty ow ed the City for
w a stew a ter servic es to the CSA follow ing the City’ s a d op tion of re vised w a stew a ter ra te s in
2008.
El Ma c ero resid ents a rg ued tha t the y ha ve la rg e lots c om p a red to those w ithin the City of
Da vis a nd still ha ve to w a ter la nd sc a p ing d uring the w inter, a nd the w inte r w a ter p roxy d o es
not a c c ura tely re flec t the CSA’ s im p a c t on the w a stew a ter system . Sinc e w a ter from
la nd sc a p ing enters the storm d ra in, no t the sew er, a Ba rtle-Wells stud ied a g reed to b y the
c ity a nd the c ounty, c onc lud ed tha t the c ity’ s w inter w a ter use ra te re sulted in overc ha rg es
to El Ma c ero resid ents. In Ap ril 2015, the CSA neg otia ted a low er ra te a nd a s p a rt of the
resolution g ua ra nteed tha t CSA resid ent ha s a sea t a t the ta b le d uring ra te neg otia tions.
Ba sed on the a g reem e nt tha t ha s b een c om e to b y the County a nd the City, the CSAs
sing le fa m ily resid entia l w a stew a ter ra te w ill b e b a sed on the m ed ia n w inter w a ter use fo r
resid entia l c ustom ers w ithin the City of Da vis, a nd the m ulti-fa m ily resid entia l ra te w ill b e
b a sed on 76.1 p erc ent o f the m ed ia n w inter w a ter use for resid entia l c ustom ers in the City o f
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Da vis. Conseq uently, e a c h c onnec tion p a ys a fla t ra te for sew e r servic es reg a rd less of
w a ter use. The se w er ra te on the FY 15-16 ta x b ill w a s $559 for the yea r, or $46.58 p er m onth.
Disc ussions on future w a stew a ter ra tes a re a ntic ip a ted to oc c ur sta rting in July 2016. Also a s
p a rt of the a g reem ent, the County a g reed to p rovid e ed uc a tiona l a nd inform a tiona l
outrea c h reg a rd ing w a ter c onsum p tion a nd sew er ra tes to a ll CSA c usto m ers a nd to p rovid e
tim ely usa g e d a ta a nd inform a tion so tha t the CSA c usto m ers a re a w a re of their a c tua l
usa g e.
Wa ter ra tes a re b a sed on a b a se fee a nd w a ter usa g e a nd a re a t the sa m e ra tes a s the
City. The City p a ssed m ulti-yea r w a ter ra te a d justm ents in Sep tem b er 2014. As of Ja nua ry 1,
2016, the b a se ra te, w hic h is d ep end ent on c onnec tion size, ra ng es b etw een $9.87 a nd
$16.66 p er sing le fa m ily resid enc e. Wa ter use is $1.50 p er 100 c ub ic feet (c c f) for use up to 18
c c f, therea fter it is $1.90 p er c c f. Resid ents ha ve ind ic a ted c onc erns tha t the re is no
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justific a tion p rovid ed a s to ho w the lum p sum c ha rg ed on the p rop erty ta x b ill is c a lc ula ted
a t the tim e of b illing a nd it is only p rovid ed up on req uest. The fee a s it sho w s on the ta x b ill is
only for w a ter usa g e. It is a d irec t p a ss thro ug h of the c ha rg e tha t the Co unty rec eives from
the City. It is c a lc ula ted b a sed on the a m ount of w a ter tha t ea c h ind ivid ua l resid ent uses for
the p revious yea r. There is no a d d itiona l c ha rg e for a d m inistra tion or Co unty fee on tha t line
item a s it a p p ea rs on the p rop erty ta x b ill.
El Ma c ero CSA c ha rg es a n a ssessm ent of $180 fo r restric ted use in the stre et reserve a nd a n
a ssessm ent of $50 for o p era tions of the CSA w hic h g oes tow a rd s d ra ina g e, la nd sc a p ing ,
street lig hting , a nd m inor street rep a irs. Both a ssessm ents ha ve re m a ined the sa m e ove r a t
lea st the la st five yea rs.
In p a st yea rs, a ll fees a nd a ssessm ents w ere lum p e d tog e ther on ea c h resid ent’ s p rop erty ta x
b ill. In FY 14-15, the w a ter fee w a s b roken out sep a ra tely from the other fees a nd
a ssessm ents, a nd in FY 15-16, the Co unty b e g a n b rea king out the ind ivid ua l fees a nd
a ssessm ents fo r tra nsp a renc y p urp oses. How ever, there rem a ins a la c k of c la rity in the
p rop erty ta x b ill on ho w the w a ter servic es c ha rg es a ttrib uta b le to e a c h resid enc e a re
c a lc ula ted b y the County.
d ) Infra structure Ma intena nce a nd Repla cement:
El Ma c ero CSA is a p a rt of the Co unty of Yolo , a nd is g overned b y the Yolo Co unty Boa rd of
Sup ervisors. As suc h, the CSA is sub jec t to the Ca p ita l Asset Polic y a s a d o p ted b y the Boa rd
of Sup ervisors, w hic h is p rep a red a nd up d a ted a nnua lly.
The CSA rep orted ly is in the p roc ess o f c rea ting a p la n for c a p ita l im p rovem ents, in p a rtic ula r
roa d resurfa c ing . There a re no p la ns sp ec ific to the CSA in the Co unty’ s Ca p ita l
Im p rovem ent Pla n. It is rec om m end ed tha t the Co unty, in c onsulta tion w ith CSA Ad visory
Co m m ittee, c om p ile a long term c a p ita l p la n w ith a foc us on a ntic ip a ted street need s over
the next few d ec a d es to ensure tha t the a ssessm ent b eing c ha rg ed is suffic ient to fina nc e
a ntic ip a ted need s.
e) Fina ncia l Policies:
El Ma c ero CSA is a p a rt of the Co unty of Yolo , a nd is g overned b y the Yolo Co unty Boa rd of
Sup ervisors. As suc h, the CSA is sub jec t to the fina nc ia l p olic ies tha t ha ve b een a d op ted b y
the County. The Co unty should c ontinue to m o nitor the CSA to ensure tha t it a d heres to
c ountyw id e fina nc ia l p olic ies a nd b est p ra c tic es a nd tha t CSA fina nc es a re tra nsp a rent a nd
ea sy to follow for the a d visory c om m ittee a nd c o nstituents.
Given the la c k of c la rity a nd c onsistenc y of CSA fina nc es thro ug ho ut the Co unty, c rea tion of
a d d itiona l fina nc ia l p olic ies sp ec ific to CSA op era tions, inc lud ing c ontra c ting , p urc ha sing ,
rep orting , CIP p la nning , reserves, a nd fund tra c king m ec ha nism s, sho uld b e d evelop ed a nd
esta b lished b y the Boa rd of Sup ervisors. Ad d itio na lly, in ord er to a ug m e nt relia b ility of CSA
fund tra c king a nd fina nc ia l rep orts, the Co unty is a lrea d y in the p roc ess of ha ving the
Dep a rtm ent o f Fina nc ia l Servic es ta ke over the m a na g em ent of a ll CSA a c c ounting .
f)
Debt:
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El Ma c ero CSA d id not ha ve a ny o utsta nd ing d e b t a t the end of FY 14-15.
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The CSA ha s fina nc ia l p olic ies, a s d e term ined b y the Yolo Co unty Boa rd of Sup ervisors. Ho w ever,
c ountyw id e fina nc ia l p la nning d oc um ents, w ithin w hic h the CSA is a lso inc lud ed , a re d iffic ult to
m a neuver a nd follow CSA a c tivities b y servic e typ e. There is a la c k o f a c lea r rep resenta tion of
how CSA fund s a re tra c ked . The a nnua l rep ort to the SCO p rovid e s the ea siest to rea d form a t
for the CSAs fina nc ia l a c tivities; how e ver, the re is lim ited b rea kd ow n of exp end iture inform a tion.
There a re op p ortunities for im p roved tra nsp a renc y, c la rity a nd a c c ura c y of the CSA’ s fina nc es,
inc lud ing 1) p rep a ra tion of q ua rte rly fina nc ia l rep orts b y County sta ff for e a c h CSA, 2) c ontinued
Co unty m onitoring of its CSA op era tions to ensure c om p lia nc e w ith County fina nc ia l p olic ies, 3)
c rea tion of fina nc ia l p olic ies sp ec ific to the CSAs to p rovid e furthe r g uid a nc e to a m ore d eta iled
level for CSA fina nc ia l rep orts a nd tra c king , 4) tra nsfer o f CSA a c c ounting a nd b ookkeep ing
func tions to the Co unty Dep a rtm ent of Fina nc ia l Servic es, a nd use of a c c rua l a c c ounting for the
SCO rep o rts.
The County ha s sta rted to b rea kd ow n the va rious CSA fe es for El Ma c ero CSA on the p rop erty
ta x b ills to p rovid e g re a ter d eta il a s to w ha t servic es a re b eing fina nc ed b y the c ollec ted
a ssessm ents. How ever, there a re c ontinued c onc erns tha t the lum p sum w a ter utility c ha rg e on
the p rop erty ta x b ill is not sub sta ntia ted for ea c h c ustom er a s p a rt of the b illing p roc ess. A
b rea kd ow n of how the w a ter b ill is c a lc ula ted should b e p ro vid ed to e a c h c onnec tion w ithin
the CSA a t the tim e tha t the p rop erty ta x b ill is d istrib uted .
The CSA rep orted ly is in the p roc ess of c rea ting a p la n for c a p ita l im p rovem ents, in p a rtic ula r
roa d re surfa c ing . Due to the a b senc e of a CIP, it c a nnot b e rea d ily d eterm ined w hether reserve
fund s a re suffic ient to c o ver a ntic ip a ted future ne ed s, in p a rtic ula r for roa d resurfa c ing need s. A
CIP is essentia l fo r long -term fina nc ia l p la nning . How ever, the CSA d oes m a inta in a sub sta ntia l
reserve b a la nc e of $1.3 m illion inc lud ing the w ell reserve, the street o verla y reserve, a nd the
c a sh fund b a la nc e. After a CIP is d evelop ed to d eterm ine a ll c a p ita l need s of the CSA, the
reserve level sho uld b e review ed to d eterm ine if it is a p p rop ria te to the need s of the CSA a nd
the servic e struc ture.
As a result o f the County a c ting a s a n interm ed ia ry for b illing of w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es,
there a re c erta in a d m inistra tive c osts tha t a re a ssoc ia ted w ith c a lc ula ting the b ills for ea c h of
the c ustom ers. In to ta l, the CSA ha s sig nific a ntly hig her a d m inistra tive c osts to the Co unty tha t
m a y b e d ue in p a rt to c a lc ula ting b ills for ea c h ind ivid ua l in the CSA a nd other a c ts a s the
interm ed ia ry b etw een the City a nd CSA. These c osts c ould b e elim ina ted should the CSA
tra nsition to d irec t b illing b y the City. Also, ea sing the d em a nd s on Co unty sta ff for
a d m inistra tion, m a y a llo w tim e fo r im p roved fina nc ia l rep orting p ra c tic es.
Recommenda tions:
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In ord er to enha nc e tra nsp a renc y of the CSA’ s op era tions, it is rec o m m end ed tha t
ind ivid ua l fina nc ia l rep orts b e c o m p iled b y Co unty sta ff tha t c lea rly d efines the
op era tions b eing fina nc ed b y ea c h fund , a nd the reserve b a la nc es for restric ted a nd
unrestric te d uses.
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The CSA Ma na g er sho uld c ontinue to m onito r the Co unty’ s CSA fina nc ia l p ra c tic es to
ensure tha t it a d he res to c o untyw id e fina nc ia l p olic ies a nd b est p ra c tic es a nd tha t CSA
fina nc es a re tra nsp a rent a nd ea sy to follow for the a d visory c o m m ittee a nd c onstituents.
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Yolo Co unty should d evelop a nd esta b lish fina nc ia l p olic ies sp ec ific to CSA op e ra tions,
inc lud ing c ontra c ting , p urc ha sing , rep orting , Ca p ita l Im p rovem ent Projec ts (CIP)
p la nning , reserves, a nd fund tra c king m ec ha nism s, to enha nc e c la rity of CSA fina nc es.
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Co m p lete the p roc ess of ha ving the Dep a rtm ent of Fina nc ia l Servic es ta ke over the
m a na g em ent o f a ll CSA a c c ounting , in ord er to a ug m ent relia b ility of CSA fund tra c king
a nd reg ula r fina nc ia l rep orts.
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The rese rve level of El Ma c ero CSA sho uld b e review ed to d eterm ine if it is a p p rop ria te to
the need s of the CSA a nd the servic e struc ture a fter a CIP is d evelop ed to d eterm ine a ll
c a p ita l need s of the CSA.
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Beg in rep orting to the SCO’ s o ffic e b a sed on the a c c rua l m ethod of a c c o unting to m ore
a c c ura tely p ortra y the fina nc ia l tra nsa c tions of the CSA from yea r to yea r.
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In ord er to enha nc e tra nsp a renc y, it is rec om m end ed tha t the Co unty d evelop a
w orkshee t or b ill tha t c a n b e d istrib uted to the resid ents a t the sa m e tim e a s the p rop erty
ta x b ill to c lea rly d em onstra te how the c ha rg es w ere d eterm ined .
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LAFCo rec om m end s tha t County sta ff c om p ile a long term c a p ita l p la n for the El Ma c ero
CSA w ith a foc us on a ntic ip a ted street need s o ver the next fe w d ec a d es to ensure tha t
the a ssessm ent b eing c ha rg ed is suffic ient to fina nc e p rojec ted c osts.
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MAYBE
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Discussion:
a ) At p resent the CSA p ra c tic es reso urc e sha ring b y c ontra c ting w ith the City for w a ter a nd
w a stew a ter op era tion a nd m a intena nc e servic es. Ad d itiona lly, the CSA c a p ita lizes on
sha ring g enera l County reso urc es, suc h a s sta ff a nd fa c ilities, b y b eing ma na g ed und er the
sa m e um b rella a s other Co unty a c tivities a nd the other CSAs.
b ) Given the d eg ree to w hic h El Ma c ero CSA a lrea d y sha re s fa c ilities b y rec eiving servic es from
the City a nd Co unty, the re is little p otentia l for a d d itiona l fa c ility sha ring p ra c tic es.
c ) One op tion tha t w a s id e ntified d uring the c o urse of this review w a s d irec t b illing of El Ma c ero
CSA resid ents b y the City for w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter servic es. This op tion w ould elim ina te the
Co unty a s a n interm ed ia ry, w ould red uc e a d m inistra tive c osts a ssoc ia te d w ith d eterm ining
the a m o unt ow ed b y e a c h c usto m er on the p rop erty ta x b ill a nnua lly, a nd w ould p ro vid e
the resid ents w ith a g rea ter level of tra nsp a renc y in how their b ills a re c a lc ula ted . In ord er to
ena c t suc h a n op tion, the CSA’ s w a ter a g reem e nt w ith the City w o uld need to b e up d a ted ,
b ut the p resum p tion is tha t the a c tua l ra te tha t w a s a g reed to w o uld rem a in inta c t. This
op tion is d isc usse d in further d eta il in Sec tion 6 o f this c ha p ter.
d ) An op tion tha t ha s b een p resented b y the City o f Da vis is, up on c om p letion of the surfa c e
w a ter p rojec t, tra nsitioning som e w ells a ro und the City’ s servic e a rea , inc lud ing the CSA’ s
w ell (EM3), to b e used fo r irrig a tion p urp o ses. Sid e b y sid e p ip ing w o uld a llow surfa c e w a ter
to b e use d for p ota b le p urp ose s a nd w ell w a ter to b e use d for irrig a tion p urp oses, b y
ensuring c ontinued use of the w ell infra struc ture a nd p reventing d up lic a tion of the City’ s
efforts to e ffic iently p la n for w a ter ne ed s a nd how to m ost effic iently serve those ne ed s
throug ho ut the City’ s w a ter servic e a rea .
Given the El Ma c ero CSA’ s c urrent servic e a nd a d m inistra tive struc ture, it a lrea d y g rea tly
c a p ita lizes on resourc e sha ring w ith the City a nd Co unty.
To further enha nc e effic ienc y a nd tra nsp a renc y, it is rec om m end ed tha t the Co unty, in
c onsulta tion w ith the CSA Ad visory Co m m ittee, c onsid er b illing El Ma c ero resid ents d irec tly b y
the City for w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es a nd elim ina te the County a s a n interm ed ia ry from
the b illing p roc ess. The b enefits of m oving to a d irec t b illing syste m inc lud e red uc ed
a d m inistra tive c osts a sso c ia ted w ith d eterm ining the a m ount ow ed b y e a c h c ustom er on the
p rop erty ta x b ill a nnua lly, p rovid ing the resid ents w ith a g rea ter level of tra nsp a renc y in how their
b ills a re c a lc ula ted , a nd resid ents g e tting m onthly d a ta on their w a ter c onsum p tion.
The Co unty is c urrently w orking on a n a g reem ent to tra nsition El Ma c ero CSA’ s w ell into a n
irrig a tion-only w ell up on c om p letion of the City’ s surfa c e w a ter p la n for g olf c ourse irrig a tion.
This op tion w o uld ensure c ontinued use of the w ell infra struc ture a nd p revent d up lic a tion of the
City’ s efforts to effic iently p la n for w a ter need s.
Recommenda tions
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The Co unty, in c onsulta tion w ith the CSA Ad viso ry Com m ittee, sho uld c onsid er a m end ing
the County-City c ontra c t to p ro vid e for d irec t b illing for servic es b y the City of Da vis to El
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Ma c ero resid ents to further enha nc e effic ienc y a nd tra nsp a renc y a nd sa ve the CSA in
a d m inistra tion fees to the Co unty for b illing . This rec om m end a tion a ssum es the existing
w a ter ra te tha t ha s a lre a d y b een a g reed up on b y the City a nd the Co unty w o uld b e
reta ined for the d ura tion of the existing term of a g reem ent a nd future w a ter ra tes w o uld
c ontinue to b e neg otia te d b etw een the CSA a nd the City o f Da vis, a s nec essa ry.
effic ienc ies.
YES
MAYBE
NO
effic ienc ies?
f)
red und a nc ies?
Discussion:
a -b ) The Yolo Co unty Bo a rd of Sup ervisors m eets on va rious Tue sd a ys in Room 206 of the County
Ad m inistra tion Build ing , w here the y m a ke d ec isio ns reg a rd ing the El Ma c e ro CSA d uring their
reg ula r m ee ting a g end a s. The Boa rd is in c om p lia nc e w ith p ub lic m eeting reg ula tions, a nd
a ll m eeting m a teria ls (inc lud ing a g end a s, m inutes, a nd vid eo rec ord ing s) c a n b e a c c essed
on the Co unty’ s w eb site.
Ad d itiona lly, the CSA ha s a n a d visory c om m ittee w ith sub c om m ittee s for ea c h of the CSA’ s
servic es. The El Ma c ero CSA Ad visory Com m itte e is a p p ointed b y the Boa rd of Sup ervisors
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a nd c onsists of five resid ents of the CSA. Term s for the a d visory c om m itte e m em b ers a re fo ur
yea rs in leng th. At this tim e, a ll sea ts a re filled on the a d visory c o m m itte e. There d oe s no t
a p p ea r to b e a n issue m a inta ining a full a d visory c o m m ittee m em b ership . Ad visory
c om m ittee m e eting s a re held q ua rterly, typ ic a lly a t 7 p m a t the El Ma c ero Co untry Club a nd
sp ec ia l m eeting s a re sc hed uled w hen nec essa ry. The Ad visory c om m ittee p rovid es inp ut to
the Boa rd of Sup ervisors on issue s rela ted to the CSA, a nd the Boa rd of Sup ervisors m a ke s the
ultim a te d ec ision on m a tters w hen w a rra nted . An a d visory c o m m ittee for a CSA is form ed
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a nd a p p ointed a t the d isc retion of the Boa rd of Sup ervisors. As d irec ted b y Ca lifornia
Governm ent Cod e §25212.4, the a d viso ry c om m ittee’ s role is to p rovid e a d vic e to the Boa rd
reg a rd ing the servic es a nd fa c ilities of the CSA, b ut it is not w ithin the a uthority of the
a d visory c om m ittee to m a ke d ec isions, m a na g e, or d irec t the d elivery o f servic e s a nd
fa c ilities.
Yolo Co unty Cod e of Ord ina nc es sta tes tha t ea c h c om m ittee sha ll a nnua lly (p rior to Ma rc h
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31) selec t a c ha ir from a m ong its m em b ers to p re sid e over m eeting s. How ever, in p ra c tic e,
the CSAs ha ve not b e en string ent in a d hering to this p ra c tic e. The County rep orted tha t the
Cha ir of the a d visory c o m m ittee is g enera lly c hosen every tw o yea rs, a nd the m a nner in
w hic h the Cha ir is c hosen is b a sed on the d e sires of the p a rtic ula r CSA c om m ittee (i.e.,
form a l nom ina tion a nd m o tion b y the c om m ittee w ith vote or inform a l volunteer a nd
insta tem ent b y d efa ult). As suc h, there ha s b een little c ha ng eover in the offic ers o f the El
Ma c ero CSA a d visory c om m ittee over rec ent yea rs. Fo rm er Co unty p olic ies p rovid ed for a
c ha ng e over in c om m ittee m em b e rs thro ug h term lim its—no m e m b er w a s a b le to serve
m ore tha n tw o c onsec utive term s w itho ut a t lea st a one yea r b rea k in servic e b efore
b ec om ing elig ib le for re a p p ointm ent to tha t sa m e c om m ittee. Ho w ever, this p olic y w a s
d one a w a y w ith in 2003 so tha t there a re no long er term lim its. It is rec o m m end ed tha t the
Co unty b e c onsistent w ith its p olic ies a nd either ensure a nnua l elec tion of a c ha irp erson a s
req uired o r c ha ng e the p olic y. Ad d itiona lly, the County sho uld c onsid er reinsta ting term
lim its for the a d visory c o m m ittee m em b ers to enc oura g e m ore resid ent involvem ent in the
a c tivities of the CSA.
Ad visory c om m ittee m e eting s a re held id ea lly o nc e every thre e m onths; how ever, a t tim e s,
the m eeting s a re c a nc elled . The Cha ir of the Ad visory Com m ittee c ited la c k of a va ila b le
m eeting sp a c e a s the p rim a ry rea son for the oc c a siona l c a nc ella tions. County sta ff
g enera lly a ttend s ea c h of the a d visory c om m ittee m eeting s. The a d viso ry c om m ittee p osts
a g end a s a s req uired b y the Brow n Ac t; how ever, there a re c erta in lim ita tions to p osting
inform a tion a t p ub lic lo c a tions a s there a re no p ub lic fa c ilities w ithin the CSA b ound a ries,
a nd the a d visory c om m ittee m ee ting s a re held a t the El Ma c ero Co untry Club (w ithin the
CSA’ s b ound a rie s) or a t a nother loc a tion o utsid e of the CSA. Any p erson w ho m a kes a
req uest w ill rec eive the notic e a nd a g end a for a ll CSA m eeting s b y em a il. The a g end a s a re
p osted on the CSA’ s w eb site, und er the Co unty’ s c a lend a r func tion; how ever, a resid ent
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Yo lo County Cod e o f Ord ina nc e s Title 2 Cha p te r 2 Artic le 36 Se c tio n 2-2.3607.
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w o uld ha ve to b e a w a re tha t a m eeting is oc c urring in ord er to look fo r the a g end a . The
la c k of a notic ea b le loc a tion for p osting o f the a d visory c om m itte e’ s a g end a is a c onc ern
for re sid ents.
The Co unty d issem ina tes inform a tion to resid ents throug h c o ord ina tion w ith the tw o
hom eo w ners a ssoc ia tions—the El Ma c ero Hom e ow ners Assoc ia tion (HO A) a nd the Oa ks
Assoc ia tion —a nd the El Ma c ero Co untry Club . The El Ma c ero HO A ha s b een c oop era tive in
send ing out em a ils to re sid ents for w ho m the y ha ve em a il a d d resse s. It is unc lea r w hether
this em a il list inc lud es re sid ents fro m the Oa ks, w hic h is not inc lud ed insid e the El Ma c ero
HOA. Em a il is the p rim a ry m ea ns of c om m unic a tion w ith c onstituents of the CSA.
Inform a tion on the CSA is a lso m a d e a va ila b le on the County’ s w eb site .
Altho ug h the El Ma c ero Ad visory Co m m ittee m eets Brow n Ac t req uire m ents, County sta ff
c ould d o m ore to foster op enness a nd tra nsp a re nc y. Co unty sta ff sho uld a p p ly c onsistent
sta nd a rd s for how o utre a c h a m ong a ll the CSAs a re ha nd led . Som e of the CSAs ha ve em a il
d istrib ution lists m a inta ined b y Co unty sta ff, w hile others d o no t. Co unty sta ff sho uld c om p ile
its ow n c om p rehensive a nd relia b le em a il list for a ll resid ents in ord er to ha ve g rea ter c ontrol
over w ho is rec eiving the em a ils, p la y a n a c tive role in insuring tha t a ll resid ents a re kep t
inform ed a s to w ha t is o c c urring w ithin the CSA, a nd p rovid e a m ea ns fo r c onstituent inp ut
to the a d visory c om m ittee tha t is not lim ited to the oc c a siona l c om m itte e m eeting s. In the
m ea ntim e, it is rec om m end ed tha t the County a nd a d viso ry c om m ittee c ontinue to
c a p ita lize on the HOA’ s em a il list a nd d istrib ute the m eeting a g end a via em a il p rior to every
m eeting a t the sa m e tim e the a g end a is p o sted . It is a lso rec om m end ed tha t the a g end a
for the next a d visory c o m m ittee m ee ting b e p o sted b y County sta ff on the County’ s CSA
w eb site in a n a p p a re nt p la c e p rior to the up c o m ing a d visory c om m ittee m ee ting .
Ad d itiona lly, m inutes for a ll of the m eeting s sho uld b e c ollec ted a nd p osted b y Co unty sta ff
on the CSA’ s w eb site in a tim ely fa shion.
c ) The CSA relies on one full-tim e eq uiva lent (FTE) p o sition a s the CSA Ma na g er w ho oversees a ll
op era tions, m a intena nc e a nd m a na g em ent of a ll of the County’ s CSAs. Ad d itiona lly, a
Co unty sta ff m em b er d ed ic a tes a p p roxim a tely 0.125 FTEs a s a n a na lyst for the CSAs,
c ond uc ting la rg er m a iling , elec tronic c om p ila tion of w a ter d a ta usa g e inform a tion, a nd
a ssista nc e d uring p rop e rty ta x b ill tim e. There ha s not b e en a n issue w ith sta ff turnover;
how ever m a na g em ent of the CSAs w ill b e tra nsitioning to the Co unty Ad m inistra tor’ s Offic e
a s of July 1, 2016.
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In 2013, the Co unty Aud itor Controller c ond uc te d a n interna l c ontrol review of CSAs. The
review w a s no t sp ec ific to El Ma c ero CSA, b ut the sa m e rec om m end a tions for im p rove m ents
to p roc ed ures c erta inly a p p ly to the op era tions of every CSA. It w a s fo und tha t the interna l
c ontrols over b illing p ra c tic es w ere a d eq ua te a nd tha t the la b or c ha rg es for sta ff tim e
a ttrib uted to ea c h CSA w ere sup p orted b y the WinCa m tim e log syste m . Rec o m m end ed
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Ne we ns, How a rd , Yo lo Co unty Aud ito r Contro lle r a nd Trea sure r-Ta x Co lle c to r, Inte rna l Co ntro l Re vie w o f Co unty
Se rvic e Area s Me mo ra nd um , De c em b e r 19, 2013.
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im p rovem ents to p roc ed ures a nd re sulting a c tion ta ken b y the Co unty to a d d ress the issue
a re o utlined in the follow ing ta b le.
Recommenda tion
Resulting Action
Im p rovem ent of p rojec t c od ing to furthe r
d esc rib e w ork p erfo rm e d for the CSAs a nd
other p rojec ts
Projec ts a re log g ed in in 15-m inute
inc rem ents, a nd a “ no tes” field ha s b een
a d d ed to p ro vid e furthe r d eta il a nd d esc rib e
the p rojec ts tha t a re b eing w orked on.
Reg ula r m onitoring o f CSA b ud g et a nd The CSA Ma na g er c ontinues to follow
fina nc ia l a c tivity to inform m a na g em ent a nd Co unty p ra c tic es of p rep a ring a n a nnua l
the a d visory c om m itte es of a ny b ud g e t b ud g et a nd a m id -yea r review to d eterm ine
a d justm ents.
sta tus.
Ensuring the p osting of ea c h CSA’ s b ud g et, Ag end a s a re p o sted on the Co unty w eb site
fina nc ia l rep orts, c op ies o f a g end a s a nd und er the c a lend a r func tion. While there is a
m inutes from b oa rd a nd a d visory c o m m ittee sp a c e for m inutes, they a re usua lly not
m eeting s, a nd other rela ted rep orts tha t up loa d ed a nd a re m a inta ined b y the
sup p orts servic es a nd c ha rg es to the CSAs on a d visory c om m itte e se c reta ry. The CSA’ s
the resp ec tive CSA w eb site.
b ud g et a nd fina nc ia l sta tem ents a re w ithin
the Co unty’ s c o untyw id e d oc um ents. As o f
yet, no fina nc ia l inform a tion sp ec ific to El
Ma c ero CSA ha s b een p osted on its w eb site.
The County p la ns to a d d the SCO a nnua l
fina nc ia l rep ort to the CSA w eb site .
Enha nc ed a va ila b ility o n the p a rt of CSA The CSA Ma na g er w a s rea d ily a va ila b le
sta ff for p hone c a ll inq uiries a nd othe r d uring the c ourse o f the MSR a nd resp ond ed
req uests for inform a tion.
p rom p tly to a ll req ue sts for inform a tion.
Reg ula rly hold a nd fa c ilita te CSA a d visory There is a c a lend a r of a ntic ip a ted q ua rterly
c om m ittee m eeting s to keep the p ub lic m eeting s to b e held d uring the yea r;
inform ed a nd p rovid e inp ut fro m the how ever, the se m eeting s a re oc c a siona lly
c onstituents to
the
Co unty/ Boa rd
of c a nc elled .
Som e one from the Co unty,
Sup ervisors.
w hether it is the CSA Ma na g er, the Distric t 4
Sup ervisor, or the Sup ervisor’ s sta ff, m a kes a n
effort to b e a t every m e e ting .
The County ha s im p lem ented severa l of the re c om m end a tions a s o utlined in the Aud itorController’ s rep ort. The re c ontinues to b e ro om for im p rovem ent in fina nc ia l tra c king a nd
rep orting to the Boa rd a nd the c onstituents—q ua rterly rep o rts to the Boa rd of Sup ervisors
a nd the a d visory c om m ittee a re rec om m end e d . Ad d itiona lly, a s rec o m m end ed b y the
Aud itor-Controller, the County sho uld c a p ita lize on the CSA’ s a va ila b le w eb site to p ost a ll
a va ila b le inform a tion, inc lud ing fina nc ia l rep orts sp ec ific to the p a rtic ula r CSA, a ll m inutes of
a d visory c o m m ittee m ee ting s, a nd a g end a s a nd a nnounc em ents for the next m eeting in a
rea d ily a p p a rent loc a tio n.
In the event tha t a resid ent ha s a q uestion o r c om p la int reg a rd ing servic es, resid ents m a y
c onta c t the CSA Ma na g er a t a ny tim e via em a il or p hone. They m a y a lso c onta c t the
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Dep uty County Ad m inistra tor a s a d irec t sup erviso r of the CSA Ma na g er in the Co unty c ha in
of c om m a nd . Resid ents m a y a lso c onta c t the Boa rd Sup erviso r for the El Ma c ero a re a
(Distric t 4), w hic h a t this tim e is Sup ervisor Jim Provenza .
The p roc ess o f ha nd ling a c om p la int d ep end s on the typ e of c om p la int b eing sub m itted ;
how ever, to a d d re ss a typ ic a l c om p la int, the CSA Ma na g er w o uld first re view the na ture of
the c om p la int, resea rc h b a c kg round inform a tion, a nd then follow up w ith exp la na tion to the
resid ent. If the inform a tion p rovid ed is not sa tisfa c tory, then the CSA Ma na g er w o uld
c ontinue b y follow ing up w ith the a p p rop ria te servic e p rovid er (i.e., the City of Da vis for
w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es). Fina lly, the CSA Ma na g er w o uld c he c k b a c k w ith the
resid ent to ensure tha t the issue ha s b een re solved to the sa tisfa c tion of the resid ent.
Co m p la ints a re elec tronic a lly tra c ked via outlook a s w ell a s log g ed into the CSA Ma na g er’ s
notes. During 2014, the CSA rec eived 10 c o m p la ints from one resid ent reg a rd ing restric ted
a c c ounts a nd revenue s from d esig na ted fund s, severa l q uestions reg a rd ing a d visory
c om m ittee d uties, w a ter usa g e, sew er neg otia tions, Brow n Ac t, Prop o sition 218 elec tions,
w a ter c onse rva tion, stre et overla y, etc . The City of Da vis rep orted tha t it ha d not rec eived
c om p la ints from resid ents reg a rd ing the servic es it p rovid es in the CSA; ho w ever, there ha d
b een severa l c om p la ints reg a rd ing the w a stew a ter ra tes. Ind ivid ua ls ha ve m a d e req uests
for inform a tion to the Co unty, to w hic h resp onses w ere rep orted ly slow er tha n d esired . There
is a c onc ern on the p a rt of som e re sid ents tha t Pub lic Rec ord Ac t req uests g o unfulfilled for
leng ths of tim e.
The Co unty m a inta ins a n Ad m inistra tive Polic ies a nd Proc ed ures Ma nua l for fisc a l p roc esses,
a d visory c o m m ittee p ro c ed ures, Co unty Em p lo yee Cod e of Cond uc t, Brow n Ac t e tc . All
Sup ervisors ha ve filed Form 700 Sta tem ent o f Ec onom ic Interest w ith the Fa ir Politic a l
Pra c tic es Com m ission for 2014.
Long a nd short term g oa ls a nd ob jec tives a re d e velop ed throug h Boa rd of Sup ervisor p olic y
d ec isions, reg ula tory c ha ng es, a nd rec om m end a tions fro m the a d visory c o m m ittee.
d ) El Ma c ero CSA is p a rt of the County of Yolo, a nd is therefo re sub jec t to the sa m e fina nc ia l
reg ula tions a nd p ra c tic e s o f the Co unty. The Boa rd of Sup ervisors routinely a d op ts a b ud g e t
for the CSA a s p a rt of their a nnua l b ud g e t p roc ess, the Co unty Aud itor-Controller p rovid es
fina nc ia l rep orts a t the c lose o f ea c h FY, a nd the Co unty a lso c om m issions a n ind ep end ent
a ud it ea c h yea r. This inform a tion is a ll p ub lic ly a va ila b le on the County Aud itor-Controller
w eb site.
How ever, the El Ma c ero CSA d oc um enta tion is very d iffic ult to p inp oint in the Co unty’ s
fina nc ia l d oc um ents (suc h a s a d op ted b ud g ets, fina nc ia l rep orts a nd a ud its), w hic h often
sp a n severa l hund red p a g es a nd d o zens of County d ep a rtm ents. The m a nner in w hic h the
servic es of the CSA a re fina nc ed is not ea sily tra c ked or id entified . The c a teg ories in these
d oc um ents a re overly b roa d , lim iting the a b ility to d eterm ine w here fund s a re b eing used .
For exa m p le, in the County’ s CAFR a ll of El Ma c ero CSA’ s exp end itures a re c a teg orized a s
“ he a lth a nd sa nita tion,” w hic h d oe s not a c c ura tely rep resent the street a nd d ra ina g e
func tions of the CSA.
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The Co unty rep orted in a p revious CSA MSR (Wild Wing s CSA), tha t it w o uld b eg in p rovid ing
a d op ted b ud g ets a nd third p a rty fina nc ia l a ud its on ea c h CSA w eb site b eg inning in FY 1415; how ever, a s of the m id d le of FY 15-16, this ha s not oc c urred . The Co unty d id ind ic a te
tha t it p la ns to p ost the a nnua l SCO fina nc ia l rep ort on ea c h CSA’ s w eb site in the nea r
future. No d a te for c om p letion w a s g iven. While m a king the SCO rep orts a va ila b le w ould
enha nc e fina nc ia l tra nsp a renc y, a g rea ter level of d eta il of exp end itures b y servic e typ e
should b e m a d e p ub lic a lly a va ila b le a nd ea sily a c c essib le a s w ell.
e-f) As the a d m inistra tor of El Ma c ero CSA, the County a c ts a s a p oint of c onta c t b etw een the
CSA a nd the servic es p rovid ers, sp ec ific a lly the City of Da vis. Servic e c onc erns a nd
c om p la ints a re g enera lly d irec ted to Co unty sta ff a nd then d irec ted to the City if nec essa ry.
The City send s m onthly w a ter use sta tem ents fo r ea c h a c c ount a nd w a stew a ter servic e
invoic es to the CSA Ma na g er w ho c ollec ts the sta tem ents a nd onc e a yea r c a lc ula tes the
a m ount d ue fo r ea c h re sid enc e, w hic h is then c ollec ted a s p a rt of the a nnua l p rop erty ta x
b ill. Resid ents d o not rec eive reg ula r w a ter use sta tem ents a nd d o no t rec eive a b rea kd ow n
of how the a m ount d ue w a s c a lc ula ted , unless it is form a lly req ueste d of the County. While
resid ents d o not g e t m o nthly b ills, w hic h w ould p rovid e a n ind ic a tor of w a ter usa g e on a
reg ula r b a sis, El Ma c e ro CSA resid ents c a n m a ke use of the City’ s Wa terInSig ht p rog ra m —a n
online system w here c ustom ers c a n log in w ith a n a c c ount num b er a nd view m onthly w a ter
use trend s for their ow n c onnec tion.
The p roc ess of using the Co unty a s a n interm ed ia ry for b illing p urp o ses c onstra ins
tra nsp a renc y, c rea tes ineffic ienc ies a nd a d d itio na l c osts, a nd m a rg ina lizes the ind ivid ua l
c ustom er in El Ma c ero CSA. The Co unty c ha rg e s the CSA for the tim e sp e nt to c a lc ula te the
a m ount ow ed b y the re sid ent from the d a ta p rovid ed b y the City. Co unty a d m inistra tion
c osts w ere $26,761 in FY 14-15.
Another CSA in the Co unty, the Willow b a nk CSA, m a kes use of the City fo r w a ter servic es a s
w ell, a nd is b illed d irec tly b y the City fo r these servic es. The d iffere nc e in the b illing
p roc ed ure is a func tion of the a g reem ents tha t w ere a d op ted for ea c h of the CSAs. Any
c ha ng e in how re sid ents a re b illed w ould req uire a c ha ng e in the CSA’ s a g reem ent w ith the
City. If the City w ere to b ill the resid ents d irec tly, then the c ustom ers w ould ha ve a m ore
tim ely ind ic a tor of volum e of w a ter used to inform c onserva tion effo rts or d eterm ine if
som e thing is a b norm a l in the system ; a ltho ug h, the online tra c king syste m c a n a lso p ro vid e
this inform a tion, if d e sired .
g ) A few p o tentia l g overna nc e struc ture op tions w ere id entified over the c ourse of this MSR,
w hic h c ould lea d to g rea ter effic ienc y, low er c osts, a hig her level of servic es, a nd / or
enha nc ed tra nsp a renc y.
As p revio usly m entioned , there is the p ossib ility o f the City d irec tly b illing the CSA resid ents
a nd c utting out the Co unty a s the interm ed ia ry to inc rea se effic ienc y, c ut c osts, p ro vid e
tim ely ind ic a tors to CSA resid ents a s to their w a ter use, a nd a llow ind ivid ua ls to rep re sent
them selves d uring c ity ra te c ha ng es.
Another op tion m a y b e the El Ma c ero HOA ta king on the stree t a nd la nd sc a p ing servic es of
the CSA. While not a s reg ula ted a s a p ub lic a g enc y, Ca lifornia HO As a re sub jec t to the
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c a n op era te, c ourts ha ve term ed HO As a s m ini g overnm ents. In d oing so, one c o urt note d ,
“ …the a ssoc ia tion p rovid es to its m em b ers, in a lm ost every c a se, utility servic es, roa d
m a intena nc e, street a nd c om m on a rea lig hting , a nd refuse rem ova l. In m a ny c a ses, it a lso
p rovid es sec urity servic e s a nd va rious form s o f c om m unic a tion w ithin the c om m unity.” An
HOA w o uld not b e b o und b y the sa m e b id d ing a nd p roc urem ent req uirem ents a s a CSA,
w hic h w ould a llow for g rea ter flexib ility in c hoosing the b est m a tc h for the job a nd m a y lea d
to g rea ter long e vity of the w ork p rod uc t. The HOA w o uld c ollec t fund s a s p a rt o f its HOA
fee. The HO A w o uld not b e a b le to c ollec t the p rop erty ta x revenues tha t a re c urrently
rec eived b y El Ma c ero CSA, w hic h a re used to sup p lem ent som e of the street rela ted
servic es a nd a d m inistra tion. Ad d itiona lly, El Ma c ero HO A d oe s no t inc lud e The Oa ks
d evelop m ent, w hic h is w ithin El Ma c ero CSA. Sho uld the op tion b e c onsid ered , a m ea ns for
p rovision fo r roa d servic e s w ithin The Oa ks w ould need to b e c onsid ered , w hether The Oa ks
Assoc ia tion a lso ta ke s on its ow n streets servic es or if El Ma c ero HO A m a kes a n a g reem ent to
serve a ll a rea s w ithin the CSA.
In the event tha t the City b eg ins d irec t b illing a nd tra nsfers roa d servic e s to the HO A, the
nec essity of the CSA struc ture for servic es in El Ma c ero m a y need to b e a ssessed . Dra ina g e
w o uld b e the only re m a ining servic e offered b y the CSA. The CSA c ould c ontinue to
func tion p urely a s a fina nc ing m ec ha nism for the d ra ina g e servic es offered b y the City
throug h c ontra c t w ith the Co unty, or a no ther suc c essor a g enc y or fina nc ing struc ture c ould
b e id entified . Elim ina tion of the CSA d oes, how ever, p ose c erta in c ha lleng es, suc h a s w ha t
a g enc y w o uld ta ke on ow nership of the CSA’ s w a ter a nd w a stew a ter a ssets. This op tion is
therefore not for im m ed ia te c onsid era tion b ut m a y b e reeva lua ted up o n a ny c ha ng es in
the CSA’ s se rvic e struc ture.
The Boa rd o f Sup ervisors c ond uc ts op en a nd re a d ily p ub lic ized m eeting s a s req uired b y la w .
How ever, d uring the c ourse of this review , it w a s noted tha t the County is not a p p lying
a c c ounta b ility a nd tra nsp a renc y p ra c tic es uniform ly a c ro ss a ll the CSAs in the Co unty.
Co m m ittee m e eting s should b e held in a n op en m a nner tha t invites a nyone to p a rtic ip a te in
d isc ussion a nd d issem ina tion of inform a tion, w hic h req uires furthe r o utrea c h on the p a rt of the
c om m ittee to a nnounc e up c om ing m e eting s to a ll resid ents a nd g rea ter rec ep tiveness to inp ut
from the p ub lic . Ad d itiona l form a lized p olic ies a nd p roc ed ures need to b e p ut in p la c e to
c lea rly d efine c erta in a d visory c om m ittee p roc e sses, suc h a s m ea ns to c o nd uc t o utrea c h, how
offic ers a re to b e c hose n, w ho is to d evelop a n a g end a , ho w a n a g end a is d evelop ed , a nd
how m e eting s a re to b e run w ith suc h sp ec ific s a s how m uc h tim e w ill b e a llotted to ea c h
m em b er of the p ub lic for c om m ents.
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There is ro om for im p ro vem ent in op era tiona l effic ienc ies a s id entified b y the County Aud itorController’ s rep o rt. The rec om m end a tions tha t a re yet to b e fully instituted a re c rea tion of m ore
reg ula r b ud g et review s a nd ensuring the p osting of ea c h CSA’ s b ud g et, fina nc ia l rep orts, c op ies
of a g end a s a nd m inute s from b oa rd a nd a d visory c om m ittee m e eting s, a nd other rela ted
rep orts tha t sup p orts servic es a nd c ha rg es to the CSAs on the resp ec tive CSA w eb site. The
Co unty’ s El Ma c ero CSA w eb site d oe s not m a ke a va ila b le a ny fina nc ia l d oc um ents a t this tim e
a nd only ha s m inute s fro m a c oup le o f m eeting s over the la st few yea rs. It is a lso rec o m m end ed
tha t the CSA’ s w a ter a nd w a stew a ter ra te s b e p osted for the b enefit of the c ustom er.
A c lea r rep resenta tion of El Ma c e ro CSA’ s fina nc es b y fund is ha rd to d eterm ine in the
c ountyw id e b ud g et a nd fina nc ia l sta tem ents. The CSA’ s a nnua l rep ort to the SCO is the
c lea rest d ep ic tion o f the CSA’ s flo w o f fund s; how ever, the ind ivid ua l fund s a re not c lea rly
d efined (i.e., street ove rla y, la nd sc a p ing , a nd w a ter w ell reserve), b ut instea d a re lum p ed
tog ether b y b roa d servic e typ e. Ad d itiona lly, the exp end iture c a teg o ries a re oversim p lified . A
b ud g et sp ec ific to the CSA a nd a p eriod ic a ud it of just the ind ivid ua l CSA’ s fund s w ould g rea tly
enha nc e fina nc ia l tra nsp a renc y. Elim ina ting the County a s a n interm ed ia ry for w a ter a nd sew e r
b illing w ould inc rea se effic ienc y, c ut c osts, a nd p rovid e tim ely ind ic a tors to CSA re sid ents a s to
their w a ter use.
Loc a lized d eteriora tion of roa d s m a y b e a ttrib uta b le to the Co unty’ s m a nd a tory use of the
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low est resp onsib le b id d er a s req uired b y the Ca lifornia Pub lic Contra c ts Cod e. The low e st
b id d er m a y a t tim es not b e c om p elled to p rovid e a top q ua lity a nd long la sting p rod uc t. An
op tion to enha nc e long evity of roa d rep a irs m a y b e tra nsfer o f the se servic es to the El Ma c ero
HOA a nd Oa ks Assoc ia tion. An HO A w o uld not b e b o und b y the sa m e b id d ing a nd
p roc ure m ent req uirem e nts a s a CSA, w hic h w o uld a llow for g rea ter flexib ility in c hoosing the
b est m a tc h for the job a nd m a y lea d to g re a ter long evity of the w ork p rod uc t. Roa d
m a intena nc e servic es c o uld inc lud e la nd sc a p ing servic es a s w ell.
In the event tha t the City b eg ins d irec t b illing a nd tra nsfers roa d servic es to the HOA, the
nec essity of the CSA struc ture for servic es in El Ma c ero m a y need to b e a ssessed . Dra ina g e
w o uld b e the only rem a ining servic e offered b y the CSA. The CSA c ould c ontinue to func tion
p urely a s a fina nc ing m ec ha nism for the d ra ina g e servic es o ffered b y the City thro ug h c ontra c t
w ith the County, or a nother suc c essor a g enc y or fina nc ing struc ture c ould b e id entified .
Elim ina tion of the CSA d oes, how ever, p o se c erta in c ha lleng es, suc h a s w ha t a g enc y w o uld
ta ke on o w nership of the CSA’ s w a ter a nd w a stew a ter a ssets. This op tio n is not for im m ed ia te
c onsid era tion b ut m a y b e reeva lua te d up on a ny c ha ng es in the CSA’ s servic e struc ture .
Recommenda tions:
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The Co unty sho uld form a lize p olic ies a nd p roc e d ures a nd a p p ly them c onsistently a c ross
the CSAs to c lea rly d efine c erta in a d visory c o m m ittee p roc e sses, suc h a s m ea ns to
c ond uc t outrea c h, w he n a d visory c o m m ittee s a re need ed or sho uld b e d isb a nd ed ,
term lim its, how offic ers a re to b e c hosen, w ho d evelop s a n a g end a , how a n a g end a is
Ca lifo rnia Pub lic Co ntra c ts Cod e §10122
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d evelop ed , req uiring a g end a item s to d irec tly re la te to servic es p rovid ed b y CSA, a nd
how m eeting s a re to b e run w ith suc h sp ec ific s a s how m uc h tim e w ill b e a llotted to
ea c h m em b er of the p ub lic for c om m ents.
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The CSA Ma na g er should a d here to the Co unty Cod e o f Ord ina nc es a nd ensure the
a d visory c om m itte es a nnua lly selec t a c ha irp erson a s req uired , or c ha ng e the p olic y to
every tw o yea rs a s is m ore c om m only p ra c tic ed . Ad d itiona lly, the Co unty sho uld
c onsid er reinsta ting term lim its for the a d visory c o m m ittee m em b ers to enc oura g e m ore
resid ent involvem ent in the a c tivities of the CSA.
•
Co unty sta ff sho uld c om p ile a n em a il d istrib ution list for a ll re sid ents (sep a ra te from the
HOA) a nd / or p ro vid e d irec t m a iling s in ord er to ensure tha t a ll resid ents a re kep t
inform ed o f CSA Ad visory Com m ittee a c tivities. Resid ents c o uld b e g ive n a n op tion to
op t-o ut of this se rvic e, if d esired .
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The Co unty’ s CSA’ s w e b site sho uld b e up d a ted to p ost a ll a va ila b le inform a tion,
inc lud ing fina nc ia l rep orts sp ec ific to the p a rtic ula r CSA, w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter ra tes, a ll
m inutes o f a d visory c om m ittee m eeting s, a nd a g end a s a nd a nnounc em e nts for the next
m eeting in a rea d ily a p p a rent loc a tion.
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Co unty sta ff should p rovid e q ua rte rly fina nc ia l rep orts for ea c h CSA tha t c la rify in d eta ils
the va rious fund s, fund b a la nc es, sourc es of reve nue for ea c h fund , a nd a m ore d eta iled
list of exp end itures in ea c h fund or for ea c h servic e, a nd p rovid ed to the Boa rd of
Sup ervisors a nd the a d visory c om m ittees.
7. OTHER ISSUES
p olic y.
YES
MAYBE
NO
Discussion:
a ) LAFCo sta ff c ond uc ted outrea c h to severa l El Ma c ero CSA sta kehold ers w hile resea rc hing
this MSR, inc lud ing CSA sta ff, the Distric t 4 Sup ervisor, the El Ma c ero CSA Ad visory
Co m m ittee, resid ents o f the CSA, a nd the City of Da vis sta ff. None of these p a rties id entified
issue s in a d d ition to those a lrea d y d isc ussed tha t need to b e resolved in the MSR.
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Recommenda tions
None.
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The b o und a ries fo r El Ma c ero CSA a re a s re flec te d in the m a p b elow . The SOI for El Ma c ero CSA
is c oterm inous w ith its b o und a ries. LAFCo is not a w a re of a ny d evelop m e nt p rop o sa ls or req uests
b y a d ja c ent la nd ow ners to c onnec t to the m unic ip a l servic es of El Ma c e ro CSA for a ny hea lth
a nd sa fety issue s. Ad d itiona lly, there is no d e sire b y the CSA to c ha ng e its SOI a t this tim e.
Therefore, no SOI is rec o m m end ed w ith this revie w .
Up d a te is NO T NECESSARY in a c c ord a nc e w ith Governm ent Cod e Se c tion 56425(g ).
Therefore, NO CHANG E to the a g enc y’ s SOI is rec om m end ed a nd SOI d eterm ina tions
Up d a te IS NECESSARY in a c c ord a nc e w ith Governm ent Cod e Se c tion 56425(g ).
Therefore, A CHANGE to the a g enc y’ s SOI is rec om m end ed a nd SOI d eterm ina tions
HAVE b een m a d e a nd a re inc lud ed in this MSR/ SO I stud y.
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AGENCY PROFILE: WILLOWBANK COUNTY SERVICE AREA
Willow b a nk County Servic e Area (CSA), a lso know n a s CSA 12, is a re sid entia l c om m unity
loc a ted just o utsid e the c ity lim its of Da vis, Ca lifornia . The c o m m unity is c om p rised entirely o f
sing le fa m ily resid entia l d w elling s on 131 lo ts just so uth o f the North Fork of Puta h Creek. These
p rop erties w ere re zoned on July 15, 2014 to Low Density Re sid entia l/ Pla nned Develop m ent No.
65 (R-L/ PD-65). A m a jority of the lo ts ha ve b een b uilt on, a nd there is little op p ortunity for new
d evelop m ent or g row th w ithin the c om m unity.
Loca tion
Willow b a nk CSA is loc a ted just so uthea st a nd so uthw e st of the City o f Da vis, a nd im m ed ia tely
a b uts the City’ s so uthern b ound a ry.
The CSA lies b etw een Puta h Creek a nd Montg om ery Avenue w ith its w e ste rn b ord er a d ja c ent to
Drum m ond Avenue a nd its ea stern b o und a ry b e tw een Mea d ow b ro ok Drive a nd Torrey Stre et.
The CSA’ s SOI is c oterm inous w ith its b ound a ries.
w ithin a d efined uninc orp ora ted a rea . CSAs a re a dependent sp ec ia l d istric t, m ea ning tha t the
Sup ervisors ma y a p p oint one or m ore a d visory c om m ittee s to g ive a d vic e reg a rd ing CSA
The Willow b a nk Co unty Servic e Area w a s esta b lished in Dec em b er of 1996. The CSA w a s initia lly
esta b lished to p rovid e w a ter for d o m estic a nd fire p rotec tion p urp oses. The CSA’ s form a tion
resolution g ives the Co unty Boa rd of Sup e rvisors the a b ility to a d d c erta in a uthorized servic es
(lim ited to g a rb a g e a nd refuse c ollec tion, extend ed p olic e p ro tec tio n, stree t a nd hig hw a y
sw eep ing , p est a nd ro d ent c ontrol, a nd sew er servic es) to the CSA w hen it d eem s it
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nec essa ry.
At p re sent, the CSA only p ro vid es w a ter servic es throug h a c ontra c t w ith the
City of Da vis.
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Yo lo County Boa rd o f Sup e rviso rs Re so lutio n 96-85, Ma y 21, 1996.
Yo lo County Boa rd o f Sup e rviso rs Re so lutio n 96-206, De c e mb e r 10, 1996.
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The City ha s sep a ra tely extend ed w a stew a ter se rvic es to three p a rc els w ithin Willow b a nk CSA
on or nea r Drum m ond Avenue. The a g reem ent for the se se rvic es is b e tw een the City a nd ea c h
of the ind ivid ua l hom e o w ners, a nd the CSA is not involved .
Authoriza tion to p ro vid e a ny o ther extend ed servic es m ust b e a p p roved b y LAFCo. While not
a p p roved a s p a rt of LAFCo’ s form a tion resolution, the resolution rec og nized tha t the Co unty
w o uld neg otia te w ith the Yolo Co unty Flo od Co ntrol a nd Wa ter Conserva tion Distric t to ensure
tha t the CSA p a id a p ro p ortiona te sha re of d ra ina g e m a intena nc e c osts. The CSA d oes no t a t
p resent fina nc e d ra ina g e servic es, b ut c a n p rovid e a m ec ha nism b y w hic h p a ym ent c a n b e
m a d e.
In ord er to a d d ress a g ing w a ter system s on the verg e of fa iling ow ne d b y three m utua l w a ter
c om p a nies a nd the w ells of ind ivid ua ls nea rb y in the a rea , resid ents ultim a tely d esired to
c onnec t to the City’ s w a ter system . As a m ea ns to c onstruc t the nec essa ry new w a te r system
a nd rep resent the c o m m unity a s a w hole, Willow b a nk CSA w a s form ed to rep la c e the Oa ksid e,
Mea d o w b ro ok, a nd Willow b a nk Mutua l Wa te r Com p a nies, a ll of w hic h w ere d issolved up on the
form a tion of the CSA.
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The p rop e rty a nd fund s of the m utua l w a ter c o m p a nies w ere tra nsferre d to Willow b a nk CSA.
Zones w ere c rea ted w ithin the CSA b a sed o n the loc a tion of the form er m utua l w a ter
c om p a nies, a nd the fund s from the resp ec tive w a ter c om p a nies w ere a ttrib uted a s c red it
tow a rd s ind eb ted ness to the resid ents w ithin their p a rtic ula r zone.
Willow b a nk CSA is g overned b y the Co unty Boa rd of Sup ervisors a s a d ep end ent sp ec ia l d istric t
of the Co unty. The Boa rd of Sup ervisors is a d vised a s to the m a intena nc e a nd op era tion of
Willow b a nk CSA b y the Willow b a nk County Servic e Area Ad visory Co m m ittee. The a d visory
c om m ittee m a inta ins a w a ter servic e sub c om m ittee tha t w a s c rea ted sp ec ific a lly to c onsid er
op tions reg a rd ing a p ossib le irrig a tion system , sep a ra te from the system w hic h p rovid es p ota b le
w a ter from the City.
The CSA is c urrently sta ffed b y the Dep a rtm ent of Co m m unity Servic es (form erly c a lled the
Dep a rtm ent of Pla nning a nd Pub lic Works), a nd is b illed for the sta ff tim e of the CSA
Co ord ina tor, fina nc e sta ff, a nd Co unty leg a l c ounsel w hen suc h servic es a re utilized . How eve r,
a s of July 1, 2016, m a na g em ent of the CSAs is b eing tra nsferred to the Co unty Ad m inistra tor’ s
Offic e.
Municipa l Services
The Willow b a nk CSA p ro vid es d om estic w a te r se rvic es thro ug h a n a g ree m ent w ith the City of
Da vis for op era tion a nd m a intena nc e servic es. Three p a rc els w ithin Willow b a nk a lso rec eive
w a stew a ter se rvic es from the City, b ut this servic e is p rovid ed sep a ra te from a nd not b y the CSA.
Fire p rotec tion servic es a re p rovid ed b y a n a g enc y sep a ra te from the CSA, the Ea st Da vis Fire
Protec tion Distric t, w hic h c ontra c ts w ith the City of Da vis Fire Dep a rtm ent fo r servic es.
AFFECTED AGENCIES
County/ Cities:
City of Da vis
City of Winters
City of Woo d la nd
Co unty o f Yolo
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Dunnig a n, El Ma c ero, Ga rc ia Bend , Ma d ison-Esp a rto Reg iona l CSA (MERCSA), North
Da vis Mea d ow s, Snow b a ll, Wild Wing s, a nd Willowba nk
School Districts:
Esp a rto Unified
River Delta Unified
Specia l Districts:
Knig hts La nd ing , Ma d iso n, No Ma n’ s La nd , Sp ring la ke, West Pla infield , Willow Oa k,
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The MSR d eterm ina tions c hec ked b elow a re p o te ntia lly sig nific a nt, a s ind ic a ted b y “ ye s” o r
“ m a yb e ” a nsw ers to the key p olic y q uestions in the c hec klist a nd c orresp o nd ing d isc ussion on
the follow ing p a g es. If m ost or a ll of the d eterm ina tions a re no t sig nific a nt, a s ind ic a ted b y “ no ”
Sha red Servic es
Ac c o unta b ility
Provid e Servic es
Other
YES
MAYBE
NO
Discussion:
a -b ) The Willow b a nk c om m unity is c om p rised entirely of sing le fa m ily resid entia l d w elling s on
131 lots, of w hic h six lots ha ve no struc tures. There is little op p ortunity for ne w
d evelop m ent or g row th w ithin the c om m unity. There a re no p la nned or p rop osed
d evelop m ents or ne w ind ivid ua l struc tures a t this tim e. Ba sed on a vera g e ho usehold size
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in the Da vis a rea , there a re a p p roxim a tely 324 resid ents w ithin Willow b a nk CSA. Given
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As o f Ja nua ry 1, 2015, the Ca lifo rnia Dep a rtme nt of Fina nc e e stima te s tha t the a ve ra g e househo ld size in the City o f
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tha t the c om m unity is la rg ely b uilt o ut, the p op ula tion of the CSA is a ntic ip a ted to rem a in
rela tively unc ha ng ed w e ll into the future.
c ) Willow b a nk is a n uninc orp ora ted d evelop e d p o c ket tha t is surro und ed b y the City of
Da vis on three sid es. It is not likely tha t new g row th w ill oc c ur outsid e of the CSA’ s
b ound s tha t w ill b e c onsid ered for a d d ition to the CSA. The a rea to the so uth of the CSA
is outsid e of the City of Da vis’ sp here of influenc e (SOI) a nd is zoned for a g ric ultura l uses
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To the w est, north, a nd ea st of the CSA is inc orp ora ted City of Da vis
b y the Co unty.
territory tha t is a lrea d y d evelop ed w ith little op p ortunity for a d d itiona l g row th a nd little
need for the servic es of the CSA.
Willow b a nk CSA is essentia lly b uilt out w ith very few op p ortunities for a d d itiona l g row th w ithin
a nd outsid e the CSA’ s b ound a ries. There a re six lots w itho ut struc tures w ithin the CSA, b ut no
p la ns for b uild ing on these lots a t this tim e. Should the se lo ts b e b uilt up on, the re sulting
p op ula tion g row th w o uld b e m inim a l w ith little im p a c t on the CSA’ s d e m a nd for w a ter servic es.
No exp a nsion of the Willow b a nk CSA is a ntic ip a ted .
Recommenda tions
None.
YES
MAYBE
NO
fire p rotec tion?
c ) If “ ye s” to b oth a ) a nd b ), it is fea sib le for the a g e nc y to
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Discussion:
a ) Willow b a nk CSA p ro vid es w a ter servic es to resid ents from the City o f Da vis, the c ontra c t
servic e p rovid er. Struc tura l fire p rotec tion is p rovid ed b y the Ea st Da vis Co unty Fire
Protec tion Distric t via a c ontra c t w ith the City of Da vis. The c om m unity p rim a rily utilizes
p riva te onsite sep tic system s, a ltho ug h the City ha s extend ed servic e to three p a rc els w here
ind ivid ua l system s ha ve fa iled . As a p ro vid er o f w a ter servic es, Willow b a nk CSA fa lls und er
the p rovisions of SB 244 a nd a LAFCo d ete rm ina tion reg a rd ing a ny d isa d va nta g ed
uninc orp ora te d c om m unities w ithin or a d ja c ent to the a g enc y’ s sp he re of influenc e is
req uired .
Binning Fa rm s
Ca p a y
Cla rksb urg
Dunnig a n
El Ma c ero
El Rio Villa
Esp a rto
Guind a
Knig hts La nd ing
Ma d ison
Monum ent Hills
North Da vis Mea d ow s
Pa tw in Roa d
Ro ya l Oa k
Rum se y
West Kentuc ky
West Pla infield
Willow Oa k
Willow b a nk
Yolo
Za m ora
Willow b a nk is listed a s a c om m unity w hic h is c onsid ered b y the Co m m ission to b e a n
“ inha b ited uninc orp ora ted c om m unity ” . How ever, the m ed ia n inc om e for the Census Tra c t
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of w hic h Willow b a nk is a p a rt of is $105,607, w hic h is w ell a b ove the sta tew id e m ed ia n
household inc om e of $61,400.
Therefore, Willow b a nk is not c onsid ered to b e a
d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unity.
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Willow b a nk CSA p rovid e s m unic ip a l w a ter servic es to the inha b ited uninc orp ora te d c o m m unity
of Willow b a nk. Ho w ever, the p rovisions of SB 244 reg a rd ing d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted
c om m unities d o not a p p ly to the CSA, b ec a use the c om m unity ha s a m ed ia n ho usehold
inc om e of $105,607, a nd is not c onsid ered d isa d va nta g ed .
Recommenda tions
None.
SERVICES
YES
MAYBE
NO
territory?
future g row th?
up g ra d es?
f)
of influenc e?
Discussion:
a - d ) Willow b a nk CSA p rovid e s w a ter servic es to resid e nts throug h a c ontra c t w ith the City of
Da vis.
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Wa ter: Willow b a nk CSA p rovid es w a ter to its resid ents thro ug h a c ontra c t w ith the City of
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Da vis for op era tions a nd m a intena nc e of the CSA-ow ned system . The Co unty, on b eha lf of
Willow b a nk CSA, entere d into a n a g reem ent w ith the City for m a intena nc e a nd op era tions
of the CSA’ s w a ter syste m in 1999. Ac c ord ing to the a g ree m ent, the City is resp onsib le for
sup p lying w a ter in a suffic ient q ua ntity, q ua lity a nd p ressure to sa tisfy the d om estic , irrig a tion,
a nd em erg enc y fire flow req uirem ents of the CSA, a nd to m a inta in the w a ter system in g ood
c ond ition a nd rep a ir. In return, resid ents of the CSA p a y c om p ensa tion to the City in the
form of w a ter ra tes tha t a re c onsistent w ith c ity resid ents. Bills for w a ter servic e a re sent to
CSA c ustom ers d irec tly b y the City. The CSA reta ined ow nership of the form er w a te r system
a nd the new w a ter syste m . As p a rt of the a g ree m ent for servic es, the City is re sp onsib le for
rep a irs a nd rep la c em ent of the system d ue to w e a r a nd tea r.
Of the 125 resid enc e s w ithin the CSA, three ha ve not ye t c onnec ted to the w a ter system ,
a nd a s suc h only p a y a ssessm ents to the CSA for m a na g em ent. The City p ro vid es w a ter
trea tm ent a nd d istrib utio n to CSA resid ents from c ity w ells. Wa ter is p um p e d a t the w ells a nd
trea ted via w ell-hea d trea tm ent if nec essa ry, the n d istrib uted thro ug h d uc tile iron d istrib ution
m a ins to ea c h ind ivid ua l c onnec tion.
Wa ter Ca pa city: Willow b a nk CSA’ s new w a te r system w a s c onstruc ted in 1999 in ord er to
c onnec t w ith the City’ s w a ter syste m for servic es a nd w a ter sup p ly. The system is rela tively
new a nd w a s b uilt w ith suffic ient c a p a c ity to serve the a rea w ithin the CSA’ s b ound s to
c om p lete b uild out, w hic h the c om m unity is nea ring . As there a re no p la nned or p rop ose d
d evelop m ents w ithin the CSA, a nd g row th is unlikely, the w a ter system c a p a c ity is
c onsid ered suffic ient to serve future d em a nd . The City of Da vis ha s fa c ed w a ter sup p ly
c onstra ints d ue to w a ter q ua lity c onc erns of the w ell w a ter. Co nta m ina nts in the
g round w a ter, suc h a s nitra tes, b oron, c hro m ium , a nd m a ng a nese, a re the reg ion’ s g rea test
w a ter so urc e c a p a c ity c onc ern. The City ha s ha d to retire eig ht w ells in rec ent yea rs,
p rim a rily d ue to w a ter q ua lity c onc erns. Ad d itiona lly, hig her sa lt c ontent in the g ro und w a ter
ha s c rea ted c ha lleng es m eeting reg ula tions a t the City’ s w a stew a ter trea tm ent p la nt.
Conseq uently, the City is in the m id st of a c olla b ora tive p rojec t w ith the City of Wo od la nd to
b ring surfa c e w a ter fro m the Sa c ra m ento Rive r to the a rea to m inim ize relia nc e on w ell
w a ter, w hic h is exp ec te d to g o online a nd servic e the South Da vis a rea b y Dec em b er 2016.
The City rep o rted tha t w a ter sourc e c a p a c ity is lim ited a nd p re sently only suffic ient to serve
infill g row th thro ug ho ut the a rea served b y the City, b ut onc e the p rojec t is c om p lete, w a te r
sup p ly is p la nned to b e suffic ient to m eet the d em a nd s o f the City’ s existing servic e a rea
a nd future g row th a rea s, inc lud ing the Willow b a nk CSA.
sta ff m ust, p er Co unty sta nd a rd s, c om p lete the a c q uisition p roc e ss w ith p urc ha sing sta ting
The County ha s c ontinue d to c ontra c t w ith the City fo r 17 yea rs a nd ind ic a ted no c onc erns
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reg a rd ing a d eq ua c y of servic es p rovid ed . Ad d itiona lly, the City rep orted tha t there a re no
p a rtic ula r c ha lleng es to p rovid ing a d eq ua te servic es in the Willow b a nk CSA.
Wa ter Infra structure Needs: As m entioned , the w a ter syste m is only 17 yea rs old a nd is
c onsid ered to b e in g oo d c ond ition. The City d id not id entify a ny p a rtic ula r or sig nific a nt
infra struc ture need s.
In a n effort to lim it the p urc ha se of p ota b le w a te r p rovid ed b y the City, Willow b a nk CSA ha s
b eg un investig a ting the p ossib ility of d rilling a w ell to b e d ed ic a ted to irrig a tion uses.
Willow b a nk CSA rec ently hired a c onsulta nt (Wo od Rod g ers) to d e term ine the fea sib ility of
c onstruc ting a n irrig a tio n w ell to m e et irrig a tio n d em a nd s. Wood Rod g ers review ed the
a q uifer system tha t is b elow Willow b a nk a nd nea rb y Da vis. A p rim a ry c onc lusion is tha t the
interm ed ia te a q uife r (b e tw een 200 a nd 600 fee t d eep ) w ill likely p rovid e suffic ient c a p a c ity
to m ee t Willow b a nk irrig a tion d em a nd s.
As Wood Ro d g ers w a s in the p roc ess of c om p leting the irrig a tion w a te r fea sib ility stud y in
Oc tob er 2015, a nother op tion of a d ifferent w a ter so urc e p resented itse lf, p ossib ly offering
sig nific a nt c ost sa ving s for a new irrig a tion w a te r system . There is a p ossib ility the Co unty
c ould ob ta in exc lusive rig hts to a n existing w ell on the form er Nishika w a p rop erty so uth of
Montg om ery for irrig a tio n w a ter p urp o ses. Wo o d Rog ers, is investig a ting w hether this w ell
w o uld ha ve the p ro d uc tion c a p a c ity a nd w a te r q ua lity for the intend e d use. The Wa ter
Sub c om m ittee of the Ad visory Com m ittee is c o nsid ering the p ossib ilities a nd ha s not yet
rep orted to the full Ad visory Com m itte e.
Any b enefits of a new irrig a tion system w o uld g rea tly d ep end on the c o st of c onstruc tion,
w hic h ha s not ye t b een estim a ted . It is unkno w n w hether the c ost of the new w ell a nd
irrig a tion system w ould b e offset b y a ny c o st sa ving s from p ota b le w a ter c onserva tion. There
is the c ha nc e tha t the irrig a tion system c o uld m a ke use of p o rtions of the old w a ter system
d ep end ing on the c ond ition.
e) There a re no new re g ula tions tha t a re a ntic ip a te d to a ffec t the CSA’ s existing infra struc ture
or need for a d d itiona l infra struc ture w ith reg a rd to the one m unic ip a l servic e offered b y the
Distric t.
f)
vic inity of the Willow b a nk CSA.
There a re no c onc erns re g a rd ing the c a p a c ity a nd a d eq ua c y of the w a te r servic es p ro vid ed b y
the CSA. No nec essa ry im p rovem ents to w a ter servic es w e re id entified o ver the c o urse o f this
review .
Willow b a nk CSA’ s w a ter system is c onsid ered to b e in g ood c ond ition, w ith no im m ed ia te
infra struc ture need s; ho w ever, the CSA is re se a rc hing the p ossib ility o f insta lling a w ell for
irrig a tion p urp ose s, in ord er to lim it the p urc ha se of p ota b le w a ter p ro vid ed b y the City a nd
m inim ize exp enses for irrig a ting fruits, veg e ta b les a nd la nd sc a p ing . Any b enefits of a new
irrig a tion syste m w o uld g rea tly d ep end on the c ost of c onstruc tion a nd on op era tions a nd
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m a intena nc e, w hic h ha s not yet b een e stim a ted . It is unknow n w hether the c ost of the new w ell
a nd irrig a tion system w o uld b e offset b y a ny c ost sa ving s from p ota b le w a ter c onserva tion.
Recommenda tions
None.
YES
MAYBE
NO
b ud g et la te?
c osts?
org a niza tions?
f)
Discussion:
a ) Budget:
Willow b a nk CSA routinely a d op ts a nd op era te s a n a nnua l b ud g et a s p a rt of the la rg er Yolo
Co unty b ud g et p roc ess, w hic h is a p p roved b y the Yolo County Boa rd o f Sup e rvisors. The
CSA’ s fina nc es a re a lso rep orted in the Co unty’ s a ud ited a nnua l fina nc ia l sta tem ent a nd
rep orted to the Sta te Co ntroller’ s Offic e (SCO) ye a rly. While Willow b a nk CSA is inc lud ed a s
p a rt of these rep orts, re venues a nd exp end itures a re a g g reg a ted a nd there is no c lea r
rep resenta tion o f the CSA’ s a c tivities. The SCO re p orts w ere m a d e use o f for the p urp o ses of
this rep ort a s they p rovid e the g rea te st level o f d eta il for ea c h servic e p ro vid ed b y the CSA;
how ever, there a re still lim its to the inform a tion a va ila b le g iven the overly b roa d c a teg ories
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used in the SCO rep ort. The County is in the p roc ess of sw itc hing to a new a c c o unting
system (INFOR) a nd m a king c ha ng es to p roc ed ure s for rep orting CSA fund s tha t a re
exp ec ted to im p rove c la rity o f the CSA’ s fina nc ia l flow .
Willow b a nk CSA op era tes out of a sing le fund w hic h tra c ks a ll revenue s a nd exp end itures
a ttrib uted to the CSA.
The ta b le b elo w p ro vid es five-yea r b ud g et tre nd s for the Willow b a nk CSA. The b roa d
c a teg oriza tion of servic e s d oes no t a llow for m ore d eta il of w ha t servic es a nd sup p lies w ere
fina nc ed .
Willowbank County Service Area
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
FY 13-14
Rev enues
C urrent Sec ured a nd Unsec ured (1%) $
$
$
$
$
4,480 $
4,480 $
4,515 $
4,480
Int erest Inc ome
$
28 $
11 $
5 $
4
$
Homeow ners Prop ert y Ta x Relief
$
$
$
Prior Yea r Ta xes a nd Assessment s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
St a t e a nd O t her In Lieu Ta xes
$
4,484
Total Revenues
$
4,508 $
4,491 $
4,520 $
Exp end it ures
Ad minist ra t ion
$
$
$
$
$
6,607 $
5,626 $
4,397 $
4,702
$
Dep rec ia t ion
$
$
$
Total Expenditures
$
6,607 $
5,626 $
4,397 $
4,702
(1,135) $
123 $
(218)
$
(2,099) $
Net Am ount
1,611 $
1,393
$
2,623 $
1,488 $
Willowbank County Service Area Summary
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
FY 13-14
Tot a l Rev enues
$
4,508 $
4,491 $
4,520 $
4,484
$
6,607 $
5,626 $
4,397 $
4,702
$
(2,099) $ (1,135) $
123 $
(218)
Willowbank Assessment District Long Term Debt
FY 13-14
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
Principal Amounty Unmatured, End FY $ 650,000 $ 600,000 $ 550,000 $ 495,000
FY 14-15
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
4,480
(7)
4,473
$
$
$
$
$
$
30,004
30,004
(25,531)
(24,138)
FY 14-15
$
4,473
$ 30,004
$ (25,531)
FY 14-15
$ 435,000
Wa ter servic es from the City a re b illed d irec tly to CSA resid ents. As the resid ent is b illed
d irec tly b y the City, these fund s a re not a c c ounted for a s p a rt of the CSA b ud g e t.
Willow b a nk CSA is fina nc ed a lm ost entirely b y a p rop erty a sse ssm ent of $35 p er lot, w hic h is
used to fina nc e m a na g em ent of the CSA b y the County. In a d d ition to this a nnua l
a ssessm ent, CSA resid ents a p p roved a one-tim e a ssessm ent of $265 p er resid enc e in FY 14-15
to fina nc e the irrig a tion fea sib ility stud y. The se re venues d o not a p p ea r in the revenues for
FY 14-15, a nd w ill likely b e rep orted in the FY 15-16 SCO a nnua l rep ort. The only othe r
revenue so urc e is m inim a l interest inc om e ea rne d on the CSA’ s fund b a la nc e. Revenue s
over the la st five yea rs ha ve rem a ined rela tively unc ha ng ed .
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Willow b a nk CSA is not looking fo r a d d itiona l fund ing sourc e s a t this tim e. Sho uld the CSA
d ec id e to m ove forw a rd w ith the irrig a tion p rojec t, then a fund ing sourc e w ill need to b e
id entified .
CSA exp end iture s in FY 14-15 c onsisted entirely of servic es a nd sup p lies exp end iture s.
Exp end iture s m a d e a la rg e jum p in tha t yea r, m ostly a ttrib uta b le to c onsulting servic e s
a ssoc ia ted w ith the irrig a tion fea sib ility stud y. During the fo ur yea rs p rior to FY 14-15, the
CSA’ s exp end itures w ere la rg ely unc ha ng ed , a nd c onsiste d of g enera l a d m inistra tion fee s
for leg a l servic es, a ud iting a nd fisc a l servic es, a nd other g enera l Co unty overhea d c osts.
A p otentia l w a y to red uc e exp end itures is to elim ina te the CSA a s a n a d m inistra tor of the
w a ter servic es. At p re se nt the CSA’ s only func tio n is to m a na g e w a te r servic es from the City
of Da vis. The City c ollec ts w a ter servic e c ha rg es from the resid ents d irec tly. Ea c h p rop erty is
a ssessed $35 for a d m inistra tion of the CSA, inc lud ing sta ff sup p ort a t c o m m ittee a d visory
m eeting s, a c c o unting a nd a ud iting to tra c k the a d m inistra tion fund s, a nd other g enera l
overhea d item s. The CSA is not c ha rg ed for a d m inistra tion a ssoc ia ted w ith the c ollec tion of
a ssessm ents a nd p a ym e nt of d eb t a ssoc ia ted w ith the Willow b a nk Wa ter Assessm ent Distric t
(d isc ussed und er Deb t b elow ). Ba sed on the form a tion resolution of the a ssessm ent d istric t,
Willow b a nk CSA is no t nec essa ry for the c ontinued existenc e of the a sse ssm ent d istric t a s it
w a s form ed a s a p a rt of the County of Yolo not the CSA. While this op tion m a y elim ina te
som e exp end iture s, the CSA offers resid ents a m ea ns to voic e their op inions a nd ha ve united
rep resenta tion w hen ne g otia ting a n a g reem ent for servic e w ith the City. Ad d itiona lly, it
p rovid es a m ea ns to c o m m unic a te w ith a n elec ted b od y tha t se rves the a rea w ithin the
CSA, w hic h resid ents d o not ha ve w ith the City of Da vis a s re sid ents c a nnot vo te fo r c ity
offic ia ls. How ever, the se func tions c o uld b e ta ken on b y a nother c om m unity org a niza tion
suc h a s the G rea ter Willow b a nk Im p rovem ent Assoc ia tion or the South Da vis Gene ra l Pla n
Ad visory Com m itte e, w ithout the a d m inistra tion c osts a ttrib uta b le to Co unty overhea d c osts.
In four of the five yea rs sinc e FY 10-11, Willow b a nk CSA ha s exp end e d m ore tha n the
revenue s it ha s rec eived . Ea c h yea r the fund b a la nc e ha s d ec lined to c over exp end itures in
exc ess of revenue s. Ac c ord ing to the SCO rep orts, exp end iture s sig nific a ntly inc rea sed in FY
14-15 w itho ut a sim ila r inc rea se in revenues, w hic h resulted in a neg a tive fund b a la nc e of
$24,138. How ever, it a p p ea rs tha t the one-tim e a ssessm ent tha t w a s a p p roved to p a y for
the fea sib ility stud y w a s not c ollec ted a nd reflec te d in FY 14-15. It is a ntic ip a ted tha t it w ill b e
reflec ted in FY 15-16, a nd tha t the fund b a la nc e w ill return to p revious levels.
b ) Reserves:
The CSA d oes not m a inta in a ny c onting enc y fund s, b ut g enera lly ha s a sm a ll c a sh b a la nc e
from yea r to yea r. As m e ntioned , the CSA ha d a neg a tive fund b a la nc e a t the end of FY 1415, b ut w ill likely return to p ositive levels a s the one -tim e a ssessm ent is c ollec ted .
Given tha t the CSA d oes not d irec tly p ro vid e a ny servic es a nd is not resp onsib le for
rep la c em ent of w a ter syste m infra struc ture, a m inim a l reserve is sa tisfa c tory. How ever, a s
m entioned , the CSA’ s fund b a la nc e ha s c ontinued to d ec line over the la st five fisc a l yea rs.
The a d m inistra tion a ssessm ent d oe s no t a p p ea r to b e fully c o vering the c osts a ssoc ia ted w ith
m a na g em ent of the CSA. While a minim a l reserve is sa tisfa c tory, g iven the CSA’ s rec ent
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trend of a d ec lining fund b a la nc e, there a re c onc erns tha t the a sse ssm ent is not sa tisfa c tory
to c ove r a ll c osts a ttrib uted to the Distric t, a nd a m inim a l fund b a la nc e w ill not b e a b le to b e
susta ina b ly m a inta ined .
In a d d ition to the $35 p rop erty a ssessm ent for a d m inistra tion a nd the $265 one-tim e
a ssessm ent for the fea sib ility stud y, resid ents p a y for w a ter se rvic es to the City of Da vis. City
w a ter ra tes a re b a sed o n a b a se fee a nd w a ter usa g e. The City p a sse d m ulti-yea r w a ter
ra te a d justm ents in Se p tem b er 2014. As of Ja nua ry 1, 2016, the b a se ra te, w hic h is
d ep end ent on c onnec tion size, ra ng es b e tw ee n $9.87 (5/ 8” c o nnec tio n) a nd $16.66 (1”
c onnec tion) p er sing le fa m ily resid enc e. Wa ter use is $1.50 p er 100 c ub ic feet (c c f) for use
up to 18 c c f, therea fter it is $1.90 p er c c f.
Willow b a nk CSA is a p a rt of the Co unty of Yolo, a nd is g overned b y the Yolo Co unty Boa rd
of Sup ervisors. As suc h, the CSA is sub jec t to the Ca p ita l Asset Polic y a s a d op ted b y the
Boa rd of Sup erviso rs, w hic h is p rep a red a nd up d a ted a nnua lly.
Willow b a nk CSA d oe s not m a inta in a c a p ita l imp rovem ent p la n, a s no new infra struc ture is
nec essa ry a t this tim e, a nd rep la c em ent of a ny of the existing w a ter syste m d ue to w ea r a nd
tea r w ould b e the re sp o nsib ility of the City. Som e kind of c onstruc tion a nd fina nc ing p la n w ill
b e nec essa ry sho uld the CSA c ho ose to m ove forw a rd w ith the irrig a tion system .
Willow b a nk CSA is a p a rt of the Co unty of Yolo, a nd is g overned b y the Yolo Co unty Boa rd
of Sup e rvisors. As suc h, the CSA is sub jec t to the fina nc ia l p olic ies tha t ha ve b een a d op ted
b y the County. The County should c ontinue to m onitor the CSA to ensure tha t it a d heres to
c ountyw id e fina nc ia l p olic ies a nd b est p ra c tic es a nd tha t CSA fina nc es a re tra nsp a rent a nd
ea sy to follow for the a d visory c om m ittee a nd c o nstituents.
esta b lished b y the Boa rd of Sup ervisors. Ad d itiona lly, in ord er the a ug m e nt relia b ility of CSA
f)
Debt:
The Willow b a nk CSA d id not ha ve a ny o utsta nd ing d eb t a t the end of FY 14-15; how ever, in
ord er to fina nc e new infra struc ture nec essa ry to c onnec t to the City’ s w a ter system a t the
tim e the CSA w a s form e d , the Willow b a nk Wa ter Asse ssm ent Distric t w a s form ed in 1999 to
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issue b ond s a nd c a rry the d eb t of the resid ents. The Willow b a nk Wa ter Assessm ent Distric t is
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a sep a ra te entity from the CSA a nd is c onsid ered a p a rt of the Co unty. Conseq uently,
w hile the d eb t is a c c ounted for in the CSA’ s fina nc ia l rep orts, the a ssessm ents for rep a ym ent
c onstitute fixed liens on the p a rc els a ssesse d . The Co unty c ollec ts a ssessm ents fro m resid ents
to m a ke reg ula r d eb t p a ym ents. The a ssessm ent is d ep end ent on w hic h form er w a ter
c om p a ny served the resid ent in q uestion a nd w hether the re sid ent c ho se to p a y the entire
c ost of the new system up front or m a ke reg ula r p a ym ents over tim e . In a d d ition to the
b ond a ssessm ent d e term ined nec essa ry to rep a y the b ond ind eb ted ness, there is a b ond
a d m inistra tion a sse ssm e nt of $68.75 p er p a rc el p er yea r a nd a n a nnua l a d m inistra tion
a ssessm ent of $16 p er ye a r. The a ssessm ents for the Asse ssm ent Distric t a re only c ollec ted on
79 p a rc els, a s the other p rop erty o w ners c hose to c o ver the c a p ita l c osts up front. At the
end of FY 14-15, the Willow b a nk Wa ter Assessm e nt Distric t ha d a long term d eb t b a la nc e of
$435,000, w hic h is a ntic ip a ted to b e p a id off b y 2020.
m a neuver a nd id entify CSA a c tivities to a ny le vel of d eta il. The a nnua l rep ort to the SCO
p rovid es the ea siest to rea d form a t for the CSAs fina nc ia l a c tivities; how ever, there is lim ited
b rea kd ow n of exp end iture inform a tion. There a re op p ortunities for im p roved tra nsp a renc y,
c la rity a nd a c c ura c y o f the CSA’ s fina nc es, inc lud ing 1) p rep a ra tion of q ua rterly fina nc ia l
rep orts b y County sta ff for ea c h CSA, 2) c ontinued Co unty m onitoring of its CSA op era tions to
ensure c om p lia nc e w ith Co unty fina nc ia l p olic ies, 3) c rea tion of fina nc ia l p olic ies sp ec ific to the
CSAs to p rovid e further g uid a nc e to a m ore d eta iled level for CSA fina nc ia l rep orts a nd tra c king ,
a nd 4) tra nsfer of CSA a c c ounting a nd b ookke ep ing func tions to the Co unty Dep a rtm ent of
Fina nc ia l Servic es. Give n the m inim a l na ture of Willow b a nk CSA’ s fina nc es, these c onc erns m a y
not b e of p a ra m o unt c o nc ern, b ut c la rity in a sp ec ia l d istric t’ s p ub lic a lly fina nc ed op era tions is
essentia l to tra nsp a rent g overna nc e.
In four o f the five yea rs sinc e FY 10-11, Willow b a nk CSA ha s exp end ed m ore tha n the re venue s it
ha s rec eived thro ug h a ssessm ents. Ea c h yea r the fund b a la nc e ha s d ec lined to c over the
exp end itures in exc ess of revenues. Given the CSA’ s d ec lining fund b a la nc e, the CSA’ s
a ssessm ent m a y not sa tisfa c torily c over a ll a d m inistra tion c o sts a ssoc ia te d w ith the CSA. The
a ssessm ent should b e review ed to ensure it is a d eq ua te to c over a ll rela ted exp enses.
Ad d itiona lly, a ll CSA e xp end itures should b e review ed to ensure tha t they a p p rop ria tely
rep resent the c ost of servic es to a CSA w ith m inim a l d em a nd for a d m inistra tion tim e.
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Co unty o f Yo lo , Willo w b a nk Wa te r Asse ssme nt Distric t Offic ia l Sta te me nt fo r Lim ited Ob lig a tio n Im p ro vem ent Bond s,
Se rie s 2000, Ma y 10, 2000.
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Yo lo County Boa rd o f Sup e rviso rs, Re so lutio n No . 00-17.
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As a sep a ra te fina nc ing m ec ha nism , a c c ounting for the Willow b a nk Wa ter Assessm ent Distric t
w ithin the CSA’ s fina nc ia l d oc um ents m a y b e m isrep resenta tive of w here the lia b ility for d eb t
lies.
Recommenda tions:
•
ind ivid ua l fina nc ia l rep orts b e c om p iled b y Co unty sta ff tha t c lea rly d efine the
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ensure tha t it a d he res to c o untyw id e fina nc ia l p olic ies a nd b est p ra c tic es a nd tha t CSA
fina nc es a re tra nsp a rent a nd ea sy to follow for the a d visory c o m m ittee a nd c onstituents.
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inc lud ing c ontra c ting , p urc ha sing , rep orting , CIP p la nning , reserves, a nd fund tra c king
m ec ha nism s, to enha nc e c la rity of CSA fina nc es.
•
Co m p lete the p roc ess of ha ving the Dep a rtm ent of Fina nc ia l Servic es ta ke over the
m a na g em ent o f a ll CSA a c c ounting , in ord er to a ug m ent relia b ility of CSA fund tra c king
a nd reg ula r fina nc ia l rep orts.
•
If the Co unty d e term ines tha t the CSA w ill rem a in p er the Ac c ounta b ility, Struc ture a nd
Effic ienc ies sec tion rec o m m end a tions, re view Willow b a nk CSA’ s a sse ssm e nt to ensure it is
a d eq ua te to c ontinue c overing the CSA’ s a d m inistra tion c osts.
Sim ulta neo usly,
Willow b a nk CSA’ s exp end itures should b e re view ed to ensure the y a re a p p rop ria te to
the a m o unt of w ork a ttrib uted to the CSA, a nd to d eterm ine w hether a n a d visory
c om m ittee is nec e ssa ry g iven the a m ount of a d m inistra tive c osts to oversee its m inim a l
func tions.
•
Ac c o unt for the Willow b a nk Wa ter Assessm ent Distric t a s a sep a ra te entity from the
Willow b a nk CSA to a c c ura tely rep re sent w here lia b ility for p a ym ent of the d eb t lies.
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YES
MAYBE
NO
efforts.
Discussion:
a ) At p re sent the CSA p ra c tic es resourc e sha ring b y c ontra c ting w ith the City for w a ter
op era tion a nd m a intena nc e servic es. Ad d itiona lly, the CSA c a p ita lizes on sha ring Co unty
reso urc es, suc h a s sta ff a nd fa c ilities, for a d m inistra tion p urp o ses b y b eing m a na g ed und er
the sa m e um b rella a s other County a c tivities a nd the other CSAs.
b ) Given the d eg ree to w hic h Willow b a nk CSA a lrea d y sha res fa c ilities b y rec eiving servic es
from the City a nd Co unty, there is little p otentia l for a d d itiona l fa c ility sha ring p ra c tic es.
c -d ) No a d d itiona l g overna nc e op tions w ere id entified w ith resp ec t to Willow b a nk CSA tha t
m a y p ro d uc e ec onom ie s of sc a le or im p rove b uying p ow er w ith the id e a of lo w ering c o sts.
While not sp ec ific to resourc e sha ring to red uc e c osts a s p revio usly m entioned , a p otentia l
m ea ns to red uc e exp e nd itures is to elim ina te the CSA a s a n a d m inistra tor of the w a ter
servic es, w ith the p ossib ility of the Grea ter Willow b a nk Im p rovem ent Assoc ia tion or the So uth
Da vis Genera l Pla n Ad visory Com m ittee ta king on issues outsid e of the sc op e of the
Willow b a nk CSA.
Sho uld the c om m unity d ec id e to m ove forw a rd w ith the irrig a tion syste m
tha t is und er c onsid era tion, then a struc ture w ill b e essentia l for c ollec ting ra tes fo r c ontinued
op era tions; how eve r, it c ould b e sim ila r to the e xisting set up for d om estic w a ter w ith ra tes
c ha rg ed d irec tly b y the City or othe r servic e p rovid er. Deb t for the irrig a tion syste m c o uld b e
a d m inistered b y the Willow b a nk Wa ter Assessm ent Distric t, sim ila r to how the d eb t is ha nd led
for the p ota b le w a ter system is p resently ha nd led . The CSA struc ture is not nec essa ry fo r
c ontinued a nd future servic es to the c om m unity.
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Given Willow b a nk CSA’ s c urrent servic e a nd a d m inistra tive struc ture, it a lrea d y g rea tly
If the p otentia l to p ro vid e non-p ota b le w a ter for irrig a tion p urp oses d oes not m a teria lize,
elim ina ting the Willow b a nk CSA is a g overna nc e op tion tha t w o uld red uc e a d m inistra tion c osts
of the CSA a nd c rea te m ore effic ient g o vernm ent. In this c a se, the Grea ter Willow b a nk
Im p rovem ent Assoc ia tio n or the So uth Da vis Genera l Pla n Ad visory Com m ittee c ould p rovid e a
forum for org a nized d isc ussion reg a rd ing issues in the c om m unity w ithout the c ost of Co unty
a d m inistra tion tha t is c urrently a sse ssed resid ents.
Recommenda tions
None.
effic ienc ies.
YES
MAYBE
NO
effic ienc ies?
f)
red und a nc ies?
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Discussion:
Ad m inistra tion Build ing , w here they m a ke d ec isions reg a rd ing Willow b a nk CSA d uring their
reg ula r m ee ting a g end a s. The Boa rd is in c om p lia nc e w ith p ub lic m eeting reg ula tions, a nd
a ll m eeting m a teria ls (inc lud ing a g end a s, m inutes, a nd vid eo rec ord ing s) c a n b e a c c essed
on the Co unty’ s w eb site.
The CSA ha s a n a d visory c om m ittee. The Willow b a nk CSA Ad visory Com m ittee is a p p ointed
b y the Boa rd a nd c onsists of seven re sid ents of the CSA. Sinc e the c om m ittee’ s form a tion
m em b ership ha s c onsisted of 2 m em b ers from e a c h of the orig ina l three w a ter c om p a nies
a nd one from the a d ja c ent a rea outsid e of those c om p a nies. Term s for the a d visory
c om m ittee m em b ers a re fo ur yea rs in leng th. At this tim e, a ll sea ts a re filled on the a d viso ry
c om m ittee. There d oes not a p p ea r to b e a n issue m a inta ining a full a d visory c om m ittee. This
a d visory c om m ittee m e ets on a reg ula r b a sis to d isc uss the ong oing issues p ertinent to the
CSA. Ad visory c om m itte e m eeting s a re held q ua rterly, typ ic a lly a t 7 p m a t the Multip urp ose
Ro om a t the Ma rg uerite Montg om ery Elem enta ry Sc ho ol a t 1441 Da nb ury Avenue, Da vis,
CA. The Ad viso ry Com m ittee p rovid es inp ut to the Boa rd of Sup ervisors a s to issues rela ted to
the CSA, a nd the Boa rd of Sup ervisors m a ke s the ultim a te d ec ision on m a tters w hen
w a rra nted . As d irec ted b y Ca lifornia Gove rnm e nt Co d e §25212.4, the a d visory c om m ittee’ s
role is to p ro vid e a d vic e to the Boa rd re g a rd ing the servic es a nd fa c ilities of the CSA, b ut it is
not w ithin the a uthority o f the a d visory c om m ittee to m a ke d ec isions, m a na g e, or d irec t the
d elivery o f servic es a nd fa c ilities.
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the County ha s no t b een string ent in a d hering to this p ra c tic e. The Co unty rep orted tha t the
insta tem ent b y d e fa ult). Form er County p olic ies enforc ed a term lim it for c om m ittee
m em b ers—sta ting tha t no m em b er c o uld serve m ore tha n tw o c onsec utive term s on a n
a d visory c om m ittee w ithout a t lea st a one yea r b rea k in servic e b efore b e c om ing elig ib le for
rea p p ointm ent to tha t sa m e c om m itte e. In 2003, the County rem oved the term lim it p olic y
from the a d visory c o m m ittee list of p olic ies a nd p roc ed ure s. It is rec om m end ed tha t the
Co unty b e c onsistent w ith its p olic ies a nd either a nnua lly elec t a c ha irp erson a s req uired or
c ha ng e the p olic y. Ad d itiona lly, the County should c onsid er reinsta ting term lim its fo r the
a d visory c o m m ittee m e m b ers to ensure m ore resid ent involvem ent in the a c tivities o f the
CSA.
the m eeting s a re c a nc elled . An ind ivid ua l fro m the County is g enera lly a t ea c h of the
a d visory c o m m ittee m e eting s. The a d visory c o m m ittee p osts a g end a s a s req uired b y the
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Brow n Ac t a t the so uthw est c orner of the form er Clem ente p rop erty on Montg o m ery Avenue
on a p ub lic m essa g e b oa rd . The a g end a s a re p osted on the CSA’ s w eb site, und er the
Co unty’ s c a lend a r func tion; how ever, a resid ent w o uld ha ve to b e a w a re tha t a m eeting is
oc c urring in ord e r to a c c ess the a g end a .
The County d issem ina te s inform a tion to re sid ents b y m a iling a nd em a iling ea c h resid ent. The
CSA e stim a ted tha t a p p roxim a tely 70 to 75 p erc e nt of re sid ents a re rea c hed via em a il. The
Co unty a lso c oord ina te s w ith the Grea ter Willow b a nk Im p rovem ent Asso c ia tion, sim ila r to a
hom eo w ners a ssoc ia tion, on a reg ula r b a sis to insure tha t p ertinent Co unty inform a tion is
p rovid ed to resid ents. Inform a tion on Willow b a nk CSA is a lso m a d e a va ila b le on the
Co unty’ s w eb site. It is rec om m end ed tha t the a g end a for the next a d visory c om m ittee
m eeting b e p osted on the CSA’ s w eb site in a n a p p a rent p la c e p rior to the up c om ing
a d visory c om m ittee m e eting . Ad d itiona lly, m inutes for a ll of the meeting s sho uld b e
c ollec ted a nd p osted on the CSA’ s w eb site.
a ssista nc e d uring p rop e rty ta x b ill tim e. There ha s not b e en a n issue w ith sta ff turnover;
how ever m a na g em ent of the CSAs w ill b e tra nsitioning to the Co unty Ad m inistra tor’ s Offic e
a s of July 1, 2016.
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review w a s no t sp ec ific to Willow b a nk CSA, b ut the sa m e rec o m m end a tions for
im p rovem ents to p roc e d ures c erta inly a p p ly to the op era tions of every CSA. It w a s fo und
tha t the interna l c ontrols over b illing p ra c tic es w ere a d eq ua te a nd tha t the la b or c ha rg es for
sta ff tim e a ttrib uted to ea c h CSA w ere sup p orted b y the WinCa m tim e log system .
Rec om m end ed im p rove m ents to p roc ed ures a nd resulting a c tion ta ken b y the County to
a d d ress the issue a re outlined in the follow ing ta b le.
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Recommenda tion
Resulting Action
other p rojec ts
Projec ts a re log g ed in in 15 m inute
The CSA Ma na g er c ontinues to follow
Co unty p ra c tic es of p rep a ring a n a nnua l
b ud g et a nd a m id -yea r review to d eterm ine
sta tus.
Ag end a s a re p o sted on the Co unty w eb site
und er the c a lend a r func tion. While there is a
sp a c e for m inutes, they a re usua lly not
up loa d ed a nd a re m a inta ined b y the
a d visory c om m itte e se c reta ry. The CSA’ s
yet, no fina nc ia l inform a tion sp ec ific to
Willow b a nk CSA ha s b een p osted on its
w eb site. The County p la ns to a d d the SCO
a nnua l fina nc ia l rep ort to the CSA w eb site in
the nea r future .
The CSA Ma na g er w a s rea d ily a va ila b le
d uring the c ourse o f the MSR a nd resp ond ed
There is a c a lend a r of a ntic ip a ted q ua rterly
m eeting s to b e held d uring the yea r;
how ever, the se m eeting s a re oc c a siona lly
c a nc elled .
Reg ula r m onitoring o f CSA b ud g et a nd
fina nc ia l a c tivity to inform m a na g em ent a nd
the a d visory c om m itte es of a ny b ud g e t
a d justm ents.
Ensuring the p osting of ea c h CSA’ s b ud g et,
fina nc ia l rep orts, c op ies o f a g end a s a nd
m inutes from b oa rd a nd a d visory c o m m ittee
m eeting s, a nd other rela ted rep orts tha t
sup p orts servic es a nd c ha rg es to the CSAs on
Enha nc ed a va ila b ility o n the p a rt of CSA
sta ff for p hone c a ll inq uiries a nd othe r
Reg ula rly hold a nd fa c ilita te CSA a d visory
c om m ittee m eeting s to keep the p ub lic
inform ed a nd p rovid e inp ut fro m the
c onstituents to
the
Co unty/ Boa rd
of
Sup ervisors.
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of c om m a nd . Resid ents m a y a lso c onta c t the Boa rd Sup erviso r for the Willow b a nk a rea ,
w hic h a t this tim e is Sup ervisor Jim Provenza . So m e of the re sid ents a lso c onta c t the City
d irec tly d ep end ing on the na ture of the c onc ern.
the c om p la int, resea rc h the b a c kg round inform a tion, a nd then follow up w ith exp la na tion to
the resid ent. If the info rm a tion p ro vid ed is not sa tisfa c tory, then the CSA Ma na g er w o uld
w a ter). Fina lly, the CSA Ma na g er w o uld c hec k b a c k w ith the resid ent to ensure tha t the
issue ha s b een resolved to the sa tisfa c tion of the resid ent. Com p la ints a re elec tronic a lly
tra c ked via outlook a s w ell a s log g ed into the CSA Ma na g er’ s notes. During 2014,
Willow b a nk CSA rec eived tw o c om p la ints fro m resid ents reg a rd ing the p ossib ility of a
Prop o sition 218 p roc ess for the p rop osed irrig a tio n w a ter system . The City of Da vis rep orted
tha t it ha d no t rec eived c om p la ints from re sid ents reg a rd ing the servic es it p rovid es in the
CSA.
The Co unty m a inta ins a n Ad m inistra tive Polic y Ma nua l for fisc a l p roc esses, a d visory
c om m ittee p roc ed ures, Co unty Em p loye e Cod e of Cond uc t, Brow n Ac t etc . All Sup ervisors
ha ve filed Form 700 Sta tem ent of Ec onom ic Interest w ith the Fa ir Politic a l Pra c tic es
Co m m ission for 2014.
d ) Willow b a nk CSA is p a rt o f the Co unty of Yolo, a nd is therefore sub jec t to the sa m e fina nc ia l
reg ula tions a nd p ra c tic e s o f the Co unty. The Boa rd of Sup ervisors routinely a d op ts a b ud g e t
for the CSA a s p a rt of their a nnua l b ud g e t p roc ess, the Co unty Aud itor-Controller p rovid es
fina nc ia l rep orts a t the c lose o f ea c h fisc a l ye a r, a nd the County a lso c om m issions a n
ind ep end ent a ud it ea c h yea r. This inform a tion is a ll p ub lic ly a va ila b le on the Co unty Aud itorController w eb site .
How ever, the Willow b a nk CSA d oc um enta tion is very d iffic ult to p inp oint in the Co unty’ s
fina nc ia l d oc um ents (suc h a s a d op ted b ud g ets, fina nc ia l rep orts a nd a ud its), w hic h often
sp a n severa l hund red p a g es a nd d ozens o f Co unty d ep a rtm ents. The c a teg ories in these
d oc um ents a re overly b roa d , lim iting the a b ility to d eterm ine w here fund s a re b eing used .
enha nc e fina nc ia l tra nsp a renc y, a g rea ter level of d eta il of exp end itures b y typ e sho uld b e
m a d e p ub lic a lly a va ila b le a nd ea sily a c c essib le a s w ell.
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e-g ) Willow b a nk CSA m a kes use of the City for w a ter servic es a nd is b illed d irec tly b y the City for
these servic es. Willow b a nk CSA c usto m ers a re b illed d irec tly b y the City a nd ea c h ind ivid ua l
c ustom er is g iven the op p ortunity to p rotest a ra te inc rea se. Im p ro vem ents c o uld b e m a d e
to the tra nsp a renc y of the CSA’ s fina nc ia l inform a tion a s p revio usly m entio ned .
Governa nc e struc ture o p tions w ith reg a rd to Willow b a nk CSA a re lim ited . As p re vio usly
d isc ussed , a p o tentia l m ea ns to red uc e exp end iture s a nd elim ina te a re d und a nt la yer of
a d m inistra tion is to elim ina te the CSA a s a n a d m inistra tor of the w a ter servic es. As a lrea d y
noted , there a re severa l b enefits a nd c osts to this op tion. Ultim a tely, the fea sib ility of this
op tion w ill g rea tly d ep end on the d esires of the re sid ents in the c om m unity a nd their vision of
w ha t m unic ip a l servic es they w o uld like the CSA to p rovid e in the future (a s op p osed to
c om m unity interests). If there is no d esire for the CSA to p rovid e a d d itiona l m unic ip a l
servic es, then elim ina tion of this a d d itiona l a d m inistra tive struc ture seem s p rud ent to red uc e
c osts.
There a p p ea rs to b e c onfusion ove r the p urp ose of the CSA a d visory c om m ittee. The
a d visory c om m ittee for the Willow b a nk CSA a d op ted a m ission sta tem ent in 2002 w hic h
id entified m onitoring op era tion of the new w a ter system a nd a list of other unrela ted
c om m unity m a tters inc lud ing : serving a s a p ub lic forum , a c ting up on resid ent inq uiries,
referring m a tters to the Co unty a s a p p rop ria te, surve ying the hom e ow ners for c om m unity
issue s tha t the CSA should a c t up on, a nd other a c tivities . How ever, p er g overnm ent c od e
the a d viso ry c om m ittee is to g ive a d vic e to the Boa rd of Sup ervisors re g a rd ing the CSA’ s
servic es, w hic h for Willow b a nk is w a ter servic e only. The CSA a d visory c om m ittee a g end a s
should no t inc lud e m a tters other tha n its w a ter servic e or a ny new m unic ip a l servic es und er
c onsid era tion. Issue s o f g enera l c om m unity interest sho uld b e ha nd led b y the other
c om m ittee s or a ssoc ia tio ns.
How ever, d uring the c ourse of this review , it w a s noted tha t there is a need for further form a lized
p olic ies a nd p roc ed ure s to b e p ut in p la c e to c lea rly d efine c erta in a d visory c om m ittee
p roc esse s, suc h a s m ea ns to c ond uc t outrea c h, how offic ers a re to b e c hosen, w ho a nd how
a n a g end a is d evelop ed , a nd ho w m eeting s a re to b e run w ith suc h sp ec ific s a s how m uc h tim e
w ill b e a llotted to ea c h m em b er of the p ub lic for c om m ents.
Willow b a nk w eb site d oes not m a ke a va ila b le a ny fina nc ia l d oc um ents a t this tim e a nd ha s no
m inutes from p revio us m eeting s. It is a lso rec om m end ed tha t the CSA’ s w a ter ra tes b e p osted
for the b enefit of the c ustom er, or a link to the City’ s w a ter utility w eb p a g e b e a d d ed .
Sim ila r to other CSA’ s in the County, a c lea r rep re senta tion of Willow b a nk CSA’ s fina nc es is ha rd
to d eterm ine in the c ountyw id e b ud g e t a nd fina nc ia l sta tem ents. The CSA’ s a nnua l rep ort to
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the SCO is the c lea re st d ep ic tion o f the CSA’ s flo w o f fund s; how e ver, the exp end iture
c a teg ories a re oversim p lified . A b ud g et sp ec ific to the CSA a nd a p eriod ic a ud it of just the
ind ivid ua l CSA’ s fund s w ould g rea tly enha nc e fina nc ia l tra nsp a renc y.
A p otentia l m ea ns to re d uc e exp end iture s a nd elim ina te a red und a nt la yer of a d m inistra tion is
to elim ina te the CSA a s a n a d m inistra tor of the w a ter servic es. Ultim a tely, the fea sib ility of this
op tion w ill g rea tly d ep e nd on the d esires o f the resid ents in the c om m unity a nd their vision o f
w ha t m unic ip a l servic es (a s op p ose d to g ene ra l c om m unity interests) the y w o uld like the CSA to
p rovid e in the future. The CSA a d visory c o m m ittee a g end a s should not inc lud e m a tters o ther
tha n its w a ter servic e o r a ny new m unic ip a l servic es und er c onsid era tion. Issues of g ene ra l
c om m unity interest should b e ha nd led b y other m ore a p p rop ria te g ro up s, suc h a s the Grea ter
Willow b a nk Im p rovem ent Assoc ia tion or the So uth Da vis Genera l Pla n Ad visory Com m ittee.
Recommenda tions:
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Co unty sta ff should d e velop form a lized p olic ies a nd p roc ed ure s a nd a p p ly them
c onsistently a c ross the CSAs to c lea rly d e fine c erta in a d visory c om m ittee p roc esse s, suc h
a s m ea ns to c ond uc t o utrea c h, w hen a d visory c om m ittee s a re need ed or sho uld b e
d isb a nd ed , rec onsid era tion of term lim its, how o ffic ers a re to b e c hosen, w ho d evelop s
a n a g end a , how a n a g e nd a is d evelop ed , a nd req uiring a g end a item s to d irec tly rela te
to servic es p rovid ed b y CSA, a nd how m ee ting s a re to b e run w ith suc h sp ec ific s a s how
m uc h tim e w ill b e a llotte d to ea c h m e m b er of the p ub lic for c o m m ents.
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The CSA Ma na g er should a d here to the Co unty Cod e o f Ord ina nc es a nd ensure the
a d visory c om m itte es a nnua lly selec t a c ha irp erson a s req uired , or c ha ng e the p olic y to
every tw o yea rs a s is m ore c o m m only p ra c tic ed . Ad d itiona lly, the Co unty sho uld
•
The County’ s CSA w eb site should b e up d a ted to p ost a ll a va ila b le inform a tion, inc lud ing
fina nc ia l rep orts sp ec ific to the p a rtic ula r CSA, w a te r ra tes, a ll m inutes of a d visory
c om m ittee m e eting s, a nd a g end a s a nd a nnounc em ents for the next m eeting in a
•
Co unty sta ff should p ro vid e q ua rterly fina nc ia l rep orts tha t c la rify in d eta il the va rious
fund s, fund b a la nc es, sourc e s o f revenue for e a c h fund , a nd a m o re d eta iled list of
exp end itures in ea c h fund or fo r ea c h servic e, a nd p rovid ed to the Boa rd of Sup ervisors
a nd the a d visory c o m m ittee.
•
The Co unty sho uld c onsid er a long -term p la n for servic e s a nd d eterm ine if there is a
d esire to a d d a d d itiona l servic es to the Willow b a nk CSA in the future.
•
If a d d itiona l servic es a re not a ntic ip a ted , the Co unty sho uld c onsid er d issolving the
Willow b a nk CSA b ec a use it is no long er ne ed e d a nd w ould p rom ote m ore effic ient
g overnm ent servic es.
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LAFCo rec om m end s tha t a n a d visory c o m m ittee for the Willow b a nk CSA is w a rra nted a t
this tim e to a d d re ss w he ther a sep a ra te irrig a tio n system is d esired . Ho w ever, onc e a
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d ec ision ha s b een rea c hed reg a rd ing the irrig a tion syste m , the County should c onsid er
w hether a n a d visory c o m m ittee is still need ed .
7. OTHER ISSUES
p olic y.
YES
MAYBE
NO
b ) Are there a ny other servic e d elivery issues tha t c a n b e
Discussion:
a ) LAFCo sta ff c ond uc ted outrea c h to severa l Willo w b a nk CSA sta kehold ers w hile resea rc hing
for this MSR, inc lud ing the CSA Ma na g er, the Distric t 4 Sup erviso r, the Willow b a nk CSA
Ad visory Com m ittee , resid ents of the CSA, a nd the City of Da vis sta ff. None of these p a rties
id entified issues in a d d itio n to those a lrea d y d isc ussed tha t need to b e resolved in the MSR.
Recommenda tions
None.
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The b o und a ries for Willow b a nk CSA a re a s re fle c ted in the m a p b elow . The SOI for Willow b a nk
CSA is c oterm ino us w ith its b ound a ries. LAFCo is not a w a re of a ny d eve lop m ent p rop o sa ls or
req uests b y a d ja c ent la nd ow ners to c onnec t to the m unic ip a l servic es of Willow b a nk CSA for
a ny hea lth a nd sa fety issues. Ad d itiona lly, there is no d esire b y the CSA to c ha ng e its SOI a t this
tim e. Therefore, no SOI is rec om m end e d w ith this review .
Sta ff ha s review ed the a g enc y’ s Sp here of Influenc e a nd rec om m end s tha t a SOI
Up d a te is NO T NECESSARY in a c c ord a nc e w ith G o vernm ent Cod e Sec tion 56425(g ).
Therefore, NO CHANGE to the a g enc y’ s SOI is rec om m end ed a nd SOI d e term ina tions
Up d a te IS NECESSARY in a c c ord a nc e w ith G overnm ent Cod e Sec tion 56425(g ).
Therefore, A CHANG E to the a g enc y’ s SOI is rec o m m end ed a nd SOI d eterm ina tions
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AGENCY PROFILE: NORTH DAVIS MEADOWS COUNTY SERVICE AREA
North Da vis Mea d ow s Co unty Servic e Area (CSA), a lso know n a s CSA 10, is a resid entia l
c om m unity loc a ted to the north of the City o f Da vis surround ing the Da vis Munic ip a l Golf
Co urse. The c o m m unity is c om p rised of 98 lots. A m a jority of the lots ha ve b een b uilt on, a nd
there is little op p ortunity for new d e velop m ent or g row th w ithin the CSA’ s existing b ound a ries.
Loca tion
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is loc a ted in the m id -southern p o rtion of Yolo Co unty. It is
a p p roxim a tely one m ile north of the City of Da vis, w est of Co unty Roa d 99D a nd Hig hw a y 113,
so uth of Co unty Roa d 29, a nd ea st of Co unty Roa d 99. The Da vis Munic ip a l Golf Co urse
surround s the North Da vis Mea d o w s I sub d ivision, a nd the g olf c ourse is a d ja c ent to North Da vis
Mea d o w s II sub d ivision. The g olf c o urse is not w ithin the CSA’ s b o und s.
The CSA c onsists of thre e non-c ontig uo us a rea s c onsisting of the North Da vis Mea d ow s I a nd
North Da vis Mea d ow s II sub d ivisions a nd the Ne w ton, Nic hola s Fa rm s, a nd Dug g er p a rc els. At
form a tion, the CSA c onsisted o f North Da vis Me a d ow s Sub d ivision 1. O n Nove m b er 6, 1995,
LAFCo a p p rove d the North Da vis Mea d ow s II a nnexa tion to the CSA, w hic h c onsisted of the
North Da vis Mea d ow s II sub d ivision a nd the New ton, Nic hola s Fa rm s, a nd Dug g er p a rc els.
The a rea kno w n a s North Da vis Mea d ow s I is a 56-resid entia l lot sub d ivision. This p ortion of the
CSA is surro und ed b y the horseshoe sha p ed Da vis Munic ip a l Golf Co urse.
The North Da vis Mea d o w s II sub d ivision c o vers a b out 43 a c re s of la nd so uth of Co unty Roa d 29.
The 39-unit sub d ivision is loc a ted b etw een the existing g olf c o urse a nd la nd und er c onserva tion
ea sem ent. Also inc lud e d is a tw o-a c re a rea , a b out 150 fe et in w id th, w hic h runs a long the
w estern b o und a ry of the new sub d ivision. It is a w ood la nd a rea , w hic h a lso serve s a s a Ca lifornia
Dep a rtm ent o f Fish a nd Wild life ha b ita t. Im m ed ia tely a d ja c ent to the North Da vis Mea d o w s II
sub d ivision a re the Ne w ton Pa rc el (a 2.5-a c re p rop erty w ith one hom e loc a ted im m ed ia tely
so uth of Co unty Roa d 29, a d ja c ent to the w estern b ound a ry o f the Da vis Golf Co urse) a nd the
Korte Pa rc el— (a n 8.5-a c re “ L” sha p ed p a rc el w ith a hom e a nd p ond loc a ted a t the so uth a nd
w est b ound a ries of the New ton p rop erty).
The third non-c ontig uous a rea w ithin the CSA is the Moore Pa rc el (form erly Dug g er Pa rc el). This
one-a c re p a rc el ha s a sing le-fa m ily hom e a nd is a d ja c ent to County Roa d 99 D, a t the
so uthea st c orner of the e xisting g olf c o urse.
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On Ap ril 27, 1987 the Co m m ission esta b lished the sp here of influenc e of the North Da vis
Mea d o w s CSA a s c oterm inous w ith the b o und a ries o f the North Da vis Me a d ow s I sub d ivision. On
Novem b er 6, 1995, the Co m m ission a d op te d Re solution 95-5 revising the sp here of influenc e of
the CSA to inc lud e the Dug g er, Ne w ton, a nd Nic ola us Fa rm s p a rc els, North Da vis Mea d ow s II,
a nd Binning Tra c t in the c om b ined 10 a nd 20-ye a r sp here of influenc e lines. All a rea s, w ith the
exc ep tion of Binning Tra c t, w ere sim ulta neo usly a nnexed into the CSA. Binning Tra c t is not
c ontig uous to a ny o f the three CSA a rea s. It c onsists of 58 lo ts a nd is loc a ted on the w est sid e of
Hig hw a y 113, a d ja c ent to Co unty Roa d 99D, a nd a p p roxim a tely 0.25 m iles north o f the c ity lim its.
The tra c t is p rim a rily a la rg e-lot resid entia l a rea w ith the exc ep tion o f one c hurc h b uild ing .
In 2006, LAFCo exp a nd e d the North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA SOI to inc lud e tw o p a rc els o w ned b y
Teic hert La nd Co m p a ny w here o ut of a rea servic es a re p rovid ed b y the CSA. The Teic hert
p rop erty c onsists of tw o p a rc els tota ling 20 a c res loc a ted a t the so uthea st c orner of Hig hw a y
113 a nd Co unty Roa d 29, w est of Co unty Roa d 100A. Ag ric ultura l la nd s surround the p rop e rty
north, ea st, a nd so uthea st of the Teic hert p rop erty.
The CSA’ s p resent SOI inc lud es the existing North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA b o und a ries, Binning Tra c t,
the tw o Teic hert La nd Com p a ny p a rc els. On Ja nua ry 22, 2016, LAFCo a m end ed its SOI p olic ies
to rem ove the d istinc tio n b etw een the 10 a nd 20-yea r SOI; a c c ord ing ly, North Da vis Mea d o w s
CSA no w ha s a sing le SOI w ith a ll of the territory p reviously m entioned inc lud ed .
w ithin a d efined uninc orp ora ted a rea . CSAs a re a dependent sp ec ia l d istric t, m ea ning tha t the
Sup ervisors ma y a p p oint one or m ore a d visory c om m ittee s to g ive a d vic e reg a rd ing CSA
The North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA w a s e sta b lished on June 1, 1987 in ord er to p ro vid e extend ed
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servic es to the North Da vis Mea d ow s Sub d ivision tha t w a s in d evelop m e nt a t the tim e. The
form a tion resolution o f the CSA em p ow ers it to p rovid e a leng thy list of servic es, inc lud ing w a ter,
sew er, p est or rod ent c ontrol, street sw e ep ing , street lig hting , refuse c ollec tion, g a rb a g e
c ollec tion, a m b ula nc e, p la nning , soil c onserva tion a nd d ra ina g e c ontrol, a nim a l c ontrol,
m unic ip a l a d visory c ounc il, tra nsp o rta tion, g eolog ic ha za rd a b a tem ent, a nd roa d
m a intena nc e. The CSA ha s not initia ted a ll of the a llow ed servic es a s o utlined in the form a tion
resolution. As of the d ra fting of this rep ort, the CSA p rovid ed w a ter, w a ste w a ter, storm d ra ina g e
c ontrol, street lig hting , a nd p a rk, m ed ia n, a nd la nd sc a p e m a intena nc e. Authoriza tion to
p rovid e a ny other extend ed servic es m ust b e a p p roved b y LAFCo.
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North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is g ove rned b y the Co unty Boa rd of Sup ervisors a s a d ep end ent
sp ec ia l d istric t of the Co unty. The Boa rd of Sup ervisors is a d vised a s to the m a intena nc e a nd
op era tion o f North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA b y the North Da vis Mea d ow s Co unty Se rvic e Area
Ad visory Com m itte e.
The CSA is c urrently sta ffed b y the Dep a rtm ent o f Com m unity Servic es (form erly the Dep a rtm ent
of Pla nning a nd Pub lic Works) a lthoug h m a na g em ent w ill b e tra nsferred to the Co unty
Ad m inistra tor’ s Offic e a s o f July 1, 2016. The CSA is b illed for the sta ff tim e of the CSA
Co ord ina tor, fina nc e sta ff, a nd County leg a l c o unsel w hen suc h servic es a re utilized .
Municipa l Services
North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA p ro vid es w a ter, w a stew a ter, storm d ra ina g e c ontrol, street lig hting ,
a nd p a rk, m ed ia n, a nd la nd sc a p e m a intena nc e throug h d iffering c ontra c t a nd sta ffing set up s.
The CSA rec eive s fire p rotec tion servic es fro m the Sp ring la ke Fire Protec tion Distric t via a
c ontra c t w ith the City of Da vis Fire Dep a rtm e nt. Fire servic e s a re p rovid ed b y a sep a ra te
a g enc y from the CSA. The follow ing fig ure o utlines the se rvic es p ro vid ed throug h the CSA a nd
the m a nner in w hic h ea c h servic e is p rovid ed .
Service
Service Provider
Pa rk a nd La nd sc a p e
Ma intena nc e
Yolo County
Street lig hting
Yolo County
Storm w a ter Dra ina g e
Yolo County
Wa stew a ter Collec tion a nd
Trea tm ent
Yolo County/ City o f Da vis
Wa ter Trea tm ent a nd
Distrib ution
City of Da vis
Ma nner
Co m m unity Servic es,
c ontra c ts w ith p riva te
la nd sc a p ing servic es, a nd
c ontra c ts w ith the City of
Da vis for w ork surround ing the
City-ow ned Golf Course
PG& E
Co m m unity Servic es
City of Da vis sta ff p rovid es
m a intena nc e of the low p ressure line a nd trea tm ent a t
c ity fa c ility. Priva te c om p a nies
p rovid e p um p sta tion
m a intena nc e servic es.
City of Da vis sta ff p rovid es
w a ter system op era tions a nd
m a intena nc e b y c ontra c t.
Som e o f the servic e s p ro vid ed b y the CSA a re only p rovid ed w ithin c erta in a rea s of the Distric t.
Of the 98 lots in the CSA, 82 a re c onnec te d to the sew a g e c ollec tion system a nd a lso ha ve
ind ivid ua l g rind er p um p s; the rem a ining hom es ha ve ind ivid ua l sep tic system s. Ad d itiona lly,
severa l lots m a inta in their ow n w ells a nd ha ve not yet c onnec ted to the CSA w a ter system .
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AFFECTED AGENCIES
County/ Cities:
City of Da vis
City of Winters
City of Woo d la nd
Co unty o f Yolo
Dunnig a n, El Ma c ero, Ga rc ia Bend , Ma d ison-Esp a rto Reg iona l CSA (MERCSA), North
Da vis Mea dows, Sno w b a ll, Wild Wing s, a nd Willow b a nk
School Districts:
Esp a rto Unified
River Delta Unified
Specia l Districts:
Knig hts La nd ing , Ma d iso n, No Ma n’ s La nd , Springla ke, West Pla infield , Willow Oa k,
2120
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Sha red Servic es
Ac c o unta b ility
Provid e Servic es
Other
YES
MAYBE
NO
Discussion:
a -b ) The territory w ithin North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is c om p rised of 98 lo ts, of w hic h sing le fa m ily
resid enc es ha ve b een b uilt on a ll b ut tw o of the lots zoned a s re sid entia l. The a rea w ithin the
CSA’ s b o und s is essentia lly b uilt o ut, w ith very little op p ortunity for a ny a d d itiona l g row th.
Ba sed on the num b er of resid enc es in the CSA, a nd the a vera g e househo ld size in the Da vis
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a rea , it is estim a ted tha t there a re a p p roxim a tely 249 resid ents.
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As o f Ja nua ry 1, 2015, the Ca lifo rnia Dep a rtme nt of Fina nc e e stima te s tha t the a ve ra g e househo ld size in the City o f
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Ag ric ultura l a nd op en sp a c e la nd s, inc lud ing the Da vis Munic ip a l Golf Co urse, surro und the
CSA; a p p roxim a tely ha lf of the a g ric ultura l la nd surround ing the CSA is zoned a g ric ultura l
p reserve. Within the CSA’ s a nnexa b le SOI, the Teic hert La nd Com p a ny p a rc els ea st of the
CSA a re zoned a g ric ultura l ind ustria l a nd the Binning Tra c t is c om p rised of 58 lots tha t a re
la rg ely resid entia l w ith the exc ep tion of one c hurc h b uild ing . Of the lots w ithin Binning Tra c t,
only three ha ve not b e e n b uilt up on.
The territory w ithin North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is outsid e of the City’ s sp here of influenc e.
How ever, Binning Tra c t, w hic h is w ithin the CSA’ s SOI, is a lso w ithin the City’ s SOI.
The Da vis Innova tion Ce nter w a s p rop o sed to b e w ithin 150 feet of the so uthern b o und a ry of
Binning Tra c t. The p rop o sa l, w hic h is now on hold , inc lud ed hig h-tec hnolo g y offic e, re sea rc h
a nd d evelop m ent sp a c e, a 200-room hotel/ exhib ition/ visitor c enter, a nd m ore tha n 40
p erc ent d esig na ted g re en sp a c e inc lud ing b ic yc le a nd p ed estria n p a thw a ys. Should this
d evelop m ent m ove forw a rd a g a in, the a rea w o uld b e a nnexed b y the City p rior to
c onstruc tion, a nd a ll servic es w o uld b e p rovid e d b y the City. This d evelop m ent w o uld no t
likely im p a c t d em a nd for the servic es of the CSA.
c ) Given tha t m ost a rea s surro und ing the CSA a re op en sp a c e a nd a g ric ulture, a nd there a re
no p rop ose d d evelop m e nts w ithin the vic inity of the CSA’ s b o und a ries, exp a nsion of the CSA
a s a result of ne w d evelo p m ent is not a ntic ip a ted .
Annexa tion of the a rea s w ithin North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA SOI w o uld inc rea se d e m a nd for
the CSA’ s servic es. The Teic hert p rop erty is a lrea d y rec eiving w a stew a ter a nd d ra ina g e
servic es to a c e rta in d eg ree from the CSA, so a nnexa tion to the CSA w ould ha ve a m a rg ina l
im p a c t on the CSA’ s d e m a nd for servic es. In the event tha t Binning Tra c t is a nnexed , the the
p op ula tion of the CSA w ould inc rea se b y a p p roxim a tely 140, w hic h w o uld b e a 56 p erc ent
inc rea se in the p op ula tion of the CSA w ith a likely p rop ortiona te inc rea se in d em a nd for
servic es. Binning Tra c t re sid ents ha ve no t ind ic a ted a n interest to a nnex.
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is e ssentia lly b uilt o ut w ith very few op p ortunities for a d d itiona l g row th
w ithin a nd outsid e the CSA’ s b ound a ries. There a re tw o lo ts w itho ut struc tures w ithin the CSA.
Sho uld these lots b e b uilt up on, the resulting p o p ula tion g row th w o uld b e m inim a l w ith little
im p a c t on the CSA’ s d e m a nd for servic es.
Annexa tion of the a rea s w ithin No rth Da vis Mea d ow s CSA SOI w ould inc rea se d em a nd for the
CSA’ s servic es. Annexa tion of the Binning Tra c t w o uld eq ua te to a fa irly sig nific a nt inc rea se in
d em a nd for servic es o f a p p roxim a tely 56 p erc ent. How ever, a nnexa tion of the Da vis Innova tion
Center p rop erty (p rojec t now on hold ) b y the City of Da vis w o uld p ut the c ity b o und a rie s
im m ed ia tely a d ja c ent to Binning Tra c t, w hic h w o uld m a ke the City a p otentia l p rovid er of
servic es in the Binning Tra c t a rea should the nee d a rise. Given tha t Binning Tra c t is w ithin the
City’ s SOI a nd the CSA’ s SOI, it w ould b e a p p ro p ria te for LAFCo to re view the SOIs o f the City
a nd CSA a t the tim e tha t the City b ec om es c ontig uo us w ith the c om m unity to d eterm ine w hic h
a g enc y is the a p p rop ria te servic e p ro vid er to the a rea .
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Recommenda tions
None.
YES
MAYBE
NO
a ) Does the sub jec t a g enc y p rovid e p ub lic servic es
rela ted to sew ers, m unic ip a l a nd ind ustria l w a ter, or
b ) Are there a ny “ inha b ited uninc orp ora ted
c om m unities” (p e r a d op ted Com m ission p olic y)
w ithin or a d ja c ent to the sub jec t a g enc y’ s sp here of
influenc e tha t a re c onsid ered “ d isa d va nta g ed ”
(80% or less of the sta tew id e m ed ia n household
inc om e) tha t d o not a lre a d y ha ve a c c ess to p ub lic
w a ter, se w er a nd struc tura l fire p rotec tion?
c ) If “ ye s” to b oth a ) a nd b ), it is fea sib le for the
a g enc y to b e re org a nize d suc h tha t it c a n extend
servic e to the d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted
c om m unity (if “ no ” to either a ) or b ), this q ue stion
m a y b e skip p ed )?
Discussion:
a ) North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA p rovid es w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic e s to resid ents throug h the
City of Da vis—the c ontra c t op era tions a nd m a intena nc e servic e p rovid er. As a p rovid er of
w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es, North Da vis Me a d ow s CSA fa lls und er the p rovisions of SB
244 a nd a LAFCo d eterm ina tion reg a rd ing a ny d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora ted c om m unities
w ithin or a d ja c ent to the a g enc y’ s sp here o f influe nc e is req uired .
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Guind a
Rum se y
Binning Fa rms
Knig
hts
La
nd
ing
West Kentuc ky
Ca p a y
Ma d ison
West Pla infield
Cla rksb urg
Monum
ent
Hills
Willow Oa k
Dunnig a n
Willow b a nk
North Da vis Mea dows
El Ma c ero
Yolo
El Rio Villa
Pa tw in Roa d
Za m ora
Esp a rto
Ro ya l Oa k
North Da vis Mea d o w s a nd Binning Fa rm s (Tra c t) a re listed a s c om m unities, w hic h a re
c onsid ered b y the Com m ission to b e inha b ited uninc orp ora ted c o m m unities, w ith North
Da vis Mea d o w s w ithin the CSA’ s b o und a ries a nd Binning Fa rm s in the CSA’ s SOI. Household
inc om e inform a tion in North Da vis Mea d o w s w a s not a va ila b le; how ever, b a sed on p rop erty
va lues in the c om m unity, it is estim a ted tha t the North Da vis Mea d ow s’ m ed ia n household
th
inc om e is sim ila rly hig her tha n the 80 p erc e ntile of the sta tew id e m ed ia n household
inc om e. The c om m unity of Binning Fa rm s ha s a m ed ia n household inc om e of $129,000,
w hic h is hig her tha n 80 p erc ent of the sta tew id e m ed ia n household inc om e of $61,400,
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b a sed on inform a tion c ollec ted b y Sta tistic a l Atla s.
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA p rovid es m unic ip a l w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter servic es to the inha b ited
uninc orp ora te d c om m unity of North Da vis Mea d o w s.
Ad d itio na lly, the inha b ited
uninc orp ora te d c o m m unity o f Binning Fa rm s is loc a ted w ithin the CSA’ s SOI. How ever, the
p rovisions of SB 244 reg a rd ing d isa d va nta g ed uninc orp ora te d c om m unities d o not a p p ly to
either c om m unity, a s the c om m unities ha ve m ed ia n household inc om es g rea ter tha n 80
p erc ent of the sta tew id e m ed ia n household inc om e, a nd a re therefore not c onsid ered
d isa d va nta g ed .
Recommenda tions
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Bure a u a nd Ame ric a n Co mm unity Surve y.
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SERVICES
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MAYBE
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territory?
future g row th?
up g ra d es?
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of influenc e?
Discussion:
a - d ) North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA p rovid e s w a ter, w a stew a ter, storm d ra ina g e c ontrol, stre et
lig hting , a nd p a rk, m ed ia n, a nd la nd sc a p e m a intena nc e throug h Co unty sta ff a nd
c ontra c ts w ith other a g e nc ies.
Wa ter: The North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA p rovid es w a ter servic e to the No rth Da vis Mea d ow s I
a nd the North Da vis Me a d ow s II sub d ivisions thro ug h a Ma rc h 22, 1988 a g reem ent w ith the
City of Da vis. The City of Da vis m a inta ins the CSA's w a te r d istrib ution a nd w ell system ,
inc lud ing fire hyd ra nts. The Korte, Ne w ton, a nd Moore p a rc els a re c onnec ted to p riva te w ell
system s. The CSA w ells a nd w a ter system a re m a inta ined a nd op era ted b y the City of Da vis
in a m a nner sim ila r to a nd in a c c ord a nc e w ith sta nd a rd s of w ells in the City of Da vis.
Fund ing the rep la c em e nt of a ny p ortion of the w a ter system , a s d e term ined nec essa ry b y
the City, is the resp onsib ility of the CSA.
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Wa ter Ca pa city: North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA is served b y tw o w a ter system s—o ne in ea c h of
the sub d ivisions, w hic h a re c onnec ted via a n intertie, resulting in tw o so urc es o f w a ter for the
c om b ined system . The North Da vis Mea d ow s w a ter sup p ly c om es from tw o g round w a ter
w ells. Well #1 is loc a ted in the No rth Da vis Me a d ow s I sub d ivision, ea st of Fa irw a y Drive
b etw een La rksp ur Pla c e a nd Lup ine Court. The w ell is 28 yea rs old a nd 490 feet d eep , a nd
d ra w s w a ter from tw o a q uifers. Well #1 ha s a p um p ing c a p a c ity of b etw een 300 a nd 500
g a llons p er m inute (g p m ) d ep end ing on the w a ter level in the w ell. Well #2 is loc a ted ea st of
North Da vis Mea d ow s Sub d ivision II, b eyond the e nd of Bla c k Ha w k Pla c e nea r the m unic ip a l
g olf c o urse. This w ell is 19 yea rs old a nd d ra w s w a ter from four a q uife rs. There is a lso a
sta nd b y w ell a va ila b le to the CSA system ; this w ell is used to irrig a te the Da vis Munic ip a l Golf
Co urse, b ut ha s b een a p p roved for d o m estic use. The CSA ha s tw o sto ra g e ta nks for fire
p rotec tion a nd w a ter sto ra g e a nd a na tura l g a s p ow ered g enera tor for the w a ter system in
c a se of elec tric ity fa ilure. Ind ivid ua l c onnec tions a re not m e tered to tra c k use.
The a vera g e a nnua l w a ter c onsum p tion for the CSA from 2002 to 2012 w a s 86 m illion g a llons
(m g ), w ith a m inim um of 72 m g a nd a m a xim um of 96 m g . This eq ua tes to a n a vera g e d a y
d em a nd of 163 g p m d uring this tim e p eriod . The CSA’ s infra struc ture is rea d ily a b le to
p rovid e suffic ient w a ter to m eet the c o m m unities d em a nd .
While the system ha s suffic ient w a ter system c a p a c ity to p rovid e w a ter to the existing a nd
a ntic ip a ted servic e a rea , w a ter sourc e c a p a c ity a nd w a ter q ua lity c onc e rns a re c onstra ints
to the CSA’ s a b ility to p rovid e a d eq ua te w a ter servic es. Wells w ithin a nd a ro und the City of
Da vis ha ve show n sig ns o f d ra w d ow n, b ut this ha s not red uc ed the p um p ing c a p a c ity of the
w ells. In Ma y 1987, te sts o f the North Da vis Mea d o w s I w ell show ed a d ra w d ow n of a b o ut 100
feet a fter three ho urs a t 300 g p m . Ground w a ter levels ha ve not d ec lined in p a st d ry yea rs to
the level tha t the w ells d o not ha ve a d eq ua te sub m erg enc e. Ho w ever, the long -term
w ithd ra w a l of g ro und w a ter w ithin a nd a ro und the City of Da vis ha s resulted in sig nific a nt
g round sub sid enc e (sinking of the surro und ing la nd ) suc h tha t d a m a g e to som e c ity w ell
c a sing s ha s oc c urred a nd severa l of the w ell p um p s c a n no long er b e p ulled to the surfa c e
for rep a ir or rep la c em ent. The se c onc erns ha ve not b een d oc um ented w ith reg a rd to the
CSA’ s w ells, b ut g ro und w a ter overd ra ft in the vic inity ind ic a tes unsusta ina b le p um p ing
p ra c tic es.
Both w ells ha ve strug g le d w ith levels of c erta in c onta m ina nts in exc ess of reg ula tions, in
p a rtic ula r nitra tes a nd hexa va lent c hrom ium . Historic a lly, the CSA’ s w a ter system ha s
exp erienc ed rep orted nitra tes b oth a b ove a nd b elow the m a xim um c o nta m ina nt levels in
the tw o p rim a ry d rinking w a ter w ells. Nitra te s in d rinking w a ter c a n c om e from na tura l,
ind ustria l, or a g ric ultura l sourc e s (inc lud ing sep tic system s, storm w a ter run-off, a nd fertilizers).
Levels o f nitra tes in d rinking w a ter c a n a lso fluc tua te thro ug ho ut the yea r. In 2009, the CSA
w a s issued Com p lia nc e Ord er No. 12-09 for “ fa iling to p rovid e a relia b le a nd a d eq ua te
sup p ly of p ure, w holeso m e, hea lthful a nd p ota b le w a ter.” In other w ord s, the North Da vis
Mea d o w s w a ter syste m ha s rep orted nitra te levels in exc ess o f the m a xim um c onta m ina nt
level (MCL). The op era tion o f the sup p ly system is suc h tha t the m a jority of the w a ter c o m es
from the w ell w ith the lo w est level of nitra te s; ho w ever, d uring hig h w a te r usa g e p eriod s in
the c om m unity, b oth w ells m ust b e used .
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In a d d ition, the No rth Da vis Mea d o w s w a ter sup p ly exc ee d s the MCL for hexa va lent
c hrom ium . A stric ter p rim a ry d rinking w a ter sta nd a rd w a s ena c ted for hexa va lent c hrom ium
in 2014, a nd sinc e tha t tim e, the system ha s b ee n in viola tion of the sta nd a rd a s the w ells
c onsistently test hig her tha n the MCL. A c om p lia nc e ord er (Com p lia nc e Ord er No.
CC0001107) w a s issued o n Ap ril 6, 2015, ind ic a ting tha t b oth w ells exc eed e d the MCL for the
first q ua rter of 2015, a nd req uiring c orrec tive a c tion. Ad d itiona lly, b o th w ells ha ve a lso
exc eed ed the sec ond a ry MCL for sp ec ific c ond uc ta nc e a nd Sta te no tific a tion level for
b oron. The CSA is sea rc hing for w a ys to a d d re ss these w a ter q ua lity issues a nd susta ina b le
so urc e c a p a c ity c onc erns a nd is p ursuing c onne c tion w ith the City of Da vis w a ter system .
Resid ents no ted tha t the CSA system ha s ha d c ha lleng es ha nd ling the la rg e w a ter p rojec t
need s tha t a re req uired a t p re sent. The CSA sta ff’ s m ultip le re sp onsib ilities, the a d d itiona l
resp onsib ility on the Co unty p ose d b y this p rojec t, in a d d ition to other fa c tors, ha s resulted in
a m ulti-yea r p rojec t. Lim ited sta ff tim e d ed ic a ted to the North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA need s is
c onsid ered a c a p a c ity c onstra int of the CSA. Ad d itiona l sta ff or c ontra c t sup p ort p ersonnel
m a y b e w a rra nte d to a d d ress CSA need s in a m ore tim ely m a nner.
sta ff m ust p er County sta nd a rd s c om p lete the a c q uisition p roc ess w ith p urc ha sing sta ting
The Co unty ha s c ontinued to c ontra c t w ith the City for a few d ec a d e s a nd ind ic a ted no
c onc erns reg a rd ing a d e q ua c y of se rvic es p ro vid ed .
While the w a ter q ua lity c onc erns a nd the resulting c om p lia nc e ord ers p ose a p a rtic ula r
c ha lleng e to p rovid ing a d eq ua te servic es, these c onc erns a re not a re sult o f the servic es
p rovid ed b y the City, a nd the CSA is w orking to a d d ress the reg ula tory c onc erns thro ug h
p la nned infra struc ture im p rovem ents. Until w a ter q ua lity c a n m eet a ll p rim a ry d rinking w a ter
sta nd a rd s, the w a ter servic es p rovid ed b y the CSA a re c onsid ered ina d eq ua te.
Wa ter Infra structure Needs: Com p lia nc e Ord er No. 12-09 a nd Com p lia nc e Ord er No.
CC0001107 req uire tha t the w a ter system b e stud ied to c o rrec t the w a ter so urc e c a p a c ity
a nd w a ter q ua lity p rob le m s. The CSA ha s review ed the op tions of reha b ilita ting the existing
w ells, d rilling new rep la c em ent w ells, a d d ing trea tm ent to the existing w ells, a nd c onnec ting
to the City’ s d istrib ution system . The CSA ha s b een thro ug h se vera l review s of the op tions
a nd six yea rs of d isc ussions a nd neg otia tions w ith the City o f Da vis, the Sta te Wa ter
Resourc es Control Boa rd , a nd the Yolo Co unty Environm enta l Hea lth Division. Ultim a tely, the
CSA is m o ving forw a rd w ith a p p lying for fund ing to c onnec t to the City’ s d istrib ution system
a s the resid ents’ p referre d op tion.
The 2013 Tec hnic a l Mem ora nd um p rep a red b y West Yo st eng ineers stud ied the fea sib ility
a nd c ost to c onnec t the CSA to the City’ s w a ter d istrib ution system . An environm enta l
review of the p rop o sed p rojec t w a s relea sed a nd solic ited p ub lic c om m ent thro ug h the end
of 2015. The City o f Da vis ha s c ond itiona lly a p p ro ved m o ving forw a rd w ith a llow ing the CSA
to c onnec t to the City system a nd w ill issue a w ill serve letter. One of the next step s w ill b e to
form a lize a n a g re em ent b etw een the CSA a nd the City. The p rojec t w a s estim a ted to c ost
$4.1 m illion a s p a rt o f the 2013 Tec hnic a l Mem ora nd um ; ho w ever, a m ore d eta il p la nning
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review is nec e ssa ry to c om e to a m ore exa c t c ost estim a te . The CSA is in the m id st of
a p p lying for Prop o sition 1 Drinking Wa ter Sta te Revolving Fund lo w intere st loa n m onies to
c over p la nning a nd c onstruc tion c osts. As p a rt of a p p lying for the initia l p la nning loa n, the
CSA m ust c om p lete a Prop osition 218 p roc ess to a p p rove a n a sse ssm ent to rep a y the loa n,
w hic h w ill b eg in Ma rc h 8, 2016, a nd the CSA m ust rec eive a w ill serve letter from the City.
After the p la nning d oc um ents ha ve b een c om p leted , the CSA c a n a p p ly for fund ing for
c onstruc tion, w hic h is p la nned to sta rt in 2017.
The p rojec t w ill c onnec t the North Da vis Mea d o w s c om m unity w a ter system to the City o f
Da vis’ w a ter d istrib ution system . The p rop ose d im p rovem ents w ill inc lud e c onstruc tion o f a
six-inc h d ia m eter p ip eline in John Jones Roa d / County Roa d 99D to c onnec t CSA hom e s to
the existing c ity w a ter d istrib ution system . The c onnec tion is to b e sized to m eet only the
North Da vis Mea d ow s c o m m unity ne ed s w ith no c a p a c ity a va ila b le for other p rop erties. This
p ip eline w ould c onnec t hom es to the existing 14-inc h d ia m eter p ip e in John Jones Roa d
nea r the entra nc e roa d to the City’ s w e st ta nk a rea . A d ua l system w o uld result, w ith w a ter
from the existing tw o w ells c ontinuing to b e used for irrig a tion p urp o ses a t the resid enc es a nd
the g olf c o urse a nd for fire flow need s. The p rop o sed w a ter system w ill likely follow the sa m e
a lig nm ent a s the existing w a ter system , w ith so m e exc ep tions. An em erg enc y inter-tie
b etw een the existing a nd p rop osed p o ta b le w a ter syste m s w o uld b e c onstruc ted to b e
a va ila b le in c a se of d a m a g e to the p rop osed w a ter sup p ly p ip eline, or to refill the existing
fire ta nk in the event of a fire em erg enc y a nd fa ilure of the existing g ro und w a ter w ells.
Resid ents a lso noted a c onc ern reg a rd ing the need to g ua ra ntee the re a re func tiona l
va lves in c lea rly id entifia b le loc a tions for inc id ents of m a in b rea ks. This w ould ensure sw ifter
resp onse b y re sid ents to m inim ize w a ter loss.
Wa stewa ter: The City o f Da vis a g reed to a c c e p t w a stew a ter flow s fro m the North Da vis
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Mea d o w s CSA on Ma y 19, 1998. Within the CSA, only the North Da vis Mea d ow s I a nd the
North Da vis Mea d ow s II sub d ivisions rec eive w a stew a ter servic e from the CSA w a stew a ter
c ollec tion system . Of the hom es in the tw o sub d ivisions, 82 a re c onnec ted to the sew a g e
c ollec tion system a nd a lso ha ve ind ivid ua l g rind er p um p s; the rem a ining hom es ha ve
ind ivid ua l sep tic system s. The a g ree m ent w ith the City sets the m a xim um num b er of
c onnec tions a t 95. The CSA a lso a llow ed the Te ic hert p rop erties to c onnec t to the sew er
m a in for se w er c ollec tion servic es. Teic hert p a id a c onnec tion fee a nd p a ys a nnua l c ha rg e
to the CSA b a sed on the a m ount of flow .
The CSA is resp onsib le for the op era tion a nd m a intena nc e of the infra struc ture on ea c h
resid entia l lot in the CSA tha t rec eive s w a stew a ter servic e. Ea c h lot tha t rec eives servic e
c onta ins a w a ste w a ter g rind er p um p a nd w a ste w a ter servic e line. The g rind er p um p syste m
m inim izes the likelihood of ob struc tions in the existing line. The line extend s to the m a in
w a stew a ter line on w hic h the p a rc el fronts or a c c esses. Ma intena nc e o f the g rind er p um p s
is p rovid ed b y p riva te c om p a nies b y c ontra c t. Roto Ro oter m a inta ins a nd sw itc hes the
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g rind er p um p s, w hile Sig na servic es the elec tric a l p a nels.
The g rind ers ha ve a life
exp ec ta nc y of seven to 10 yea rs. The CSA ha s instituted a g rind er rep la c em ent p rog ra m to
rep la c e up to 17 g rind ers a nnua lly b a sed on ne ed (tho se g rind er tha t a re fa iling ) a nd la st
rec ord ed rep la c em ent.
The w a stew a ter system c onsists of c ollec tion a nd tra nsm ission fa c ilities tha t c ollec t effluent
a nd tra nsm it the effluent to a p oint o f c ollec tion w ith a n existing tra nsm issio n m a in of the City
of Da vis. The w a ste w a te r tra nsm ission fa c ilities a re g enera lly loc a ted und er the streets a nd
lots inc lud ed in the CSA a nd w ithin the City of Da vis g olf c o urse p rop erty a d ja c ent to the
CSA. The c ollec tion system is c onstruc ted of PVC. A fo ur-inc h low p re ssure sew er p ip eline
g enera lly extend s from the CSA p rop erties south a long Co unty Roa d 99D to a n existing City
of Da vis se w er m a nhole loc a ted just north of the intersec tion of Co unty Ro a d 31 w ith Co unty
Roa d 99D. The effluent enters the existing sew e r system of the City a nd is c onveyed to
trea tm ent a nd d isp osa l fa c ilities of the City.
Wa stewa ter Ca pa city: The County ind ic a ted tha t there a re no c onc erns reg a rd ing c a p a c ity
of the w a ste w a ter syste m a t this tim e. It is unknow n w ha t p ortion of m a in c a p a c ity w ithin the
CSA’ s system is in use; how ever, g iven the low num b er of se w er syste m overflow s a nd
rela tively yo ung a g e of the system , it c a n b e d eterm ined tha t there is p resently suffic ient
w a stew a ter syste m c a p a c ity to serve existing d em a nd in North Da vis Mea d ow s.
The County no ted tha t fina nc ia l c onstra ints c om b ined w ith inc rea sing c osts a re a c ha lleng e
to p ro vid ing w a stew a ter servic es. The g rind er re p la c em ent p rog ra m is c ostly on a n a nnua l
b a sis a nd the c ost of servic es p rovid ed b y the City c ontinues to rise. The CSA strug g le s to
keep up w ith these g ro w ing c osts.
Wa stewa ter Adequa cy: The City rep orted tha t there w ere no p a rtic ula r c ha lleng es to
p rovid ing w a ste w a ter servic es in the CSA. Re sid ents d id not rep ort a ny issues o f c onc ern w ith
reg a rd to the w a stew a te r servic es p rovid ed .
Sim ila r to w a ter servic e, the Co unty revie w s the servic es of the servic e p rovid er a nnua lly to
justify the need for the c ontra c t. There ha s no t b een a sew er system overflow in the CSA in
the la st 10 yea rs. In g enera l, the County a nd the CSA see m sa tisfied w ith the servic es
p rovid ed . Ba sed on the se fa c tors, w a stew a te r servic es in North Da vis Mea d ow s a p p ea r to
b e a d eq ua te.
Wa stewa ter Infra structure Needs: As of the 2006 MSR, the CSA w a s exp e rienc ing p rob lem s
w ith p rem a ture fa ilure of severa l o f the g rind er p um p s in the CSA sub d ivisio ns. The orig ina l life
exp ec ta nc y of the p um p s w a s sup p osed to b e a p p roxim a tely ten yea rs; how ever, the life
exp ec ta nc y of the g rind er p um p s p rove d to b e c loser to seven yea rs. The c ost o f rep la c ing
these p um p s is b etw e en $1,500 a nd $5,000, d ep end ing on w hether the p um p is refurb ished
or new . As m entioned , the CSA ha s instituted a g rind er rep la c em ent p ro g ra m to rep la c e a
c erta in num b er o f g rind e rs ea c h yea r.
Flood Control a nd Dra ina ge:
The flo od c ontrol a nd surfa c e d ra ina g e system for No rth Da vis Mea d o w s CSA involves a
c om p lex a rra ng em ent o f d ifferent p a rties ha ving resp onsib ility for d ifferent sec tions of the
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d ra ina g e system . Be sid e s the CSA, p a rties inc lud e Yolo Co unty, Ca lifornia Dep a rtm ent o f
Tra nsp orta tion, Southern Pa c ific Ra ilroa d , a nd severa l other p riva te la nd ow ners outsid e o f
the sub d ivisions, inc lud ing Teic hert.
The North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is in a flood p rone a rea . The CSA m a na g es d ra ina g e throug h
the use of na tura l g ra vity flow , d ra ina g e d itc hes, sw a les (sha llow d itc hes), the g olf c o urse,
a nd hold ing p ond s. Dra ina g e w a ters g enera lly run thro ug h sw a les a t the b a c k p ortions of
the sub d ivision lo ts tow a rd the g olf c ourse a nd in d ra ina g e d itc hes a long c ounty streets
so uthea st tow a rd the City of Da vis. A storm w a ter retention p ond is loc a te d a t the northea st
c orner of the North Da vis Mea d o w s II sub d ivision on the Korte p rop erty a nd c a p tures som e
w a ter tha t d ra ins fro m la nd north a nd w e st of the sub d ivision. A sm a ll retention p ond is a lso
loc a ted on the ea st sid e of the No rth Da vis Mea d ow s II sub d ivision.
The CSA p rovid es for the sp ra ying , exc a va ting , a nd c lea ring of p erim eter d itc hes in b oth
sub d ivisions a nd p a rtners w ith the City o f Da vis G olf Co urse to p rovid e d itc h m a intena nc e in
the North Da vis Mea d o w s I a rea . The CSA m a inta ins a c em ent c ulvert a long Co unty Roa d
29. The CSA is a lso resp onsib le for d ra ina g e extend ing outsid e the CSA, throug h a 1986
d ra ina g e fa c ilities a g reem ent b etw een the form er Ba rlo Fa rm s p a rc el a nd the Da vis G olf
Co urse Esta tes (North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA). The Ba rlo p rop erty is loc a te d a t the southw est
c orner of Co unty Roa d 29 a nd 101-A. Surfa c e w a ter from the CSA a nd the Da vis Munic ip a l
Golf Co urse d ra ins thro ug h the County-m a inta ined roa d sid e d itc hes a long Co unty Roa d 29,
then thro ug h the "Ba rlo" d itc hes, a long the w e sterly b o und a ry of the Ba rlo p rop erty to
a p p roxim a tely the m id p oint of a nd ea st thro ug h the Ba rlo p rop erty to County Roa d 10I A.
The follow ing m a p ind ic a tes w hic h a g enc y is re sp onsib le fo r m a intena nc e of the sp ec ific
p ortions o f d ra ina g e fa c ilities. The m a p ind ic a tes w ork to b e c om p leted in 2009, a s a n
up d a ted ve rsion ha s not b een p rod uc e d .
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Dra ina ge Ca pa city: As noted in the p revio us MSR, d ra ina g e is a c onc ern a t tim es, b ut no
flood d a m a g e to hom e s ha s oc c urred sinc e the sub d ivisions w ere b uilt.
In rec ent yea rs, the m a intena nc e of the d ra ina g e d itc hes ha s rep o rted ly d ec lined in
freq uenc y. Re sid ents re p orted tha t the d ra ina g e d itc hes w ere b etter c a red for a fe w yea rs
a g o throug h a sp ra y p ro g ra m (w hic h c onsisted of tw o sp ra ys a nnua lly) a nd ha nd c lea ning in
the fa ll in som e a rea s if need ed . Clea ning s ha ve now g one d ow n to one sp ra y a yea r,
rep orted ly d ue to a n inc rea se in c hem ic a l c osts. Also, resid ents rep orted tha t req ue sts m ust
b e m a d e for c lea n o uts to oc c ur. A la c k of fund ing rep resents a c a p a c ity c onstra int for
d ra ina g e rela ted servic es w ithin the CSA. Ba sed on the d ec line in d ra ina g e rela ted
m a intena nc e a c tivities a nd the num b er of c onc e rns rep orted b y resid ents reg a rd ing a la c k
of suffic ient servic es, it a p p ea rs tha t the CSA d o es no t a t p resent ha ve suffic ient fina nc ia l
c a p a c ity to p ro vid e a d e q ua te d ra ina g e servic es to m eet resid ent exp ec ta tions. The Co unty
rep orted tha t the red uc tion in d ra ina g e m a intena nc e servic es (sp ec ific a lly sp ra ying ) ha s not
resulted in flow s d uring ra in events tha t ha ve c a used p rop erty d a m a g e.
The Co unty rep orted tha t o utsid e fa c tors ha ve a lso im p a c ted d em a nd for d ra ina g e servic es.
Surro und ing a g ric ultura l a rea s ha ve c ha ng ed fa rm ing p ra c tic es tha t ha s led to g rea ter
d ra ina g e into the d itc hes a round the CSA. This a d d itiona l d ra ina g e a lso lim its the tim es tha t
the County c a n d o ha nd c lea n outs, a s the a rea need s to b e d ry.
Dra ina ge Adequa cy: The CSA is req uired to keep the d itc hes a nd sw a les c lea r a nd it
d ep end s on a nnua l m a intena nc e to p revent flood ing a nd loss of p rop erty. How ever,
resid ents rep ort c erta in ina d eq ua c ies tha t ha ve not b een a d d ressed to their full sa tisfa c tion.
Co sts a ssoc ia ted w ith the m a intena nc e of the flood c ontrol a nd d ra ina g e system ha s
inc rea sed in rec ent yea rs. Re sid ents rep orted tha t hom e ow ners freq uently ha ve to m a ke
rep ea ted req ue sts to Com m unity Servic e s sta ff for the rem ova l of d e b ris. Ditc hes c a n
b ec om e overg ro w n w ith veg eta tion, filled w ith d eb ris from overha ng ing trees or illeg a l
d um p ing , or c lo g g ed w ith soil from b a nk erosion o r fa rm ing p ra c tic es on a d ja c ent fa rm la nd .
The Co unty c lea rs a p ortion o f the d itc h a long Co unty Roa d 29, b ut there a re a rea s w ith
lim ited a c c ess w here further ha nd c lea ring a nd rem o va l of d eb ris m a y b e w a rra nted .
Sp ec ific a lly, the a rea b ehind the b ike p a th fenc e w est of Fa irw a y Drive is rep orted ly a c ritic a l
a rea b ec a use it is im m e d ia tely up strea m of the c ulvert und er the entra nc e to the sub d ivision
a nd the g olf c ourse. O ther d ra ina g e c onc erns ha ve b een rep orted b y re sid ents, inc lud ing a
need for rem ova l o f d eb ris from site, a s op p ose d to the c urrent p ra c tic e o f throw ing it on the
b a nk w here it c a n return to the d itc h, a nd p erha p s som e g ra d ing to ensure slop e s a re
sub sta ntia l eno ug h to a llow for a d eq ua te d ra ina g e.
Given the num b er a nd b rea d th of c onc erns b y the resid ents it is rec o m m end ed tha t the
CSA a nd Co unty w ork c olla b ora tively to c rea te a n a nnua l d ra ina g e m a intena nc e p la n. This
p roa c tive a p p roa c h w ill a llow resid ents the op p o rtunity to p rovid e inp ut o n the p la n p rior to
d ra ina g e need s b ec om ing c ritic a l a nd w a rra nting c om p la ints for a c tion, a nd sim ulta ne ously
ed uc a te resid ents a b out a ny restric tions to p rovid ing the servic es exp ec ted b y the resid ents.
The p la n sho uld inc lud e a sc hed ule a nd a m a p to id entify c urrent c ond itions, c ritic a l
loc a tions, a nd p rob lem s suc h a s tim ing in reg a rd to w ild life or other c onsid era tions. Another
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op tion for the Co unty to c onsid er is outso urc ing this w ork to the Yolo Co unty Flo od Control
a nd Wa ter Conserva tio n Distric t (YCFCWCD), w hic h sp ec ia lizes in d ra ina g e a nd flood
c ontrol servic es. YCFCWCD is ta king on this w ork for a nother CSA elsew here in the County.
Dra ina ge Infra structure Needs: La nd ow ners a re intereste d in further im p roving their d ra ina g e
system to ensure tha t storm d ra ina g e m oves sm oothly thro ug h the syste m . Prob lem s in one
a rea c a n ha ve a n a d verse im p a c t on the entire system . Dra ina g e d itc hes ha ve b een
exp erienc ing hea vy silting a nd d eg ra d a tion a nd ha ve never b een re-g ra d ed . At the tim e of
the p revious MSR, the CSA w a s resea rc hing the p ossib ility of reeng ineering the d ra ina g e
system ; how e ver, c osts to re eng ineer turned o ut to b e p rohib itively exp ensive. Co unty Roa d
29 w a s reg ra d ed to d irec t d ra ina g e flow s; ho w ever, there is som e d isa g reem ent on ho w
effec tive tha t w a s. At p resent, the CSA is foc using on ensuring tha t there a re no ob struc tions
in the d itc hes to p revent sig nific a nt b a c kup s.
Pa rk a nd La ndsca pe Ma intena nce: The CSA p ro vid es for the m a intena nc e of op en sp a c e
a nd m ed ia n strip s thro ug hout a nd a round the North Da vis Mea d ow s sub d ivisions thro ug h
la nd sc a p ing a c tivities, w hic h inc lud e m ow ing , trim m ing , sp ra ying , etc . These a rea s inc lud e
m ed ia n strip s a long the m a in roa d s Silvera d o Drive a nd Fa irw a y Drive, the g olf c o urse , sp a c e
b etw een hom e lo ts a nd the g olf c o urse, a long ro a d s, a ro und the d ra ina g e p ond , a nd in the
ha b ita t b uffer w e st of No rth Da vis Mea d ow s II. The CSA p erform s som e of the w ork in-ho use,
utilizes o ther Co unty Dep a rtm ents, c ontra c ts w ith p riva te la nd sc a p ing servic es, or c ontra c ts
w ith the City o f Da vis for w ork a ro und the G olf Co urse.
Pa rk a nd La ndsca pe Ma intena nce Ca pa city: Ba sed on a la c k of resid ent c om p la ints
sp ec ific to la nd sc a p e m a intena nc e, a nd no id entifia b le infra struc ture nee d s, it a p p ea rs tha t
the CSA ha s the c a p a c ity to p rovid e servic es w ithin the existing b ound a ries. Sho uld the
b ound a ries of the CSA exp a nd , a d d itiona l fund ing w ill b e nec essa ry to fina nc e a d d itiona l
la nd sc a p ing a c tivities.
Pa rk a nd La ndsca pe Ma intena nce Adequa cy: Resid ents d id no t rep ort a ny ina d eq ua c ies
w ith reg a rd to the p a rk a nd la nd sc a p e m a intena nc e servic es p ro vid ed throug h the CSA.
Pa rk a nd La ndsca pe Ma intena nce Infra structure Needs: The County a nd resid ents d id not
id entify a ny p a rtic ula r infra struc ture ne ed s w ith reg a rd to the op en sp a c e, m ed ia n a nd
la nd sc a p e m a intena nc e of the CSA.
e) There a re no new re g ula tions tha t a re a ntic ip a te d to a ffec t the CSA’ s existing infra struc ture
or need for a d d itiona l infra struc ture w ith reg a rd to the fo ur m unic ip a l servic es o ffered b y the
Distric t.
f)
vic inity of North Da vis Me a d ow s CSA.
The CSA fa c es a p a rtic ula r c ha lleng e in p rovid ing a d eq ua te w a ter servic es. Both w ells ha ve
strug g led w ith levels of nitra tes a nd hexa va lent c hrom ium in exc ess o f re g ula tions. As a result,
the CSA ha s b een issued c om p lia nc e ord ers req uiring c orrec tive a c tion. Due to sta ffing
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c onstra ints on the CSA, a nd other fa c tors a ssoc ia ted w ith the tim ing of a nd na ture of the City of
Da vis’ w a ter syste m p la ns, there ha s b een a sig nific a nt d ela y in a d d ressing the c onc erns
outlined in the c om p lia nc e ord ers. The CSA is m oving forw a rd w ith c onnec ting to the City of
Da vis w a ter system a s the resid ents’ p referred op tion. Until w a ter q ua lity c a n m eet a ll p rim a ry
d rinking w a ter sta nd a rd s, the w a ter servic es p rovid ed b y the CSA a re c onsid ered ina d eq ua te.
Fina nc ia l lim ita tions p ose the p rim a ry c a p a c ity c onstra int to w a stew a ter a nd d ra ina g e servic es
p rovid ed b y the CSA. The p um p g rind er rep la c e m ent p rog ra m is c o stly o n a n a nnua l b a sis a nd
the c ost of servic es p rovid ed b y the City c ontinues to rise. The CSA strug g les to keep up w ith
these g row ing w a ste w a ter c o sts. Review o f the e xisting fee struc ture is w a rra nted to ensure tha t
revenue s a d eq ua tely c o ver exp end iture s for ea c h of the servic es p rovid e d .
Ba sed on the d ec line in d ra ina g e rela ted m a intena nc e a c tivities a nd the num b er of c onc erns
rep orted b y resid ents reg a rd ing a la c k of suffic ient servic es, it a p p ea rs tha t the CSA d o es not a t
p resent ha ve suffic ient fina nc ia l c a p a c ity to p rovid e a d eq ua te d ra ina g e servic es to m eet
resid ent exp ec ta tions. Colla b ora tion b etw een the Co unty a nd CSA resid ents in the form o f a n
a nnua l d ra ina g e m a inte na nc e p la n c ould p rovid e a p roa c tive a p p roa c h to op era ting w ithin
fina nc ia l c onstra ints a nd a d d ressing resid ent c onc erns. Another op tion for the Co unty to
c onsid er is o utsourc ing this w ork or tra nsfe rring this servic e to the Yolo County Flo od Control a nd
Wa ter Conserva tion Distric t (YCFCWCD), w hic h sp ec ia lizes in d ra ina g e a nd flood c ontrol
servic es. YCFCWCD is p otentia lly ta king over this func tion for w ha t w a s p reviously kno w n a s the
Ma d ison CSA.
Recommenda tions:
•
The Co unty CSA Ma na g er should c ond uc t a n a na lysis o f the existing fee struc ture to
ensure tha t fees c ontinue to c o ver nec essa ry c osts of a ll servic es p rovid ed . In p a rtic ula r,
there a re no fees sp ec ific to the d ra ina g e, la nd sc a p ing , a nd street lig hting servic es. The
c ost of p rovid ing these servic es sho uld b e review ed a nd fees set a c c ord ing ly.
•
The Co unty CSA Ma na g er sho uld d e velop a n a nnua l d ra ina g e m a intena nc e p la n. The
p la n should inc lud e a sc hed ule a nd a m a p to id entify c urrent c ond itions, c ritic a l
loc a tions, a nd p rob lem s suc h a s tim ing in reg a rd to w ild life or other c onsid era tions, a nd
esta b lish a reg ula r m a intena nc e sc hed ule to ensure a d eq ua te m a intena nc e oc c urs on
a n ong oing b a sis.
•
The p otentia l for o utsourc ing or tra nsferring d ra ina g e a nd flood c ontrol servic es to the
Yolo Co unty Floo d Control a nd Wa ter Conserva tion Distric t should b e eva lua ted b y the
CSA Ma na g er, in c onsulta tion w ith the a d visory c om m ittee .
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YES
MAYBE
NO
b ud g et la te?
c osts?
org a niza tions?
f)
Discussion:
a ) Budget:
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA ro utinely a d op ts a nd op era tes a n a nnua l b ud g et a s p a rt of the
la rg er Yolo Co unty b ud g et p roc ess, w hic h is a p p roved b y the Yolo Co unty Boa rd of
Sup ervisors. The CSA’ s fina nc es a re a lso rep o rte d in the Co unty’ s a ud ite d a nnua l fina nc ia l
sta tem ent a nd rep orted to the Sta te Controller’ s O ffic e (SCO) yea rly. While North Da vis
Mea d o w s CSA is inc lud ed a s p a rt of these rep orts, revenues a nd exp end itures a re
a g g reg a ted a nd there is no c lea r rep resenta tio n of the CSA’ s a c tivities. The SCO rep orts
w ere m a d e use of for the p urp oses of this rep ort a s the y p rovid e the g rea test level o f d e ta il
for ea c h servic e p rovid ed b y the CSA; how e ver, there a re still lim its to the inform a tion
a va ila b le g iven the overly b roa d c a teg ories use d in the SCO rep ort. The County is in the
p roc ess of sw itc hing to a new a c c o unting system (INFO R) a nd m a king c ha ng es to
p roc ed ures for rep orting CSA fund s tha t a re exp ec ted to im p rove c la rity of the CSA’ s
fina nc ia l flow .
North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA op era te s out o f tw o fund s d e d ic a ted to w a te r a nd w a ste w a ter
servic es, w hic h a re fund ed b y w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter p rop erty a ssessm ents, re sp ec tively.
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Street lig hting , d ra ina g e, a nd la nd sc a p ing a re a c c ounte d for a s a p a rt o f the w a ter fund . A
p ortion of the a sse ssm e nts for w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter servic es a re used to p a y the City for
c ontra c t servic es. The CSA d oes not rec eive reve nues from p rop erty ta xes.
The ta b les b elow p rovid e five-yea r b ud g et trend s for the CSA’ s w a stew a ter, w a ter, d ra ina g e,
la nd sc a p ing , a nd street lig hting servic es. The b roa d c a teg oriza tion of “ se rvic es a nd
sup p lies” d o es not a llow for id entific a tion o f w hic h servic es w ere fund ed b y the op era tion
exp end itures; how ever, these exp end itures g enera lly c over the c osts a ssoc ia ted w ith
d ra ina g e, la nd sc a p ing , a nd street lig hting servic es.
North Davis Meadows County Service Area
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
FY 13-14
Rev enues
Serv ic e C ha rges - Wa t er
$ 126,869 $ 140,097 $ 107,588 $ 133,967
Serv ic e C ha rges - Wa st ew a t er
$
90,692 $ 101,598 $ 104,632 $ 107,009
$
19,716 $
8,961 $
45,933 $
23,068
$
1,035 $
589 $
393
Int erest Inc ome
2,051 $
Total Revenues
$ 239,328 $ 251,691 $ 258,742 $ 264,437
Exp end it ures
Wa t er Tra nsmission a nd Dist rib ut ion
$
42,896 $
11,150 $
62,510 $
99,452
$ 108,623 $
70,886 $
26,246 $
32,151
Wa t er Pump ing
Sew a ge C ollec t ion
$ 128,769 $ 149,976 $ 139,347 $ 126,386
70,732 $
41,691 $
30,695
$
Ad minist ra t ion
42,244 $
53,786 $
26,918
$
28,351 $
5,834 $
Dep rec ia t ion
$
$
9,000 $
40,480 $
40,480
Total Expenditures
$ 350,883 $ 317,578 $ 364,060 $ 356,082
$ (111,555) $
(65,887) $ (105,318) $
(91,645)
Net Am ount
$ 1,549,434 $ 1,443,007 $ 1,337,689 $ 1,246,044
North Davis Meadows County Service Area Summary
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
FY 13-14
Tot a l Rev enues
$ 239,328 $ 251,691 $ 258,742 $ 264,437
$ 350,883 $ 317,578 $ 364,060 $ 356,082
$ (111,555) $ (65,887) $ (105,318) $ (91,645)
North Davis Meadows Long Term Debt
FY 13-14
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
Principal Amounty Unmatured, End FY $ 1,275,000 $ 1,225,000 $ 1,175,000 $ 1,140,000
FY 14-15
$ 135,423
$ 108,486
$
25,412
$
487
$ 269,808
$
66,782
$
36,709
$ 139,764
$
35,513
$
21,112
$
40,480
$ 340,360
$
(70,552)
$ 1,175,492
FY 14-15
$ 269,808
$ 340,360
$ (70,552)
FY 14-15
$ 1,090,000
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA c ha rg e s tw o a sse ssm ents to c over servic es p rovid ed a s its sole
so urc e of revenue.
The CSA’ s w a ter a sse ssm ent w a s set to c over op era tion a nd
m a intena nc e c ha rg es b y the City of Da vis, a ud iting exp enses, la b testing , a d m inistra tion,
utilities, a nd a fixed a sset rep la c em ent reserve. Portions of the fees for w a ter a d m inistra tion
a nd w a ter utilities a re used to p a y the street lig hting , d ra ina g e a nd la nd sc a p ing func tions of
the CSA. The w a te r a ssessm ent w a s d eterm ine d in FY 10-11 a nd is inc rea sed ea c h yea r
b a sed on the Consum e r Pric e Ind ex. The w a te r a ssessm ent in FY 14-15 w a s $1,692.76, w hic h
eq ua tes to $141 p er m onth. The w a ste w a ter a ssessm ent c overs g rind er p um p rec overy,
a d m inistra tion, a nd City of Da vis fee s for servic es. Sim ila r to the w a te r a sse ssm ent, the
w a stew a ter a ssessm ent is a d justed a nnua lly b a se d on infla tion. In FY 14-15, the w a stew a ter
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a ssessm ent to ta led $1,322.74 or $110 p er m onth. Revenues over the la st five yea rs ha ve
inc rea sed stea d ily d ue the a nnua l a d justm ent o f the w a ter a nd w a ste w a ter a sse ssm ents
b a sed on infla tion.
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is in the p roc ess of d eterm ining the fund ing m ec ha nism for its
c onnec tion w ith the City of Da vis w a ter system . The CSA ha s a p p lied for a Prop osition 1
Drinking Wa ter Sta te Revolving Fund loa n, w hic h w o uld p rovid e low intere st fina nc ing for the
p rojec t. The loa n w ould b e rep a id throug h a voter-a p p roved a sse ssm ent.
Tota l exp end itures ove r the la st five yea rs (FY 11–FY 15) ha ve rem a ined rela tively sta b le.
Sim ila rly, w a stew a ter exp end itures ha ve b een g enera lly unc ha ng ed ove r tha t tim e p eriod .
Exp end iture s a ttrib uted to w a ter p um p ing , tra nsm ission, a nd d istrib ution ha ve b een erra tic
w ithout a ny id entifia b le p a ttern. Exp end itures fo r servic es a nd sup p lies p ea ked in FY 12-13,
d ue to a d ela y in a p a y out of exp enses from FY 11-12.
The CSA m a y b e a b le to a c hieve som e c o st sa ving s thro ug h d irec t b illing b y the City, a s
w a ter ra tes c ha rg ed b y the City m a y b e low er tha n those c ha rg ed b y the CSA d ue to
effic ienc ies g a ined b y a la rg er w a ter servic e p rovid er. How eve r, w itho ut ind ivid ua l w a ter
use d a ta for the c onnec tions w ithin the CSA, it is una b le to b e d eterm ine d d efinitively w ha t
the c ost to CSA ra te p a yers w ould b e.
The CSA ha s c onsistently sp ent m ore tha n it ha s c ollec ted in revenues eve ry yea r fo r the p a st
five yea rs, w hic h ha s resulted in a p rop ortiona te d ec line in the CSA’ s fund b a la nc e a t the
end of ea c h yea r. Betw een FY 10-11 a nd FY 14-15, the CSA exp erienc ed a 24 p erc ent
d ec rea se in its end of the yea r fund b a la nc e. It is a p p a rent tha t the a ssessm ents c ha rg ed
b y the CSA a re not a d e q ua te to c over exp end itures a nd should b e revie w ed a nd a d justed
a c c ord ing ly.
b ) Reserves:
The CSA m a inta ins five reserve fund s—w e ll rep la c em ent reserve, g enera l w a ter reserve,
sew er p um p rep la c em e nt reserve, g rind er reserve, a nd g enera l w a ste w a ter re serve. The
CSA d oes not ha ve a form a l p olic y or p ra c tic e to p ut a sid e a c erta in a m o unt o f fund s ea c h
yea r into these restric ted use reserve fund s. In rec ent yea rs, no m one y ha s b een p la c ed into
these a c c o unts, a nd the item s to b e fund e d b y the reserve, suc h a s g rind er p um p
rep la c em ent, ha ve b een b ud g eted for in the a nnua l b ud g et.
In the orig ina l a g reem ent for w a te r servic e b etw e en the CSA a nd the City of Da vis, the City
req uired the County to esta b lish a rep la c em ent reserve a c c o unt, w hic h w ould b e used to
fina nc e rep la c em ent of a ny p ortion of the w a ter system tha t w ea rs out or b ec o m es
inop era tive fo r a ny rea son. This is the w ell rep la c em ent reserve. The City p rep a res a n
estim a te of exp end itures from the reserve a c c o unt ea c h yea r for a p p ro va l b y the Co unty.
At the end of FY 14-15, the reserve fund s ha nd the follow ing a p p roxim a te e nd ing b a la nc es:
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Genera l w a ter reserve - $16,000
Sew er p um p rep la c em e nt reserve - $5,500
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Grind er rese rve - $6,100
Genera l w a stew a ter rese rve – $2,000
In a d d ition to these fund s, the CSA m a inta ins a n unrestric ted c a sh b a la nc e a t the end of
ea c h yea r. At the end of FY 15, the b a la nc e w a s $1.175 m illion. While the reserve s a re
sub sta ntia l, this is no t suffic ient to fina nc e the up c om ing sig nific a nt w a ter c a p ita l need s a nd
c ontinue to fina nc e exp end itures in exc e ss of revenues.
As p revio usly d esc rib ed , the CSA c ha rg es a w a ter a nd w a stew a ter a sse ssm ent to fund a ll
servic es p rovid ed b y the CSA. Ba sed on the c onsistent exp end itures in exc ess of re venue s, it
is a p p a rent tha t the a sse ssm ents c ha rg e d b y the CSA a re no t a d eq ua te to c over a ll rela ted
exp end itures a nd sho uld b e review ed a nd a d juste d a c c ord ing ly.
Assessm ents a lloc a ted sp ec ific a lly to d ra ina g e, la nd sc a p ing a nd street lig hting should b e
a d op ted to ensure servic es a re p rovid ed a c c ord ing to re sid ent exp ec ta tions. At p resent
there is a d isc onnec t b etw een the level of fund ing a nd the level of d ra ina g e servic e d esired .
Onc e a d ra ina g e m a inte na nc e p la n is c rea ted , the a m o unt o f fund ing nec essa ry to fina nc e
the p la n c a n b e d eterm ined .
North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA is a p a rt of the Co unty of Yolo, a nd is g ove rned b y the Yolo
Co unty Boa rd o f Sup ervisors. As suc h, the CSA is sub jec t to the Ca p ita l Asset Polic y a s
a d op ted b y the Boa rd of Sup ervisors, w hic h is p rep a red a nd up d a ted a nnua lly.
The CSA m a inta ins a g rind er rep la c em ent p rog ra m to c ontinuo usly rep la c e 17 p um p s ea c h
yea r p rior to fa ilure. While the CSA m a inta ins a w a ter system rep la c em ent reserve to c over
w a ter rela ted infra struc ture need s, it w ill not b e suffic ient to c over a ll rela ted im p rovem ents
nec essa ry to c onnec t to the City’ s w a ter system . The CSA is lo oking for a low interest loa n to
fina nc e the $4.1 m illion p rojec t.
North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA is a p a rt of the Co unty of Yolo, a nd is g ove rned b y the Yolo
Co unty Boa rd of Sup ervisors. As suc h, the CSA is sub jec t to the fina nc ia l p olic ies tha t ha ve
b een a d op ted b y the Co unty. The County sho uld c ontinue to m onitor the CSA to ensure
tha t it a d heres to c ountyw id e fina nc ia l p olic ies a nd b est p ra c tic es a nd tha t CSA fina nc es
a re tra nsp a rent a nd ea sy to follow for c onstituents. Resid ents rep orted d iffic ulties in rea d ing
fina nc ia l rep orts tha t d id not c lea rly rep re sent the c urrent fina nc ia l sta nd ing of the Distric t.
esta b lished b y the Boa rd of Sup ervisors. Ad d itio na lly, in ord er to a ug m e nt relia b ility of CSA
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f)
Debt:
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA d id no t ha ve a ny outsta nd ing d eb t a t the end of FY 14-15;
how ever, in ord er to fina nc e new infra struc ture nec essa ry to m a ke im p rovem ents to the
CSA’ s w a stew a ter syste m , the North Da vis Mea d ow s Sew er Asse ssm ent Distric t w a s form ed in
1999 to issue b ond s a nd c a rry the d eb t of the p rop erties w ithin the CSA. The North Da vis
Mea d o w s Se w er Asse ssm ent Distric t is a sep a ra te entity from the CSA. Conseq uently, w hile
the d eb t is a c c o unted for in the CSA’ s fina nc ia l rep orts, the d eb t is c onsid ered a lien on the
p rop erties w ithin the a ssessm ent d istric t a nd the CSA is no t lia b le for the d eb t. The Co unty
c ollec ts a ssessm ents fro m resid ents to m a ke re g ula r d eb t p a ym ents. The a m ount of the
a ssessm ent is d ep end ent on the loc a tion of the p a rc el a nd the p a rc el o w ner’ s d ec ision to
insta ll a p um p on the ow ner’ s p a rc el. A fee for a d m inistra tion of the d e b t p a ym ents is b uilt
into the a ssessm ent. At the end of FY 14-15, the North Da vis Mea d o w s Sew er Asse ssm ent
Distric t ha d a long term d eb t b a la nc e of $1,090,000, w hic h is a ntic ip a ted to b e p a id off b y
2028.
m a neuver a nd id entify CSA a c tivities to a ny le vel of d eta il. The a nnua l rep ort to the SCO
p rovid es the ea siest to rea d form a t for the CSAs fina nc ia l a c tivities; how ever, there is lim ited
b rea kd ow n of exp end iture inform a tion. There a re op p ortunities for im p roved tra nsp a renc y,
c la rity a nd a c c ura c y o f the CSA’ s fina nc es, inc lud ing 1) p rep a ra tion of q ua rterly fina nc ia l
rep orts b y County sta ff for ea c h CSA, 2) c ontinued Co unty m onitoring of its CSA op era tions to
ensure c om p lia nc e w ith Co unty fina nc ia l p olic ies, 3) c rea tion of fina nc ia l p olic ies sp ec ific to the
CSAs to p rovid e further g uid a nc e to a m ore d eta iled level for CSA fina nc ia l rep orts a nd tra c king ,
a nd 4) tra nsfer of CSA a c c ounting a nd b ookke ep ing func tions to the Co unty Dep a rtm ent of
Fina nc ia l Servic es.
In ea c h of the la st five fisc a l yea rs, North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA ha s exp end ed m o re tha n the
revenue s it ha s rec eived throug h a ssessm ents. Ea c h yea r the fund b a la nc e ha s d ec lined to
c over the exp end iture s in exc ess of revenues. Given the CSA’ s d ec lining fund b a la nc e, the
CSA’ s a ssessm ents d o not sa tisfa c torily c over a ll c osts a ssoc ia ted w ith the CSA. While the
reserve s a re sub sta ntia l, this is not suffic ient to fina nc e the up c om ing sig nific a nt w a ter c a p ita l
need s a nd c ontinue to fina nc e exp end itures in exc ess of revenues. The a ssessm ent sho uld b e
review ed to ensure it is a d eq ua te to c over a ll rela ted exp enses.
As a sep a ra te fina nc ing m ec ha nism , a c c ounting for the No rth Da vis Mea d o w s Assessm ent
Distric t w ithin the CSA’ s fina nc ia l d oc um ents m a y b e m isrep resenta tive of w here the lia b ility for
d eb t lies.
Recommenda tions:
•
ind ivid ua l fina nc ia l rep orts b e c o m p iled b y Co unty sta ff tha t c lea rly d efines the
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ensure tha t the y a d here to c o untyw id e fina nc ia l p olic ies a nd b e st p ra c tic es a nd tha t
CSA fina nc es a re tra nsp a rent a nd ea sy to follow for c onstituents.
•
inc lud ing c ontra c ting , p urc ha sing , rep orting , CIP p la nning , reserves, a nd fund tra c king
m ec ha nism s, to enha nc e c la rity of CSA fina nc es.
•
The County should c om p lete the p roc ess of ha ving the Dep a rtm ent of Fina nc ia l Servic es
ta ke over the m a na g em ent of a ll CSA a c c ounting , in ord er to a ug m ent relia b ility of CSA
fund tra c king a nd reg ula r fina nc ia l rep orts.
•
The County sho uld a c c ount for the No rth Da vis Mea d o w s Asse ssm ent Distric t a s a
sep a ra te entity from the North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA to a c c ura tely re p resent w here
lia b ility for p a ym ent of the d eb t lies.
•
Fund ing for the d ra ina g e, la nd sc a p ing , a nd street lig hting servic es sho uld b e tra c ked
a nd a c c ounted for sep a ra tely in the North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA’ s fina nc ia l rep orts.
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YES
MAYBE
NO
a ) Is the a g enc y c urrently sha ring servic es or fa c ilities
w ith other org a niza tions? If so, d esc rib e the sta tus of
suc h efforts.
b ) Are there a ny op p ortunities for the o rg a niza tion to
sha re servic es or fa c ilities w ith neig hb oring or
overla p p ing org a niza tions tha t a re no t c urrently
b eing utilized ?
c ) Are there a ny g overna nc e op tions tha t m a y
p rod uc e ec onom ies of sc a le a nd / or im p rove b uying
p ow er in ord er to red uc e c osts?
Discussion:
a ) At p resent the CSA p ra c tic es reso urc e sha ring b y c ontra c ting w ith the City for w a ter a nd
w a stew a ter op era tion a nd m a intena nc e servic es. Ad d itiona lly, the CSA c a p ita lizes on
sha ring Co unty resourc e s, suc h a s sta ff a nd fa c ilities, for a d m inistra tion p urp o ses b y b eing
m a na g ed und er the sa m e um b rella a s o ther Co unty a c tivities a nd the other CSAs.
b ) North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is fa c ing sig nific a nt c ha lleng es in m eeting w a ter q ua lity
req uirem ents. The CSA ha s b een sea rc hing for the m ost c ost e ffec tive a nd susta ina b le
m ethod to a d d ress this issue. Re sid ents ha ve ind ic a ted tha t they p refer to c onnec t the
CSA’ s w a ter system to the City of Da vis’ w a ter syste m . While this w ould result in a d d itiona l
c osts to fina nc e the nee d ed infra struc ture in the short term , the CSA c o uld c a p ita lize on the
b enefits of the City’ s la rg e-sc a le w a ter servic es, inc lud ing ec onom ie s of sc a le a nd a d iverse
w a ter p ortfolio c rea ting a m ore susta ina b le w a ter sourc e a nd ensuring a d eq ua te w a ter
q ua lity. It is rec om m end ed tha t d uring the p roc e ss of neg otia ting w ith the City, tha t the CSA
resid ents b e d irec tly b illed b y the City for w a ter servic es for g rea ter g overnm ent effic ienc y,
to p rovid e the resid ents w ith a g rea ter level of tra nsp a renc y in how their b ills a re c a lc ula ted ,
a nd a llow ing the resid ents to d irec tly p a rtic ip a te in the City’ s Prop osition 218 voting p roc ess
d uring ra te d isc ussions.
As a lrea d y id entified , the CSA is strug g ling to m eet re sid ent exp ec ta tions w ith reg a rd to
d ra ina g e a nd flood c ontrol m a intena nc e servic es a nd to c over a ll rela ted c osts. A p ossib le
op tion tha t m a y a d d ress these c onc erns a nd ha s the p otentia l to red uc e c o sts b y
c a p ita lizing on ec onom ies o f sc a le is o utsourc ing m a intena nc e of the d ra ina g e fa c ilities to
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YCFCWCD. The Co unty is p resently looking into the p ossib ility of d oing this w ith Ma d isonEsp a rto Re g iona l CSA (MERCSA). North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA m a y b e a b le to c a p ita lize on
the neg otia tion w ork tha t is a lrea d y und erw a y for MERCSA.
c -d )
No a d d itiona l g overna nc e op tions w ere id entified w ith resp ec t to North Da vis Mea d ow s
CSA tha t m a y p rod uc e e c onom ies of sc a le or im p rove b uying p o w er w ith the id ea of
low ering c osts.
Given North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA’ s c urrent servic e a nd a d m inistra tive struc ture, it a lrea d y g rea tly
An op tion for enha nc ed fa c ility sha ring is the c onnec tion of the CSA to the City of Da vis’ w a ter
system . Fa c ility sha ring in this m a nner w ould a llow the CSA to a d d re ss its w a ter q ua lity c onc erns
a nd to c a p ita lize on b enefits of the City’ s la rg e -sc a le w a ter servic es, inc lud ing ec onom ies of
sc a le a nd a d iverse w a ter p ortfolio c rea ting a m ore susta ina b le w a ter so urc e a nd ensuring
a d eq ua te w a ter q ua lity.
The CSA is strug g ling to m eet re sid ent exp ec ta tions w ith reg a rd to d ra ina g e a nd flo od c ontrol
m a intena nc e servic es a nd to c over a ll rela ted c osts. A p ossib le op tion tha t m a y a d d re ss these
c onc erns a nd ha s the p otentia l to red uc e c o sts b y c a p ita lizing on ec onom ies of sc a le is
outso urc ing m a intena nc e of the d ra ina g e fa c ilities to YCFCWCD.
Recommenda tions:
•
The CSA Ma na g er sho uld p ursue a n a g reem ent w ith the City to b ill resid ents d irec tly fo r
w a ter servic es.
•
The p otentia l for o utsourc ing or tra nsferring d ra ina g e a nd flood c ontrol servic es to the
Yolo Co unty Floo d Control a nd Wa ter Conserva tion Distric t should b e eva lua ted b y the
CSA Ma na g er, in c onsulta tion w ith the a d visory c om m ittee .
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effic ienc ies.
YES
MAYBE
NO
effic ienc ies?
f)
red und a nc ies?
Discussion:
Ad m inistra tion Build ing , w here the y m a ke d ec isions reg a rd ing North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA
d uring their reg ula r m e eting a g end a s. The Bo a rd is in c om p lia nc e w ith p ub lic m eeting
reg ula tions, a nd a ll m ee ting m a teria ls (inc lud ing a g end a s, m inutes, a nd vid eo rec ord ing s)
c a n b e a c c essed on the Co unty’ s w eb site.
The CSA ha s a n a d visory c om m ittee . The North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA Ad visory Com m ittee is
a p p ointed b y the Boa rd of Sup ervisors a nd c onsists of five re sid ents of the CSA. Term s for the
a d visory c om m ittee m e m b ers a re fo ur yea rs in leng th. At this tim e, a ll se a ts a re filled on the
a d visory c o m m ittee. There d oes not a p p ea r to b e a n issue m a inta ining a full a d visory
c om m ittee. This a d visory c om m ittee m e ets on a reg ula r b a sis to d isc uss the ong oing issues
p ertinent to the CSA. Ad visory c om m ittee m eeting s a re held q ua rte rly, typ ic a lly a t 7 p m a t
the Da vis Munic ip a l Golf Course Resta ura nt. The Ad visory Com m ittee p rovid es inp ut to the
Boa rd of Sup ervisors a s to issues rela ted to the CSA, a nd the Boa rd of Sup ervisors m a ke s the
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ultim a te d ec ision on m a tters w hen w a rra nted . As d irec ted b y Ca lifornia G overnm ent Cod e
§25212.4, the a d visory c om m ittee ’ s role is to p rovid e a d vic e to the Bo a rd of Sup ervisors
reg a rd ing the servic es a nd fa c ilities of the CSA, b ut it is not w ithin the a uthority of the
a d visory c om m ittee to m a ke d ec isions, m a na g e, or d irec t the d elivery o f servic e s a nd
fa c ilities.
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the CSAs ha ve not b e en string ent in a d hering to this p ra c tic e. The County rep orted tha t the
insta tem ent b y d efa ult). There is no form a lized w a y in w hic h the Cha ir is c hosen in North
Da vis Mea d ow s CSA, a nd the Boa rd of Sup ervisors d o es not ta ke p a rt in the selec tion o f
offic ers of the c o m m ittee. Form er c o unty p olic ies enforc ed a term lim it for c om m ittee
m em b er—sta ting tha t no m em b er c o uld serve m ore tha n tw o c onsec utive te rm s on a n
a d visory c om m ittee w ithout a t lea st a one yea r b rea k in servic e b efore b e c om ing elig ib le for
rea p p ointm ent to tha t sa m e c om m itte e. More rec ently, the Co unty rem oved the term lim it
p olic y from the a d visory c om m ittee list of p olic ies a nd p roc ed ures. It is rec om m end ed tha t
the Co unty b e c onsistent w ith its p olic ies a nd either ensure a nnua l elec tio n of a c ha irp erson
a s req uired or c ha ng e the p olic y. Ad d itiona lly, the County sho uld c onsid er reinsta ting term
lim its for the a d visory c om m ittee m em b ers to ensure m ore resid ent involvem ent in the
a c tivities of the CSA.
the m eeting s a re c a nc elled . An ind ivid ua l fro m the County is g enera lly a t ea c h of the
a d visory c o m m ittee m e eting s. The a d visory c o m m ittee p osts a g end a s a s req uired b y the
Brow n Ac t on the CSA’ s w eb site. The y a re not p osted in a rea d ily visib le loc a tion w ithin the
CSA. The a g end a s a re p osted on the CSA’ s w e b site, und er the Co unty’ s c a lend a r func tion;
how ever, a re sid ent w o uld ha ve to b e a w a re tha t a m e eting is oc c urring in ord er to a c c ess
the a g end a .
The Co unty d issem ina tes inform a tion to re sid ents b y m a iling a nd em a iling resid ents. Ea c h of
the sub d ivisions ha s a listserve c o m p iled tha t is a lm ost entirely c om p lete. The CSA e stim a ted
tha t a p p roxim a tely 90 to 95 p erc ent of resid ents a re rea c hed via em a il. Inform a tion on
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is a lso m a d e a va ila b le on the Co unty’ s w eb site.
It is
rec om m end ed tha t the a g end a for the next a d visory c om m ittee m ee ting b e p oste d on the
CSA’ s w eb site in a n a p p a rent p la c e p rior to the up c om ing a d visory c om m ittee m eeting .
Ad d itiona lly, m inutes for a ll of the m eeting s should b e c ollec ted a nd p osted on the CSA’ s
w eb site.
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a ssista nc e d uring p rop erty ta x b ill tim e. There d oes no t a p p ea r to b e a n issue w ith sta ff
turno ver.
Annua l em p loyee e va lua tions a re c ond uc te d of sta ff b y the Direc tor of
Co m m unity Se rvic es. Workloa d o f CSA a nd sta ff is tra c ked thro ug h p erso nnel tim esheets b y
w ork o rd er num b er.
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review w a s not sp ec ific to North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA, b ut the sa m e rec om m end a tions for
im p rovem ents to p roc e d ures c erta inly a p p ly to the op era tions of every CSA. It w a s fo und
tha t the interna l c ontrols over b illing p ra c tic es w ere a d eq ua te a nd tha t the la b or c ha rg es for
sta ff tim e a ttrib uted to ea c h CSA w ere sup p orted b y the WinCa m tim e log system .
Rec om m end ed im p rove m ents to p roc ed ures a nd resulting a c tion ta ken b y the County to
a d d ress the issue a re outlined in the follow ing ta b le.
Recommenda tion
Resulting Action
other p rojec ts
Projec ts a re log g ed in in 15 m inute
The CSA Ma na g er c ontinues to follow
Co unty p ra c tic es of p rep a ring a n a nnua l
b ud g et a nd a m id -yea r review to d eterm ine
sta tus.
Ag end a s a re p o sted on the Co unty w eb site
und er the c a lend a r func tion. While there is a
sp a c e for m inutes, they a re usua lly not
up loa d ed a nd a re m a inta ined b y the
a d visory c om m itte e se c reta ry. The CSA’ s
yet, no fina nc ia l inform a tion sp ec ific to the
CSA ha s b een p osted on its w eb site. The
Co unty p la ns to a d d the SCO a nnua l rep ort
to the CSA w eb site in the nea r future.
The CSA Ma na g er w a s rea d ily a va ila b le
d uring the c ourse o f the MSR a nd resp ond ed
There is a c a lend a r of a ntic ip a ted q ua rterly
m eeting s to b e held d uring the yea r;
Reg ula r m onitoring o f CSA b ud g et a nd
fina nc ia l a c tivity to inform m a na g em ent a nd
the a d visory c om m itte es of a ny b ud g e t
a d justm ents.
Ensuring the p osting of ea c h CSA’ s b ud g et,
fina nc ia l rep orts, c op ies o f a g end a s a nd
m inutes from b oa rd a nd a d visory c o m m ittee
m eeting s, a nd other rela ted rep orts tha t
sup p orts servic es a nd c ha rg es to the CSAs on
Enha nc ed a va ila b ility o n the p a rt of CSA
sta ff for p hone c a ll inq uiries a nd othe r
Reg ula rly hold a nd fa c ilita te CSA a d visory
c om m ittee m eeting s to keep the p ub lic
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inform ed a nd p rovid e inp ut fro m the
c onstituents to
the
Co unty/ Boa rd
of
Sup ervisors.
how ever, the se m eeting s a re oc c a siona lly
c a nc elled .
of c om m a nd . Resid ents m a y a lso c onta c t the Boa rd Sup ervisor for the North Da vis
Mea d o w s a rea , w hic h a t this tim e is Sup ervisor Do n Sa ylor.
the c om p la int, resea rc h the b a c kg round inform a tion, a nd then follow up w ith exp la na tion to
the resid ent. If the info rm a tion p ro vid ed is not sa tisfa c tory, then the CSA Ma na g er w o uld
w a ter). Fina lly, the CSA Ma na g er w o uld c hec k b a c k w ith the resid ent to ensure tha t the
issue ha s b een resolved to the sa tisfa c tion of the resid ent. Com p la ints a re elec tronic a lly
tra c ked via outlo ok a s w ell a s log g ed into the CSA Ma na g er’ s note s. During 2014, North
Da vis Mea d o w s CSA re c eived tw o c om p la ints from re sid ents reg a rd ing storm d ra ina g e
c ulverts tha t ha d b ec om e b loc ked w ith sed im ent. The City o f Da vis rep orted tha t it ha d not
rec eived c om p la ints fro m resid ents reg a rd ing the servic es it p rovid es in the CSA.
The Co unty m a inta ins a n Ad m inistra tive Polic y Ma nua l for fisc a l p roc esses, a d visory
c om m ittee p roc ed ures, Co unty Em p loye e Cod e of Cond uc t, Brow n Ac t etc . All Sup ervisors
ha ve filed Form 700 Sta tem ent of Ec onom ic Interest w ith the Fa ir Politic a l Pra c tic es
Co m m ission for 2014.
d ) North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA is p a rt of the Co unty of Yolo, a nd is therefore sub jec t to the sa m e
fina nc ia l reg ula tions a nd p ra c tic es of the Co unty. The Boa rd of Sup ervisors routinely a d op ts a
b ud g et for the CSA a s p a rt of their a nnua l b ud g et p roc ess, the Co unty Aud ito r-Controller
p rovid es fina nc ia l rep orts a t the c lo se of ea c h fisc a l yea r, a nd the Co unty a lso c om m issions
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a n ind ep end ent a ud it e a c h yea r. This inform a tion is a ll p ub lic ly a va ila b le on the Co unty
Aud itor-Controller w eb site.
How ever, the North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA d oc um enta tion is very d iffic ult to p inp oint in the
Co unty’ s fina nc ia l d oc um ents (suc h a s a d op te d b ud g ets, fina nc ia l rep orts a nd a ud its),
w hic h often sp a n se ve ra l hund red p a g es a nd d ozens o f Co unty d ep a rtm ents. The
c a teg ories in these d oc um ents a re overly b roa d , lim iting the a b ility to d eterm ine w here
fund s a re b eing used .
enha nc e fina nc ia l tra nsp a renc y, a g rea ter level of d eta il of exp end itures b y typ e sho uld b e
m a d e p ub lic a lly a va ila b le a nd ea sily a c c essib le a s w ell.
e-f) No rth Da vis Mea d o w s CSA m a kes use of the City for w a ter a nd w a stew a ter servic es a nd
ea c h resid ent is b illed b y the Co unty on their p rop erty ta x b ill. The Co unty then reim b urse s
the City for servic es b a sed on the servic e a g ree m ents. The w a ter c onnec tions in the CSA
la c k w a ter m e ters to tra c k w a ter use for ea c h resid enc e. Ad d itiona lly, the CSA fina nc es
w a stew a ter servic es in a d d ition to the op era tion servic es p rovid ed b y the City, suc h a s the
w a stew a ter g rind er rep la c em ent. As suc h, there is c urrently lim ited op p ortunity for the City
to c ha rg e resid ents d irec tly for servic es. Ho w ever, a s the CSA m oves forw a rd w ith
c onnec ting to the City’ s w a ter system (a nd insta lling w a ter m eters), the CSA sho uld c onsid er
form ing a n a g reem ent to a llow the City to d irec t b ill a nd elim ina te the Co unty a s the
interm ed ia ry. Thro ug h d irec t b illing b y the City, resid ents w o uld rec eive m onthly b ills w ith
w a ter usa g e a nd elim ina te c o unty a d m inistra tion c osts a ssoc ia ted w ith w a ter servic es.
Ba sed on sim ila r a g reem ents in the Willow b a nk a nd El Ma c ero a rea s, resid ents w ould likely
b e c ha rg ed the sa m e w a ter ra te s a s resid ents of the City, a nd the City w ould likely ta ke on
resp onsib ility of rep a ir a nd rep la c em ent of the w a ter system , w hic h w o uld rem ove som e of
the fina nc ia l b urd en a ssoc ia ted w ith c a p ita l rep la c em ent on CSA resid ents in the long term .
Ad d itiona lly, d irec t b illing w ould rem ove the onus of c ond uc ting ra te up d a tes in
a c c ord a nc e w ith Prop osition 218 req uirem ents fro m the CSA a nd p la c e it on the City.
g ) While the b ound a ries of the CSA overla p w ith o ther sp ec ia l d istric ts, p ub lic a g enc ies, a nd
servic e p rovid ers, in p a rtic ula r w ith reg a rd to d ra ina g e servic es, the re sp onsib ilities of ea c h
a g enc y is c lea r a nd there d oe s no t a p p ea r to b e a d up lic a tion of servic es offered b y North
Da vis Mea d ow s CSA.
There is, how ever, a n op tion to restruc ture how d ra ina g e
m a intena nc e servic es a re offered tha t m a y red uc e c o sts a nd elim ina te d up lic a tive
reso urc es a nd o ther servic e ineffic ienc ies. The CSA m ig ht c onsid er c ontra c ting w ith Yolo
Co unty Flo od Control a nd Wa ter Control Distric t (YCFCWCD) to p rovid e d ra ina g e c ontrol
m a intena nc e a c tivities ra ther tha n using Co unty sta ff to c ond uc t this w ork.
Ad d itiona lly, the CSA’ s SOI overla p s w ith tha t of the City o f Da vis in the Binning Tra c t a rea ,
w hic h ha s the p otentia l to und erm ine g o od p la nning p ra c tic es. The City ha d c onsid ered
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exp a nd ing its b ound s to inc lud e the a rea p la nned for the Da vis Innova tion Center, w hic h
w o uld b ring the City’ s b ound a ries to just so uth o f Binning Tra c t. How eve r, tha t p rojec t ha s
b een p ut on hold a nd the future of the p rojec t is unknow n. Should the need a rise for
m unic ip a l servic es in Binning Tra c t, LAFCo w o uld need to d ec id e w hic h a g enc y is m ost
a p p rop ria te for p rovid ing those servic es, b ec a use a s the SOIs ind ic a te b oth the City a nd
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA a re a ntic ip a ted to ultim a tely g row into this a re a . Binning Tra c t is
a lrea d y inc lud ed in the City’ s p la nning a rea a s d efined in its Genera l Pla n. North Da vis
Mea d o w s CSA ha s no t a ntic ip a ted servic e ne ed s in the a rea . LAFCo is c ha rg ed w ith
ensuring lo g ic a l a nd ord erly b ound a ries, w hic h d irec ts tha t Binning Tra c t should rem a in w ithin
in the SOI of the m ost likely long term servic e p rovid er w here b o und a ries a re sensib le in
m a nner. Sho uld a nnexa tion of the p rop erty p rop osed fo r the Da vis Inno va tion Center oc c ur,
Binning Tra c t w ould b e c om e c ontig uo us to the City’ s b o und a ries. At tha t tim e, LAFCo
should review the SOIs o f b oth a g enc ies to d ete rm ine w hic h a g enc y is the log ic a l servic e
p rovid er to the c om m unity a nd send a c lea r ind ic a tor of w hic h a g enc y is a ntic ip a ted to
p rovid e servic e s in the a rea in the future.
How ever, d uring the c ourse of this review , it w a s noted tha t there is a need for further form a lized
p olic ies a nd p roc ed ure s to b e p ut in p la c e to c lea rly d efine c erta in a d visory c om m ittee
p roc esse s, suc h a s m ea ns to c ond uc t outrea c h, how offic ers a re to b e c hosen, w ho a nd how
a n a g end a is d evelop ed , a nd ho w m eeting s a re to b e run w ith suc h sp ec ific s a s how m uc h tim e
w ill b e a llotted to ea c h m em b er of the p ub lic for c om m ents.
North Da vis Mea d ow s w eb site d oes no t m a ke a va ila b le a ny fina nc ia l d oc um ents a t this tim e
a nd ha s no m inutes from p revious m eeting s. It is a lso rec om m end ed tha t the CSA’ s utility ra tes
b e p osted for the b enefit of the c ustom er.
Sim ila r to other CSA’ s in the Co unty, a c lea r rep resenta tion of North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA’ s
fina nc es is ha rd to c o m e b y in the c o untyw id e b ud g et a nd fina nc ia l sta tem ents. The CSA’ s
a nnua l rep ort to the SCO is the c lea rest d ep ic tion of the CSA’ s flow of fund s; ho w ever, the
exp end iture c a teg ories a re oversim p lified . A b ud g et sp ec ific to the CSA a nd a p eriod ic a ud it of
just the ind ivid ua l CSA’ s fund s w o uld g rea tly enha nc e fina nc ia l tra nsp a renc y.
While North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA is w orking w ith the City o f Da vis for c o nnec ting to the City’ s
w a ter system , the p a rties sho uld e sta b lish a d irec t w a ter b illing syste m via the neg o tia ted
a g reem ent. Elim ina ting the County a s a n interm ed ia ry w o uld inc rea se g overnm ent e ffic ienc y,
c ut a d m inistra tion c osts, a nd p rovid e tim ely ind ic a tors to CSA resid ents a s to their w a te r use.
Ba sed on sim ila r a g reem ents in the Willow b a nk a rea , resid ents w ould likely b e c ha rg ed the sa m e
w a ter ra tes a s resid ents of the City, a nd the City w o uld likely ta ke on resp onsib ility of rep a ir a nd
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rep la c em ent of the w a ter system , w hic h w ould rem ove som e of the fina nc ia l b urd en a ssoc ia ted
w ith c a p ita l rep la c em ent on CSA resid ents in the long term .
The North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA’ s SOI ove rla p s w ith tha t o f the City o f Da vis in the Binning Tra c t
a rea , w hic h ha s the p otentia l to und erm ine g oo d p la nning p ra c tic es. LAFCo is c ha rg ed w ith
ensuring log ic a l a nd ord erly b o und a ries, w hic h d irec ts tha t Binning Tra c t should rem a in w ithin in
the SOI of the m ost likely long te rm servic e p rovid er w here b o und a ries a re sensib le in m a nner.
Sho uld a nnexa tion of the p rop erty p rop ose d fo r the Da vis Innova tion Center (now on hold )
oc c ur, Binning Tra c t w o uld b ec om e c ontig uo us to the City’ s b ound a rie s. At tha t tim e, LAFCo
should review the SOIs of b o th a g enc ies to d e term ine w hic h a g enc y is the log ic a l servic e
p rovid er to the c om m unity a nd send a c lea r ind ic a tor of w hic h a g enc y is a ntic ip a ted to p rovid e
servic es in the a rea .
Recommenda tions:
•
The Co unty sho uld d e velop form a lized p olic ies a nd p roc ed ure s a nd a p p ly them
c onsistently a c ross the CSAs to c lea rly d e fine c erta in a d visory c om m ittee p roc esse s, suc h
a s m ea ns to c ond uc t o utrea c h, w hen a d visory c om m ittee s a re need ed or sho uld b e
d isb a nd ed , term lim its, how o ffic ers a re to b e c ho sen, w ho d evelop s a n a g end a , how a n
a g end a is d evelop ed , req uiring a g end a item s to d irec tly rela te to servic es p rovid ed b y
CSA, a nd how m eeting s a re to b e run w ith suc h sp ec ific s a s how m uc h tim e w ill b e
a llotted to ea c h m em b e r of the p ub lic for c o m m ents.
•
The CSA Ma na g er sho uld a d here to the Co unty Cod e of Ord ina nc es a nd ensure tha t the
a d visory c om m ittee a nnua lly selec t a c ha irp erso n a s req uired or c ha ng e the p olic y to
every tw o yea rs a s is m ore c om m only p ra c tic ed . Ad d itiona lly, the Co unty sho uld
•
The County’ s CSA w eb site should b e up d a ted to p ost a ll a va ila b le inform a tion, inc lud ing
fina nc ia l rep orts sp ec ific to the p a rtic ula r CSA, m unic ip a l servic e ra tes, a ll m inutes of
a d visory c om m ittee m e eting s, a nd a g end a s a nd a nnounc e m ents fo r the next m eeting
in a rea d ily a p p a rent loc a tion.
•
The CSA Ma na g er sho uld p rovid e q ua rterly fina nc ia l rep orts tha t c la rify in d eta il the
va rious fund s, fund b a la nc es, so urc es o f revenue for ea c h fund , a nd a m ore d eta iled list
of exp end itures in ea c h fund or fo r ea c h servic e, a nd p rovid ed to the Boa rd of
Sup ervisors a nd the a d visory c om m ittee.
•
The CSA Ma na g er sho uld p ursue a n a g reem ent w ith the City to b ill North Da vis Mea d o w s
resid ents d irec tly for w a ter servic es.
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7. OTHER ISSUES
p olic y.
YES
MAYBE
NO
Discussion:
a ) LAFCo sta ff c ond uc ted outrea c h to severa l North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA sta kehold ers w hile
resea rc hing for this MSR, inc lud ing CSA sta ff, the Distric t 2 Sup ervisor, the North Da vis
Mea d o w s CSA Ad visory Co m m ittee, resid ents of the CSA, a nd the City of Da vis sta ff. None o f
these p a rties id entified issues in a d d ition to tho se a lrea d y d isc ussed tha t need to b e resolved
in the MSR.
Recommenda tions
None.
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The b o und a ries for North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA a re a s reflec ted in the m a p b elow . The SOI for
North Da vis Mea d ow s CSA extend s o utsid e of its b ound s in tw o a rea s— Binning Tra c t a nd the
Teic hert p rop erty. LAFCo is not a w a re o f a ny d e velop m ent p rop osa ls or req uests b y a d ja c ent
la nd ow ners to c onnec t to the m unic ip a l servic es of North Da vis Mea d o w s CSA for a ny hea lth
a nd sa fety issue s. Ad d itiona lly, there is no d esire b y the CSA to c ha ng e its SOI a t this tim e.
Therefore, no SOI is rec o m m end ed w ith this revie w .
Up d a te is NO T NECESSARY in a c c ord a nc e w ith G o vernm ent Cod e Sec tion 56425(g ).
Therefore, NO CHANGE to the a g enc y’ s SOI is rec om m end ed a nd SOI d e term ina tions
Up d a te IS NECESSARY in a c c ord a nc e w ith G overnm ent Cod e Sec tion 56425(g ).
Therefore, A CHANG E to the a g enc y’ s SOI is rec o m m end ed a nd SOI d eterm ina tions
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