Questions & Answers
What is County Service Area
No. 10?
CSA 10 area encompases new development areas. Currently there are
a total of 2,779 properties located in this special tax district.
Your property tax bill will state whether you are in this special tax
area, the assement cost currently is $112.38.
To mitigate impacts to Stanislaus County the developers of the Mello-Roos
project requested the formation of County Service Area No. 10 (CSA 10).
In 1990 the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors formed CSA 10 for the
purpose of providing extended governmental services for the parcels within
CSA 10. The extended services include Sheriff services, and maintenance
of the parks, streetscape, and storm drain system that have been constructed
within CSA 10. Annual assessments have been levied since Fiscal Year 1991/1992.
CSA 10 also maintains the drainage system that serves Landmark Business
Center No. 2. The cost to maintain that drainage system is only assessed
to parcels within Landmark Business Center No. 2.
Can there an increase in
the assessment?
Yes. The assessments are based on the estimated cost to provide the extended
Sheriff's services, maintain the storm drain system, the parks and streetscape,
and the administrtation costs of CSA 10. For example the five acre Segesta
Park expansion (formerly Finney Park) and additional streetscapes will
increase the Department of Parks and Recreation costs for Fiscal Year
2002/2003. To maintain the current level of park and streetscape maintenance,
an increase in the assessment would be necessary.
Proposal for future landscaping financing
|
Current
Total Annual CSA10 Charge per Household
|
$112.38 |
|
Amount
of $112.38 *Assessment for Landscaping
|
$37.25 (proposed increase to $84.56) |
|
Monthly
breakdown of Landscape Assessment
|
$3.10 |
|
Total
$ annually available for landscaping CSA 10
|
$103,518 |
|
Combined
last 3 years assessment
|
$310,554 |
|
Amount
spent on landscaping last 3 years
|
$457,554 |
|
Amount
owed to Stanislaus County by CSA 10
|
$147,000 (deficit) |
| Proposed CSA 10 Landscape Budget (fixed for 3 years) | |
|
Utilities
(electricity, water)
|
$50,000 |
|
Supplies
(restroom, landscape)
|
$10,000 |
|
Janitorial
Service (restrooms, garbage)
|
$20,000 |
|
Irrigation
electricity & Maintenance
|
$15,000 |
|
Repairs
of existing plantings and systems
|
$15,000 |
|
Sub Total
|
$205,000 |
|
Repay
shortfall over next 5 years
|
$30,000 |
|
Total
Proposed Assessment
|
$235,000 |
*The Total Proposed Assessment will cause an increase from the $37.25 to $84.56 in yearly landscape assessments per household.
During the fall, a series of community meetings were held to discuss the CSA 10. It was determined that there would need to be another CSA10 ballot in order to approve or protest the proposed tax increase.
How much was the proposed
assessment for the last ballot?
The assessments that were reccomended for Fiscal Year 2002/2003 are as
follows:
Single Family Residential - $126.64 per lot
Commercial/Industrial Property - Undeveloped $126.64 per acre; Developed
$633.20 per acre
Public Property - $126.64 per acre
Landmark Business Center - $42.34 per acre
How much were the last years
assessment?
The assessments for Fiscal Year 2001/2002 were as follows:
Single Family Residential - $112.19 per lot
Commercial/Industrial Property - Undeveloped & Dedveloped $39.71 per
actre +$2.42 per parcel
Public Property: There was no assessment levied on public property
Landmark Business Center - $45.70 per acre
Will the assessments increase
each year?
The assessments are based on the cost to provide the CSA 10 services.
The assessment for your parcel may increase or decrease from year to year,
depending on the amount of money needed to pay for operation and maintenancec
costs.
The current assessment method was established when CSA 10 was formed in 1990. It does not adequately address the assessment rates for developed commercial/industrial property nor does it provide a method to assess the public property.
Will development outside
CSA 10 cause assessments to change?
No. The extended services being provided with CSA 10 assessments are only
for the benefit of the facilities and property within CSA 10. If a new
project outsided CSA 10 were to be approved, it's own CSA would be formed.