This section sets a water standby charge on unimproved parcels not currently receiving water service for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004.
A. Findings: The Bear Valley Community Services District provides water service within the boundaries of the district and is authorized by the community services district law to collect fees, tolls, rates, charges, and rentals, including standby or availability charges, to cover the costs of providing such services including the cost of any bonded indebtedness or other debt incurred to construct, maintain or operate the facilities necessary to provide such services.
B. Authorization: The uniform standby charge procedures act, Government Code section 54984 et seq., provides that the Bear Valley Community Services District may elect to fix, levy and collect any otherwise authorized standby or availability charges for water or sewer services under the procedures specified in such act.
C. Engineer's Report: A report by a qualified engineer is on file with the secretary of the board and, based upon that report, it is proposed that a standby charge be imposed on the parcels identified by assessor's parcel number, which is on file in the district office.
The proposed charge is not an increase from fiscal year 2003-2004.
The proposed charge does not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the charge is imposed.
The proposed charge fully complies with article XIIID of the California constitution (proposition 218), which defines standby charges as assessments and which further allows assessments existing on November 6, 1996, to finance the maintenance of water systems to continue without undergoing the new assessment procedures and approval process until the amount of the charge is increased.
D. Water Standby Charge: The board shall by resolution adopt annually a water standby charge to be imposed on parcels identified by assessor's parcel number, which is on file in the district office.
E. Collection Of Standby Charge: The charge described herein shall be collected on the tax roll in the same manner, by the same persons and at the same time as, together with, and not separately from, general taxes. (Ord. 09-230, 1-8-2009)