Placer LAFCO Municipal Service Review

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Placer LAFCOMunicipal Service Review

• North Tahoe/Martis Valley Area
• Northstar CSD and PCWA

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Presentation Outline

• Municipal Service Review Process
• Overview of MSR
• Determination
• Steps in MSR Process
• MSR use and benefits
• Summary of Determinations for Northstar PCWA
• Next Steps
• Complete Public Comment Period
• Response to Comments
• Final MSR

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Municipal Service ReviewOverview

• Provides background information on which to base
  plans for the boundaries and governance of a city
  or special district
• Required prior to or in conjunction with sphere
  of influence adoption or update sphere of
  influence
• Review of all agencies providing identified
  service(s)within designated geographic area
  (region or sub-region of county)
• Make written determinations in mandated areas
  regarding population growth, finance, operations,
  governance, infrastructure

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Municipal Service Review Determinations

• MSRs are a written statement of LAFCOs
  determination of the following
• Growth Population Projections (Census/ABAG/DOF)
• Location and characteristics of disadvantaged
  unincorporated communities within or contiguous
  to sphere of influence
• Infrastructure/Facilities
• Financial Ability to Provide Services
• Opportunities for Shared Facilities (Cost
  Avoidance)
• Accountability For Community Service Needs,
  Governmental Structure and Operational
  Efficiencies
• Any Other Related Matters

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Steps in MSR Process

• Outreach with local agencies
• Development of Questionnaire/Survey
• Distribution of Questionnaire/Survey
• Mailed to districts last year, August 2013
• Follow up phone calls and emails to each of the
  districts were made
• Meeting with both Districts in Tahoe
• Agencies provide data
• Objective data evaluation analysis
• Consultant drafts report
• Administrative Draft
• Public Review Draft
• Final MSR
• LAFCO public meeting
• LAFCO adopts MSR determinations

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How will Service Reviews be Used?

• The MSR assists LAFCo in carrying out its
  statutory responsibilities of promoting orderly
  growth and development, while preserving
  open-space and agricultural land resources
• The MSR provides the basis for the Sphere of
  Influence (SOI) updates for all affected
  agencies.
• The MSR is an informational tool that is
  available to the public, cities, county, special
  districts, agencies, and citizens groups that
  seek to improve the quality of infrastructure.

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How do local agencies benefit?

• MSR provides transparency and shares information
  with key stakeholders.
• Facilitates logical decisions on spheres of
  influence and boundaries.
• Promotes regional efficiency, orderly growth and
  development.
• Standardized GIS maps.
• Comprehensive and updated local agency
  information.
• Potential for identifying cost-cutting
  opportunities

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Summary of Determinations
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Northstar CSD
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District Services

• Northstar CSD provides the following 10 public
  services
• Fire protection,
• Water,
• Wastewater collection,
• Snow removal,
• Road maintenance,
• Lighting,
• Emergency services,
• Trails,
• Forest fuels management and
• Solid waste.

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District Profile

• District is 1,900 acres acres in size and located
  south of Truckee and encompasses the Northstar
  ski resort.
• District is governed by a five member Board of
  Directors who meets the 3rd Wednesday of the
  month at 900 a.m. at Fire Station at 910
  Northstar Drive, Truckee, CA .
• District formed November 5, 1991, LAFCO adopted
  Resolution No. 8-90

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Northstar CSD Overview

• Overall, this Draft MSR notes that Northstar CSD
  is performing its municipal service
  responsibilities at a sufficient level
• There is no need for LAFCo ot take any actions
  pertaining to the Districts boundaries or SOI at
  this time.
• There are no issues with disadvantaged
  unincorporated communities being passed over for
  essential public services.

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Northstar CSD Determinations

• POPULATION AND GROWTH
• a) The growth rate within the District is
  approximately 0.7 percent calculated as the
  average annual growth rate from 2013 through
  2020. The growth rate is expected to increase to
  1.0 percent between 2020 and 2025 and to 1.5
  percent by 2030.
• b) Buildout within the District is expected to
  occur in 2034.
• c) The current permanent population within the
  District is approximately 136, which is projected
  to increase to 160 by 2030.
• d) The current seasonal population within the
  District is approximately 12,000, which is
  projected to increase to 14,267 by 2030.
• e) Annexation of the Martis Valley West Parcel
  Specific Plan area would add an additional 760
  residences and 6.6 acres of commercial
  development. .

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Northstar Determinations (Continued)

• PRESENT AND PLANNED CAPACITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES
  AND ADEQUACY OF PUBLIC SERVICES, INCLUDING
  INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES
• B) In addition to Northstar CSD, two other
  districts, the Truckee Donner Public Utility
  District and the PCWA also provide water service
  to different portions of the Martis Valley area.
• D) Options to provide a new or different internal
  Northstar CSD governmental structure have not
  been identified. However, it has been suggested
  by PCWA that Northstar CSD might be able to more
  efficiently manage water delivery, operation, and
  maintenance of water services in the Zone 4 area.

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Northstar Determinations (Continued)

• FINANCIAL ABILITY OF DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SERVICES
  
• a) The financial position of the District
  indicates that the District will be able to meet
  its financial obligations as they become due and
  that it will be able to provide service
  obligations to its constituencies, both currently
  and in the future.

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Northstar Determinations (Continued)

• STATUS OF, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR, SHARED
  FACILITIES
• a) Northstar CSD collaborates with other agencies
  for regional water supply studies, planning, and
  development.
• c) In October 2013, the Northstar CSD Board of
  Directors approved a Memorandum of Understanding
  to allow Northstar CSD to assume responsibility
  for Zone 4, pending approval from LAFCO.

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Placer County Water Agency
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District Profile and Background

• PCWA provides the following service
• Water
• Zone 4 is 3,827 acres in size
• District is governed by a five member Board of
  Directors who meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of
  each month at 200 p.m. in Auburn mostly and
  periodically in the eastern county.
• PCWA established in 1957
• Zone 4 established to serve the Lahonton
  development by PCWA Resolution 96-31 on August
  1, 1996.

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PCWA Overview

• Overall, this Draft MSR notes that Placer County
  Water Agency is performing its municipal service
  responsibilities at a sufficient level
• There is no need for LAFCo to take any actions
  pertaining to the Districts boundaries or SOI at
  this time.
• There are no issues with disadvantaged
  unincorporated communities being passed over for
  essential public services.

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PCWA Determinations

• GROWTH AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS
• c) The estimated number of residents currently
  served within Zones 4 is 920 based on the number
  of residential connections and average household
  size in the County and based upon information
  provided by the District. In Zone 4, PCWA only
  provides water service.
• d) The District anticipates limited population
  growth in the future within Zone 4 increasing to
  1,122 households (3,040 persons) by the year 2025.

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PCWA Determinations (Continued)

• PRESENT AND PLANNED CAPACITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES
  AND ADEQUACY OF PUBLIC SERVICES, INCLUDING
  INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES
• Options to provide a new or different internal
  PCWA governmental structure have not been
  identified. However, it has been suggested by
  PCWA that Northstar CSD might be able to more
  efficiently manage water delivery, operation, and
  maintenance of water services in the Zone 4 area.
  
• The PCWA Zone 4 system has sufficient capacity
  to serve existing connections.
• The Agency reported that water service facilities
  are in good condition.

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PCWA Determinations (Continued)

• FINANCIAL ABILITY OF AGENCY TO PROVIDE SERVICES
• Information on District financing is derived from
  audited financial statements for the fiscal year
  2012.
• STATUS OF, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR, SHARED
  FACILITIES
• In October 2013, the PCWA Board of Directors
  approved a Memorandum of Understanding the
  Northstar CSD to allow Northstar CSD to assume
  responsibility for Zone 4, pending approval from
  LAFCO.

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Next Steps
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Process

• Circulation of draft municipal service review
• Coordination of public comments
• LAFCO staff
• Provide to consultant
• Preparation of Response to Comments (consultant)
• LAFCO staff review of responses

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Process (continued)

• Prepare Final MSR
• Incorporate changes specified by LAFCO
• Response to comments
• Edits to Draft MSR
• Public Hearing for formal adoption
• Tentatively scheduled for Sept or Oct 2014
• Upon adoption of document, consultant will
  finalize MSR and provide copies of Final MSR to
  LAFCO staff within 30 days.

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Thank you !

• The municipal service review process affords
  LAFCo and stakeholders a unique opportunity to
  consider the range of municipal services provided
  in Placer County.