Countywide Reclamation Services Municipal Service Review/Sphere of Influence Update (2nd Round) – FINAL Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission Approved November 18, 2015 Countywide Reclamation Services MSR/SOI (2nd Round) Contra Costa LAFCO PREPARED FOR: CONTRA COSTA LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION _____________________________________________________________________________________ COMMISSIONERS Don Tatzin, City Member Rob Schroder, City Member Federal Glover, County Member Mary Piepho, County Member Donald Blubaugh, Public Member Michael McGill, Special District Member Igor Skaredoff, Special District Member ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS Tom Butt, City Member Candace Andersen, County Member Sharon Burke, Public Member Stan Caldwell, Special District Member STAFF Lou Ann Texeira, Executive Officer Kate Sibley, Executive Assistant/LAFCO Clerk CONSULTANT TEAM Project Resource Specialists: Harry Ehrlich, SDA, Principal Aldrich and Associates: Robert Aldrich, Project Manager E Mulberg and Associates: Elliot Mulberg, Technical & Services Specialist 1 Countywide Reclamation Services MSR/SOI (2nd Round) Contra Costa LAFCO Table of Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 10 II. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs) .................................................................................... 16 Municipal Service Reviews ...................................................................................................................... 16 Spheres of Influence ............................................................................................................................... 17 Scope of 2015 Reclamation Districts MSR/SOI Update .......................................................................... 18 Exhibit 2-1, Contra .............................................................................................................................. 19 III. THE SACRAMENTO/SAN JOAQUIN DELTA ............................................................................................ 20 Overview – History/Function .................................................................................................................. 20 The Delta Boundary ................................................................................................................................ 21 Table 3-1, Contra Costa County Reclamation & Municipal Improvement Districts by Delta Zone .... 21 Challenges ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Demographics – Projected Growth ......................................................................................................... 22 Table 3-2, Delta Counties and California Population Growth, 2015 – 2050 ....................................... 23 IV. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS OVERVIEW.................................................................................................. 24 Reclamation Districts - History ................................................................................................................ 24 Recent Interest in the Delta and Reclamation ........................................................................................ 24 Protecting California’s Water Supply ...................................................................................................... 25 The Delta’s Fragile Ecosystem ................................................................................................................. 25 The Delta as a “Place” ............................................................................................................................. 26 2 Countywide Reclamation Services MSR/SOI (2nd Round) Contra Costa LAFCO Maintenance of Delta Levees ................................................................................................................. 26 Reclamation Districts and LAFCO Oversight ........................................................................................... 26 Recent Legislative Efforts ........................................................................................................................ 27 V. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS – FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................................... 28 Table 5-1, Contra Costa County Reclamation & Municipal Improvement Districts and Funding Sources ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Property Tax ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Special Assessments................................................................................................................................ 29 Warrants ................................................................................................................................................. 29 Grant Funding Sources ............................................................................................................................ 29 Grant Funding Programs and Projects .................................................................................................... 31 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Programs ............................................................................ 34 Other Agency Grant Programs ................................................................................................................ 35 Summary of Future Grant Funding Opportunities .................................................................................. 36 VI. AGENCY PROFILES/MSR-SOI DETERMINATIONS .................................................................................. 38 Table 6-1, Contra Costa County Reclamation District’s Progress Comparison, 2009-2015 ................ 39 Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District ........................................................................................... 41 Background/Growth/Sphere of Influence .............................................................................................. 41 Table 6-2, Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District Snapshot .................................................. 43 Exhibit 6-1, Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District Boundary and SOI Map .......................... 44 Finances: Funding Sources, Opportunities............................................................................................. 44 Table 6-3, Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District Revenues and Expenditures .................... 45 Facilities: Present/Planned Capacity ....................................................................................................... 46 Table 6-4, Bethel Island MID Services and Facilities ........................................................................... 47 Cooperative Programs/Shared Facilities ................................................................................................. 48 Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities ....................................................................................... 48 Accountability/Government Structure Alternatives ............................................................................... 49 Other Issues ............................................................................................................................................ 50 Recommended Municipal Service Review Determinations .................................................................... 50 Recommended Sphere of Influence Recommendations ........................................................................ 52 Reclamation District 799 (Hotchkiss Tract) ................................................................................................. 54 Background/Growth/Sphere of Influence .............................................................................................. 54 3 Countywide Reclamation Services MSR/SOI (2nd Round) Contra Costa LAFCO Table 6-5, Reclamation District 799 (Hotchkiss Tract) Snapshot ........................................................ 55 Exhibit 6-2, Reclamation District No. 799 (Hotchkiss Tract) Boundary and SOI Map ......................... 56 Finances: Funding Sources, Opportunities............................................................................................. 57 Table 6-6, RD 799 Revenues and Expenditures .................................................................................. 57 Facilities: Present/Planned Capacity ....................................................................................................... 58 Table 6-7, RD 799 (Hotchkiss Tract) Services and Facilities ................................................................ 58 Cooperative Programs/Shared Facilities ................................................................................................. 59 Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities ....................................................................................... 59 Accountability/Government Structure Alternatives ..............................................................................