Prepared for: Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission 3850 Vine Street, Suite 110 Riverside, CA 92507-4225 Prepared by: 1650 Spruce Street Suite 240 Riverside, California 92507 Contact: Wayne Fowler DRAFT – MARCH 2009 City of Temecula Municipal Services Review TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page No. 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...............................................................................................1 1.1 Background............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Statutory Requirements ...........................................................................................1 1.3 Service Review Process & Methodology………………………………………....2 1.4 Determinations from Prior MSR…………………………………………….…….3 2.0 CITY OF TEMECULA.....................................................................................................4 2.1 Overview................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Planning Boundaries and Growth ........................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Sphere of Influence……………………………………..…………………6 2.2.2 Planning Boundaries................................................................................... 6 2.2.3 Growth Projections..................................................................................... 8 2.3 Administration and Operations............................................................................. 12 2.3.1 City Governance....................................................................................... 12 2.3.2 City Infrastructure..................................................................................... 12 2.3.3 Municipal Services.................................................................................... 13 2.3.4 Finances .................................................................................................... 14 2.3.5 Capital Improvement Plans....................................................................... 18 2.4 Municipal Services................................................................................................ 19 2.4.1 Public Safety Services............................................................................... 19 2.4.2 Community Development Services .......................................................... 25 2.4.3 Public Works and Transportation Services............................................... 25 2.5 Temecula Community Services District ............................................................... 28 2.6 Redevelopment Agency.................................................................................. …..29 2.7 Park, Recreation and Library Services…………………………………………29 2.7.1 Parks and Recreation…..…………………………………………………29 2.7.2 Library Services. ...………………………………………………………34 2.8 Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services ………………………………… 35 2.9 Other Services……………………………………………………………………36 2.9.1 Animal Control…………………………………………………….. ...…36 2.9.2 Information Technology........................................................................... 36 3.0 OTHER AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY OR WITHIN THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND PLANNING AREA.......................................37 3.1 Services Provided by County Agencies................................................................ 37 1648 i March 2009 City of Temecula Municipal Services Review 3.1.1 Sherriff Services........................................................................................37 3.1.2 Fire Protection Services ............................................................................ 38 3.1.3 Library....................................................................................................... 38 3.1.4 County Service Areas ............................................................................... 38 3.1.5 PublicTransitServices ............................................................................... 41 3.1.6 Regional Park and Open Space District……………………………….…42 3.1.7 Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District……...42 3.2 Special Districts………………………………………………………………….44 3.2.1 Eastern Municipal Water District ......................................................................... 44 3.2.2 Western Municipal Water District........................................................................ 45 3.2.3 Rancho California Water District………………………………………………..47 3.2.4 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California……………………………..49 3.2.5 Valley Wide Recreation And Parks District ......................................................... 49 3.2.6 Du Luz Community Services District................................................................... 51 3.2.7 North County Fire Protection District……………………………………………52 4.0 SERVICE REVIEW DETERMINATIONS..................................................................54 4.1 Growth and Population ......................................................................................... 54 4.2 Present and Planned Capacity of Public Facilities, etc......................................... 54 4.3 Financial Ability of the City to Provide Services ................................................. 56 4.4 Status and Opportunities for Shared Facilities...................................................... 57 4.5 Accountability for Community Service Needs..................................................... 58 4.6 Other Matters........................................................................................................ 60 10.0 REFERENCES.................................................................................................................61 MAPS 2-1 Vicintiy Map........................................................................................................... 5 2-2 Temecula, SOI & Planning Area Boundaries .........................................................7 2-3 Municipal Services Locations…………..…………………………..…………....22 3-1.4 County Service Areas……………………………………………………………40 3-2.1 Eastern Municipal Water District ………………………………………………..45 3-2.2 Western Municipal Water District ……………………………………….………46 3-2.3 Rancho California Water District ………………………………………………..48 3-2.5 Valley Wide Recreation & Park District …………………………………….…..50 3-2.6 DeLuz Community Services District …………………………………….………52 3-2.7 North County Fire Protection District ……………………………………………53 1648 ii March 2009 City of Temecula Municipal Services Review FIGURES 2.2-1 Taxable Sales........................................................................................................ 11 2.3-1 General Funds ………..…………………………………………………………14 2.3-2 General Fund Revenues ........................................................................................ 15 2.3-3 General Fund Expenses ........................................................................................ 16 2.3 -4 RDA & TCSD …………………………………………………………………...17 TABLES 2.1-1 City of Temecula Statistics ..................................................................................... 5 2.2-1 Demographics ........................................................................................................8 2.2.2 Housing Projections................................................................................................ 9 2.2-3 Employment Projections....................................................................................... 10 2.3-1 CIP Budgeted Projects .......................................................................................... 18 2.4-1 Police Stations....................................................................................................... 19 2.4-2 Police - Average Response Times ........................................................................ 21 2.4-3 FBI Part One Crime Statistics............................................................................... 21 2.4-4 Fire Stations.......................................................................................................... 24 26-1 Significant CIP Funded Road Improvement Projects .......................................... 26 2.5-1 TCSD Zones of Benefit ...…………………………….…………………..……..28 2.7-1 Parks ……………………………………………………………………………..30 2.7-2 Joint Use School Sites……………………………………………………………32 2.7-3 Recreation Facilities ............................................................................................. 33 2.7-4 Library Facilities…………………………………………………………………35 3.1.6 Bus Routes……………………………………………………………………….41 1648 iii March 2009 City of Temecula Municipal Services Review 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Background This Municipal Service Review (MSR) focuses on the City of Temecula and has been prepared to assist the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) in meeting the requirements contained within the Cortese/Knox/Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (CKH2000). CKH 2000 requires LAFCO to review and update as necessary the spheres of influence (SOI) for all applicable agencies within each County not less than once every five years. A sphere of influence is defined by Government Code 56076 as “…a plan for the probable physical boundaries and service area of a local agency, as defined by the Commission …” This MSR is intended to assist Riverside LAFCO, affected agencies and the public in evaluating municipal services provided by the City of Temecula and identifying possible future constraints or challenges that may impact service