LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County December 2006 Final Los Angeles Basin Area Municipal Service Review THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION Los Angeles Basin Area Municipal Service Review 700 N. Central Avenue, Suite 445 Glendale, California 91203 Phone 818.254.2454 • Fax 818.254.2452 Front cover photos courtesy of Webshots.com, Virtualtourist.com, and City-data.com. Photos from left to right include: The Hollywood sign, Rodeo Drive, the Alex Theater, The Pacific Design center, West Hollywood, the Sony Pictures building the Griffith Park Observatory, the Warner Brothers Studio, the San Fernando Mission, and the Santa Monica Pier. ii LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMISSION MEMBERS COMMISSION STAFF CHAIRMAN JERRY GLADBACH SANDOR L. WINGER Castaic Lake Water Agency Executive Officer HENRI PELLISSIER JUNE SAVALA Public Member At-Large Executive Assistant THE HONORABLE YVONNE BURKE SERAFINA CANDELA-GROSSMAN Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Senior Government Analyst THE HONORABLE ZEV YAROSLAVSKY DOUGLASS DORADO Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors GIS Administrator DONALD L. DEAR ALISHA O’ BRIEN -CONNER West Basin Municipal Water District Local Government Analyst JAMES DIGIUSEPPE WILDA TURNER Public Member, San Fernando Valley Administrative Assistant/CIS THE HONORABLE MARGARET T. FINLAY AMBER DELATORRE Councilmember, City of Duarte Office Service Assistant THE HONORABLE CAROL HERRERA Mayor, City of Diamond Bar THE HONORABLE GREIG SMITH Councilmember, City of Los Angeles ALTERNATE MEMBERS THE HONORABLE DON KNABE Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors KENNETH CHAPPELL Public Member At-Large RICHARD CLOSE Public Member, San Fernando Valley THE HONORABLE JUDITH MITCHELL Councilmember, City of Rolling Hills Estates NORM RYAN Water Replenishment District of Southern California iii Violent Crime Rate.............................................114 Property Crime Rate...........................................117 Table of Contents FBI Crime Clearance Rates................................120 Arrests and Citations ..........................................129 Executive Summary.................................................1 CHAPTER 5...................................................130 Municipal Service Review Summary Utilities..................................................................130 Determinations.........................................................3 Electric Power & Gas .........................................130 Los Angeles MSR AREA.......................................3 Solid Waste ........................................................131 City of Beverly Hills MSR Summary Water ..................................................................135 Determinations .......................................................7 Wastewater.........................................................137 City of Burbank MSR Summary Determinations...9 City of Culver City MSR Summary Determinations CHAPTER 6...................................................153 ..............................................................................11 Public Works........................................................153 City of Glendale MSR Summary Determinations 13 Stormwater .........................................................153 City of Los Angeles MSR Summary Street Maintenance and Lighting Services .........161 Determinations .....................................................15 City of San Fernando MSR Summary CHAPTER 7...................................................171 Determinations .....................................................19 Community Services............................................171 City of Santa Monica MSR Summary Housing ..............................................................171 Determinations .....................................................21 Parks and Recreational Facilities........................181 City of West Hollywood MSR Summary Libraries .............................................................203 Determinations .....................................................23 Land Use ............................................................207 Sphere of Influence Findings................................25 CHAPTER 8...................................................211 CHAPTER 1.....................................................26 Transportation and Transit Services .................211 Introduction ...........................................................26 Airport Services..................................................211 Port Services.......................................................220 CHAPTER 2.....................................................32 Transit Services ..................................................227 Municipal Service Providers & Regional Overview.................................................................32 CHAPTER 9...................................................230 Municipal Service Providers ................................36 Special Districts....................................................230 Special District Service Providers ........................37 Garbage Disposal Districts.................................230 Consolidated Fire Protection District .................231 CHAPTER 3.....................................................38 County Sanitation Districts.................................232 Los Angeles Region MSR Determinations...........38 County Waterworks District #21-Kagel Canyon233 Infrastructure Needs and Deficiencies..................38 County Water Districts.......................................234 Growth and Population.........................................44 Irrigation Districts ..............................................235 Estimated Population Growth Rate of the MSR Municipal Water Districts ..................................236 Area ......................................................................45 Water Agency.....................................................238 Estimated Population Growth of Cities ................46 Population and Housing Density ..........................50 CHAPTER 10.................................................239 Employment and Housing Growth Rate...............51 Sphere of Influence Determinations...................239 Financing Constraints and Opportunities .............53 City of Beverly Hills ..........................................240 Cost Avoidance Opportunities..............................74 City of Burbank..................................................241 Opportunities for Rate Restructuring ...................78 City of Culver City.............................................242 Opportunities for Shared Facilities.......................79 City of Glendale .................................................243 Government Structure Options.............................81 City of Los Angeles............................................244 Evaluation of Management Efficiencies...............84 City of San Fernando..........................................245 Local Accountability and Governance .................86 City of Santa Monica..........................................246 City of West Hollywood.....................................247 References Cited.................................................248 CHAPTER 4.....................................................89 Data Sources.......................................................249 Public Safety...........................................................89 Interviews and Correspondence..........................250 Fire Protection and Emergency Services..............89 Law Enforcement ...............................................111 iv Table 4-8: Los Angeles Fire Department Facilities 94 Tables and Figures Table 4-9: Santa Monica Fire Facilities 102 Table 4-10: Los Angeles County Fire Department 102 Facilities- West Hollywood Table 4-11: CFPD Facilities, Unincorporated Areas 103 Table 4-12: Proposition F- Facilities Proposed for New 104 Table 2-1: City Profiles 35 Construction Table 2-2: Municipal Service Providers 36 Table 4-13: Proposition F- Facilities Proposed for 105 Relocation and Replacement Table 2-3: Los Angeles MSR Special District Service 37 Providers Table 4-14: Average Response Times 106 Table 3-1: Historical Census Population 44 Table 4-15: Service Calls per 1,000 Population 106 Figure 3-1: City Population Growth Projections 45 Table 4-16: Uniform Staff per 1,000 107 Figure 3-2: Beverly Hills Growth Projections 46 Table 4-17: OES Mutual Aid Areas 108 Figure 3-3: Burbank Growth Projections 46 Figure 4-1: Violent Crime Rate Per 1,000 114 Figure 3-4: Culver City Growth Projections 47 Figure 4-2: Beverly Hills Violent Crime Rate 115 Figure 3-5: Glendale Growth Projections 47 Figure 4-3: Burbank Violent Crime Rate 115 Figure 3-6: Los Angeles Growth Projections 48 Figure 4-4: Culver City Violent Crime Rate 115 Figure 3-7: San Fernando Growth Projections 48 Figure 4-5: Glendale Violent Crime Rate 115 Figure 3-8: Santa Monica Growth Projections 49 Figure 4-6: Los Angeles Violent Crime Rate 115 Figure 3-9: West Hollywood Growth Projections 49 Figure 4-7: San Fernando Violent Crime Rate 115 Figure 3-10: Population/Housing Density per Square 50 Figure 4-8: Santa Monica Violent Crime Rate 116 Table 3-2: Housing Units per Capita 50 Figure 4-9: West Hollywood Violent Crime Rate 116 Figure 3-11: Projected Employment Growth Rate 51 Figure 4-10: Property Crime Rate per 10,000 Population 117 Table 3-3: Projected Jobs/Housing Balance