HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1985-10-30COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
October 30,1985—7:30 P.M.
Costa Mesa City Hall —Council Conference Room
77 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa.,California
Pursuant to the adjournment of the regular meeting of October 16,1985,the Board of
Directors of County Sanitation District No.6 of Orange County,California met in an
adjourned regular meeting at the above hour and date in the Costa Mesa City Hall
Council Conference Room.
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.and appointed William H.Butler,
Director of Finance,as Secretary pro tem in the absence of the Board Secretary.The
roll was called and the Secretary pro tern reported a quorum present.
James Wahner,Chairman,Ruthelyn Pluminer
Roger Stanton
J.Wayne Sylvester,General Manager,William
H.Butler,Thomas M.Dawes
Thomas L.Woodruff,General Counsel,Bruce
Mat tern
The original plan anticipated that the initial user fee schedule was expected to
increase substantially in the second year of the program to cover rising costs,
and then remain at that level for several years.
However,the District has been able to delay any increase in the supplemental
user fees since their inception due to a significant decline in inflation rates,
receipt of favorable bids on various District and joint works construction and
rehabilitation projects and delays in various major plant projects,all of which
have reduced District expenditures well below budgeted levels.
At an adjourned meeting of the District on June 25,1985,the staff advised the
Directors that the District’s tax base had increased due to increased development
resulting from the economic turnaround of the last two years,and recommended
that the Board retain the existing fee schedule for the 1985—86 fiscal year.The
following schedule presents these current fees for District 6:
DIRECTORS PRESENT:
DIRECTORS ABSENT:
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Review of long—range financial The General Manager reported that the
program projections and the Master District had adopted a long—range
Plant of facilities to serve the financial program in June of 1983 that
District includes supplemental user fees to make
up the shortfall of ad valorem tax
revenues and provide needed additional financing for District operations to cover
higher costs of advanced treatment and disposal required by federal and state
authorities,and major rehabilitation work on the District’s collection and
transportation system.The program also includes connection fees to finance
facilities expansion.
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County Sanitation District No.6
User Fee Schedule
Class of
User
Basis of
Charge
1983—84
Annual Rate
Minimum Annual
Charge per Unit
S ingle—Fantily
Dwellings
Multi—Family
Dwellings/Mobile
Homes
Commercial /
Industrial/Other
Charge per
dwelling unit
Charge per
dwelling unit
After Board adoption of the District’s annual budget this year,the
received notification from the County Auditor that District 6’s tax
would be significantly less than the $1,449,000 budgeted for fiscal
as a result of use restrictions placed on certain properties in the
which caused a major decrease in assessed valuation for certain tax
staff
revenues
year 1985—86
District
rate areas.
The General manager advised the Directors that the staff had recently received
revised estimates of the District’s tax revenues for fiscal year 1985—86 from the
County Auditor which indicate that the District will receive $1,402,000 in
1985—86 tax revenues but that there would be a significant decrease in 1986—87
due to probable reclassification of certain properties to an exempt status.
Staff reviewed various cash flow projections with the Directors to outline the
financial impacts of these developments on the District’s long—range financial
position.The General Manager noted that formation of District No.14 to serve
the Irvine area is scheduled to take place in the next few months,and
District 6’s share of the revenues from sale of treatment plant capacity to the
new District will improve the long—range capital funding position of District 6.
The General Manager then called on the Director of Engineering,who presented
revised schedule of District collection system projects that reflects
District 6’s decrease in costs for construction of the Fairview/Cisler Trunk
Sewer in 1990—91 and 1991—92 because the cost will now be shared with District
No.14.Mr.Sylvester noted that the Board might want to consider increasing the
connection fees during next year’s budget process to gradually increase the
capital funds available to pay for the $4,754,000 in estimated costs for this
sewer project in 1990—91 and 1991—92
a
Adjournment Moved,seconded and duly carried:
That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6
be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjounred at 8:15 p.m.,
October 30,1985.
Secretary pro tern,B&~d of Directors
County Sanitation District No.6 of
Orange County,California
$26.40 $26.40
15.85
Charge per 1000
square feet of
building
15.85
18.90 18.90
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