To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Rio Dell Annexation Tax Exchange Agreement Proposal
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached Annexation Tax Exchange Agreement Proposal submitted by the Rio Dell Fire Protection District; and
2. Direct staff to prepare and return to the Board with a Property Tax Exchange Agreement with the Rio Dell Fire Protection District in accordance with any and all applicable provisions of the California Revenue and Taxation Code and any other local, state and federal laws, regulations and standards.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100)
DISCUSSION:
In April 2019, staff presented your Board with a report on fire services funding strategies for the county. This report outlined service gaps and funding options for areas located outside the boundaries of any fire protection district or other local agency. These areas face unique challenges as no agencies are legally responsible for providing structured fire protection to these areas. For that reason, finding a long-term solution for sustaining service delivery to out-of-district areas has proven a challenge.
At your Board's direction, staff continued to work on a strategy to identify solutions to these challenges, in cooperation with the Fire Services Working Group. This ad hoc committee consists of representatives from the County of Humboldt (Board of Supervisors, Planning and Building, Public Works, and the County Administrative Office), LAFCo and the Humboldt County Fire Chief's Association. The group proposed, and your Board adopted, strategies and expectations to enable local fire districts to utilize property tax sharing agreements with the county in support of annexation and a commitment to service delivery in areas outside current district boundaries. Based on the below expectations, five Tax Exchange Agreement Offers were identified and t...
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