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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 CREDITS .................................................................................................................................................................. 6

LAFCO AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES REVIEWS ............................................................................................... 7 LAFCO OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................... 7 MUNICIPAL SERVICES REVIEW LEGISLATION ............................................................................................................ 7 MUNICIPAL SERVICES REVIEW PROCESS ................................................................................................................... 8 SPHERE OF INFLUENCE UPDATES .............................................................................................................................. 8 DISADVANTAGED UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES ................................................................................................ 9

1. OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 KEY FINDINGS ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 17

2. RANCHO CALAVERAS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 1 .................................................................... 19 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 19 ROAD SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 RANCHO CALAVERAS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 1 DETERMINATIONS ................................................................ 29 SOI UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................................ 31 RANCHO CALAVERAS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 1 SOI DETERMINATIONS ........................................................ 31

3. BAR XX COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 2 ................................................................................................ 33 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 33 ROAD SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 BAR XX COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 2 DETERMINATIONS .................................................................................... 43 SOI UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................................ 45 BAR XX COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 2 SOI DETERMINATIONS ............................................................................ 45

4. DIAMOND XX COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 4 ..................................................................................... 47 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 47 ROAD SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 53 DIAMOND XX COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 4 DETERMINATIONS ............................................................................ 56 SOI UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................................ 58 DIAMOND XX COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 4 SOI DETERMINATIONS .................................................................... 58

5. SPRING HILLS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 8 ................................................................................... 60 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 60 ROAD SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 65 SPRING HILLS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 8 DETERMINATIONS ............................................................................ 67 SOI UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................................ 69 SPRING HILLS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 8 SOI DETERMINATIONS .................................................................... 69

6. GOLDEN HILLS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 12 ............................................................................... 71 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 71 ROAD SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 77 GOLDEN HILLS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 12 DETERMINATIONS ........................................................................ 80 SOI UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................................ 82 GOLDEN HILLS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 12 SOI DETERMINATIONS ................................................................ 82

7. CAMPO SECO ESTATES COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 5 .................................................................. 84


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AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 84 ROAD SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 89 CAMPO SECO ESTATES COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 5 MSR DETERMINATIONS .................................................... 90 SOI UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................................ 91 CAMPO SECO ESTATES COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 5 SOI DETERMINATIONS ...................................................... 91

8. FOREST MEADOWS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 7 ......................................................................... 92 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 92 ROAD SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 97 FOREST MEADOWS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 7 DETERMINATIONS .................................................................... 98 SOI UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................................ 99 FOREST MEADOWS COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 7 SOI DETERMINATIONS ............................................................ 99

9. EL RANCHO LOMA SERENA COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 10 ..................................................... 100 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 100 ROAD SERVICES .................................................................................................................................................... 105 EL RANCHO LOMA SERENA COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 10 DETERMINATIONS ................................................... 106 SOI UPDATE .......................................................................................................................................................... 107 EL RANCHO LOMA SERENA COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 10 SOI DETERMINATIONS ........................................... 107


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L I S T O F F I G U R E S FIGURE 1-1: ROAD SERVICE CSAS IN CALAVERAS COUNTY ........................................................................................ 12 FIGURE 1-2: COUNTY SERVICE AREAS BOUNDARIES ................................................................................................... 13 FIGURE 2-1: COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 1 BOUNDARIES AND SOI ............................................................................ 21 FIGURE 2-2: CSA 1 GOVERNING BODY ........................................................................................................................ 23 FIGURE 3-1: COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 2 BOUNDARIES AND SOI ............................................................................ 35 FIGURE 3-2: CSA 2 GOVERNING BODY ........................................................................................................................ 36 FIGURE 4-1: COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 4 BOUNDARIES AND SOI ............................................................................ 48 FIGURE 4-2: CSA 4 GOVERNING BODY ........................................................................................................................ 49 FIGURE 5-1: COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 8 BOUNDARIES AND SOI ............................................................................ 61 FIGURE 5-2: CSA 8 GOVERNING BODY ........................................................................................................................ 62 FIGURE 6-1: COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 12 BOUNDARIES AND SOI .......................................................................... 72 FIGURE 6-2: CSA 12 GOVERNING BODY ...................................................................................................................... 74 FIGURE 7-1: COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 5 BOUNDARIES ........................................................................................... 86 FIGURE 7-2: CSA 5 GOVERNING BODY ........................................................................................................................ 87 FIGURE 8-1: COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 7 BOUNDARIES ........................................................................................... 94 FIGURE 8-2: CSA 7 GOVERNING BODY ........................................................................................................................ 95 FIGURE 9-1: COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 10 BOUNDARIES ....................................................................................... 102 FIGURE 9-2: CSA 10 GOVERNING BODY .................................................................................................................... 103


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ACRONYMS BOE California Board of Equalization CC&R Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions CEO: Chief Executive Officer CEQA: California Environmental Quality Act CIP: Capital improvement plan CSA: County Service Area CSD: Community Services District CSDA: California Special District Association CY: Calendar year DOF: California Department of Finance DPH: California Department of Public Health DWR: California Department of Water Resources EMS: Emergency Medical Services FTE: Full Time Equivalent FY: Fiscal year GIS: Geographic Information Systems GM: General Manager GP: General Plan JPA: Joint Powers Authority LAFCo: Local Agency Formation Commission MSR: Municipal services review NA: Not applicable NP: Not provided OPR: Governor’s Office of Planning and Research SDMRA: Special District Risk Management Authority SOI: Sphere of influence SR: State Route USFS: United States Forest Service

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SB 244 also requires LAFCos to consider disadvantaged unincorporated communities when developing spheres of influence. Upon the next update of a sphere of influence on or after July 1, 2012, SB 244 requires LAFCo to include in an MSR (in preparation of a sphere of influence update): 1) The location and characteristics of any disadvantaged unincorporated communities within or contiguous to the sphere; and 2) The present and planned capacity of public facilities, adequacy of public services and infrastructure needs or deficiencies including needs or deficiencies related to sewers, municipal and industrial water, and structural fire protection in any disadvantaged unincorporated community within or contiguous to the sphere of influence. In determining spheres of influence, SB 244 authorizes LAFCo to assess the feasibility of a reorganization and consolidation of local agencies to further orderly development and improve the efficiency and affordability of infrastructure and service delivery. LAFCos should revise their local policies to include the requirements imposed by SB 244 to ensure they fulfill their obligations under this legislation. According to the Department of Water Resources, there are seven disadvantaged unincorporated communities in Calaveras County. Three of the communities are located along the border with Tuolumne County (Douglas Flat, Hathaway Pines, and Camp Connell/Dorrington areas), one on the border with Amador County around West Point, one around the town of San Andreas, and two large communities in the center of Calaveras County around Mountain Ranch.

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authorized to provide. The Code further defines miscellaneous extended services to include water service, sewer service, road maintenance, street lighting, and other services. CSAs may be formed by application to LAFCo from either the County Board of Supervisors or by petition of registered voters. A county service area, including the entire unincorporated area of the county, may be established to provide any or all of the services authorized in §25210 of the Government Code. S e r v i c e P r o v i d e r s Eight CSAs are reviewed as part of this MSR. The CSAs are authorized to provide road maintenance services in eight separate communities in Calaveras County, as shown in Figure 1-1. Three out of eight of these CSAs are inactive, while the rest are currently operational. These providers were last reviewed in an MSR in 2006. Figure 1-1: Road Service CSAs in Calaveras County

County Service Area Status Boundary Area (square mileage) Sphere of Influence Population

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Bar XX CSA No. 2

Campo Seco Estates CSA No. 5 (Inactive)

Diamond XX CSA No. 4

El Rancho Loma Sera CSA No. 10 (Inactive)

Forest Meadows CSA No. 7 (Inactive)

Golden Hills CSA No. 12

Rancho Calaveras CSA No. 1

Spring Hills CSA No. 8

Sunrise Point CSA (Street Lighting Only)



B o u n d a r i e s a n d S p h e r e s o f I n f l u e n c e The boundaries of each of the eight CSAs are shown in Figure 1-2, while boundary area and sphere of influence sizes are reported in Figure 1-1. The road CSAs serve subdivisions around Calaveras County. Rancho Calaveras CSA No. 1 serves the most extensive area, while Spring Hills CSA 8 is the smallest active CSA. The SOIs of all of the active districts are coterminous with their district boundaries, with one exception—CSA 1 has an adopted SOI that is larger than its current service territory, which is known as an annexable SOI, as shown in Figure 1-2. The SOIs for each of the CSAs, with the exception of CSA 1, were last updated in 2006. The SOI for CSA 1 was amended in 2013 concurrently with an annexation to the District. The inactive CSAs do not have adopted spheres of influence. The spheres of influence of the active CSAs are anticipated to remain the same after the adoption of this MSR, while it is recommend that zero SOIs be adopted for the inactive CSAs to encourage dissolution, which is further discussed in the GovernanceOptionssection. G o v e r n a n c e a n d M a n a g e m e n t The County Board of Supervisors serves as the governing authority for county service areas. The Board may delegate administration and operations of CSAs to department heads with appropriate expertise. The Director of Public Works is delegated by the Board to administer CSAs for road improvement and maintenance purposes. Delegation of CSA responsibilities may be changed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Additionally, the Board of Supervisors appoints an advisory committee for each of the CSAs. Advisory committees do not make decisions, manage, or direct the delivery of services or facilities. Appointments to advisory committees are made by the Board of Supervisors upon nomination by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Committee members serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors in an advisory capacity. Examples of committee activities include conducting community meetings, proposing work schedules and priority of services, and facilitating communication between CSA residents and the County. The maximum number of members of each advisory committee is determined by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Each of the active districts reviewed has three to five member committees. Committee members must reside within the CSA which they represent. Agendas and minutes for the Board of Supervisors’, as well as advisory committee meetings are publicly available. Information regarding the operations of the CSAs is generally not available online, unless a particular subdivision provides it for its residents, such as in the case of Diamond XX CSA 4. CSA residents are able to submit complaints regarding road conditions to the County Public Works Department or to their respective road committees.



The Public Works Department, which manages and operates the CSAs, conducts annual employee evaluations. The County does not perform formal evaluations of overall CSA performance, such as benchmarking or annual reports. The County’s financial planning efforts for active CSAs include an annually adopted budget and CAFR, within which the CSAs are included along with all other county finances. No other planning documents are adopted specific to any of the CSAs. Some, however, have engineer’s reports that had been completed to establish and/or raise benefit assessments. Government Code §53901 states that within 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year each local agency must submit its budget to the County Auditor. These budgets are to be filed and made available on request by the public at the county auditor’s office. Additionally, all special districts are required to submit annual audits to the County within 12 months of the completion of the fiscal year, unless the Board of Supervisors has approved a biennial or five-year schedule.3 Because all CSAs are included as part of the County’s annual audit process, it is not required for them to submit a separate audit to the County Auditor. Special districts must submit a report to the State Controller (SCO) of all financial transactions of the district during the preceding fiscal year within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year, in the form required by the State Controller, pursuant to Government Code §53891. If filed in electronic format, the report must be submitted within 110 days after the end of the fiscal year. CSAs 1 and 8 complied with this requirement for FY 11-12. CSAs 2, 4, and 12 failed to provide this information to the State for FY 11-12, as these CSAs are not included in the SCO’s annual special district report for that fiscal year. Inactive CSAs do not have advisory committees, do not adopt any planning documents and do not perform any evaluations or reporting. The County, on behalf of all the CSAs reviewed here, demonstrated accountability and transparency in their disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding CSA operations. O p e r a t i o n s a n d S e r v i c e A d e q u a c y Road maintenance and repairs are often performed by CSAs on an-as-needed basis without the benefit of long-range capital improvement plans (CIP). CIPs are important to identify and budget for long-range improvements that may need addressing not only annually but also on a five or ten year basis. The Public Works Department works with the advisory committee for each CSA formulating a work plan each year and reviewing the adequacy of current assessments. The CSAs reimburse the County for staff time and also pay County overhead costs. Roadwork is either done by the County or contracted out through a public bidding process, typically in the case of larger projects. Some of the roads within the districts are dedicated for public use and provide access to property outside the districts’ boundaries. In these situations, the districts are providing 3 Government Code §26909.



maintained roads for property owners outside the district without the ability to assess these property owners their fair share of maintenance and improvement costs. The condition of street pavement is typically evaluated by local agencies using a Pavement Management System (PMS), which regularly evaluates pavement condition and establishes a cost-effective maintenance strategy. Each segment of pavement is rated for distress (i.e., cracks and potholes) and the extent and severity of distress. Having an up-to-date PMS allows the local agency to quickly and efficiently gauge road maintenance needs and efficiently allocate resources. Calaveras CSAs do not make use of PMS. Condition of the CSAs’ roads generally ranges from poor to good, fluctuating based on weather conditions and time of maintenance. Most of the roads are characterized as substandard roadways that do not meet current County standards for many criteria. The life cycle of pavement in good condition can be extended through preventative maintenance by applying a thin layer of asphalt mixture, better known as slurry sealing or seal-coating. When pavement is in fair condition—with moderate potholes and cracks—it can be treated with one- to two-inch thick overlays. Pavement with minor structural distress—with significant cracks—often requires rehabilitation, involving grinding of portions of the existing street and application of a thick overlay. Pavement with major structural distress—with extensive cracks—often requires reconstruction involving removal and replacement of the street segment. Pavement management studies have shown that it is more cost effective to maintain pavement in good condition over its useful life than to let it deteriorate to the point that it requires a major overlay or reconstruction. Deferring maintenance can increase long-term maintenance costs as much as four times greater than a consistent preventative maintenance strategy, according to the Transportation Research Board. Street reconstruction is typically needed once asphalt is 20-35 years old, with the asphalt lifespan depending on the use of preventative maintenance efforts. All the reviewed CSAs generally perform at least some preventative maintenance on their roads. Traffic congestion is measured based on the daily number of vehicle hours of delay due to congestion. Historically, Level of Service (LOS) analysis has relied upon a conventional perspective of the primary use of public streets by motor vehicles rather than considering all modes of travel, including public transportation, bicycling and walking. LOS on streets and highways is rated on a scale of A-F, where “A” is the best rating and “F” the worst. LOS “E” means significant delays, unstable traffic flow, and rapidly fluctuating speeds and flow rates; LOS “F” means considerable delay with forced traffic flow and speeds dropping to zero. Calaveras County has an adopted minimum standard of LOS C; however, this standard is not applicable to CSA roads. None of the CSAs have an adopted LOS standard. It was reported that there was no way to determine the percentage of the CSAs’ roadways that are at LOS D, E or F, as this data has not been collected. F i n a n c i n g The financing of road maintenance is primarily accomplished through benefit assessments. Some of the districts also receive property tax revenues, including CSAs 1 and 8. CSA 8 is financed almost exclusively by property taxes and does not receive any special

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Another option is for the County to consider forming permanent road divisions (PRDs), which are not subject to LAFCo, when the need arises. A permanent road division is a geographic area formed pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code §1160 to provide road improvements and road maintenance. If a resident lives on a road not maintained by the County Department of Public Works or another entity, a petition can be submitted to form a permanent road division to provide the extended service of road improvement and maintenance. Although an advantage of PRDs would be the absence of LAFCo oversight and requirements, including regular MSR updates, there are still drawbacks associated with this option. The legal requirements imposed on the County and the subdivision make PRDs nearly as resource consuming as forming and overseeing CSAs or CSDs. CSA 1 is the only road maintenance CSA with an annexable SOI which indicates territory outside of the CSAs bounds which is anticipated to be annexed into the District at some point in the future. These areas were likely included due to the possibility of future development and some of the parcels already have residential structures and residents that make use of CSA roads to access their property. Annexation of these areas may be an option in the future as additional properties express an interest in annexing and can share in the costs of processing annexation. Annexation policies on the part of the CSAs would assist the districts in decisions regarding future annexations and the provision of assessments on all of those that use roads maintained by the districts. A potential for an annexation has also been identified for CSA 12. A 1,000-acre ranch adjacent to the Golden Hills subdivision has a potential to be subdivided and developed sometime in the future, in which case new residents would have to use the CSA’s roads to gain access to their properties. Annexation of these properties then would be a likely scenario. It is however unclear when and if the ranch may get subdivided and developed thus making the possibility of annexation a distant prospect. Additional governance structure option identified during the review process was dissolution of CSA 2 and inclusion of its territory in the Appaloosa Road Community Services District (CSD). The subdivision of Bar XX is currently served by both districts; the boundary reorganization would unite the entire subdivision under one service provider. However, the original District intentionally was split into two agencies, and the current CSA 2 has not expressed interested in joining the CSD.

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A c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d G o v e r n a n c e The County Board of Supervisors serves as the governing authority for all county service areas in Calaveras County, including CSA 1. Board members are elected by supervisorial districts and serve staggered four-year terms. Current governing board members are Cliff Edson, Christopher Wright, Michael C. Oliveira, Debbie Ponte, and Steve Kearney. Supervisor Kearney represents the majority of parcels, which comprise CSA 1. The Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. The meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the County website. According to the Calaveras County Municipal Code, CSAs may form committees to advise the County as to the road maintenance or other service needs of each CSA. Appointments to advisory committees are made by the Board of Supervisors upon nomination by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. The maximum number of members of each advisory committee is also determined by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Committee members must reside within the CSA that they represent. Each of the reviewed CSAs has a road committee consisting of three to five members who promulgate candidate preventative maintenance, damage repair, sealing and paving projects among residents, determine consensus, and present projects to the Public Works department. Once projects are approved by the department, the committee administers the public bid process for paving, or maintenance work through County force account. CSA 1 has five committee members. There are currently no vacancies on the District’s road committee. The CSA 1 road committee meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Rancho Calaveras Property Owners Association (RCPOA) clubhouse. Agendas for committee meetings are posted outside of the clubhouse 72 hours in advance of a meeting. Minutes are sent to the County Public Works Department, where they are available upon request.



Figure 2-2: CSA 1 Governing Body County Service Area 1

Governing Body Members

Name Position Term Ends Cliff Edson District 1 2016 Christopher Wright District 2 2016 Michael C. Oliveira District 3 2018 Debbie Ponte District 4 2016 Steve Kearney District 5 2018 MannerofSelection Election LengthofTerm 4 years Meetings Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. Supervisors Board Room AgendaDistribution Posted on County’s website MinutesDistribution Posted on County’s website

Calaveras County makes available its budget and comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) that contain information on CSA 1 on its website. No other information about CSA 1 is available on the County website, although there is a designated space on the Board, Commission, Committee Meeting Announcements page for potential CSA 1 advisory committee announcements. CSA 1 does not make additional outreach efforts to the public regarding road improvement and maintenance services and the function of the District. Complaints about road services may be submitted either to the CSA road committee or to the County Department of Public Works. Government Code §87203 requires persons who hold office to disclose their investments, interests in real property and incomes by filing appropriate forms with the appropriate filing agency (i.e., the County or the Fair Political Practices Commission) each year. Each of the Supervisors has filed the required Forms 700 for 2014 period. CSA 1 demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s CSA 1 does not have its own staff. The County collects the property tax and benefit assessment revenue associated with the CSA. According to the County Municipal Code, the Board of Supervisors may delegate administration and operations of county service areas to department heads with appropriate expertise. The director of public works is delegated to administer CSAs for road improvement and maintenance. County road crews perform maintenance on CSA 1 roads, while larger repair or construction projects are executed by contractors. PublicWorks department prepares



plans, specifications and bid documents that provide a detailed description of the work to be done. The County conducts annual employee evaluations. Public Works director is responsible for evaluating his or her subordinates; the director is evaluated by the County Administrative Officer. County employees track time spent on various tasks dedicated to management of CSA 1 and road maintenance, as well as reviewing projects submitted by the advisory committee for approval and preparing bid documents. The County does not perform formal evaluations of overall CSA performance, such as benchmarking or annual reports. The County’s financial planning efforts include an annually adopted budget and CAFR, within which the CSA is included along with all other county finances. No other planning documents are adopted specific to CSA 1. However, the County had adopted a Rancho Calaveras Specific Plan in 1999, which has not been updated since. Rancho Calaveras is also included in the County’s 2010-2035 Valley Springs Community Plan Update. Government Code §53901 states that within 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year each local agency must submit its budget to the County Auditor. These budgets are to be filed and made available on request by the public at the county auditor’s office. Additionally, all special districts are required to submit annual audits to the County within 12 months of the completion of the fiscal year, unless the Board of Supervisors has approved a biennial or five-year schedule.7 Because CSA 1 is included as part of the County’s annual audit process, it is not required to submit a separate audit to the County Auditor. Special districts must submit a report to the State Controller (SCO) of all financial transactions of the district during the preceding fiscal year within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year, in the form required by the State Controller, pursuant to Government Code §53891. If filed in electronic format, the report must be submitted within 110 days after the end of the fiscal year. CSA 1 complied with this requirement for FY 11-12. E x i s t i n g D e m a n d a n d G r o w t h P r o j e c t i o n s Designated land uses within the CSA consist primarily of rural residential uses. The total boundary area of CSA 1 is approximately 9.7 square miles. PopulationCSA 1 includes a total of 3,588 parcels, out of which two are recently annexed and currently undeveloped. According to 2010 Census, the District’s population that year was 5,325, up from 4,182 at the 2000 Census. The current population density within the CSA is 549 persons per square mile. ProjectedGrowthandDevelopmentRancho Calaveras subdivision was established between 1966 and 1969. In 1999, approximately 1,700 parcels were developed with single-family residential homes. Present 7 Government Code §26909.



number of undeveloped parcels is unknown. Any currently undeveloped lots, however, are expected to be developed in the next five to 10 years. CSA 1 has an annexable SOI which indicates territory outside of the CSAs bounds which is anticipated to be annexed into the District at some point in the future. These areas were likely included due to the possibility of future development and some of the parcels already have residential structures and residents that make use of CSA roads to access their property. Annexation of these areas may be an option in the future. GrowthStrategiesThe District is not a land use authority, and does not hold primary responsibility for implementing growth strategies. The land use authority for unincorporated areas is the County. F i n a n c i n g According to the County Municipal Code, benefit assessments or special taxes may be imposed on parcels within County Service Areas. Special taxes must be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within a CSA, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved. CSA 1 receives its revenue from both, property taxes and benefit assessments. The amount of the assessment is set annually based on the cost of performing needed road maintenance work. Currently, residents pay $19 per parcel for lots on County or State maintained roads, $28.50 per parcel for lots on CSA maintained roads and County and State maintained roads (corner lots), and $38 per parcel for lots on CSA roads. In FY 13-14, the District received $201,836 in revenue, 46 percent of which resulted from property taxes and 51 percent from benefit assessments. The rest came from the use of money and property, intergovernmental revenue, and miscellaneous sources. The expenditures in FY 13-14 amounted to $778,963, out of which 40 percent was spent on services and supplies, including professional and specialized services, costs, and special department expenses, and 60 percent to reimburse the County for services provided. Work performed in FY 13-14 included paving, patching, crack sealing, culvert replacement and maintenance, pothole and structural digouts, and vegetation management. At the end of the same fiscal year, the District’s expenditures exceeded its revenues by $577,127. The District’s fund balance at the end of FY 13-14 was $1.2 million. CSA 1 did not have any long-term debt at the end of FY 13-14.

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There is a plan to construct a new road on the territory that was annexed in 2013, which would be an extension of Harding Road. County policy requires all new roads to have a mechanism in place to provide ongoing road maintenance. Having the separate road maintenance agreement or other entity to provide road maintenance. The County and the developer (Rancho Calaveras Estates) have agreed to include the new road into the County CSA road maintenance system. The road, however, will be constructed by the developer and not by the CSA. In 2014, CSA 1 has planned an overlay project and a striping project, which went out to bid. The overlays on Dalee Court and Cassidy Road have been completed. The project’s cost was $44,490 for the striping of all CSA 1 roads and $223,760 for the overlay. There reportedly have been now recent submittals of proposed work from CSA 1. C h a l l e n g e s CSA 1 reported no challenges to service provision on its roads. S e r v i c e A d e q u a c y This section reviews indicators of road service adequacy, including, condition of roadways, deferred maintenance, and congestion. The condition of street pavement is typically evaluated by local agencies using a Pavement Management System (PMS), which regularly evaluates pavement condition and establishes a cost-effective maintenance strategy. Each segment of pavement is rated for distress (i.e., cracks and potholes) and the extent and severity of distress. Having an up-to-date PMS allows the local agency to quickly and efficiently gauge road maintenance needs and efficiently allocate resources. As was mentioned before, CSA 1 does not make use of PMS. However, the County reported that the CSA’s roads were in good to poor condition. Despite the recent overlay, roads may be subject to premature aging and eventual failure due to structural flaws discussed in InfrastructureNeeds section. The life cycle of pavement in good condition can be extended through preventative maintenance by applying a thin layer of asphalt mixture, better known as slurry sealing or seal-coating. When pavement is in fair condition—with moderate potholes and cracks—it can be treated with one- to two-inch thick overlays. Pavement with minor structural distress—with significant cracks—often requires rehabilitation, involving grinding of portions of the existing street and application of a thick overlay. Pavement with major structural distress—with extensive cracks—often requires reconstruction involving removal and replacement of the street segment. Pavement management studies have shown that it is more cost effective to maintain pavement in good condition over its useful life than to let it deteriorate to the point that it requires a major overlay or reconstruction. Deferring maintenance can increase long-term maintenance costs as much as four times greater than a consistent preventative maintenance strategy, according to the Transportation Research Board. Street reconstruction is typically needed once asphalt is 20-35 years old, with the asphalt lifespan depending on the use of preventative maintenance efforts.



No slurry, cape, chip, or other sealcoats have been applied to the CSA 1 roads in FY 13-14 or FY 14-15. Crack sealing is performed on most of the roads every one to two years. Traffic congestion is measured based on the daily number of vehicle hours of delay due to congestion. Historically, Level of Service (LOS) analysis has relied upon a conventional perspective of the primary use of public streets by motor vehicles rather than considering all modes of travel, including public transportation, bicycling and walking. LOS on streets and highways is rated on a scale of A-F, where “A” is the best rating and “F” the worst. LOS “E” means significant delays, unstable traffic flow, and rapidly fluctuating speeds and flow rates; LOS “F” means considerable delay with forced traffic flow and speeds dropping to zero. Calaveras County has an adopted minimum standard of LOS C; however, this standard is not applicable to CSA roads. CSA 1 does not have an adopted LOS standard. It was reported that there was no way to determine the percentage of the CSA’s roadways that are at LOS D, E or F, as this data has not been collected.

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F i n a n c i a l A b i l i t y o f A g e n c i e s t o P r o v i d e S e r v i c e s CSA 1 is mainly financed through property taxes and benefit assessment. Use of money and property and intergovernmental revenue constitute a small part of the annual revenue. The amount of the assessment is set annually based on the cost of performing needed road maintenance work. Currently, residents pay $19 per parcel for lots on County or State maintained roads, $28.50 per parcel for lots on CSA maintained roads and County and State maintained roads (corner lots), and $38 per parcel for lots on CSA roads. In FY 13-14 the District’s expenditures consisted of services and supplies and reimbursements to the County for its services. That fiscal year the District’s expenditures exceeded revenues by $577,127. The District’s fund balance at the end of FY 13-14 was $1.2 million. CSA 1 did not have any long-term debt at the end of FY 13-14. S t a t u s o f , a n d O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r, S h a r e d Fa c i l i t i e s Since physical distance between the CSAs that provide road services is considerable there are limited opportunities for facility sharing amongst the CSAs. Occasionally contracts are able to offer reduced price for work of the same type when performed in more than one CSA. Road CSAs in Calaveras County share resources through the County Public Works department by utilizing and sharing county staff and equipment for CSA management and road maintenance. A c c o u n t a b i l i t y f o r C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e N e e d s , I n c l u d i n g G o v e r n m e n t a l S t r u c t u r e a n d O p e r a t i o n a l E f f i c i e n c i e s CSA 1 demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. The District’s accountability and transparency practices may be improved through making current information about the CSA available online. CSA 1 has an annexable SOI which indicates territory outside of the CSAs bounds which is anticipated to be annexed into the District at some point in the future. These areas were likely included due to the possibility of future development and some of the parcels already have residential structures and residents that make use of CSA roads to access their property. Annexation of these areas may be an option in the future.

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CSA 1 roads were reported to be in good to poor condition. Despite the recent overlay, roads may be subject to premature aging and eventual failure due to structural flaws. The District performs occasional preventative maintenance. The County reports that CSA 1 does not utilize Pavement Management System (PMS) and therefore there is no way to know the exact extent of necessary road rehabilitation. E x i s t e n c e o f A n y S o c i a l o r E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t i e s o f I n t e r e s t The subdivision of Rancho Calaveras and surrounding areas within the CSA’s boundaries are considered communities of interest for CSA 1 as residents receive direct benefit from the District’s services and contribute benefit assessment and property taxes to the District. Developed lots outside of the CSA’s boundaries but within its SOI are also communities of interest since their owners use roadways maintained by the District.

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A c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d G o v e r n a n c e The County Board of Supervisors serves as the governing authority for all county service areas in Calaveras County, including CSA 2. Board members are elected by supervisorial districts and serve staggered four-year terms. Current governing board members are Cliff Edson, Christopher Wright, Michael C. Oliveira, Debbie Ponte, and Steve Kearney. Supervisor Ponte represents the majority of parcels, which comprise CSA 2. The Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. The meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the County website. According to the Calaveras County Municipal Code, CSAs may form committees to advise the County as to the road maintenance or other service needs of each CSA. Appointments to advisory committees are made by the Board of Supervisors upon nomination by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. The maximum number of members of each advisory committee is also determined by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Committee members must reside within the CSA that they represent. Each of the reviewed CSAs has a road committee consisting of three to five members who promulgate candidate preventative maintenance, damage repair, sealing and paving projects among residents, determine consensus, and present projects to the Public Works department. Once projects are approved by the department, the committee administers the public bid process for paving, or maintenance work through County force account. CSA 2 has five committee member positions, four out of which are currently filled. The road committee meets at the same time as the general meetings of home owners take place. Post cards are sent out to all property owners in Bar XX to inform them of upcoming meetings. Meeting minutes are sent to the Public Works Department. Figure 3-2: CSA 2 Governing Body

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Calaveras County makes available its budget and comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) that contain information on CSA 2 on its website. No other information about CSA 2 is available on the County website, although there is a designated space on the Board, Commission, Committee Meeting Announcements page for potential CSA 2 advisory committee announcements. CSA 2 does not make additional outreach efforts to the public regarding road improvement and maintenance services and the function of the District. Complaints about road services may be submitted either to the CSA road committee or to the County Department of Public Works. The road committee reportedly receives one to three complaints a year about the wash boarding on Stallion. The Public Works Department reports that it receives about half a dozen complaints a year regarding CSA 2, most of which are about the wash boarding and the amount of dust and traffic on Stallion. Government Code §87203 requires persons who hold office to disclose their investments, interests in real property and incomes by filing appropriate forms with the appropriate filing agency (i.e., the County or the Fair Political Practices Commission) each year. Each of the Supervisors has filed the required Forms 700 for 2014 period. CSA 2 demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s CSA 2 does not have its own staff. The County collects the benefit assessment revenue associated with the CSA. According to the County Municipal Code, the Board of Supervisors may delegate administration and operations of county service areas to department heads with appropriate expertise. The director of public works is delegated to administer CSAs for road improvement and maintenance. County road crews perform maintenance on CSA 2 roads, while larger repair or construction projects are executed by contractors. PublicWorks department prepares plans, specifications and bid documents that provide a detaileddescription of the work to be done. The County conducts annual employee evaluations. Public Works director is responsible for evaluating his or her subordinates; the director is evaluated by the County Administrative Officer. County employees track time spent on various tasks dedicated to management of CSA 2 and road maintenance, as well as reviewing projects submitted by the advisory committee for approval and preparing bid documents. The County does not perform formal evaluations of overall CSA performance, such as benchmarking or annual reports. The County’s financial planning efforts include an annually adopted budget and CAFR, within which the CSA is included along with all other county finances. No other planning documents are adopted specific to CSA 2. An engineer’s report for road improvements and benefit assessment has been completed for the District in 2008 for the purpose of increasing the CSA’s benefit assessment rates.



Government Code §53901 states that within 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year each local agency must submit its budget to the County Auditor. These budgets are to be filed and made available on request by the public at the county auditor’s office. Additionally, all special districts are required to submit annual audits to the County within 12 months of the completion of the fiscal year, unless the Board of Supervisors has approved a biennial or five-year schedule.11 Because CSA 2 is included as part of the County’s annual audit process, it is not required to submit a separate audit to the County Auditor. Special districts must submit a report to the State Controller (SCO) of all financial transactions of the district during the preceding fiscal year within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year, in the form required by the State Controller, pursuant to Government Code §53891. If filed in electronic format, the report must be submitted within 110 days after the end of the fiscal year. It appears that CSA 2 failed to provide this information to the State for FY 11-12, as the CSA is not included in the SCO’s annual special district report for that fiscal year. E x i s t i n g D e m a n d a n d G r o w t h P r o j e c t i o n s Designated land uses within the CSA consist primarily of rural residential uses. The total boundary area of CSA 4 is approximately 2.5 square miles. PopulationCSA 2 includes a total of 76 parcels within Bar XX subdivision. Based on the number of parcels the estimated population is 180. The population density within the District is 72 per square mile. ProjectedGrowthandDevelopmentCSA 2 includes part of Bar XX subdivision that is currently nearly built out. There is, however, potential for new dwellings to be constructed within the subdivision. The District does not expect any future annexations or construction of additional roads. GrowthStrategiesThe District is not a land use authority, and does not hold primary responsibility for implementing growth strategies. The land use authority for unincorporated areas is the County. F i n a n c i n g According to the County Municipal Code, benefit assessments or special taxes may be imposed on parcels within County Service Areas. Special taxes must be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within a CSA, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved. The District is mainly financed by the benefit assessment originally established in 1991. 11 Government Code §26909.



In March 2007 residents of CSA 2 held a special mail-in election in an effort to establish a special tax in the amount of $1,815 per parcel per year for a period of 10 years. The tax revenue would be used to repay a $1.2 million loan offered by the County to finance road improvements, including improved drainage, widened roadbeds, and paved road surfaces. The special tax was voted down, and since the loan was contingent on passage of the tax the offer was rescinded by the County. In May 2008 CSA 2 held another election and voted to raise its benefit assessment by 60 percent. The increase reflected the change in the construction cost index as measured by the Engineering News Record. The per-parcel assessments are based on the proportionate distance of road traveled from SR 4 to the parcel. Of 76 assessable parcels 24 pay $280, 25pay $320 and 25 pay $360 annually. The only other revenue received by CSA 2consists of interest and contributions fromresidents. Benefits financed by the assessment include all road-related maintenance and improvements such as shoulder backing and grading, culvert pipe installation and maintenance, replacement of any missing signage, ditching, clearing, cleaning, brushing, and weed abatement. In addition, work includes all necessary engineering, permitting, environmental review, and administration to complete the intended road maintenance and improvements. The absence of a maintenance function would allow roads to deteriorate to unacceptable levels of maintenance and adversely affect physical access and property valuation. In FY 13-14, the District received $33,922 in revenue, 70 percent of which resulted from benefit assessment. The rest came from the use of money and property and miscellaneous revenue. The expenditures in FY 13-14 amounted to $26,913, out of which 38 percent was spent on services and supplies, including costs and special department expenses, and 62 percent to reimburse the County for services provided. Reimbursements to the County are typically used to cover the cost of contract administration, construction, inspection, weed control, and related maintenance work. Reimbursements to the Public Works Department for road maintenance from CSA 2 are typically higher than other similar CSAs in the County due to higher maintenance costs on unpaved roads that get a lot of wash boarding and pot holes and require frequent re-grading typically at the end of spring rains and beginning of winter rains. Additionally, District roads are adversely affected by commercial traffic that provides maintenance on numerous transmission towers located in various places on the mountain top. These heavy equipment road users do not contribute to the cost of road maintenance. The District’s fund balance at the end of FY 13-14 was $54,807. CSA 2 did not have any long-term debt at the end of FY 13-14.

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dollars are most effectively spent when pavement is maintained in at least a “fair” condition. Roads in CSA 2 were reported to be in good to fair condition. Road condition deteriorates rapidly between the times the roads undergo maintenance, especially on the segments that lead up the summit. No project proposals have been recently submitted to the Public Works Department by the road committee. C h a l l e n g e s CSA 2 reported no challenges to service provision on its roads. S e r v i c e A d e q u a c y This section reviews indicators of road service adequacy, including, condition of roadways, deferred maintenance, and congestion. The condition of street pavement is typically evaluated by local agencies using a Pavement Management System (PMS), which regularly evaluates pavement condition and establishes a cost-effective maintenance strategy. Each segment of pavement is rated for distress (i.e., cracks and potholes) and the extent and severity of distress. Having an up-to-date PMS allows the local agency to quickly and efficiently gauge road maintenance needs and efficiently allocate resources. As was mentioned before, CSA 2 does not make use of PMS. However, the County reported that the CSA’s roads were in good to fair condition, depending on the time of the year. The life cycle of pavement in good condition can be extended through preventative maintenance by applying a thin layer of asphalt mixture, better known as slurry sealing or seal-coating. When pavement is in fair condition—with moderate potholes and cracks—it can be treated with one- to two-inch thick overlays. Pavement with minor structural distress—with significant cracks—often requires rehabilitation, involving grinding of portions of the existing street and application of a thick overlay. Pavement with major structural distress—with extensive cracks—often requires reconstruction involving removal and replacement of the street segment. Pavement management studies have shown that it is more cost effective to maintain pavement in good condition over its useful life than to let it deteriorate to the point that it requires a major overlay or reconstruction. Deferring maintenance can increase long-term maintenance costs as much as four times greater than a consistent preventative maintenance strategy, according to the Transportation Research Board. Street reconstruction is typically needed once asphalt is 20-35 years old, with the asphalt lifespan depending on the use of preventative maintenance efforts. CSA 2 performs occasional preventative maintenance, including ditching. Traffic congestion is measured based on the daily number of vehicle hours of delay due to congestion. Historically, Level of Service (LOS) analysis has relied upon a conventional perspective of the primary use of public streets by motor vehicles rather than considering all modes of travel, including public transportation, bicycling and walking. LOS on streets



and highways is rated on a scale of A-F, where “A” is the best rating and “F” the worst. LOS “E” means significant delays, unstable traffic flow, and rapidly fluctuating speeds and flow rates; LOS “F” means considerable delay with forced traffic flow and speeds dropping to zero. Calaveras County has an adopted minimum standard of LOS C; however, this standard is not applicable to CSA roads. CSA 2 does not have an adopted LOS standard. It was reported that there was no way to determine the percentage of the CSA’s roadways that are at LOS D, E or F, as this data has not been collected.

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S t a t u s o f , a n d O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r, S h a r e d Fa c i l i t i e s Since physical distance between the CSAs that provide road services is considerable there are limited opportunities for facility sharing amongst the CSAs. Occasionally contracts are able to offer reduced price for work of the same type when performed in more than one CSA. Road CSAs in Calaveras County share resources through the County Public Works department by utilizing and sharing county staff and equipment for CSA management and road maintenance. A c c o u n t a b i l i t y f o r C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e N e e d s , I n c l u d i n g G o v e r n m e n t a l S t r u c t u r e a n d O p e r a t i o n a l E f f i c i e n c i e s CSA 2 demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. The District’s accountability and transparency practices may be improved through placing information about the CSA online. No governance structure options were identified for CSA 2.

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The District’s roads are characterized as substandard roadways that do not meet current County standards for many criteria including but not limited to road width, structural section, horizontal and vertical curves, drainage capacity, clear recovery zone, and sight distance. CSA 2 roads were reported to be in good to fair condition, depending on the time of the year. CSA 2 performs occasional preventative maintenance, including ditching. The County reports that CSA 2 does not utilize Pavement Management System (PMS) and therefore there is no way to know the exact extent of necessary road rehabilitation. E x i s t e n c e o f A n y S o c i a l o r E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t i e s o f I n t e r e s t The portion of the Bar XX subdivision in the CSA 2 is considered a community of interest for the District as residents within this territory receive direct benefit from the services provided by CSA 2 and contribute benefit assessment to the District. Additionally, commercial traffic that uses the CSA’s roads and greatly contributes to their deterioration without compensating the District is also an economic community of interest for CSA 2.

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A c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d G o v e r n a n c e The County Board of Supervisors serves as the governing authority for all county service areas in Calaveras County, including CSA 4. Board members are elected by supervisorial districts and serve staggered four-year terms. Current governing board members are Cliff Edson, Christopher Wright, Michael C. Oliveira, Debbie Ponte, and Steve Kearney. Supervisor Ponte represents the majority of parcels, which comprise CSA 4. The Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. The meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the County website. According to the Calaveras County Municipal Code, CSAs may form committees to advise the County as to the road maintenance or other service needs of each CSA. Appointments to advisory committees are made by the Board of Supervisors upon nomination by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. The maximum number of members of each advisory committee is also determined by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Committee members must reside within the CSA that they represent. Each of the reviewed CSAs has a road committee consisting of three to five members who promulgate candidate preventative maintenance, damage repair, sealing and paving projects among residents, determine consensus, and present projects to the Public Works department. Once projects are approved by the department, the committee administers the public bid process for paving, or maintenance work through County force account. CSA 4 has five committee member positions, two out of which are vacant. The committee does not hold regular meetings. Meeting minutes are usually sent to the County Public Works Department. Figure 4-2: CSA 4 Governing Body





Calaveras County makes available its budget and comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) that contain information on CSA 4 on its website. No other information about CSA 4 is available on the County website, although there is a designated space on the Board, Commission, Committee Meeting Announcements page for potential CSA 4 advisory committee announcements. Information on CSA 4 is also available on the Diamond XX subdivision website in the form of documents related to road services in the subdivision. The documents include the resolution establishing the CSA, engineers report, documents related to parcel charges for road maintenance, and road committee meeting minutes, to name a few. The most recent document posted is from 2012. Complaints about road services may be submitted either to the CSA road committee or to the County Department of Public Works. Government Code §87203 requires persons who hold office to disclose their investments, interests in real property and incomes by filing appropriate forms with the appropriate filing agency (i.e., the County or the Fair Political Practices Commission) each year. Each of the Supervisors has filed the required Forms 700 for 2014 period. CSA 4 demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s CSA 4 does not have its own staff. The County collects the benefit assessment revenue associated with the CSA. According to the County Municipal Code, the Board of Supervisors may delegate administration and operations of county service areas to department heads with appropriate expertise. The director of public works is delegated to administer CSAs for road improvement and maintenance. County road crews perform maintenance on CSA 4 roads, while larger repair or construction projects are executed by contractors. PublicWorks department prepares plans, specifications and bid documents that provide a detaileddescription of the work to be done. The County conducts annual employee evaluations. Public Works director is responsible for evaluating his or her subordinates; the director is evaluated by the County Administrative Officer. County employees track time spent on various tasks dedicated to management of CSA 4 and road maintenance, as well as reviewing projects submitted by the advisory committee for approval and preparing bid documents. The County does not perform formal evaluations of overall CSA performance, such as benchmarking or regular annual reports. An annual report, however, has been completed for the District in FY 07-08. No annual reports have been prepared since then despite the statement in FY 07-08 annual report that such reports and related public hearings would be part of an ongoing program. The County’s financial planning efforts include an annually adopted budget and CAFR, within which the CSA is included along with all other county finances. No other planning documents are adopted specific to CSA 4. An engineering report has been done for CSA 4 in 2008 as part of an attempt to raise the benefit assessment rates that, however, failed.



Government Code §53901 states that within 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year each local agency must submit its budget to the County Auditor. These budgets are to be filed and made available on request by the public at the county auditor’s office. Additionally, all special districts are required to submit annual audits to the County within 12 months of the completion of the fiscal year, unless the Board of Supervisors has approved a biennial or five-year schedule.15 Because CSA 4 is included as part of the County’s annual audit process, it is not required to submit a separate audit to the County Auditor. Special districts must submit a report to the State Controller (SCO) of all financial transactions of the district during the preceding fiscal year within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year, in the form required by the State Controller, pursuant to Government Code §53891. If filed in electronic format, the report must be submitted within 110 days after the end of the fiscal year. It appears that CSA 4 failed to provide this information to the State for FY 11-12, as the CSA is not included in the SCO’s annual special district report for that fiscal year. E x i s t i n g D e m a n d a n d G r o w t h P r o j e c t i o n s Designated land uses within the CSA consist primarily of rural residential uses. The total boundary area of CSA 4 is approximately 6.5 square miles. PopulationCSA 4 includes a total of 189 assessable parcels and an estimated population of 450. The population density within the District is 69 persons per square mile. ProjectedGrowthandDevelopmentCSA 4 includes Diamond XX Ranch Estates subdivision that was established in 1969. The subdivision is currently built out and no population growth is expected. Additionally it was reported that there was no potential for future annexations or construction of new roads. GrowthStrategiesThe District is not a land use authority, and does not hold primary responsibility for implementing growth strategies. The land use authority for unincorporated areas is the County. F i n a n c i n g According to the County Municipal Code, benefit assessments or special taxes may be imposed on parcels within County Service Areas. Special taxes must be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within a CSA, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved. 15 Government Code §26909.



CSA 4 receives its revenue mainly from benefit assessments. The benefits consist of routine road maintenance and selected road-related improvements, including as-needed drainage. The absence of maintenance function would allow roads to deteriorate to unacceptable levels of service and adversely affect physical access and property valuation. Those who must travel the greatest distance on the CSA 4 roads benefit the most. The proportionate benefit as determined by the distance traveled to County or State maintained roadways, is reflected by the three different benefit assessment rates. There are 189 assessed lots, of which eight lots, or 4.2 percent front only on Hodson Road, 129 lots, or 68 percent have a travel distance on CSA roads of 1.8 miles or less, and 52 lots, or 28 percent have a travel distance more than 1.8 miles to SR 4. Thus eight parcels pay $300, 129 parcels pay $325, and 52 parcels pay $350. Benefit assessment rates were established in 2003 and have not been updated since. An engineering report that was completed in 2008 recommended rate increase that however failed to occur. In FY 13-14, the District received $63,748 in revenue, 98 percent of which resulted from benefit assessment. The rest came from the use of money and property. The expenditures in FY 13-14 amounted to $3,477, out of which 47 percent was spent on services and supplies, including professional and specialized services, costs, and special department expenses, and 54 percent to reimburse the County for services provided. The District’s fund balance at the end of FY 13-14 was $297,217. CSA 4 did not have any long-term debt at the end of FY 13-14.

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I n f r a s t r u c t u r e N e e d s The County reports that CSA 4 does not utilize Pavement Management System (PMS) and therefore there is no way to know the exact extent of necessary road rehabilitation. There are no planned infrastructure construction projects at this time. No roads had been rehabilitated within CSA 4 in FY 13-14. The CSA’s roads need ongoing maintenance. Generally, costs increase exponentially once the roadway deteriorates to a “poor” or worse condition. Therefore, maintenance dollars are most effectively spent when pavement is maintained in at least a “fair” condition. Ongoing routine road maintenance work includes all road-related maintenance to be completed on an as-needed basis in consultation with the road committee, such as shoulder backing and roadside grading, ditching, culvert clearing, maintenance, and replacement, traffic control, signage and striping, pothole patching and crack-filling, surface sealing, brushing, cleaning and clearing, and disposal of waste materials. Herbicide spraying to control roadside weeds is completed by County forces on an annual basis in conjunction with the countywide roadside program. The ten-year infrastructure plan in the 2008 Engineer’s Report calls for maintaining the surface of the identified through route while also improving the surface conditions on those roadways that feed into that route. Where sufficient funds are available, efforts are planned to be directed toward widening the roadways in the identified through route. In 2014, the District widened Surrey Lane. CSA 4 roads were reported to be in fair to good condition, with select few being in poor condition. The CSA’s road committee has not submitted any project proposals recently to the County; however, the Public Works Department is currently working on applications for replacement of the washed-out bridge on Single Tree and the insufficient low water crossing on northern Stagecoach (will become a bridge). Replacement of the washed-out bridge on southern Stagecoach although is being rejected by Cal Trans due to the claim of insufficient evidence that a bridge had ever existed at this location. C h a l l e n g e s CSA 4 reported no challenges to service provision on its roads. S e r v i c e A d e q u a c y This section reviews indicators of road service adequacy, including, condition of roadways, deferred maintenance, and congestion. The condition of street pavement is typically evaluated by local agencies using a Pavement Management System (PMS), which regularly evaluates pavement condition and establishes a cost-effective maintenance strategy. Each segment of pavement is rated for distress (i.e., cracks and potholes) and the extent and severity of distress. Having an up-to-date PMS allows the local agency to quickly and efficiently gauge road maintenance needs and efficiently allocate resources. As was mentioned before, CSA 4 does not make use of



PMS. However, the County reported that the CSA’s roads were in fair to good condition with some of the roads being in poor condition. The life cycle of pavement in good condition can be extended through preventative maintenance by applying a thin layer of asphalt mixture, better known as slurry sealing or seal-coating. When pavement is in fair condition—with moderate potholes and cracks—it can be treated with one- to two-inch thick overlays. Pavement with minor structural distress—with significant cracks—often requires rehabilitation, involving grinding of portions of the existing street and application of a thick overlay. Pavement with major structural distress—with extensive cracks—often requires reconstruction involving removal and replacement of the street segment. Pavement management studies have shown that it is more cost effective to maintain pavement in good condition over its useful life than to let it deteriorate to the point that it requires a major overlay or reconstruction. Deferring maintenance can increase long-term maintenance costs as much as four times greater than a consistent preventative maintenance strategy, according to the Transportation Research Board. Street reconstruction is typically needed once asphalt is 20-35 years old, with the asphalt lifespan depending on the use of preventative maintenance efforts. Crack sealing is reportedly performed at least once a year on CSA 4 roads. Traffic congestion is measured based on the daily number of vehicle hours of delay due to congestion. Historically, Level of Service (LOS) analysis has relied upon a conventional perspective of the primary use of public streets by motor vehicles rather than considering all modes of travel, including public transportation, bicycling and walking. LOS on streets and highways is rated on a scale of A-F, where “A” is the best rating and “F” the worst. LOS “E” means significant delays, unstable traffic flow, and rapidly fluctuating speeds and flow rates; LOS “F” means considerable delay with forced traffic flow and speeds dropping to zero. Calaveras County has an adopted minimum standard of LOS C; however, this standard is not applicable to CSA roads. CSA 4 does not have an adopted LOS standard. It was reported that there was no way to determine the percentage of the CSA’s roadways that are at LOS D, E or F, as this data has not been collected.

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A c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d G o v e r n a n c e The County Board of Supervisors serves as the governing authority for all county service areas in Calaveras County, including CSA 8. Board members are elected by supervisorial districts and serve staggered four-year terms. Current governing board members are Cliff Edson, Christopher Wright, Michael C. Oliveira, Debbie Ponte, and Steve Kearney. Supervisor Wright represents the majority of parcels, which comprise CSA 8. The Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. The meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the County website. According to the Calaveras County Municipal Code, CSAs may form committees to advise the County as to the road maintenance or other service needs of each CSA. Appointments to advisory committees are made by the Board of Supervisors upon nomination by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. The maximum number of members of each advisory committee is also determined by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Committee members must reside within the CSA that they represent. Each of the reviewed CSAs has a road committee consisting of three to five members who promulgate candidate preventative maintenance, damage repair, sealing and paving projects among residents, determine consensus, and present projects to the Public Works department. Once projects are approved by the department, the committee administers the public bid process for paving, or maintenance work through County force account. Prior to April 2015, CSA 8 had five committee members. In April 2015, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to reduce the membership to three representatives in order to have enough members to form a quorum. The road committee does not hold regular meetings and does not distribute meeting agendas and minutes. Figure 5-2: CSA 8 Governing Body





Calaveras County makes available its budget and comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) that contain information on CSA 8 on its website. No other information about CSA 8 is available on the County website, although there is a designated space on the Board, Commission, Committee Meeting Announcements page for potential CSA 8 advisory committee announcements. CSA 8 does not make additional outreach efforts to the public regarding road improvement and maintenance services and the function of the District. Complaints about road services may be submitted either to the CSA road committee or to the County Department of Public Works. Government Code §87203 requires persons who hold office to disclose their investments, interests in real property and incomes by filing appropriate forms with the appropriate filing agency (i.e., the County or the Fair Political Practices Commission) each year. Each of the Supervisors has filed the required Forms 700 for 2014 period. CSA 8 demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s CSA 8 does not have its own staff. The County collects the property tax revenue associated with the CSA. According to the County Municipal Code, the Board of Supervisors may delegate administration and operations of county service areas to department heads with appropriate expertise. The director of public works is delegated to administer CSAs for road improvement and maintenance. County road crews perform maintenance on CSA 8 roads, while larger repair or construction projects are executed by contractors. PublicWorks department prepares plans, specifications and bid documents that provide a detaileddescription of the work to be done. The County conducts annual employee evaluations. Public Works director is responsible for evaluating his or her subordinates; the director is evaluated by the County Administrative Officer. County employees track time spent on various tasks dedicated to management of CSA 8 and road maintenance, as well as reviewing projects submitted by the advisory committee for approval and preparing bid documents. The County does not perform formal evaluations of overall CSA 8 performance, such as benchmarking or annual reports. The County’s financial planning efforts include an annually adopted budget and CAFR, within which the CSA is included along with all other county finances. No other planning documents are adopted specific to CSA 8. Government Code §53901 states that within 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year each local agency must submit its budget to the County Auditor. These budgets are to be filed and made available on request by the public at the county auditor’s office. Additionally, all special districts are required to submit annual audits to the County within 12 months of the completion of the fiscal year, unless the Board of Supervisors has



approved a biennial or five-year schedule.19 Because CSA 8 is included as part of the County’s annual audit process, it is not required to submit a separate audit to the County Auditor. Special districts must submit a report to the State Controller (SCO) of all financial transactions of the district during the preceding fiscal year within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year, in the form required by the State Controller, pursuant to Government Code §53891. If filed in electronic format, the report must be submitted within 110 days after the end of the fiscal year. CSA 8 complied with this requirement for FY 11-12. E x i s t i n g D e m a n d a n d G r o w t h P r o j e c t i o n s Designated land uses within the CSA consist primarily of residential uses. The total boundary area of CSA 8 is approximately 0.3 square miles. PopulationSpring Hills subdivision has 36 parcels and an estimated population of 86. The CSA’s estimated population density is about 287 residents per square mile. ProjectedGrowthandDevelopmentSpring Hill is a subdivision that was established in the 1970s. The subdivision is currently built out and no population growth is expected. There is reportedly no potential for future annexations or construction of new roads. GrowthStrategiesThe District is not a land use authority, and does not hold primary responsibility for implementing growth strategies. The land use authority for unincorporated areas is the County. F i n a n c i n g According to the County Municipal Code, benefit assessments or special taxes may be imposed on parcels within County Service Areas. Special taxes must be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within a CSA, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved. CSA 8 does not have a benefit assessment or a special tax. The District is financed through property taxes. In FY 13-14, the District received $12,347 in revenue, 96 percent of which came from property taxes. The rest was income from the use of money and property and intergovernmental revenue. The expenditures in FY 13-14 amounted to $7,602. Majority of the funds were spent to reimburse the County for maintenance services. Utilities constituted a minor expenditure. The District’s fund balance at the end of FY 13-14 was $74,672. CSA 8 did not have any long-term debt at the end of FY 13-14. 19 Government Code §26909.

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C h a l l e n g e s CSA 8 reported no challenges to service provision on its roads. S e r v i c e A d e q u a c y This section reviews indicators of road service adequacy, including, condition of roadways, deferred maintenance, and congestion. The condition of street pavement is typically evaluated by local agencies using a Pavement Management System (PMS), which regularly evaluates pavement condition and establishes a cost-effective maintenance strategy. Each segment of pavement is rated for distress (i.e., cracks and potholes) and the extent and severity of distress. Having an up-to-date PMS allows the local agency to quickly and efficiently gauge road maintenance needs and efficiently allocate resources. As was mentioned before, CSA 8 does not make use of PMS. However, the County reported that the CSA’s roads were in generally in fair condition, with a few being in poor condition. The life cycle of pavement in good condition can be extended through preventative maintenance by applying a thin layer of asphalt mixture, better known as slurry sealing or seal-coating. When pavement is in fair condition—with moderate potholes and cracks—it can be treated with one- to two-inch thick overlays. Pavement with minor structural distress—with significant cracks—often requires rehabilitation, involving grinding of portions of the existing street and application of a thick overlay. Pavement with major structural distress—with extensive cracks—often requires reconstruction involving removal and replacement of the street segment. Pavement management studies have shown that it is more cost effective to maintain pavement in good condition over its useful life than to let it deteriorate to the point that it requires a major overlay or reconstruction. Deferring maintenance can increase long-term maintenance costs as much as four times greater than a consistent preventative maintenance strategy, according to the Transportation Research Board. Street reconstruction is typically needed once asphalt is 20-35 years old, with the asphalt lifespan depending on the use of preventative maintenance efforts. Reportedly, culvert maintenance and crack sealing occurs on CSA 8 roads every one to two years. Traffic congestion is measured based on the daily number of vehicle hours of delay due to congestion. Historically, Level of Service (LOS) analysis has relied upon a conventional perspective of the primary use of public streets by motor vehicles rather than considering all modes of travel, including public transportation, bicycling and walking. LOS on streets and highways is rated on a scale of A-F, where “A” is the best rating and “F” the worst. LOS “E” means significant delays, unstable traffic flow, and rapidly fluctuating speeds and flow rates; LOS “F” means considerable delay with forced traffic flow and speeds dropping to zero. Calaveras County has an adopted minimum standard of LOS C; however, this standard is not applicable to CSA roads. CSA 8 does not have an adopted LOS standard. It was reported that there was no way to determine the percentage of the CSA’s roadways that are at LOS D, E or F, as this data has not been collected.

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A c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d G o v e r n a n c e The County Board of Supervisors serves as the governing authority for all county service areas in Calaveras County, including CSA 12. Board members are elected by supervisorial districts and serve staggered four-year terms. Current governing board members are Cliff Edson, Christopher Wright, Michael C. Oliveira, Debbie Ponte, and Steve Kearney. Supervisor Wright represents the majority of parcels, which comprise CSA 12. The Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. The meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the County website. According to the Calaveras County Municipal Code, CSAs may form committees to advise the County as to the road maintenance or other service needs of each CSA. Appointments to advisory committees are made by the Board of Supervisors upon nomination by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. The maximum number of members of each advisory committee is also determined by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Committee members must reside within the CSA that they represent. Each of the reviewed CSAs has a road committee consisting of three to five members who promulgate candidate preventative maintenance, damage repair, sealing and paving projects among residents, determine consensus, and present projects to the Public Works department. Once projects are approved by the department, the committee administers the public bid process for paving, or maintenance work through County force account. CSA 12 has five committee member seats, with all five currently being occupied. Committee meetings are held once or twice a year at 6:00 p.m. at the Mokelumne Hill library community room Agendas and minutes of the meetings are emailed to residents that have provided their addresses to the road committee. Agendas and minutes are also posted on notice boards at North and South Lombardi and sent to the County Supervisor of District 2 and the Public Works Department.



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Calaveras County makes available its budget and comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) that contain information on CSA 12 on its website. No other information about CSA 12 is available on the County website, although there is a designated space on the Board, Commission, Committee Meeting Announcements page for potential CSA 12 advisory committee announcements. CSA 12 does not make additional outreach efforts to the public regarding road improvement and maintenance services and the function of the District. Complaints about road services may be submitted either to the CSA road committee or to the County Department of Public Works. It was reported that no written complaints had ever been received about road maintenance by the road committee. Several complaints were received regarding an increase in road assessment fees. Government Code §87203 requires persons who hold office to disclose their investments, interests in real property and incomes by filing appropriate forms with the appropriate filing agency (i.e., the County or the Fair Political Practices Commission) each year. Each of the Supervisors has filed the required Forms 700 for 2014 period. CSA 12 demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s CSA 12 does not have its own staff. The County collects the benefit assessment revenue associated with the CSA. According to the County Municipal Code, the Board of Supervisors may delegate administration and operations of county service areas to department heads with appropriate expertise. The director of public works is delegated to administer CSAs



for road improvement and maintenance. Delegation of CSA responsibilities may be changed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. County road crews perform maintenance on CSA 12 roads, while larger repair or construction projects are executed by contractors. PublicWorks department prepares plans, specifications and bid documents that provide a detaileddescription of the work to be done. The County conducts annual employee evaluations. Public Works director is responsible for evaluating his or her subordinates; the director is evaluated by the County Administrative Officer. County employees track time spent on various tasks dedicated to management of CSA 12 and road maintenance, as well as reviewing projects submitted by the advisory committee for approval and preparing bid documents. The County does not perform formal evaluations of overall CSA 12 performance, such as benchmarking or annual reports. The County’s financial planning efforts include an annually adopted budget and CAFR, within which the CSA is included along with all other county finances. No other planning documents are adopted specific to CSA 12. An Engineer’s Report has been completed for the District in 2007 for the purpose of benefit assessment increase, attempt at which failed. Government Code §53901 states that within 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year each local agency must submit its budget to the County Auditor. These budgets are to be filed and made available on request by the public at the county auditor’s office. Additionally, all special districts are required to submit annual audits to the County within 12 months of the completion of the fiscal year, unless the Board of Supervisors has approved a biennial or five-year schedule.23 Because CSA 12 is included as part of the County’s annual audit process, it is not required to submit a separate audit to the County Auditor. Special districts must submit a report to the State Controller (SCO) of all financial transactions of the district during the preceding fiscal year within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year, in the form required by the State Controller, pursuant to Government Code §53891. If filed in electronic format, the report must be submitted within 110 days after the end of the fiscal year. It appears that CSA 12 failed to provide this information to the State for FY 11-12, as the CSA is not included in the SCO’s annual special district report for that fiscal year. E x i s t i n g D e m a n d a n d G r o w t h P r o j e c t i o n s Designated land uses within the CSA consist primarily of residential uses. The total boundary area of CSA 12 is approximately 0.8 square miles. 23 Government Code §26909.



PopulationCSA 12 has 70 parcels. Lots 4, 5, and 72 through 75 of Golden Hills subdivision are accessed directly from SR 49 and are therefore not included in CSA 12. The CSA’s estimated population is 167; the density is about 208 residents per square mile. ProjectedGrowthandDevelopmentGolden Hills is a subdivision that was established in the 1983. There are currently 11 assessed undeveloped parcels remaining in the subdivision. The CSA’s road committee reports that there is a potential for the subdivision growth through future annexation. The 1,000-acre ranch at the end of Donya Drive East has no other access than Donya Drive East and Lombardi Drive, and if subdivided would affect CSA 12 through increased traffic. If development occurs on this 1,000-acre property, the territory may need to be annexed to the District. GrowthStrategiesThe District is not a land use authority, and does not hold primary responsibility for implementing growth strategies. The land use authority for unincorporated areas is the County. F i n a n c i n g According to the County Municipal Code, benefit assessments or special taxes may be imposed on parcels within County Service Areas. Special taxes must be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within a CSA, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved. CSA 12 collects benefit assessment from its residents to finance its administration and road maintenance. Those CSA 12 residents who must travel the greatest distance on the CSA roads benefit the most and therefore pay higher assessment. The three different assessment rates reflect the relative use of the CSA 12 roads. Twenty one parcels pay $240, 24 parcels pay $300, and 25 parcels pay $360 a year. The most recent rate increase took place in 2010. In FY 13-14, the District received $21,349 in revenue, 99 percent of which resulted from benefit assessment. The rest came from the use of money and property. The expenditures in FY 13-14 amounted to $5,414. Majority of the funds (68 percent) were spent on services and supplies, including professional and specialized services, costs, and special department expenses. The rest was allocated to reimburse the County for services provided. The District’s fund balance at the end of FY 13-14 was $33,898. CSA 12 did not have any long-term debt at the end of FY 13-14.

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dollars are most effectively spent when pavement is maintained in at least a “fair” condition. The 2007 Engineer’s Report for CSA 12 indicates that the prospective road improvements in the 10-year plan consist of maintaining the surface of Lombardi Drive and improvements as warranted for the other existing roadways, including grading to establish uniform road widths and to improve drainage, replacing culverts as it becomes necessary, placing and compacting aggregate base to build a minimum four-inch thick roadbed, and applying a double chip seal surface. Tree branches that are close to the traveled way are trimmed back. Ditches and culverts are cleared when needed. Road shoulders are sprayed for weed abatement once a year by the County. Additional spraying is done on a volunteer basis by the road committee. It was reported that the County Public Works Department at the request of the CSA 12 road committee was working on writing a bid solicitation for single chipseal on Donya Drive and Lyle Court and a double chipseal on the distal half of Hallas Drive. C h a l l e n g e s CSA 12 reported no challenges to service provision on its roads. S e r v i c e A d e q u a c y This section reviews indicators of road service adequacy, including, condition of roadways, deferred maintenance, and congestion. The condition of street pavement is typically evaluated by local agencies using a Pavement Management System (PMS), which regularly evaluates pavement condition and establishes a cost-effective maintenance strategy. Each segment of pavement is rated for distress (i.e., cracks and potholes) and the extent and severity of distress. Having an up-to-date PMS allows the local agency to quickly and efficiently gauge road maintenance needs and efficiently allocate resources. As was mentioned before, CSA 12 does not make use of PMS. However, the County reported that the CSA’s roads were in fair to good condition. The District attempts to maintain roads in good condition as finances permit. The life cycle of pavement in good condition can be extended through preventative maintenance by applying a thin layer of asphalt mixture, better known as slurry sealing or seal-coating. When pavement is in fair condition—with moderate potholes and cracks—it can be treated with one- to two-inch thick overlays. Pavement with minor structural distress—with significant cracks—often requires rehabilitation, involving grinding of portions of the existing street and application of a thick overlay. Pavement with major structural distress—with extensive cracks—often requires reconstruction involving removal and replacement of the street segment. Pavement management studies have shown that it is more cost effective to maintain pavement in good condition over its useful life than to let it deteriorate to the point that it requires a major overlay or reconstruction. Deferring maintenance can increase long-term maintenance costs as much as four times greater than a consistent preventative maintenance strategy, according to the Transportation Research Board. Street



reconstruction is typically needed once asphalt is 20-35 years old, with the asphalt lifespan depending on the use of preventative maintenance efforts. Reportedly, crack sealing on CSA 12 roads occurs every one to two years. Traffic congestion is measured based on the daily number of vehicle hours of delay due to congestion. Historically, Level of Service (LOS) analysis has relied upon a conventional perspective of the primary use of public streets by motor vehicles rather than considering all modes of travel, including public transportation, bicycling and walking. LOS on streets and highways is rated on a scale of A-F, where “A” is the best rating and “F” the worst. LOS “E” means significant delays, unstable traffic flow, and rapidly fluctuating speeds and flow rates; LOS “F” means considerable delay with forced traffic flow and speeds dropping to zero. Calaveras County has an adopted minimum standard of LOS C; however, this standard is not applicable to CSA roads. CSA 12 does not have an adopted LOS standard. It was reported by the County that there was no way to determine the percentage of the CSA’s roadways that are at LOS D, E or F, as this data has not been collected. The CSA 12 road committee reports that all of the subdivision roads are operating at LOS C or better based on physical observation.

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In FY 13-14 the District’s expenditures consisted of services and supplies and reimbursements to the County for its services. The District’s fund balance at the end of FY 13-14 was $33,898. CSA 12 did not have any long-term debt at the end of FY 13-14. S t a t u s o f , a n d O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r, S h a r e d Fa c i l i t i e s Since physical distance between the CSAs that provide road services is considerable there are limited opportunities for facility sharing amongst the CSAs. Occasionally contracts are able to offer reduced price for work of the same type when performed in more than one CSA. Road CSAs in Calaveras County share resources through the County Public Works department by utilizing and sharing county staff and equipment for CSA management and road maintenance. A c c o u n t a b i l i t y f o r C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e N e e d s , I n c l u d i n g G o v e r n m e n t a l S t r u c t u r e a n d O p e r a t i o n a l E f f i c i e n c i e s CSA 12 demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. The District’s accountability and transparency practices may be improved through making information about the CSA available online. There is a potential that CSA 12 will annex additional territory if development occurs on the 1,000-acre ranch at the end of Donya Drive East.

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The District performs some preventative maintenance. Crack sealing on CSA 12 roads occurs every one to two years. The County reports that CSA 12 does not utilize Pavement Management System (PMS) and therefore there is no way to know the exact extent of necessary road rehabilitation E x i s t e n c e o f A n y S o c i a l o r E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t i e s o f I n t e r e s t Golden Hills subdivision is considered a community of interest for the District as residents within the subdivision receive direct benefit from the services provided by CSA 12 and contribute to the District through benefit assessment.

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A c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d G o v e r n a n c e The County Board of Supervisors serves as the governing authority for all county service areas in Calaveras County, including CSA 5. Board members are elected by supervisorial districts and serve staggered four-year terms. Current governing board members are Cliff Edson, Christopher Wright, Michael C. Oliveira, Debbie Ponte, and Steve Kearney. Supervisor Edson represents the parcels which comprise CSA 5. The Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. The meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the County website. According to the Calaveras County Municipal Code, CSAs may form committees to advise the County as to the road maintenance or other service needs of each CSA. Appointments to advisory committees are made by the Board of Supervisors upon nomination by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. The maximum number of members of each advisory committee is also determined by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Committee members must reside within the CSA that they represent. CSA 5 does not have an advisory committee as the District is inactive. Figure 7-2: CSA 5 Governing Body


Name Position Term Ends Cliff Edson District 1 2016 Christopher Wright District 2 2016 Michael C. Oliveira District 3 2018 Debbie Ponte District 4 2016 Steve Kearney District 5 2018 MannerofSelection Election LengthofTerm 4 years Meetings Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. Supervisors Board Room AgendaDistribution Posted on County’s website MinutesDistribution Posted on County’s website Calaveras County makes available its budget and comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR), which contain information on active CSAs, on its website. No information about CSA 5 is available in these documents, nor on the County website. There is no complaint process in place for this specific CSA given its inactive nature. Complaints about road services on the private roads within the subdivision should be submitted to the homeowner’s association. Complaints regarding roads in the County’s system should be directed to the County Public Works Department.



Government Code §87203 requires persons who hold office to disclose their investments, interests in real property and incomes by filing appropriate forms with the appropriate filing agency (i.e., the County or the Fair Political Practices Commission) each year. Each of the Supervisors has filed the required Form 700 for the 2014 period. The Public Works Department, on behalf of CSA 5, demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s There are no staff dedicated or associated with CSA 5 as it does not provide services; however, the Calaveras Public Works Department is responsible for the management and operations of the CSAs offering road services. There are no records of historical planning documents for CSA 5. Also, as the District has no revenue and no expenditures, the CSA is not mentioned in the County’s financial planning documents such as the budget and financial statement. E x i s t i n g D e m a n d a n d G r o w t h P r o j e c t i o n s Land uses within the CSA are rural residential with lots ranging from five to ten acres, unclassified, and agricultural. PopulationThe CSA encompasses 23 parcels, of which 16 have residential structures. Based on an average household size in Calaveras County of 2.36,30 it is estimated that there are approximately 38 residents within CSA 5. ProjectedGrowthandDevelopmentThere are no planned or proposed developments for the area. It is anticipated that the population in the area will remain relatively constant in the near future. GrowthStrategiesThe District is not a land use authority, and does not hold primary responsibility for implementing growth strategies. The land use authority for unincorporated areas is the County. No growth is anticipated in this area; however, should residents desire a greater level of road maintenance services, then CSA 5 could be activated to provide a financing and operational structure for such services. To date, residents have not indicated interest in activating the CSA. Dissolution was discussed and recommended in 2006, but never acted upon. The County cited the fees associated with dissolution as the primary constraint to moving forward with dissolution of the CSA. Given that the CSA has remained inactive for the last 40 years, and there are no future plans for significant development of the area, dissolution of this District is recommended. 30 California Department of Finance, City/County Population and Housing Estimates, 1/1/2015.

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Government Code §87203 requires persons who hold office to disclose their investments, interests in real property and incomes by filing appropriate forms with the appropriate filing agency (i.e., the County or the Fair Political Practices Commission) each year. Each of the Supervisors has filed the required Form 700 for the 2014 period. The Public Works Department, on behalf of CSA 7, demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s There are no staff dedicated or associated with CSA 7 as it does not provide services; however, the Calaveras Public Works Department is responsible for the management and operations of the CSAs offering road services. There are no records of historical planning documents for CSA 7 less the plans for the subdivisions that make up the community. Also, as the District has no revenue and no expenditures, the CSA is not mentioned in the County’s financial planning documents such as the budget and financial statement. E x i s t i n g D e m a n d a n d G r o w t h P r o j e c t i o n s Land uses within the CSA are rural residential with lots ranging from one to five acres, unclassified, agricultural, timberlands, recreational, and some commercial. Within the Forest Meadows community, about 425 of the sites have been improved. Of the residents, the homeowners association estimates that approximately one third are retirees, one third are vacation homes, and one third are individuals that live and work in the area. PopulationThe CSA encompasses 842 parcels, of which approximately 425 have residential structures. Based on an average household size in Calaveras County of 2.36,37 it is estimated that there are approximately 1,003 residents within CSA 7; however, approximately one third of these residences are used as part-time vacation homes, so there are likely about 669 full-time residents. ProjectedGrowthandDevelopmentTentative maps have been conditionally approved for two additional phases of 234 and 92 home sites within Forest Meadows. GrowthStrategiesThe District is not a land use authority, and does not hold primary responsibility for implementing growth strategies. The land use authority for unincorporated areas is the County. 37 California Department of Finance, City/County Population and Housing Estimates, 1/1/2015.

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A c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d G o v e r n a n c e The County Board of Supervisors serves as the governing authority for all county service areas in Calaveras County, including CSA 10. Board members are elected by supervisorial districts and serve staggered four-year terms. Current governing board members are Cliff Edson, Christopher Wright, Michael C. Oliveira, Debbie Ponte, and Steve Kearney. Supervisor Oliveira represents the parcels which comprise CSA 10. The Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. The meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the County website. According to the Calaveras County Municipal Code, CSAs may form committees to advise the County as to the road maintenance or other service needs of each CSA. Appointments to advisory committees are made by the Board of Supervisors upon nomination by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. The maximum number of members of each advisory committee is also determined by the Supervisor representing the majority of parcels, which comprise the CSA. Committee members must reside within the CSA that they represent. CSA 10 does not have an advisory committee as the District is inactive. Figure 9-2: CSA 10 Governing Body





Government Code §87203 requires persons who hold office to disclose their investments, interests in real property and incomes by filing appropriate forms with the appropriate filing agency (i.e., the County or the Fair Political Practices Commission) each year. Each of the Supervisors has filed the required Form 700 for the 2014 period. The Public Works Department, on behalf of CSA 10, demonstrated accountability and transparency in its disclosure of information and cooperation with Calaveras LAFCo. The County was able to provide the requested information regarding the District’s operations. P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s There are no staff dedicated or associated with CSA 10 as it does not provide services; however, the Calaveras Public Works Department is responsible for the management and operations of the CSAs offering road services. There are no records of historical planning documents for CSA 10. Also, as the District has no revenue and no expenditures, the CSA is not mentioned in the County’s financial planning documents such as the budget and financial statement. E x i s t i n g D e m a n d a n d G r o w t h P r o j e c t i o n s Land uses within the CSA are rural residential with primarily five acre lots. The terrain is hilly. PopulationThe CSA encompasses 162 parcels, of which approximately 112 have been developed. Based on an average household size in Calaveras County of 2.36,45 it is estimated that there are approximately 264 residents within CSA 10. ProjectedGrowthandDevelopmentThere are no planned or proposed developments for the area. It is anticipated that the population in the area will remain relatively constant in the near future. GrowthStrategiesThe District is not a land use authority, and does not hold primary responsibility for implementing growth strategies. The land use authority for unincorporated areas is the County. No growth is anticipated in this area. Should residents desire it, CSA 10 could be activated to provide a different financing and operational structure for road improvement services; however, these services appear to be provided satisfactorily through the homeowner’s association. To date, residents have not indicated interest in activating the CSA. Dissolution was discussed and recommended in 2006, but never acted upon. The County cited processing fees as the primary constraint to dissolution of the CSA. Given that the CSA has remained inactive for the last 30 years, and there are no future plans for significant development of the area, dissolution of this District is recommended. 45 California Department of Finance, City/County Population and Housing Estimates, 1/1/2015.

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