LAFCo Municipal Service Review: Community Services

Local Agency Formation Commission

May 11, 2006

ByBurr Consulting

Maps by EDAW

Overview

MSR Requirements and Process

Community MSR Overview

Government Structure Options

Streets Parks &

Recreation Library Mosquito & Vector Lead Abatement

The New Legislative Mandate

Upon determination of a sphere of influence, the commission shall adopt that sphere, and shall review and update, as necessary, the adopted sphere not less than once every five years.

- Government Code §56425

In order to prepare and update spheres of influence in accordance with Section 56425, the Commission shall conduct a service review of the municipal services provided in the county or other appropriate area designated by the commission.

- Government Code §56430

Legislation Requires LAFCo to Make Determinations on:

1. Infrastructure needs or deficiencies,

2. Growth and population projections for the affected area,

3. Financing constraints and opportunities,

4. Cost avoidance opportunities,

5. Opportunities for rate restructuring,

6. Opportunities for shared facilities,

7. Government structure options, including advantages of consolidation or reorganization of service providers,

8. Evaluation of management efficiencies, and

9. Local accountability and governance.

Community Services

Streets Maintenance Bridges Traffic Signals Lighting

Parks Park maintenance Recreation

Library Mosquito

Abatement Vector Control Lead Abatement

Community MSR Public Service Providers

Independent Special Districts

Dependent Special Districts

Cities

1. Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

2. East Bay Regional Park District*

3. Hayward Area Recreation and Park District

4. Livermore Area Recreation and Park District

1. Alameda County Library District

2. Castro Valley Library CSA

3. Castle Homes CSA4. Castlewood CSA5. Dublin Library CSA 6. Estuary Bridges CSA7. Five Canyons CSA8. Lead Abatement CSA9. Morva CSA10. San Lorenzo Library

CSA11. Street Lighting CSA12. Vector Control CSA

1. Alameda2. Albany3. Berkeley4. Dublin5. Emeryville6. Fremont7. Hayward8. Livermore9. Newark10. Oakland11. Piedmont12. Pleasanton13. San Leandro14. Union City

Community MSR Data Sources

Questionnaires Requests for

Information Service-specific

questions Agency Documents

General Plan Capital Improvement

Plan Master Plans Budget Financial Report (CAFR) Bond Statements

State Agencies Caltrans Dept. of Health

Services State Controller State Librarian

Regional Agencies ABAG ACCMA MTC

Other Census Moody’s, S&P

Initial Government Structure Options

Annexations ACMAD Vector Control CSA Berkeley Dublin Fremont Hayward Livermore Oakland Pleasanton

Detachments Street Lighting CSA Alameda County Library

District Hayward Oakland

Dissolution Estuary Bridges CSA Dublin Library CSA Castro Valley & San Lorenzo Library

CSAs

Reorganization Castro Valley & San Lorenzo Library

CSAs

Consolidation ACMAD & Vector Control CSA

Not Subject to LAFCo Approval Alameda-Contra Costa County line

adjustment Regionalization through JPA

formation

Street Services

Street Service Demand

Daily Vehicle Volume Freeways: 25 million miles Local: 15 million miles

Residents 4 trips daily average 80% of trips by car

Workers 66% drive alone 14% carpool 10% mass transit

Daily Vehicle Miles per Street Mile

0 2,000 4,000 6,000

PleasantonHayward

EmeryvilleOaklandAlamedaNewark

BerkeleyAlbany

LivermoreSan Leandro

Union CityUnincorporated

FremontDublin

PiedmontMedian

Street Infrastructure Needs

Freeways Poor LOS on 29% in afternoon Most congested segments:

I-80 approach to Bay Bridge, I-580 through Livermore a.m. I-580 through Livermore and

Pleasanton p.m. Rt. 92 between San Mateo Bridge

and I-880 p.m.Bridges Bay Bridge―2009 Dumbarton Bridge studies Drawbridge retrofitRoads LOS deficiencies in most cities Spillover freeway traffic on

arterials One-third need rehabilitation 2-3% rehabilitated in FY 04-05

% of Local Roads Needing Rehabilitation

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

AlamedaAlbany

San LeandroOaklandBerkeleyHayward

Union CityNewark

UnincorporatedFremont

EmeryvilleDublin

LivermorePleasanton

Street FinancingGeneral Fund Share of

Street Revenue

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

AlbanyOakland

UnincorporatedUnion City

BerkeleyAverageFremont

LivermoreDublin

AlamedaHayward

EmeryvilleSan Leandro

NewarkPiedmont

Pleasanton

Top Sources General fund Gas tax State funds Measure B Federal funds Traffic impact

fees CSA fees/charges

Estuary Bridges CSA Dissolution

Street Lighting CSA Detachment

Oakland

Hayward and San Leandro

Pleasanton

Livermore

Park Service

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Special DistrictsEBRPD ● ● ● ●HARD ● ● ● ●LARPD ● ● ●CitiesAlameda ● ● ● ●Albany ● ● ●Berkeley ● ● ● ●Dublin ○ ● ●Emeryville ○ ● ●Fremont ● ● ●HaywardLivermore ●Newark ● ● ●Oakland ● ● ● ● ●Piedmont ● ●Pleasanton ● ● ●San Leandro ● ● ● ● ●Union City ● ● ●

AgencyEBRPD (Total) 25 32,676 11HARD 68 682 31LARPD 32 367 8Alameda 17 152 18Albany 11 40 5Berkeley 55 251 16Dublin 11 109 6Emeryville 8 15 2Fremont 51 1,070 13Hayward 0 0 0Livermore 25 0 2Newark 12 116 4Oakland 90 611 28Piedmont 8 41 2Pleasanton 37 312 9San Leandro 24 128 7Union City 27 114 6Countywide 501 36,684 168

Local Parks

Park Acres Maintained

Rec. Facilities

Park Infrastructure

Infrastructure Standard is 3-5 acres per 1,000 3 acres per 1,000 county average 32 acres including regional parks

Needs Recreation facility improvements Land for new parks is scarce Play field space

Facility Sharing Joint use with schools Play fields

Developed Park Acres per 1,000

0 2 4 6 8

OaklandUnion CityEmeryville

HARDBerkeley

San LeandroHaywardAverageAlameda

LARPDLivermore

AlbanyDublin

FremontPiedmont

PleasantonNewark

Hayward Area Recreation and Park District

Livermore Area Recreation and Park District

Library Services

Library Findings

Service Demand

Service Challenges Aging and outdated

facilities Insufficient funding Evolving technology needs

Financing Operations: general fund,

property taxes, special tax Facilities: bonds, State

grants,

Circulation per Capita, FY 03-04

0 10 20 30

Hayward

Oakland

Alameda

Union City

Countywide

Newark

San Leandro

ACLD

Fremont

Livermore

Pleasanton

Berkeley

Dublin

Albany

Alameda County Library District

Library CSA Dissolutions and Reorganization

Mosquito & Vector Findings

Service Configuration

Service Demand

Financing ACMAD: $1.74 per

home Vector: $5.92 per

home Assessment constraints

Agency City

Vector Control

CSA ACMADAlameda Albany Berkeley Dublin Emeryville Fremont Hayward Livermore Newark Oakland Piedmont Pleasanton San Leandro Union City Unincorporated

Government Structure Options

ACMAD Annex Albany

Vector Control CSA Annex Emeryville,

Fremont Consolidation

Lead Abatement Findings

Service Configuration

Service Demand

Financing $10 assessment

per pre-1978 home Federal aid DHS contract