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FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services Pk
DATE: June 4, 1998 (City Council Meeting of June 17, 1998)
SUBJECT: Consider Ventura Regional Sanitation District Property Tax Transfer and Adopt
Resolution No. 98-
BACKGROUND
On May 20, the City Council approved the attached Agreement for the transfer of property taxes (see
Attachment A) from the Ventura Regional Sanitation District (VRSD) to the cities and the County.
Following that action, the City of Oxnard raised a concern about the need to conduct a public hearing
to consider the property tax transfer and the adoption of a resolution. Based on Section 99.1
(subdivision e) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the County's legal counsel is recommending that
each jurisdiction follow the above prescribed course of action. Additionally, subdivision (f) of
Section 99.1 states that VRSD must affirm that the transfer of property taxes will not cause the
District to increase fees. To that end, VRSD has provided a letter verifying that landfill fees will not
be increased due to the transfer of property taxes.
The Agreement provides that cities will receive a permanent transfer of 98% of the VRSD property
tax collected within their boundaries over a two -year period. The County will receive a permanent
transfer of 100% of the VRSD property tax collected in the unincorporated area and 2% of the VRSD
property tax generated within each city, including the former VRSD tax revenue in Simi Valley and
Moorpark. When the cities of Moorpark and Simi Valley detached from VRSD they received 50 %
of the property tax allocated to the District, the other 50 % was allocated to the County. Under the
Agreement, the County will transfer to Moorpark and Simi Valley an equivalent of 98 % of the tax its
currently collects within the boundaries of those two cities. This is consistent with the transfer
results in place for the eight (8) remaining VRSD member cities.
Staff has noticed the Public Hearing and the Council is asked to open the Hearing, accept any public
testimony offered, and close the Hearing. Additionally, the Council is being asked to adopt the
attached resolution which approves the Agreement for the Transfer of Property Taxes and Unitary
Taxes.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council open the Public Hearing to accept testimony on the
Agreement for the Transfer of Property Taxes and Unitary Taxes, and adopt Resolution No. 98 -
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RESOLUTION NO. 98 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MOORPARK APPROVING THE AGREEMENT
FOR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND UNITARY TAXES
WHEREAS, the Ventura Regional Sanitation District ( "VRSD ") wishes to transfer property
taxes to the cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Port Hueneme, Ojai, Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Santa
Paula, Thousand Oaks, and the County of Ventura in accordance with Revenue and Taxation Code
99.1;
WHEREAS, the County of Ventura wishes to transfer property taxes to the cities of Moorpark
and Simi Valley;
WHEREAS, the attached Agreement for the Transfer of Property Taxes and Unitary Taxes
( "Agreement ") has been negotiated to effectuate such a transfer and other objectives; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with subdivision (f) of Section 99.1 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code, VRSD has affirmed that the transfer of property taxes pursuant to said Agreement will not
increase the ratio between the amount of its revenues from regulatory licenses, use charges, user fees
or assessments and the amount of its revenues used to finance services provided by it. The approval
of said Agreement is conditioned upon all other parties to the Agreement approving the Agreement
without change and executing the same. When such agreement has been executed by all of the
parties except the County, the Chairperson of the Board is authorized to execute the Agreement on
behalf of the County. All such approvals must be completed prior to June 30, 1998.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of _ , 1998.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah Traffenstedt, City Clerk
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