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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25- Adminsitrator CITY OF SAN BERNAP 7DINO - REQUEST Fri COUNCIL ACTION From: Fred Wilson Subject: Yter,uest from County Vector Cc'.ntr^1 Assistant City Administrator to incrPas? City' s hcnP_fi r - - - Depx: assessment rate. Date: 2/14/94 Synopsis of Previous Council action: 1987 -- Resolution 87-154 authorized City participation in County' s vector control program. 3ecommended motion: That the Mayor be authorized to issue letter to the County Board of Supervisors approving the change in the City' s benefit assessment rate for single family dwellings from $1 . 85 to $2 . 32 . ct;L JI Signature '.ontact person: Fred Wilson Phone: 5122 supporting data attached: yes Ward: =UNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. Description) Finance: ;ouncil Notes: 5-0262 Agenda Item No. (25 CITY OF SAN BERM :DINO - REQUEST Ff I COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT In 1986, the County Board of Supervisors created the San Bernardino County Vector Program (SBCVCP) to provide vector control services to cities participating in the Program. The City has been one of 11 cities and 4 unincorporated regional areas participating since 1987 when the Mayor and Council adopted Resolution 87-154 authorizing the inclusion of the incorporated territory of San Bernardino in the area covered for provisions of this county-wide service. A description of the services provided is included in Attachment A. The costs of the service are paid through benefit assessment rates based upon service workload for each of the participants. The City's. rate since the program's .inception has been $1.85 per single family dwelling compared to surrounding cities which are" $2•.32 per SFD. Until 1991, the program paid its costs by the benefit assessments (60%) as well as receiving County General Fund monies (40%) . Since 1991, the program has received no County General Fund monies. The difference between San Bernardino's assessment and the other cities' had been covered by these General Fund monies. In 1990, the SBCVCP began establishing benefit assessment rates for the remaining unincorporated county areas to offset funding losses allowing it to continue services at present levels. Presently, the difference in the City's rate is being covered by reserves in the SBCVCP trust account. These reserves are expected to be depleted by the next fiscal year. The County is requesting that the Mayor and Common Council authorize a change in the City's benefit assessment for single family dwellings from $1.85 to $2 .32 . This would allow the SBCVCP to continue at present service levels. The request is being made to better equalize workload and revenues. In 1993 , the City's workload constituted 25. 1% of the total program. Workload is determined by the number of service requests received by the SBCVCP. The SBCVCP revenues from the City of San Bernardino residents were 10.8% ($96,819.44) . The adjusted rate proposal to $2 . 32 per SFD would raise the City's resident's contribution to 12. 3% ($120,976.16) . The benefit assessments would continue to be collected as an identified item on the resident's county property tax bill. The County is planning to place this item on its 1994 Board of Supervisors' agenda for FY 1994/95 on April 5. In order to comply with prior notification of public meeting/hearing advertising deadlines, it is necessary to place this item on today's Mayor and Council Agenda for determination. It is recommended, therefore, that the Mayor and Council authorize the Mayor to issue a letter to the County Board of Supervisors approving the change in the City of San Bernardino's benefit assessment rate for single family dwellings from $1.85 to $2 . 32. >-0264 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL. �;o%>T, MANAGEMENT GROUP SAN 5LR1ARD110 385 North Arrowhead Avenue a San Bernardino,CA 92415-0160 a (909)387-4646 " PAMELLA BENNETT, R.E.H.S. ❑ 320 East"D"Street a Ontario, CA 91764 a (909)391-7570 Director ❑'15505 Civic Drive a Victorville,CA 92392 a (619)243-8141 ❑ 17830 Arrow Boulevard a Fontana,CA 92335 a 1909)829-6244 Also serving the cities of: ❑ 57407 Twentynine Palms Highway a Yucca Valley,CA 92284 a (619)228.5410 Adelanto Montclair Apple Valley Needles ❑ San Bernardino County Vector Control Program Barstow Ontario 2355 East Fifth Street a San Bernardino,CA 92415-0064 a (909)383-3200 Big Bear Lake Rancho Cucamonga Chino Redlands Chino Hills Rialto February 4, 1994 Colton San Bernardino Fontana Twentynine Palms Grand Terrace Upland Hesperia Victorville Shauna Clark Highland Yucaipa City Administrator Loma Linda Yucca Valley City of San Bernardino 300 N. "D" Street San Bernardino, CA 92418 SUBJECT: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR FY 1994-95 Dear Ms. Clark: I would like to take a few moments to present proposed changes regarding the funding for the City of San Bernardino's participation in the San Bernardino County Vector Control Program (SBCVCP) . By way of background, the Department of Environmental Health Services has been providing surveillance of nuisance and biting insects which can carry diseases (vectors) as required by the Health and Safety Code for the past 20 years. In 1986 the Board of Supervisors was approached by several cities to provide, in addition to routine surveillance, vector control services which could be tailored to the city or community's needs (rat, cockroach, and mosquito control, educational services in the schools, along with insect identification services for the public) . On November 24 , 1986, the Board of Supervisors adopted by resolution the powers of a vector control district, creating the SBCVCP, to be implemented by the Department of Environmental Health Services. This program is conducted within incorporated cities with the consent of the participating City Council. There are eleven member cities and four unincorporated regional area members. Members reimburse the program for its costs by benefit assessments or contracts. The City of San Bernardino, by way of its resolution number 87- 154, May, 18, 1987, requested to be included in the program. On July, 13, 1987, the Board of Supervisors adopted benefit assessment rates based upon service workload for San Bernardino and other cities. The single family dwelling (SFD) rate for Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Highland, Loma Linda, Redlands, Rialto, SBCVCP BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR FY 1994-95 W February 4, 1994 Page 2 of 3 Upland, and Yucaipa has been $2 .32 (plus $0. 25 mailing and collection charge) since 1987. The City of Needles has assessed themselves an additional $1. 00 due to their small population and number of adjacent mosquito sources. San Bernardino City rate since 1987 has been $1. 60 (plus $0.25) or $1.85 per SFD. Until 1991 the program paid its costs by benefit assessments (60%) and it received County General Fund money (40%) . Since 1991 the program has received no General Fund money. The difference of San Bernardino City's $1. 60 assessment and the other city's $2.32 assessment was covered by General Fund money. In 1990 the SBCVCP began establishing benefit assessment rates for the remaining unincorporated county areas to offset funding losses, allowing it to continue services at present levels. Presently, the difference in the San Bernardino City rate is being covered by reserves. Those reserves, from the SBCVCP trust account, are expected to be depleted by the next fiscal year. On behalf of the SBCVCP, we are requesting a statement from the City allowing us to present to the Board of Supervisors the proposal to change the City of San Bernardino benefit assessment for single family dwellings to $2 . 32. This would allow us to maintain services at current levels. The benefit assessments would continue to be collected as an identified item on the county property tax bill. The request is also being made in order to equalize workload and revenues. For instance, the San Bernardino City workload in 1993 was 25. 1% of the SBCVCP program. Workload as used here is the number of service requests received by the SBCVCP. The SBCVCP revenues from the city residents was 10.8% ($96,819.44) . The proposal to adjust the rate (to $2.32) would raise the city resident's contribution to 12.3% ($120,976. 16) . The California Government Code Section 54954.6 requires that the public be notified 45 days prior to the proposed increases and be allowed to attend a meeting and a hearing where the change is to be enacted. In order to be on the Board of Supervisors April 5, 1994 agenda for fees for Fiscal Year 1994-95, we are hoping to begin the public notification process about February 14th. I hope that the above provides information relative to the request. Enclosed are copies of some documents which we recently left with SBCVCP BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR FY 1994-95 February 4, 1994 Page 3 of 3 Mr. Jim Howell. Your consideration in this matter is appreciated. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at 387- 4319. Thank you. Sincerely, �}M k STUART LONG, Div sion Chief Environmental Health Protection SLjm Attachments .•c.� ...,, �.�.J .�. c,. ..u. ci+v ncn�in ��. r.�cc. rcrJ l , _-, �o...� _ COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES --, MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP tAh aLahRapihp "r5 North Arrowhud Avwm • San BaemrdhW.CA 92416-0160 • (808)387-4646 I PAMELLA BENNM. R.E.H.S. ❑ Eaet"D"Strut • Ontario, CA 89764 a (809)191.7670 0•'8605 Chia Drive . yiStOrvgle,CA 923112 a (6191243-9141 Director ❑ 17850 Arrow Boulevard a FonWta,CA 92336 • (9081829.8244 Also serving the cities of: C3 87407 Twentyrdne FaYm Highway a YUM Valley.CA 92284 • (619)228-6410 Adalento a+antaw ❑ Sen Bernard no Courtly Vector Control Program Ac,,v.n.V Naadlae 2366 East FMNt Street • 8an Bernardino,CA 924160064 • 19091 383.3200 Barstow Onearlo alg hear lake ttaneho Cucamonga M+�:February 10, 1994 Chin Redlands Calton San aarneWlno P.ntana Twentynine Palma Synopsis of Services Provided by: Grand Terrace upland Hesperia Vlctorvllla Hlghiand Yucaipa Loma Linda Yucca Valley SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES The San Bernardino County Vector Control Program (SBCVCP) provides community-wide insect and rodent (vector) control services throughout San Bernardino County, except for those residents of the West Valley Vector Control District (Chino and Chino Hills). The program is empowered by the Health and Safety Code and the County Board of Supervisors to abate or control the breeding sources of disease carrying organisms and their hosts. During a typical year the Vector Control Program provides the following within the City of San Bernardino: • Operate traps to monitor mosquitoes, flies, encephalitis, Lyme disease, plague, and their diseases. 0 Initiate control treatment as indicated by the traps. • Search for and treat abandoned swimming pools for mosquitoes. Provide legal notices to repair pool when mosquitoes are bothering neighbors. • Conduct sewer surveys and apply treatment as necessary for sewer cockroaches (both the American and Oriental species), and rats (both the Norway and the Roof rat). • Conduct block-wide surveys to assist neighborhoods in reducing Roof rat habitat and to keep rats from entering structures. Provides rat poisons ` where appropriate. f}7TRtN M CN'>r "A" • Provide legal notices as necessary to tenants or landlords to remove y cockroach infestations in apartment or condominiums or other dwellings. • Inspect commercial operations which can cause community-wide nuisances such as poultry ranches, horse stables, and rendering facilities. Within the DEHS, its Health Education Program staff provides vector control training to public and private school children via its 'Hector the Vector Detector" classroom teaching module. • Provides free mosquito eating fish to homeowners. • Provides public with information on flea, black widow and violin spiders, and mite control problems caused by pets and poor sanitation. • During the past year (1993) the program provided information to residents and the press on hanta viruses from mice to reduce possible hysteria. • During 1994, the program is providing Africanized Honey Bee education to the general public and elementary school children. The program's professional staff will be training emergency response crews on rescue and control techniques for use when citizens are attacked by the Africanized Honey Bees. Each of the program's vector control technicians is certified by the State Department of Health Services in the abatement of vectors and application of pesticides. Program funding comes from residents and property owners within the SBCVCP territory. The program budget in FY 1993/94 was $835,360 and serves 1,057,055 residents over a 16,000 square mile area. a COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO VECTOR CONTROL SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS 1993-94 TAX ROLL CITY POPULATION DOLLAR $1/RESIDENT PARCEL COUNT Ontario 138,830 $60,000.00 0.43 ____ San Bernardino 175,813 96,819.44 0.55 42,270.00 Colton 42,107 27,299.44 0.64 9,689.00 Fontana 97,507 61,603.00 0.63 25,877.00 Loma Linda 19,944 11,596.84 0.58 5,993.00 Rialto 77,307 48,868.48 0.63 18,736.00 Upland 65,558 46,627.44 0.71 17,216.00 Highland 37,087 24,469.84 0.65 9,470.00 Needles 5,506 7,146.84 1.29 1,884.00 Redlands 64,452 46,098.90 0.71 17,550.00 Yucaipa 35,424 26,638.32 0.75 9,792.00 Grand Terrace 13,023 8,256.32 0.63 3,211.00 Colorado River 7,049.76 2,504 00 Region Valley Floor Region 284,497 123,004.00 1.16 31,947.00 Desert/Mountain 200,634.00 200,634.00 Region 1,057,055 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY • VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM % Service Request Member City % of Population Workload Colton 3.9 3.9 Fontana 9.2 16.8 Grand Terrace 1.2 <1.0 Highland 3.5 5.9 Loma Linda 1.9 1.5 Needles 0.5 <1.0 Ontario 13.1 6.8 Redlands 6.1 6.5 Rialto 7.3 5.5 San Bernardino 16.6 25.1 Upland 6.2 4.6 Yucaipa 3.3 5.1 Unincorporated 26.9 16.3 Total#Service Requests in 1993 4,246 SAN BERNARDIN, AUNTY VECTOR.CONTROLrPROGRAM PAGE 1 ENHANCED VECTOR CONTROL FOR CITY'SAN'BERNARDI,'6' DATE 08/09/93 USE CODE TOTALS - ALL DEVELOPED PARCELS USE TOTAL CODE USE CODE DESCRIPTION BENEFIT PARCEL �+ ASSESSMENT COUNT 100 UNDEFINED 6.96 1 107 WAREHOUSE-CONVENTIOAL 2,352.48 338 108 UNDEFINED 6.96 1 113 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 981.96 141 114 UNDEFINED 111.36 16 116 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL 62.64 9 134 FOOD PROCESSING 11832 17 174 WATER DISTRIBUTING SYSTEMS 13..92 2 175 WATER RIGHTS 34.90 5 301 PARKING LOT 1,65648 238 302 SMALL COMMERCIAL STORE 6..96 1 309 DOWNTOWN 570.72 82 310 RETAIL (SPOT) 4,022.88 576 311 RETAIL STRIPS 4,732.90 680 312 AMUSEMENT 9 RECREATION 111.36 16 314 FINANCIAL (BANKS, S&L, ETC) 194.88 26 315 SAVING 6 LOAN OFFICE 6.96 1 316 UNDEFINED 27.84 4 319 MOTEL 375.84 54 322 GENERAL OFFICE-TYPE I 1,997.52 287 323 GENERAL OFFICE-TYPE II 6,96 1 326 UNDEFINED 6.96 1 328 MEDICAL/DENTAL-TYPE I 619.44 89 363 SERVICE STATION-MAJOR 689.04 99 369 AUTO GARAGE 661.20 95 376 SHOPPING CENTER-REGIONAL 814.32 117 381 MOBILE HOME PARK 487.20 70 364 FRATERNAL SOCIETY 174.00 25 450 CHURCH 1,009.20 145 451 WELFARE IMPROVED 285.36 41 455 EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL(GRA 0-12) 34.80 5 457 CEMETERY IMPROVED 41.76 6 458 MORTUARY 41.76 6 466 MOSPITAL(PRIVATE NON-EXEMPT) 118.32 17 469 VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS 20.ae 3 473 EXEMPT MUSEUM 6.96 1 474 GOVERNMENT 34.80 5 475 SCHOOLS A LIBRARIES 41.76 6 500 UNDEFINED 34.80 5 501 MISC RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE 204.60 128 510 SFR (SUITABLE FOR PERM USE) 53,681.60 33,551 516 MOBILE HOME SUBDV, IMPROVED 168.00 105 517 MOBILE HOME INSIDE PARK 3.20 2 518 MOBILE MOMC OUTSIDE PARK 35.20 22 519 UNDEFINED 19.20 12 520 UNDEFINED 1.60 1 521 COURTS, ETC. 17.60 11 522 TWO SINGLE FAMILY RES. ONLY 11513.60 946 523 THREE SINGLE FAM. RES. ONLY 262.40 164 524 FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RES. ONLY 121.60 76 USE' SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM PAGF. 2 ENHANCED VECTOR CONTROL FOR CITY SAN BERNARDINO DATE 08/09/93 USE CODE TOTALS - ALL DEVELOPED PARCELS USE TOTAL CODE USE CODE DESCRIPTION BENEFIT PARCEL ASSESSMENT COUNT 525 FIVE SINGLE FAMILY RES. ONLY 62.40 39 526 SIX SINGLE FAMILY RES. ONLY 11.20 7 527 SEVEN SINGLE FAM. RES. ONLY 4.80 3 528 EIGHT SINGLE FAM. RES. ONLY 51.20 32 529 UNDEFINED 1.40 1 S30 CONDOMINIUMS A CO-OPS 2,825.60 1,766 535 GOV ASSOC APT PROG(HUD 236) 27.84 4 536 CONDO USED 6 RENTED AS APART 5.178.24 744 537 TOWNIOUSE-TYPE APARTMENTS 34.80 5 538 GARDEN TYPE APARTMENTS 55.68 8 539 DUPLE((-TRUE DUPLEX 2.860.56 411 540 TRIPLEX-TRUE SPLX OR DUPL•1 2,227.20 320 541 QUAD-TRUE QUAD/2 DPLX/3PLX•l 3,925.44 564 545 FIVE TO 14 UNITS, ANY COMB. 654.24 292 546 LOW RISE(I t 2 STORY)15-40U 533.60 115 ' 547 LOW RISE(1 8 2 STORY)41-60U 191,52 43 548 LOW R)SE(1 S 2 STORY)81U 8UP 243.60 35 S49 HIGH RISE(3 STORY9UP)15U SUP 97.44 34 551 UNDEFINED ?7 84 4 600 RECREATION CABIN 27.84 4 DTAL FOR ALL DEVELOPED PARCELS 97.602.00 42.655