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Home My WebLink About11/04/1993 BAKERSFIELD Lynn Edwards, Chair Conni Brunni Mark Salvaggio Staff: Lee Andersen AGENDA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Thursday, November 4, 1993 4:00 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. Update on County CSA Proposal 2. Update on citywide Park Plan 3. Set Next Meeting JP SR HAWKINS, CONSULTANT MEMORANDUM DATE: November 4, 1993 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager John Stinson, Assistant City Manager Lee Anderson, Community Services Manager FROM: Stephen Hawkins, Assessment District Consultant ~ SUBJECT: Park Maintenance District Boundaries and Trial Spread As requested I have developed preliminary maintenance district zone of benefit boundaries and compared a couple of possible spread scenarios. The criteria used for the development of the zone boundaries were major physical features within the community such as Hwy. 99, Hwy. 58, Union Avenue, Kern River and Golden State Ave. The rationale is these features act as both psyChological and physical barriers to pedestrian and bicycle traffic to the parks that may lie on the opposite side. Within Zone 2 there was the possibility to further divide it into three separate zones labeled Zone 2, Zone 5 and Zone 6. Additionally, census tract boundaries were also considered, since they generally fall along street centerlines and have banks of data readily available for quick use. The boundaries for the original four zones and the Zone 2 alternates are shown on the attached maps. The data utilized for determining the number of Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDUs) came initially from census tract data developed from the 1990 census and compiled by KERNCOG in a book referred to as the Kern Data Book. This information did not take into account the number of vacant parcels that lie within the City limits and was therefore considered to provide a conservative (low) EDU count. In order to develop a more optimistic (high) EDU count, the land use code data utilized in preparing the 1993 Park Maintenance' District Feasibility Study was used. This data takes into account vacant residential parcels along with the number of occu. pied parcels within the City limits. Using these figures it was possible to develoP a range of potential assessments that could be expected within each zone of benefit. In determining the cost of maintenance to be spread only park, median and streetscape maintenance was considered. This included irrigation maintenance, grounds keeping, restroom cleaning, and park and rec. facility cleaning and maintenance. The cost per acre to provide the various maintenance functions was derived from the 1991-92 Budget .Analysis prepared by the Parks Division. The nUmber of acres of median, streetscape and parks was found in the 1991-92 Budget Analysis and ttxe 1992-93 Park Maintenance District spreadsheets provided by the Public'Works Department. Memo to Alan Tandy Bakersfield Park Maintenance District November 4, 1993 Page 2 To determine the range of possible assessments, the following data was developed: The number of EDU's for each zone based upon census tract data: ~/~ Zone 1 = 25,563 EDU's Zone 2 = 23,072 EDU'S Zone 3 = 10,287 EDU's ~ Zone 4 = 669 EDU's For Zone 2 Alternate: Zone 2 = 10,822EDU's Zone 5 = 4,829 EDU's Zone 6 = 7,418 EDU's The number of EDU's for each zone based upon Land Use Code: Zone 1 = 35,144 EDU's Zone.2 = 31,703 EDU's Zone 3 = 14,172 EDU's Zone 4 = 901 EDU's For Zone 2 Alternate: Zone 2 = 14,869EDU's ~ Zone 5 = 6,626 EDU's Zone 6 = 10,208 EDU's To determine the cost of maintenance for each zone, the average cost of maintaining an acre of parks, medians and streetscapes was developed based upon historical data presented in the 1991-92 Budget Analysis prepared by the Parks Division. This 'cost was multiplied by the actual acreage of parks, medians .and streetscapes contained within each zone of benefit. This cost was then divided by the number of EDU's in each zone to arrive at a proposed assessment. The average cost for maintaining an acre of park land is $8599 and the average cost for maintaining an acre of median and streetscape is $14,340. While Zone of Benefit 4 is shown on the maps and mentioned previously in this memo, it will not be discussed further in this analysis because the EDU information available does not reflect the current level of development. A significant amount of development has occurred since the 1990 census. Zone 4 is comprised of an area west of Hwy. 99 and north Memo to Alan Tandy Bakersfield Park Maintenance District November 4, 1993 Page 3 of the Kern River. It lies within the North Bakersfield Recreation and Park District, and therefore only median and streetscape maintenance is currently being performed by City forces. Based on the preceding information the folloWing scenarios were developed: SCENARIO ONE This scenario represents a full cost recovery approach to funding both parks and medians/streetscapes within the respective zones. The cost for maintaining the improvements contained within each zone of benefit is spread uniformly across the zone. This scenario does not include a general fund contribution to offset any maintenance cost. ZONE SPREAD BY ZONE 1 $57.40 to $78.91 2 $30.60 to $42.05 3 $28.18 to $38.82 Zone 2 Alternates 2 $18.42 to $25.30 5 $19.63 to $26.94 6 $55.48 to $76.35 Memo to Alan Tandy Bakersfield Park Maintenance District November 4, 1993 Page 4 SCENARIO TWO This scenario evaluates a two tiered approach. The first tier is an even spreading of all non- district park maintenance costs across the entire City of Bakersfield. The second tier spreads the cost of all maintenance dis{rict landscaping costs across the zones of benefit in'which they reside. The tier 1 assessment ranges from $23.76 to $32.67 per EDU. ZONES TIER 1 TIER 2 TOTAL 1 $23.76 to $32.67 $38.60 to $53.07 $62.36 to $85.74 2 $23.76 to $32.67 $0.78 to $1.07 $24.54 to $33.74 3 $23.76 to $32.67 $4.16 to $5.73 $27.92 to $38.40 Zone 2 Alternate 2 $23.76 to $32.67 $0 $23.76 to $32.67 5 $23.76 to $32.67 $0.39 to $0.54 $24.15 to $33.21 6 $23.76 to $32.67 $0.39 to $0.54 $24.15 to $33.21 Memo to Alan TandY Bakersfield Park Maintenance District November 4, i993 Page 5 SCENARIO THREE Under this scenario all the maintenance districts residing within Zone 1 are consolidated into one district and the cost is spread over thc entire Zone 1. The parks component of the district assessment remains at the current net level of $347,962'. The other existing maintenance districts are treated accordingly within th~ zone of benefit in which they are contained. The funding of the non-district parks throughout the City does not change from the current arrangement. A city wide $5.00/EDU assessment is set to attempt to recover the amount of funds that have been shifted from the local to state level as a result of the State budget. ZONE . DISTRICT COST CITY WIDE COST TOTAL 1 $28.20 to $38.77 $5.00 $33.20 to $43.77 2 $1.00 to $1.37 $5.00 $6.00 to $6.37 3 $3.28 to $4.52 $5.00 $8.28 to $9.52 BOUNDARY MAP I CITY WIDE PARK MAINTENANCE DISTRICT BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA ~ SCALE: I' = 7000' BAKERSFIELD PARK DISTRICT PROPOSED ZONE OF BENEFIT 1 27 26 25 34 BAKERSFIELD PARK DISTRICT PROPOSED ZONE OF BENEFIT 2 BAKERSFIELD PARK DISTR CT " PROPOSED ZONE OF BENEF T .5 ~' T. 30S. 9 !0 11 12 BAKERSFIELD'PARK DISTRICT J2 PROPOSED ZONE OF BENEF T-4 "~ I I f ? 8 - 11 12 11 17 I~ T.. R. 2?E. T. 29S. 24 20 21 I 27 25 ~ 34 31 II 12 ~s BAKERSFIELD PARK DISTRICT ZONE 2 ALTERNATE