To: Board of Supervisors
From: Wendt Ranch Geological Hazard Abatement District
Report Title: Accept Petition for Annexation for Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 206-030-071 and 206-030-072 into the Wendt Ranch Geological Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) and Approve the First Addendum to First Revision of the Plan of Control for the Wendt Ranch GHAD
Recommendation: No Recommendation
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ADOPT the attached Resolution No. 2026/02 to:
(a) CONSIDER the Petition for Annexation with First Addendum to First Revision of the Plan of Control for the Wendt Ranch GHAD (GHAD Petition) into the existing Wendt Ranch GHAD, and consider any written objections thereto; and
(b) APPROVE the annexation of APNs 206-030-071 and 206-030-072 into the existing Wendt Ranch GHAD subject to the adoption of a resolution approving the annexation by the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County as required under Public Resources Code Section 26581, and approve First Addendum to the First Revision of the Plan of Control.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The GHAD services for APNs 206-030-071 and 206-030-072 within the Alamo Creek development (GHAD Annexation Area) are proposed to be funded through existing assessments levied on properties within the Wendt Ranch GHAD. A GHAD Annexation Assessment evaluated the additional financial burden of $323 annually or 0.06 percent of the annual budget for open space maintenance was determined to be immaterial. The GHAD is a separate entity from the County and does not utilize any monies from the County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
1. GHAD Formation and Purpose.
State law allows GHADs to be formed to undertake emergency actions necessary or incidental to the prevention, mitigation, abatement, or control of a geologic hazard (Public Resources Code §26500, “GHAD Law”). GHAD Law gives local agencies the authority to form districts that can speedily address “an actual or threatened landslide, land subsidence, soil erosion, earthquake, or any othe...
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