"Hard to believe this is happening" category of water in Folsom.
Looks like the council is about to borrow $8 million off our credit, for a pipeline to steal our water or keep the city afloat.... whatever .... who knows because there is NO City Engineer certified Report.
Re: Willow Hill Pipeline Special Tax Levy Res. 9504, 9503
Notice of Public Hearing city council meeting March 24, 2015:
re formation of Community Facilities District No. 17 Willow Hill Pipeline to south of Highway 50 vacant lands. (new Folsom "CFD" not Mello Roos CSD) and Levying of Special Taxes therein.
Feb. 10 2015, the "city" duly adopted its Res. 9503 (Res of Intention) wherein it declared intention to form a cfd , and to levy a special tax within cfd 17 and to pay the costs of certain public facilities, including... water facilities (distribution mains and appurtenances, but not fees for the Facilities such as community services fees, development impact fees, dev. processing fees, school fees, sewer connection fees, water connection fees, drainage fees, traffic mitigation fees, or other city fees related to the Facilities, and Res. 9504 declaring necessity for Incurring Bonded Indebtedness wherein it declared its intention to incur bonded indebtedness , not to exceed eight million dollars to finance the acquisition and construction of the Facilities within cfrd 17 under and pursuant to terms of Mello Roos act of 1982, Chap 2.5 Pt. 1 Div. 2 Title 5 of CA Gov Code.
As a resident, I object to the city incurring bonded indebtedness for the purpose of constructing a water pipeline to convey Folsom Reservoir American River water to south of Highway 50 lands in question.
Why construct such a pipeline when the city has no legal right to convey American River water to the FPA or any south of Highway 50 lands for new development? Is this about taxation, whether there is a need for a S50 Pipeline or not?
As if that is not enough, the Notice of Public Hearing is NOT Approved by the City Engineer, to ensure accuracy of COSTS, necessary taxation rate, availability of WATER to be transported in said pipeline, and valid legal reasons for taxing for WATER PIPELINE when the city lacks a separate water supply for this land, and to certify the exact parcels of property which are subject to the tax.
The Parcel information was checked with Sacramento County records, confirming not all of the itemized Parcel Numbers are valid. Another reason the city CFO cannot by himself certify borrowing for public works infrastructure and water which does not exist.
Here is the Folsom "Finance of public works law" which you cite for this new Pipeline and taxation:
1.01(B) of the Folsom City Charter, which grants the city the authority to make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs,
subject only to restrictions and limitations provided in the City Charter. (Ord. 1179 § 2 (part), 2013)
