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Alameda County sets June 17 hearing for proposed Proposition 218 flood‑control benefit assessments
Summary
County staff and consultants told the Board that flood-control zones 2, 4 and 9 face $700 million in unmet capital needs; the board set a June 17, 2025 Proposition 218 hearing on a plan to fund roughly $316 million of priority projects and raise annual collections to about $30 million.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on April 22 set a June 17 public hearing to consider proposed benefit-assessment increases for Flood Control Zones 2, 4 and 9 that would fund a package of storm‑water and flood-risk projects.
Consultants and agency staff presented an engineer's report describing roughly $700 million in unmet capital needs across the district, saying the district currently collects about $10 million a year but identified about $316 million in critical projects they aim to fund over 20 years. The consultant estimated collections could rise to roughly $30 million annually under the proposal, with approximately $22 million collected in Zone 2 alone.
The projects would focus on creek repairs, pump-station work, and fish-passage projects along San Lorenzo Creek. Presenters said one goal is to remove properties from mapped FEMA floodplains so homeowners may avoid federally required flood insurance in some cases.
The assessment amounts vary by parcel based on location, property size and runoff characteristics in accordance with Proposition 218 rules. Presenters said ballots will include each property owner’s exact assessment amount and be weighted proportionally to the assessment; ballots are scheduled to be mailed on April 30, with tabulation and potential adoption scheduled for early July if ballots favor approval.
Supervisors pressed staff on outreach, the timing of tax‑bill entries (staff cited an August 10 target), assumptions about future FEMA grant availability and how CPI adjustments would be handled. Consultants said the engineer's report and accompanying technical appendices (about 1,300 pages) contain parcel-level tables and benefit calculations and pledged to post the technical reports after the meeting.
Supervisor Miley moved to set the hearing and Supervisor Tam seconded; a roll-call vote recorded unanimous support. If a majority of weighted protest ballots are received (50%+1 by assessment weight) the assessment could not be adopted; staff and counsel noted the process and the board’s prior authorizations as background.
