The residents of a specific area may seek to establish a special district when they want services not provided by the county or city, or higher levels of an existing service (e.g., fire protection, water provision, park and recreation, sanitation, transit, road maintenance). Special districts provide a focused service limited to specifically defined areas. The citizens in a special district decide how to fund the services desired. Because a comprehensive list of special districts within the county did not exist, the Grand Jury compiled one. That list is included in this report.
1. A single list that included every dependent, independent and autonomous special district within Santa Cruz County did not exist.
2. In the 2005 Countywide Service Review published by LAFCO, 84 special districts are listed as being within LAFCO’s jurisdiction.
3. Not all special districts in the county are within LAFCO’s jurisdiction. Some may be operated directly by the County Board of Supervisors or their own board.
4. There are a total of 92 special districts in Santa Cruz County: 63 dependent, eight independent, and 21 autonomous (see Table).
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Table. Santa Cruz County Special Districts 2007-2008 |
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Type of Special District |
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D = Dependent |
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I = Independent |
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A = Autonomous |
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* Not regulated by LAFCO |
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TYPE |
NAME |
ACTIVITY |
FUNCTION |
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D |
CSA 2 Place DeMer |
Subdivision Maintenance |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 3 Aptos Seascape |
Maintain Area |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 4 Pajaro Dunes |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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D |
CSA 5 Sand Dollar Beach |
Sewer Services |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 7 Boulder Creek |
Sewer Collection & Treatment |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 9 Hwy Safety & Lighting |
Capital Improvements |
Roads |
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D* |
CSA 9A Residential Lighting |
Unincorporated |
Roads |
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D* |
CSA 9B School Crossing Guard |
Live Oak School District |
Roads |
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D* |
CSA 9C Refuse Disposal |
Transfer Stations |
Health Sanitation |
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D* |
CSA 9D1 Road Maintenance |
Subzone 1 |
Roads |
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D* |
CSA 9D2 Road Maintenance |
Subzone 2 |
Roads |
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D* |
CSA 9D3 Road Maintenance |
Subzone 3 |
Roads |
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D* |
CSA 9E Streetscape (Redevelopment) |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 10 Rolling Woods |
Sewer Collection & Treatment |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 11 Parks & Recreation |
Recreation |
Parks Recreation |
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D |
CSA 12 All Unsewered Areas |
Waste Disposal Enterprise |
Health Sanitation |
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D* |
CSA 12-Capital Improvement |
Low Interest Loan |
Health Sanitation |
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D* |
CSA 12A SLV Wastewater Mgmt |
San Lorenzo Wastewater |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 13 Hutchinson Road |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D* |
CSA 13A Oak Flat Road |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 15 Huckleberry Woods |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 16 Robak Drive |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 17 Empire Acres |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 18 Whitehouse Canyon Dr |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 20 Trestle Beach |
Sewer Collection & Treatment |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 21 Westdale Drive |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 22 Kelly Hill |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 23 Old Ranch Road |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 24 Pineridge |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 25 Viewpoint Road |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 26 Hidden Valley Road |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 28 Lomond Terrace |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 30 Glenwood Acres |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 32 View Circle |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 33 Redwood Drive |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 34 Larson Road |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 35 Country Estates |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 36 Forest Glen |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 37 Roberts Road |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 38 Sheriff Unincorporated |
Financing |
Public Protection |
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D |
CSA 39 Reed Street |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 40 Ralston Way |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 41 Loma Prieta Drive |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 42 Sunlit Lane |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 43 Bonita-Encino |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 44 Sunbeam Woods |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 46 Pinecrest |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 47 Braemoor Drive |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 48 County Fire |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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D |
CSA 50 Vineyard |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 51 Hopkins Gulch |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 52 Upper Pleasant Valley |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 53 Mosquito Abatement |
Pest Control |
Health Sanitation |
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D* |
CSA 53-North Mosquito Abatement |
Pest Control |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 54 Summit West |
Water Enterprise |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 55 Riverdale Park |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 56 Felton Grove |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 57 Graham Hill |
Drainage & Sewer |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
CSA 58 Ridge Drive |
Road Maintenance |
Roads |
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D |
CSA 59 McGaffigan Mill Road |
Road & Bridge Maintenance |
Roads |
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A |
Alba Recreation and Park District |
Recreation and Park |
Parks recreation |
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A |
Aptos-La Selva Fire Protection Services |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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A |
Ben Lomond Fire Protection District |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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A |
Boulder Creek Fire Protection District |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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A |
Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District |
Recreation and Park |
Parks recreation |
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A |
Branciforte Fire Protection District |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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A |
Central Fire Protection District (Santa Cruz) |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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A |
Central Water District Santa Cruz |
Water Enterprise |
Water |
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D |
Davenport Sanitation |
Collection, Treatment & Disposal |
Health Sanitation |
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A |
Felton Fire Protection District |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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D |
Freedom Sanitation District |
Sewage Collection & Disposal |
Health Sanitation |
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A |
La Selva Beach Recreation and Park District |
Recreation and Park |
Parks recreation |
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A |
Lompico County Water District |
Water Enterprise |
Water |
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A |
Opal Cliffs Recreation and Park District |
Recreation and Park |
Parks recreation |
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A |
Pajaro Valley Fire Protection Service |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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I |
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency |
Flood Control and Water Conservation |
Public Protection |
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I |
Pajaro Storm Drain Maintenance District |
Drainage & Drainage Maintenance |
Public Protection |
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A |
Pajaro Valley Cemetery District |
Cemetery |
Health Sanitation |
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D |
Pasatiempo-Rolling Woods Sewer District |
Sewage Construction |
Health Sanitation |
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A |
Reclamation District No. 2049 |
Land Reclamation and Levee Maintenance |
Public Protection |
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I* |
Santa Cruz County Flood Control District |
Flood Control and Water Conservation |
Public Protection |
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A |
Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation Dist. |
Resource Conservation |
Public Protection |
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I* |
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District |
Transit Enterprise |
Transit |
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I |
Santa Cruz Port District |
Harbor Port Enterprise |
Harbor |
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A |
Santa Cruz County Sanitation Dist. (Santa Cruz) |
Waste Disposal Enterprise |
Health Sanitation |
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A |
Salsipuedes Sanitary District |
Waste Disposal Enterprise |
Health Sanitation |
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I |
San Lorenzo Valley County Water |
Water Enterprise |
Water |
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A |
Scotts Valley Fire Protection District |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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A* |
Scotts Valley Fire Protection Zone A |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
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I |
Scotts Valley Water District |
Water Enterprise |
Water |
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I |
Soquel Creek Water District |
Water Enterprise |
Water |
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A |
Zayante Fire Protection District |
Fire Protection |
Public Protection |
County of Santa Cruz Autonomous Special Districts Final Budget 2007-2008
Countywide Service Review, LAFCO June 2005
Santa Cruz County Auditor-Controller’s Office
Santa Cruz County Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget
Santa Cruz LAFCO office
Santa Cruz LAFCO website, http://www.santacruzlafco.org/