Special Districts Shared Efficiencies

Optimal Governance Structure Study - Summary

Combining Mesa Water District and the Costa Mesa Sanitary District (CMSD) could allow for a one-time total cost-savings of $15.6 million that could be passed on as an immediate $650 rebate per customer. Combining the two districts could also result in an annual $2.7 million savings, with $1.7 million in wastewater service savings that could reduce customers’ sewer fees by 28 percent.

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Communications Timeline

Communications Timeline re. SDSE (includes correspondence, press releases, public meetings, other meetings) 

Date
April 18, 2016 Mesa Water Board Workshop – Strategic Plan Update (Board requested exploring Special Districts Shared Efficiencies)
April, 20, 2016 Meeting – Mesa Water General Manager & CMSD General Manager
April 21, 2016 Phone Call – Mesa Water Board President & CMSD Board President
April 22, 2016 Mesa Water Letter to CMSD – Collaborative Study Suggested
May 20, 2016 Mesa Water Letter to CMSD – Follow-up Re. Collaborative Study
May 20, 2016 Mesa Water Executive Committee Meeting - Optimal Government Study
May 23, 2016 CMSD Letter to Mesa Water - Postpone Study Requested
May 27, 2016 Mesa Water Letter to CMSD – Agreed To Postpone Study Award (Study scope of work attached)
June 2, 2016 CMSD Letter to Mesa Water - CMSD Agendized Item At Its June 14 Study Session
June 9, 2016 Mesa Water Letter to CMSD – Mesa Water Agendized Item At Its June 16 Board Meeting, Requested Joint Meeting To Finalize Study Input
June 16, 2016 Board Meeting Packet Special Districts Shared Efficiencies Project
June 17, 2016 Press Release: Mesa Water to Study Potential Cost-Saving and Options for More Efficient Water, Sewer and Trash Services
June 17, 2016 Mesa Water Letter to CMSD – Awarded Study To Arcadis, Requested Joint Meeting To Finalize Study Input
June 27, 2016 Meeting - Mesa Water with OC LAFCO
June 28, 2016 CMSD Letter to Mesa Water - CMSD Decided Not To Participate In Study
June 29, 2016 Mesa Water Letter to CMSD - Follow-up Re. June 27, 2016 Meeting
July 14, 2016 Board Meeting Packet Special Districts Shared Efficiencies Project Update
July 15, 2016 Meeting – Mesa Water & City of Costa Mesa
July 21, 2016 Board Meeting Packet Special Districts Shared Efficiencies Project Update
July 22, 2016 Press Release: Study Shows $650 Rebate Per Customer, 28 Percent Lower Sewer Fees as Potential Benefits of Combining Mesa Water and Costa Mesa Sanitary Districts
July 28, 2016 Mesa Water Board Meeting: Proposed Advisory Measure Relating To The Special Districts Shared Efficiencies Project
July 29, 2016 Press Release: Mesa Water District To Seek Voter Input On Possible Consolidation With Costa Mesa Sanitary District
July 29, 2016 CMSD Letter to Mesa Water – CMSD Analysis of Study (Memo attached)
August 2, 2016 Meeting – Costa Mesa City Council (Mesa Water District Update)
August 9, 2016 Meeting – Orange County Board Of Supervisors (Approved Including Ballot Proposal In Both Mesa Water’s And CMSD’s Jurisdictions)
August 31, 2016 Press Release: Measure TT Will Allow Public To Vote On Consolidation Of Mesa Water District And Costa Mesa Sanitary District
November 9, 2016 Press Release: Mesa Water District's Measure TT Triumphs
December 9, 2016 Mesa Water letter to Costa Mesa Sanitary District - OC LAFCO Study
December 14, 2016 Costa Mesa Sanitary District Letter to Mesa Water - GM Meeting
April 6, 2017 Letter from Mesa Water to Costa Mesa Sanitary District - Municipal Service Review
April 13, 2017 Letter from Costa Mesa Sanitary District to Mesa Water - Re Municipal Service Review
January 24, 2018 Letter from Mesa Water Board President Atkinson to Costa Mesa Sanitary District
February 5, 2018 Letter from Costa Mesa Sanitary District President Scheafer to Mesa Water
March 13, 2018 Follow-up letter from Mesa Water Board President Atkinson to Costa Mesa Sanitary District
March 16, 2018 Follow-up letter from Costa Mesa Sanitary District President Scheafer to Mesa Water
April 24, 2018 Letter from Mesa Water to Costa Mesa Sanitary District – Settlement Conference
July 23, 2018 Costa Mesa Sanitary District and Mesa Water District Reach Settlement Agreement
Measure TT Report

Shall the Mesa Water District and the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Pursue Consolidation?

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Measure TT: Savings Summary

The Basis for Measure TT: Consolidation Cost-Savings

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Measure TT: Consolidation Considerations

Measure TT: Policy-Based • Principled • Public Process

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Relevant Information

 

Mesa Water CMSD Settlement Agreement

This Settlement and Release Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this 18 day of July, 2018 by and between the Costa Mesa Sanitary District ("CMSD"), a California sanitary district, and Mesa Water District ("Mesa Water").

Shared Efficiencies Newsletter October/November 2016

Water District News interviewed Mesa Water’s General Manager, Paul E. Shoenberger, P.E., to answer frequently asked questions about Measure TT.

Optimal Governance Structure Study by Arcadis U.S., Inc.

In order to explore opportunitie s to improve local government e fficiency, reduce administrative redundancy and associated costs , and improve responsiveness, affordability and custo mer service, the Mesa Water District (Mesa Water ) engaged Arcadis U.S., Inc. to analyze the potential combination of Mesa Water with the Costa Mesa S anitary District (CMSD).

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