Rossmoor Planning Committee
The Rossmoor Planning Committee (RPC) is composed of representatives from the Rossmoor Community Services District, RHA and the community at large and was appointed by our County Supervisor.. The RPC’s initial mission was to study all possible future governance alternatives for Rossmoor fairly, without bias or personal preference, report the findings to the community and ascertain the preferences of the Rossmoor community based upon studies completed. Once that was completed, and the community indicated by the survey that it preferred incorporation (and that other options were either limited or no longer available), the RPC has concentrated its efforts on taking the steps necessary to get incorporation on the ballot.
The City of Rossmoor
Based upon the survey and the above studies, the RPC has decided to put the issue of Rossmoor incorporation (the City of Rossmoor) to the voters. We have circulated petitions and obtained over 2,400 signatures. Based upon this strong support, the RCSD has filed an application with Orange County LAFCO to commence the process to get Rossmoor incorporation on the ballot.
The Rossmoor Studies
We are particularly proud of the comprehensive governance studies which we completed with the help of our consultants and are posted on this site. This is the first time we have every had this level of information which we believe can allow Rossmoor residents to decide their future on an informed basis. Please read and/or download the reports here:
http://burrconsulting.com/Rossmoor/RPC.htm
For information about the Consolidation Study Option, please access the RPC Preliminary Consolidation Studies Report by clicking here.
The Survey
The RPC completed a survey of Rossmoor residents to determine their preferences regarding Future Governance Options. With 27.8% of the homes responding, 27.5% favored Rossmoo rIncorporation, 25.7% favored Expanded RCSD, 24.5% favored Seal Beach Annexation and 19.0% favored Los Alamitos Annexation. The entire Press Release can be viewed here. The full survey report can be viewed here.
Orange County LAFCO Comprehensive Financial Analysis (CFA)
The OC LAFCO CFA is underway. A financial consultant has been selected for performing the CFA. All of the financial data that has requested by the consultant has been provided and OC LAFCO has provided a calendar of events to completion of the CFA. The calendar follows:
PROPOSED ROSSMOOR INCORPORATION
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Red = Complete
Blue = In Progress
Action/Task Received/Deadline Comments Status letter sent to applicant August 3 Preliminary Staff Report (PSR) distributed August 13 Sent to affected/interested agencies and individuals; comments due back on September 4th Request for Proposals (RFP) for CFA Consultant
Call for proposals
July-August September 28 Kick-off meetings October 12 Bob, Carolyn, CEO, Rossmoor reps, and Supervisor's office October 15 Bob, Carolyn, CEO, GST; distribute data letters October 23 Bob, Carolyn, GST, Rossmoor eps, and Supervisor's office Work w/consultant on collection of data October, November 07 LAFCO to request receipt of data within 30 days Address CSD Board December 11 Bob & Carolyn Cost & revenue assumptions developed Mid-January 2008 Publish Public Review DRAFT CFA Early March 2008 30-day Public Review period Early March - Early April 2008 Community Workshop Mid-March 2008 Workshop to discuss/answer any questions re: CFA Revenue Neutrality Negotiations Mid-May 2008 Publish Public Hearing DRAFT CFA/Response to Comments Late-May 2008 Prepare Exec Summ & staff report May / June 2008 Public Hearing June 11, 2008 30-day Request for Reconsideration June-July 2008 If request filed will schedule for following Commission meeting Schedule BOS item to "call" election Late-July 2008; no later than July 31, 2008 Election must be held within 88 days from being called Fall Election November 3 The next major milestone is the release of the Public Review Draft of the Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis. It should be available in early March. This will be followed by a LAFCO Community Workshop on the proposed Rossmoor Incorporation tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 6 PM in Rush Park. If the incorporation application is found to be viable it will be place on the general election ballot in November 2008.
In the interim OC LAFCO has provided us with direct email links to the two members who are co-managing Rossmoor's incorporation application. These persons are happy to respond to any questions from Rossmoor residents regarding the incorporation proposal. Rossmoor. The OC LAFCO Co-managers of the Rossmoor incorporation application can be reached at Carolyn Emery (cemery@oclafco.org) and Bob Baldrich (baldrich@oclafco.org)
Next Step
The Rossmoor Planning Committee (RPC) operating as a committee of the RHA needs your help. We need funds to publicize this issue and educate our community. Please send contributions by check ($5 or more) to the RPC, P.O. Box 1714, Rossmoor, CA 90720. We have already received $2,000 in contributions from $5 to $200, but we would like to raise at least $20,000.
Thank you for all your support.
