County Harbors

R1

A portion of the bed tax collected from the hotels, motels, and resorts in Avila should be shared with the Harbor District for its operation and maintenance of the beaches and other facilities, which benefit these same enterprises. (Finding 1)

R2

Whereas the county benefits economically from the development of Avila and the future revenues generated thereby, and whereas the county has approved the plans and granted the permits for building and paving in Avila, and whereas the county's flood control district is responsible for flood control in Avila, and whereas the county must share in the potential burden and liability for any damage resulting from flooding of the drainage ditch in its flood control district, the county should therefore assume responsibility for designing, providing, and maintaining a solution to the potential overflow and flooding problems at the drainage ditch. (Finding 2)

R3

The county should undertake regular mosquito abatement at the drainage ditch, or other appropriate measures, to prevent mosquito larvae from developing. (Finding 3)

R4

The ditch should be fenced and access restricted for safety reasons. (Finding 4) AUTHORITY California Penal Code §925 states: “The grand jury shall investigate and report on the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, or functions of the county including those operations, accounts, and records of any special legislative district or other district in the county created pursuant to state law for which the officers of the county are serving in their ex officio Pg 29 of 252 capacity as officers of the districts. The investigations may be conducted on some selective basis each year, but the grand jury shall not duplicate any examination of financial statements which has been performed by or for the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 25250 of the Government Code; this provision shall not be construed to limit the power of the grand jury to investigate and report on the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, or functions of the county. The grand jury may enter into a joint contract with the board of supervisors to employ the services of an expert as provided for in Section 926.” California Penal Code §925(a) states: “The grand jury may at any time examine the books and records of any incorporated city or joint powers agency located in the county. In addition to any other investigatory powers granted by this chapter, the grand jury may investigate and report upon the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, functions, and the method or system of performing the duties of any such city or joint powers agency and make such recommendations as it may deem proper and fit. The grand jury may investigate and report upon the needs of all joint powers agencies in the county, including the abolition or creation of agencies and the equipment for, or the method or system of performing the duties of, the several agencies. It shall cause a copy of any such report to be transmitted to the governing body of any affected agency. As used in this section, "joint powers agency" means an agency described in Section 6506 of the Government Code whose jurisdiction encompasses all or part of a county.” California Penal Code §933.5 states: “A grand jury may at any time examine the books and records of any special-purpose assessing or taxing district located wholly or partly in the county or the local agency formation commission in the county, and, in addition to any other investigatory powers granted by this chapter, may investigate and report upon the method or system of performing the duties of such district or commission.”