Voters approved Measure Z in 2020 with an approval vote of 72.35%, which authorizes the CFD “to levy $0.10/square foot for single-family residences annually, with different rates for other property types, raising approximately $2,600,000 annually until ended by voters; bond issuance/appropriation limit of $24,000,000; requiring oversight/audits, low-income exemptions, and all funds staying local.”
The Measure Z Special Tax was implemented pursuant to a California law called the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982. It allows a local government to form a Community Facilities District (CFD) to fund certain public services and facilities and requires two-thirds voter approval to impose a special tax. After approval by the voters, the Mello-Roos Act requires the District to record a “notice of special tax lien” against properties that are within the Measure Z Zone. The lien secures the payment of the Special Tax. Sections of the State Code that govern this are included at the bottom of this page.
The notice of special tax lien includes a description of the tax and the facilities and services funded by the tax, exemptions to the tax, how the tax is collected, and a list of the parcel numbers and owner(s) of the properties which are subject to the tax.
It is important to note that the special tax lien DOES NOT mean tax has not been paid or that there is tax delinquency.