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New urban limit line could mean net gain for Brentwood

By Rowena Coetsee - Contra Costa Times, on March 10, 2010

BRENTWOOD — An initiative to establish Brentwood's own urban limit line could result in development that eventually would generate roughly $800,000 per year for city coffers.

City council members this week received an analysis of the ongoing expenses and revenue that the June ballot measure could mean for Brentwood once the additional 740 acres that the expanded urban limit line would encompass have been fully developed.

Brentwood voters first must approve the new boundary, and the expanse of open space inside that line then would have to be annexed to the city. After that, developers can start proposing residential and commercial projects.

The initiative allows the construction of up to 1,300 homes and a maximum of 35 acres of commercial buildings.

At build out, this development would generate roughly $2 million annually in property and sales tax revenue as well as income from community facility district assessments.

On the expense side, this addition could cost the city $1.2 million in police services as well as parks and road maintenance.

At its Tuesday meeting, the City Council voted to place the measure on the June 8 ballot, a formality because the state's Elections Code requires the city to take this action now that the initiative's proponents have gathered the requisite number of valid signatures.

Last month, they submitted 5,244 bona fide signatures, well over the 3,624 needed to qualify the measure for the ballot.

The special election will cost the city about $54,350 if every registered voter casts a ballot.

The city attorney will prepare an impartial analysis of the issue.

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