Posts by KPOA
Fiscal Analysis Report for District Consolidation
This report was commissioned by the KPPCSD and KFPD to determine the financial feasibility of consolidating the two districts into one. The report was accepted by a vote of the two boards at a special meeting on November 7, 2024.
Read MoreA New Kind of Kensington
The kind of district consolidation under consideration in Kensington is recommended in two reports commissioned for the Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). The government model with all public safety services provided under one governmental entity is found in all of our adjacent cities, elsewhere in the state and is predominant across the…
Read MoreGarbage Service and Rates
December 10, 2023Board of Directors Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District Dear KPPCSD Directors,On December 14, 2023 the KPPCSD will hold a public hearing to consider any protest votes from Kensington customers to a proposed rate adjustment required under the existing franchise agreement with Bayview Recycling and Refuse Company. In regard to the action…
Read More2024 KPOA Annual Membership and Townhall Meeting
Meeting timeline below video (it takes a minute to load) 0:08:00 Welcome and Annual Membership Meeting for KIC and KPOA – Linda Lipscomb and Rob Firmin, Presidents 0:14:02 Financial Review of the KPPCSD and KFPD for District Consolidation Analysis- Dimitri Semenov 0:31:21 David Aranda, General Manager report on the KPPCSD 0:47:04 Mary Morris Mayorga, General…
Read MoreDistrict Consolidation (unification)
KPOA continues to work with our elected officials to pursue reorganization of Kensington’s local governmental structure. KPOA advocated for a joint-district board meeting on district unification (consolidation), which occurred in April 2023 with Lou Ann Texeira, the county director of the Local Agency Formation Commission. Ms. Texeira has been a past speaker at KPOA Annual…
Read MorePublic Safety Building
This letter from the board of the Kensington Property Owners Association was sent on March 8, 2023 to the directors of the Kensington Fire Protection District (KFPD) and the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District (KPPCSD). It is reprinted in its entirety. Dear Directors of the KFPD and KPPCSD, In early January we renewed…
Read More2023 KPOA Annual Meeting
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82871707451 Meeting ID: 828 7170 7451Phone in: 669-444-9171 or 669-900-6833 KPOA Annual Meeting Set for June 3 The Kensington Property Owners Association (KPOA) will hold its annual membership meeting by Zoom on Saturday June 3, at 10am. Planned topics and expert speakers include: wildfire evacuation planning and alerts with Fire Chief Eric Saylors…
Read MoreTree View Ordinance
Adopted in 1984, the County’s Tree Obstruction View ordinance includes a process to resolve the loss of a view (due to tree growth) that existed at the time a property owner purchased their home. Recently draft amendments have been made to the ordinance with the input of a steering committee of Kensington residents, including two…
Read More2022 KPOA Annual Meeting
The Kensington Property Owners Association will hold its annual membership meeting by Zoom on Saturday May 21, 2022 at 10am. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84087072242 Speakers include: Richard Berkson, economic consultant to special districts to improve financial and economic plans, LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) Executive Officer Lou Ann Texeira on special district reorganization proposals; wildfire evacuation…
Read MoreStation Access and parking Survey – El Cerrito Plaza BART station
BART is conducting a survey to determine how people were accessing the El Cerrito station (pre-pandemic) and gathering opinions on options for accessing the station as they move toward developing housing on the parking lots. Please complete the survey if you ever use BART, especially if loss of parking will impact your ability to access…
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