(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 61010) of Part 1, the Isla Vista Community Services District may be established in accordance with this part. All other provisions of this division shall apply to the Isla Vista Community Services District upon its establishment, except as provided in this part. (b) (1) On or before January 5, 2016, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara shall file a resolution of application with the Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56654, to initiate a comprehensive review and recommendation of the formation of the district by the Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission. The board of supervisors shall pay any fees associated with the resolution of application. (2) The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission shall complete the review no later than 150 days following receipt of the completed resolution of application. Notwithstanding any other law, the Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission shall not have the power to disapprove the resolution of application. (3) Notwithstanding any other law, the resolution of application filed by the board of supervisors pursuant to this subdivision shall not be subject to any protest proceedings. (c) (1) The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission shall order the formation of the district subject to a vote of the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the district, as those boundaries are set forth in subdivision (f), at an election following the completion of the review pursuant to subdivision (b). If a majority of voters within the boundaries of the district, as specified in subdivision (f), vote in favor of the district, the district shall be formed in accordance with this part. (2) (A) The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission shall determine the appropriate rate of taxation for a utility user tax, applicable utilities to be taxed, and which services the district will be initially authorized to provide, pursuant to subdivision (d) and paragraph (5) of subdivision (g). The rate shall be no lower than 5 percent and no higher than 8 percent of the total cost of an individualâs service charge for the utility being taxed. (B) The utility user tax shall only be applied to electricity, garbage disposal, gas, sewage, or water services. (3) If the voters of the district do not vote to impose a utility user tax within the district on or before January 1, 2023, regardless of whether the establishment of the district is approved by the voters of the district, the district shall be dissolved as of that date. (4) The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission shall direct the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to direct county officials to conduct the necessary elections on behalf of the proposed district and place the items on the ballot including district approval, candidates for the districtâs board, and the utility user tax pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) at the next countywide election, as provided in subdivision (f) of Section 61014. (d) (1) The initial utility user tax imposed by the district shall only be used to fund the following services and powers of the district: (A) Finance the operations of municipal advisory councils formed pursuant to Section 31010. (B) Create a tenant mediation program. (C) Finance the operations of area planning commissions formed pursuant to Section 65101. (D) Exercise the powers of a parking district, in the same manner as a parking district formed pursuant to the Parking District Law of 1951 (Part 4 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 18 of the Streets and Highways Code). (E) Contract with the County of Santa Barbara or the Regents of the University of California, or both, for additional police protection services to supplement the level of police protection services already provided by either the County of Santa Barbara or the
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