Candidate for
Director; El Dorado Hills Community Services District

2008-2012 Accomplishments Noelle Mattock Director, EDH CSD

Finances

• Over my tenure we saw an approximate 15% drop in property tax revenues

• While employees are our most valued asset, we could not continue to build new parks, deliver other vital projects and new programming while salaries and benefits took up 64% of our revenues and was continuing to grow. We brought those costs back in line at just 44% of revenues in 2012

• When staff proposed deficit spending to meet our mid-year budget I fought against it and the board made staff go back and make further reductions in spending to avoid dipping into our reserves

• I was the driving force behind creating a Capitol Deficiency Fund in 2009 with $50k which is now at $4.4 million. That money is now protected from grabs by the State and will be used to build new parks and improve others

• Rather than providing Waste Connections a guaranteed profit, I negotiated a performance based franchise agreement

• While you have heard about all the local governments with unfunded pension obligations...ours is FULLY FUNDED

• I lead the charge to reform our pensions, which will result in an ongoing reduction of more than 7% ($231,174.72) annually

• I negotiated the first contract with our General Manager that started us down that road

• Made the tough decisions needed to reduce ongoing costs by $200,000 through a reorganization in 2009

• Fought and won against the frivolous use of your taxpayer dollars to give Board Members a $1000 every four years so they can buy an iPad

• After asking staff to work with a resident regarding their concerns over Wild Oaks Park Assessments, the board learned that 5 homes were inadvertently included in the wrong Lighting and Landscaping District and immediately returned their money

• Using built up reserves in the Wild Oaks Lighting and Landscape Fund; we made a prepayment on the Wild Oaks Bond, which will reduce the term of the bond by 1 year, a savings for the residents in the Wild Oaks Lighting and Landscape district

• When information came to light that an entire community was wrongly charged for the Oak Knoll Park Lighting and Landscape District our board immediately returned their money

• I continue to fight for the efficient and effective use of your tax dollars

• I am driving accountability within the organization by pushing for annual reviews of employees

• In 2009, I was part of statewide effort that fought against the state taking a portion of our revenues to fill their budget gap

• In my term 2008-2012 we delivered 3 new projects
  

- Promontory Park Phase II
- Lake Forest Park
- El Dorado Hills Boulevard Beautification

• We also completed more than 7 park improvement projects
  

- Renovated Stephen Harris Park
- Upgrades to Art Weisberg Park
- Upgrades to Murray Homestead Park
- Sidewalk added to Windsor Point Park
- Upgrades to McCabe Park
- Renovation of Oak Knoll Park
- Gym modernization project which included adding
air-conditioning and energy efficient lights

• Working with various interest groups we delivered several joint-projects
  
  - Deputy Jeff Mitchell Field
  

- $1 million pool renovation
- Soccer field renovation
- Baseball field upgrade
- Joint use agreements with the school districts

• We are on track to deliver 2 new parks and a joint use gym in 2013
  

- Windsor Point Park
- Joint use gym with Buckeye Union School
- Valley View Sports Park

• Working with other Board Members to form a 501 c 3 so we can raise money from outside organizations and individuals to help deliver projects that benefit the youth, adults, and seniors in our Community

• Delivered concerts in the parks and added Movies in Community Park

• Expanded program offerings

• Brought meetings out into the community to gather information and provide information to interested parties

• Bridged the gap between the CSD, the El Dorado Hills Library, and Boys and Girls Club Western Slope to bring safe after school opportunities to our youth

• Pushed to collaborate with Town Center on the first ever Fireworks show

• Fought against the county closing down the Senior Nutrition Program here in El Dorado Hills

• Worked with residents in Serrano regarding concerns of the proposed development along the ridge line above fire station 85 that contains asbestos

• Worked with Ridgeview Residents to address an unwanted cell tower in the middle of their neighborhood, which included amending their CC&R's

• Collaborating with the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce on trying to develop a local preference for district contracts

• Volunteered to raise money in support of the Senior Center

• Volunteered in the kitchen at Senior Center Events

• Driving force behind integrating social media into our outreach efforts

• Working to bring meaningful transit options to El Dorado Hills that will help seniors get to medical appointments, shopping, and to the Senior Center. And options that help busy families get children to sports practices, the library, and entertainment

• Active with organizations that allow me to bring vital training opportunities to our community, like courses on ethics, public outreach, incorporating public engagement into culture of district, transparency for public agencies, measuring the success of public outreach efforts and more