City Council
MEETING DATE: 6/10/2015
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Annual Renewal of the Lighting & Landscaping District Budget
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FROM:
Tami Scott, Administrative Services Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution approving the final engineer's report and a resolution ordering the levy and collection of annual assessments for the sixteen (16) existing benefit zones to enable the annual renewal of the Lighting and Landscaping District Budget for FY 2015-16.
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BACKGROUND:
In August 2001, City Council adopted Res. 2001-57 which approved the formation of an assessment district created under the Street Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District Act of 1972. The original district was initiated with six proposed benefit zones, but after the required Proposition 218 ballot process, only four Benefit Zones were approved. Since the initial formation, annexations of additional zones have been approved by City Council, and passed by property owners through the Proposition 218 ballot process, making a total of sixteen (16) current zones to date. The 1972 Act provides that assessments may be levied annually. Proposition 218 laws provide assessment increase limitations. Assessments for labor, material and utility increases cannot exceed an amount greater than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the previous year. Re-balloting is required if increases exceed the CPI limitations or if the scope of work accomplished by the LLD Zone were to change.
DISCUSSION:
Under the Final Engineer's Report, to be approved with this Agenda Item, there are no LLD Zone levy increases exceeding the CPI limitation as currently proposed. The proscribed process included the City Council previously adopting resolutions on May 13, 2015 which included a Public Hearing date scheduled for June 10, 2015. The Public Hearing was duly published and made available on May 27, 2015. The Final Engineer's Report and Levy for LLD Zones 1 through 54 is presented as attached. After the Public Hearing is closed, the Council may pass and a Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report and a Resolution regarding the Establishment of the Maximum Assessment and Ordering the Levy and Collection of the Assessment. Final acceptance of the Engineer's Report and the Resolution Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessment will allow the City to collect the appropriate levies from the parcel owners of the affected LLD Zones.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total impact to the General Fund is $139,135 comprised of the City's 50% contribution for the arterial street lights amounting to $12,520, and maintenance of two public parks (Century Park and Panorama Park) totaling $126,615.
ATTACHMENTS:
FY 2015/2016 Cathedral City Final Engineers Report Resolution
FY 2015/2016 Cathedral City Levy and Collection of Assessments Resolution
FY 2015/2016 Cathedral City Final Engineers Report