Agenda #: 6.2
Meeting Date: July 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NO. 39-2022 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
A. Receive presentation, open Public Hearing to receive testimony, close Public Hearing; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-27 to levy and collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 39-2022 for Fiscal Year 2023/24.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
The assessments generated by this District in the amount of $642,890, and $42,560 of General Fund Contribution (6.62% General Benefit), with a $144,556 Fund Balance Carryover, are included for the operation and maintenance costs in the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget Special Fund No. 239.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
As part of the assessment district updates, the City must undergo a three-step process.
This is the final part of the process where the City Council conducts a public hearing on the District’s proposed annual assessment, after which the Council will consider the related resolutions confirming the levy assessments. Throughout the entire process, all proceedings for the maintenance of improvements have been pursuant to the provisions of the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 of Part 2 Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California and applicable provisions of Proposition 218, Article 10 XIIID of the California Constitution.
On April 4, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-08, ordering the City Engineer to prepare and file an Engineer's Report related to maintenance of
improvements in Landscaping Assessment District No. 39-2022 (District) and any assessment thereon for Fiscal Year 2023/24.
On June 20, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-22, declaring the City's intention to levy and collect assessments for the District and directing staff to advertise the Public Hearing to be set for the July 18, 2023, regular meeting.
The attached Engineer’s Report for the City’s Landscaping Assessment District Number 39-2022 (Attachment 2), which has been prepared pursuant to provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, includes authority for the report, estimated costs of operation and maintenance, a diagram for the District and the assessments.
The estimated number of parcels within the District is 1,246 parcels. The Engineer’s Report contains a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the assessment district and contains the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. Said estimated cost results in a proposed SingleFamily Equivalent (“SFE”) assessment rate of $529.44 for Zone A, $516.20 for Zone B, and $489.73 for Zone C for Fiscal Year 2023/24. Said proposed assessments include an authorized annual increase equal to the change in the Los Angeles-RiversideOrange County Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) per year without further vote or ballot proceeding. The annual CPI from December 2021 to December 2022 was 4.93%.
The assessments will be utilized for the general maintenance of slopes, open space areas, and the five (5) mini parks within the District.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 6.2.a Resolution No. 2023-27
2. 6.2.b Engineer's Report - FY2023/24