STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
PH 3
6/24/2025
TN
Date:June 24, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From:Patti Garibay, Director - Community Development
Nicole Jones, Senior Analyst – Community Development
Subject:Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District Levy of Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2025/26
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 25-XX, confirming the diagram and assessments, and ordering the levy of an assessment in the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
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Fiscal Impact:
Parcels annexed prior to Fiscal Year 2005/06 will be assessed $50 per equivalent drainage unit, which is the same as the previous year’s assessment. Lots and parcels annexed beginning Fiscal Year 2005/06 will be assessed $89.90 per equivalent drainage unit, which includes the 3.11% CPI adjustment. An estimated total of $2,793,313.64 will be assessed against the benefiting properties and will be used for maintenance expenses.
Background:
The City Council previously formed the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District, including the establishment of separate zones, and submitted the proposition to the eligible voters in each respective zone. The majority of voters approved the formation of the District, the separate zones, and the levying of the assessment. The first year's assessment was paid by the developers of the property. Each year, thereafter, the City Council, after public notice and hearing, may determine and impose an annual assessment. Due to the cost and complexity of accounting for separate zones of benefit within the District, separate zone designations were eliminated in 1992 per Resolution 92-134, by City Council action.
The drainage improvements in the District have been completed and accepted by the City Council, and will be maintained with funds generated by the Drainage Benefit Assessment District. Each lot or parcel within the District that was annexed prior to Fiscal Year 2005/06, as indicated on the 2 0
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diagram, will be assessed a unit assessment of $50 per equivalent drainage unit (EDU) for Fiscal Year 2025/26. The unit assessment for Fiscal Year 2025/26 is the same as Fiscal Year 2004-2005, except for those parcels that were annexed during Fiscal Year 2005/06 or subsequent fiscal years, which will be assessed at a rate reflective of the February index increase consistent with the consumer price index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Counties. Last year’s rate was $87.19.
For Fiscal Year 2025/26, the rate of assessment will be $89.90 per assessment unit, including the established CPI adjustment of 3.11% ($87.19 x 1.0311 = $89.90). The method of assessment is based on proportionate storm water runoff, thereby assessing developments with more impervious area a proportionately larger share of the total assessed costs. Refer to the attached Engineer's Report and Assessment for details.
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Attachments:
Resolution No. 25-XX – Ordering Levy
Final Engineer’s Report