STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
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7/14/2026
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Date:July 14, 2026
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Patti Garibay, Director – Community Development
Nicole Jones, Manager – Community Development
Subject:Proposed Increase and Expansion of the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District Assessment
Recommendation:
Open the public hearing on the proposed increase and expansion of the assessment within the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District, receive testimony, and adopt Resolution No. 26- __, continuing the public hearing to Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
None from this action. The proposed increase would be considered at the continued public hearing on August 11, 2026. The Fiscal Year 2026/27 annual assessment at previously authorized rates is the subject of a separate item on this agenda and is not affected by this action.
Background:
On May 26, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 26-24, declaring its intention to increase the assessment, and to expand the territory subject to assessment, within the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District, and setting a public hearing for July 14, 2026. As required by Article XIII D, section 4 of the California Constitution and Government Code section 53753, notice of the proposed assessment and an assessment ballot were mailed to the record owner of each affected parcel at least 45 days before the hearing. 2 4
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Staff recommends that the City Council open the public hearing, receive testimony, and continue the hearing, without closing it, to the City Council’s regular meeting of August 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers. Assessment ballots may be submitted, and previously submitted ballots may be withdrawn or changed, until the conclusion of public testimony at the continued hearing.
Attachment:
Resolution No. 26-__ — continuing the public hearing on the proposed increase and expansion of the assessment to August 11, 2026.