Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.19. 4/25/2023 File #: 23-0259
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
Approval of the Landscape Maintenance Assessment District 94-1 (Sycamore Crossing) Preliminary Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Resolution No. 11450.
2. SUMMARY
The City declares its intention to assess an annual levy, approve the Preliminary Engineer’sReport and set a public hearing. Staff recommends no increase in the assessments for Fiscal Year 2023- 2024. The total assessment to be levied in Landscape Maintenance Assessment District 94-1 (Sycamore Crossing) will be $47,877.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11450. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange regarding Landscape Maintenance Assessment District 94-1 (Sycamore Crossing) declaring its intention to provide for an annual levy and collection of assessments for Fiscal Year 2023-2024; setting a time and place for a public hearing to receive public testimony on the foregoing matters and giving preliminary approval of the certified Engineer’sReport for Landscape Maintenance Assessment District 94-1 (Sycamore Crossing).
2. Declare the intent to levy an annual assessment, and set June 13, 2023, at 6:00 PM at City Hall, 300 E Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92866, as the time and place for the Public Hearing on the assessment.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total expenditure for this assessment is $46,538 and will be funded through Sycamore Crossing Landscape Maintenance District (293).
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in the community. a: Renovate, maintain, develop and/or expand public use places and spaces.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
In 1995, Landscape Maintenance District No. 94-1 (LMD 94-1) was established to maintain the landscape and flood control improvements along Santiago Creek that were constructed by Tract No. 14752 (Sycamore Crossing). Resolution 8462 approved Conditional Use Permit 2088-94 for Tentative Tract 15053 (Sycamore Crossing) and Resolution 8463 approved Tentative Tract Map City of Orange Printed on 4/20/2023Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.19. 4/25/2023 File #: 23-0259
15053, which is part of Tract 14751.
Annually, a detailed accounting of expenses is completed and a new assessment is calculated for the benefitting property owners. All assessments are recommended to remain the same for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (FY24) as they are for the current fiscal year. The 124 units in the interior of the Tract are currently assessed at $293.08. The 36 units adjacent to the landscape improvement have a 2% premium and are currently assessed at $298.94 per unit. The senior citizen housing site is currently assessed at $597.88 per year. In addition, the City owns two lots within the District that pay into the District. The larger lot which remains as open space is assessed at $117.23 per year and the smaller lot for a future water well is $58.62 per year.
The total expenditure for FY24 is estimated to be $46,538. The proposed assessment will generate $47,877 in revenue. The projected year-end Reserve Fund balance is $109,284 and the District is funded entirely by annual assessment revenue. The surplus revenue between the annual assessment and the expenditure is $1,339 and will contribute to the fund balance. The fund balance will be used for repairs and replacement of infrastructure such as fences, irrigation, and landscape.
The attached Preliminary Engineer’sReport contains detailed information about the assessment. It is proposed to schedule the Public Hearing on June 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.at City Hall, 300 E Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92866.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution No. 11450
· Preliminary Engineer’s Report for the Annual Levy Assessment Landscape Maintenance District No. 94-1 Fiscal Year 2023-2024
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