Public Hearing:
Annual Levy Assessment of
Street Lighting District (SLD) 81-1
June 17, 2025
City of Placentia
1 Background on Process
2 Legal Authority
•Landscape & Lighting Act of 1972
•Establishes the authority and process for a government agency to create and maintain special assessment districts •Proposition 218
•Limits the City’s ability to increase assessments
Annual Levy Assessment Process
•1st City Council Meeting: May 20, 2025
•Resolution No. R-2025-17 –Directing Preparation of Engineer’s Report •Resolution No. R-2025-18 –Intent to Levy & Setting Public Hearing •2nd City Council Meeting:June 17, 2025
•Public Hearing
Overview of SLD 81-1
3 •SLD 81-1 was formed in
1981
•Since 1981, additional
properties have been
annexed into the District:
3,653 Parcels Accessed
814 Streetlights are
supported by SLD 81-1
Current District Assessment Rates
4 Zone Description
AU
Ratio
Factor
Annual
Assessment
Rate
Zone A Single-Family
Residential 1.00 $27.38/Parcel
Zone B Commercial/
Industrial 6.00 $164.28/Acre
Zone D Undeveloped 0.30 $8.21/Unit
•Maximum Allowable Rate:
$27.38 per assessment unit
(AU)
•Each parcel is assessed at an
AU factor based on an assigned
Zone
•Assessment rates remain at
1981 levels
•Proposition 218 requires a ballot
measure and voter approval to
increase assessments
FY 25-26 Budget for SLD 81-1 FUnd
5 Expenditure Item Amount
Public Notice 1,000
Electricity 196,245
Total Expenditures $197,245
Revenue Item Amount
Direct Assessments 136,245
General Fund Contribution 61,000
Total Revenues $197,245
Revenue Allocation to Parcels
Assessment per Assessment Unit $27.38
Total Assessment Units 4,976.06
Total Assessment Revenue $136,245
Expenditures vs. Revenues
Status of SLD 81-1 Fund
6 District Fund Deficit
•Subsidized by City’s General Fund over the years
Reasons for Deficit
•No increase in rates since district formation
•Continuous rise in electricity costs over 43 years
•District not subject to annual escalation, unlike City's community facilities districts Future Outlook
•Structural deficit reduction after upgrading streetlights to LED fixtures
Staff Recommendations
7 1.Open the Public Hearing concerning the levy and collection of assessments within the Placentia Street Lighting District 81-1; and
2.Receive the Staff Report, consider all public testimony, ask questions of Staff; and
3.Close the Public Hearing; and
4.Adopt Resolution No. R-2025-31, a Resolution of City Council of the City of Placentia, California, approving Engineer’s Report, confirming diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of continued assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for Placentia Street Lighting District No. 81-1.
Questions & Comments
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