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File ID: 2022-00333 June 14, 2022
Title: City Code Chapter 3.124 Maintenance Assessment Districts – Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 Annual Proceedings
Location: Districts 2, 3, and 8
Recommendation: Adopt: 1) a Resolution approving the Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District Engineer’s Annual Report and levying the assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23; 2) a Resolution approving the Northside Subdivision Maintenance District Engineer’s Annual Report and levying the assessment for FY2022/23; 3) a Resolution approving the Laguna Creek Maintenance District Engineer’s Annual Report and levying the assessment for FY2022/23; and 4) a Resolution approving the Neighborhood Water Quality District Engineer’s Annual Report and levying the assessment for FY2022/23.
Contact: Mary Jean Rodriguez, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-1980, [email protected]; Sheri Smith, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-7204, [email protected], Department of Finance.
Presenter: None.
[SEE NEXT PAGE FOR LIST OF ATTACHMENTS]
Attachments:
01-Description/Analysis
02-Background
03-Willowcreek Resolution
04-Willowcreek Exhibit A – Boundary Map
05-Willowcreek Exhibit B – FY2022/23 Budget
06-Willowcreek Exhibit C – FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report 07-Northside Resolution
08-Northside Exhibit A – Boundary Map
09-Northside Exhibit B – FY2022/23 Budget
10-Northside Exhibit C – FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report 11-Laguna Creek Resolution
12-Laguna Creek Exhibit A – Boundary Map
13-Laguna Creek Exhibit B – FY2022/23 Budget
14-Laguna Creek Exhibit C – FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report 15-Neighborhood Water Quality District (NWQD) Resolution 16-NWQD Exhibit A – Boundary Map
17-NWQD Exhibit B – FY2022/23 Budget
18-NWQD Exhibit C – FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.124.190, the following maintenance assessment districts must present an annual budget and engineer’s report to City Council:
• Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District (Willowcreek) • Northside Subdivision Maintenance District (Northside) • Laguna Creek Maintenance District (Laguna Creek)
• Neighborhood Water Quality District (Neighborhood Water Quality) The districts were formed to provide various maintenance and operations services such as street landscape, park, open space, drainage basin, and wetlands maintenance as well as water quality programs. More detailed descriptions of the services provided in each district are listed in the Background section of this report.
Approval of the Districts’ annual budgets will authorize the City to collect assessments in the amount sufficient to provide funding for maintenance, operations, and water quality services required in each district for FY2022/23.
Policy Considerations:
• Willowcreek: The recommended action supports Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce storm water pollution as required by the Federal Clean Water Act and the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit within the district’s boundaries.
• Northside: This action, consistent with Sacramento City Code requirements, supports BMPs to provide maintenance activities associated with the Northside Subdivision Wetlands Mitigation Program as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit for the Northside Subdivision. The district also funds maintenance activities for the landscaped area adjacent to Marysville Boulevard. • Laguna Creek: This action supports BMPs to provide funding for environmental monitoring and maintenance activities associated with the Laguna Creek Wetlands Mitigation Program as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit. • Neighborhood Water Quality: This action supports BMPs to provide funding for maintenance of wetland areas identified in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permits, Water Quality Swales and Detention areas, and landscaping improvements located in and/or adjacent to residential subdivisions in this district.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Under the CEQA Guidelines, continuing administrative activities of an assessment district and creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment do not constitute a project and are therefore exempt from CEQA review (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15378(b)(2), (b)(4)).
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: The requirements for the annual proceedings for these Districts are set forth in Sacramento City Code section 3.124.190, which requires the filing of an annual engineer’s report (Exhibit C to the attached Resolutions) describing the required maintenance work and associated costs before levying annual assessments.
Financial Considerations: The districts are self-supporting and have no impact on the General Fund. The cost of maintenance, operation, and program services required by each district will be funded through the assessment levies. A summary of each district budget and proposed assessment is listed below. Detailed information about the districts’ revenues and expenditures for FY2022/23 are shown in Exhibit B to the Resolutions and detailed in the Engineer’s Annual Report (Exhibit C to the attached Resolutions) filed with the Infrastructure Finance Division of the Department of Finance which is designated by the City Clerk to be the repository of documents associated with special districts. Although the assessment amounts are increasing for FY2022/23, the proposed assessments for all parcels within the districts are below the maximum authorized amount by land use type for each district, as shown on Exhibit B attached to each resolution.
• Willowcreek: The total assessment for FY2022/23 is projected at $80,000, with an expense budget of $65,364. Collection of surplus revenues is intentional to increase fund balance. The proposed assessment of $87.62 for FY2022/23 is a 6.67% increase over the FY2021/22 assessment of $82.15, which equates to an increase of $5.48 per single family home. The assessment will continue to increase in future years to fully fund expenses and increase fund balance to a prudent level. The proposed assessment is below the maximum authorized assessment amount of $153.89. Pursuant to City Code section 3.124.120 and Resolution No. 1998-0326, City Council previously authorized annual automatic increases to the maximum authorized assessment amount to account for inflation, provided such annual increases do not exceed 4%. The maximum authorized annual assessment is therefore increasing by 3.21% for FY2022/23 based on the 2021 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area (All Urban Consumers) Price Index annual average increase, but as noted above, the proposed assessment for FY2022/23 is below the maximum.
• Northside: The total assessment for FY2022/23 is projected at $15,000, with an expense budget of $19,788. Such deficit spending in FY2022/23 is intentional to reduce fund balance. The proposed assessment of $133.93 for FY2022/23 is a 7.14% increase over the FY2021/22 assessment of $125.00, which equates to an increase of $8.93 per single family home. The assessment will continue to increase in future years to fully fund expenses as the excess fund balance is depleted. The proposed assessment is below the maximum authorized assessment amount of $191.25. Northside does not have an automatic annual adjustment to the maximum authorized assessment amount to account for inflation. The maximum authorized annual assessment is therefore not increasing for FY2022/23, and as noted above, the proposed assessment for FY2022/23 is below the maximum.
• Laguna Creek: The total assessment for FY2022/23 is projected at $223,600, with an expense budget of $234,608. Such deficit spending is intentional to reduce fund balance. The proposed assessment amounts for FY2022/23 vary by land use but represent a 4% increase over the FY2021/22 assessment amounts and equates to an increase of $2.83 per single family home. The assessment will continue to increase in future years to fully fund expenses as the excess fund balance is depleted. Laguna Creek does not have an automatic annual adjustment to the maximum authorized assessment amount to account for inflation. The maximum authorized annual assessment is therefore not increasing for FY2022/23, and as noted above, the proposed assessment for FY2022/23 is below the maximum. • Neighborhood Water Quality: The total assessment amount for the five subdivisions for FY2022/23 is projected at $82,067, with an expense budget of $94,353. Such deficit spending is intentional to reduce the fund balance. The proposed assessment amounts for FY2022/23 vary by land use but represent a 4% increase over the FY2021/22 assessment amounts. The increase in the estimated assessment for parcels in each subdivision ranges between $0.46 and $12.61 per single family home and $79.08 and $138.55 per commercial parcel. The assessment will continue to increase in future years to fully fund expenses as the excess fund balance is depleted. The proposed assessment amounts are below the maximum authorized assessment amounts.
Pursuant to City Code section 3.124.120 and Resolution No. 2003-0609, City Council previously authorized annual automatic increases to the maximum authorized assessment amount to account for inflation, provided such annual increases do not exceed 4%. The maximum authorized annual assessment is therefore increasing by
3.21% for FY2022/23 based on the 2021 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area (All Urban Consumers) Price Index annual average increase, but as noted above, the proposed assessment for FY2022/23 is below the maximum.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Attachment 1
Background
Willowcreek: On August 18, 1998, Council approved formation of the Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District. The district was established in Willowcreek as one of several BMPs to reduce storm water pollution at the maximum extent possible as required by the Federal Clean Water Act and the City’s NPDES Permit. The district provides additional street sweeping during the winter months, cleaning of manholes, pipes and pump stations, and monitoring of storm water discharge and sediments. Currently, there are 12 subdivisions within the existing boundaries.
Northside: Council approved formation of the Northside Subdivision Maintenance District on June 7, 1992. The district was established to provide maintenance activities associated with the Northside Subdivision Wetlands Mitigation Program as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit for the Northside subdivision. District activities include removal of trash and debris, inspection and repair of wetland inlet/outlet structures, cleaning of sand and grease trap separator for the storm drain system, disposal of waste, bank stabilization of stream banks and berms for the Magpie Creek Channel and adjacent wetlands within the district boundaries.
The district also funds maintenance activities for the landscaped area adjacent to Marysville Boulevard.
Laguna Creek: The Laguna Creek wetlands area was constructed in 1988. On April 16, 1991, Council approved formation of the Laguna Creek Maintenance District. The district provides funding for environmental monitoring and maintenance activities associated with the Laguna Creek Wetlands Mitigation Program. The monitoring and maintenance work are required to comply with a Section 404 Permit (No. 9570) issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the City of Sacramento. The adopted monitoring program identified a five-to-eight-year monitoring period, which has been completed along with the required remediation work. The ongoing purpose of the district is to provide continued maintenance and monitoring to ensure compliance with the 404-permit, which includes a public education element as described below.
Monitoring and Maintenance Program
The Laguna Creek wetlands maintenance area includes the primary creek channel and adjacent wetlands, wetlands preserved to the south of the floodway, and adjacent turf areas.
The maintenance area also includes channel improvements and wetlands located west of Franklin Boulevard, which were constructed as part of the Laguna Creek Floodway project.
The work that is intended to be funded by the annual maintenance district includes:
• Maintenance and repair of irrigation systems.
• Maintenance and operation of planting basins, including fertilization, pruning, staking, turf and grassland mowing, disking fire breaks, litter control, and patrolling. • Maintenance of bikeways and landscaping adjacent to the wetlands area. • Unscheduled maintenance such as repair of damage due to vandalism, flood or fire, and temporary irrigation of vernal pools not wetted by natural events. • Public outreach, including design and development of interpretive signage, education workshops, nature walks, information for the kiosk (i.e. community information center), and for wetlands articles in the North Laguna Creek Neighborhood Association newspaper.
Neighborhood Water Quality: On July 23, 1991, Council approved formation of the Neighborhood Water Quality District, formerly known as the Meadowview Estates Maintenance District. This district provides funding for maintenance of water quality areas and landscaping improvements that are in and/or adjacent to residential subdivisions. The specific activities approved for the district include:
For landscaped areas:
The work to be performed consists of maintaining and servicing the landscaping, irrigation systems, drainage structures, and water quality features. Maintenance work may include but not be limited to periodic mowing of grass, trimming of trees and shrubs, and fertilizing, together with the regular furnishing of water for irrigation of all plant material, and the repair, maintenance, and replacement of irrigation systems, drainage structures, water quality features, planted materials, and amenities.
For water quality areas:
The work to be performed consists of the maintenance and repair of the wetland areas identified in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permits, Water Quality Swales and Detention areas. Specifically, the work may include but is not limited to maintenance of seasonal wetlands, mowing fire breaks, litter control and patrolling, repair and/or replacement of post and cable, keeping of contractor’s records, and any related work necessary to comply with the conditions of the Corps Permit. The work will also include landscape (i.e. trees & native grasses) maintenance of the water quality detention basin.
At the time of formation, the initial district included the Meadowview Estates. Since that time, Council has annexed four additional subdivisions to the district.
3.124 Districts Boundary Map
RESOLUTION NO.
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
Resolution Approving Engineer’s Annual Report, Adopting the Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District Annual Budget, and Levying Assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23
BACKGROUND
A. The Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District No 98-03 (District), as depicted in Exhibit A, was established by the City Council, and approved by the property owners on August 18, 1998.
B. The City Council established the District under Chapter 3.124 of the Sacramento City Code (Chapter 3.124) and has previously levied assessments on property in the District to pay for maintenance related to the water quality mitigation program and related services provided within the District, all in accordance with Chapter
3.124. The Engineer’s Annual Report summarizes the maintenance activities performed. Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.124.190, the City Council must annually adopt the Engineer’s Annual Report, adopt the District budget, and levy the assessment.
C. The total assessment for FY2022/23 is projected at $80,000, with an expense budget of $65,364 as shown on Exhibit B to the resolution and detailed in the Engineer’s Annual Report, which is Exhibit C to the resolution. The total assessment in FY2022/23 is greater than projected expenses to fully fund budgeted expenses and provide for contingency funds.
D. The proposed assessment of $87.62 in FY2022/23 is a 6.67% increase over the FY2021/22 assessment of $82.15. The assessment will continue to increase in future years to fully fund expenses and increase fund balance to a prudent level.
The proposed assessment is below the maximum authorized assessment amount of $153.89. Pursuant to City Code section 3.124.120 and Resolution No. 1998-0326, the City Council previously authorized annual automatic increases to the maximum authorized assessment amount to account for inflation, provided such annual increases do not exceed 4%. The maximum authorized annual assessment is therefore increasing by 3.21% for FY2022/23 based on the 2021 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area (All Urban Consumers) Price Index annual average increase, but as noted above, the proposed assessment for FY2022/23 is below the maximum. Detailed information about the assessment is shown in Exhibit B.
E. On March 15, 2022, the City Council directed the Supervising Engineer of the Department of Public Works, designated by the City Council as the Engineer of Work for the District, to file an Engineer’s Annual Report in accordance with Sacramento City Code section 3.124.190 (Resolution No. 2022-0075).
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the background statements A through E are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council hereby:
(a) Approves the Engineer’s Annual Report for FY2022/23 attached as Exhibit C to this resolution and on file with the Infrastructure Finance Division of the Department of Finance, designated by the City Clerk’s Office to be the repository of documents for special districts.
(b) Adopts the annual budget set forth in the FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report and as shown in Exhibit B.
(c) Levies the assessment set forth in the FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report and shown in Exhibit C.
Section 3. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to make any necessary budgetary adjustments associated with the approval of the Engineer’s Annual Report for FY2022/23.
Section 4. Exhibits A, B, and C are part of the resolution.
Table of Contents:
Exhibit A - Boundary Map
Exhibit B - FY 2022/23 Budget
Exhibit C - FY 2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report
EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B
WILLOWCREEK MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
FY2022/23
(FUND 2228)
DISTRICT BUDGET
Estimated Beginning Fund Balance 61,151
Total Assessed to Property Owners 80,000
Total Resources $141,151
Maintenance Tasks
Street Sweeping 38,000
Inspections & corrective Action 20,774
Administrative Costs
Infrastructure Finance
Administration 4,880
Accounting
Administration 1,098
County Billing 612
Total Expenditures $65,364
Estimated Ending Fund Balance 75,787
Year-Over-Year Change in Fund Balance 14,636
PARCEL ASSESSMENT
District Name
FY2022/23
Maximum
Authorized
Assessment
FY2021/22
Assessment
per
Residential
Parcel
FY2022/23
Assessment
per
Residential
Parcel
Willowcreek Maintenance
Assessment District $153.89 $82.15 $87.62
The maximum authorized annual assessment for FY2022/23 is automatically increased for inflation by 3.21% using the 2021 annual average of the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area (All Urban Consumers).
RESOLUTION NO.
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
Resolution Approving Engineer’s Annual Report, Adopting the Northside Subdivision Maintenance District Annual Budget, and Levying Assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23
BACKGROUND
A. The Northside Subdivision Maintenance District (District), as depicted in Exhibit A, was established by the City Council and approved by the property owners on June 7, 1992.
B. The City Council established the District under Chapter 3.124 of the Sacramento City Code (Chapter 3.124) and has previously levied assessments on property in the District to provide funding for maintenance activities associated with the Northside Subdivision Wetlands Mitigation Program as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit for the Northside Subdivision, all in accordance with Chapter 3.124. The Engineer’s Annual Report summarizes the maintenance activities performed. Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.124.190, the City Council must annually adopt the Engineer’s Annual Report, adopt the District budget, and levy the assessment.
C. The total assessment for FY2022/23 is projected at $15,000, with an expense budget of $19,788 as shown on Exhibit B to the resolution and detailed in the Engineer’s Annual Report, which is Exhibit C to the resolution. The total assessment in FY2022/23 is less than projected expenses due to the utilization of excess fund balance.
D. The proposed assessment of $133.93 in FY2022/23 is a 7.14% increase over the FY 2021/22 assessment of $125.00. An assessment of $176.68 per single family home would be required to fully fund budgeted expenses in FY 2022/23. The assessment will continue to increase in future years to fully fund expenses as the excess fund balance is depleted. The proposed assessment is below the maximum authorized assessment amount of $191.25. The District does not have an automatic annual adjustment to the maximum authorized assessment amount to account for inflation. The maximum authorized annual assessment is therefore not increasing for FY2022/23, and as noted above, the actual assessment for FY2022/23 is below the maximum. Detailed information about the assessment is shown in Exhibit B.
E. On March 15, 2022, the City Council directed the Supervising Engineer of the Department of Public Works, designated by the City Council as the Engineer of Work for the District, to file an Engineer’s Annual Report in accordance with Sacramento City Code section 3.125.190 (Resolution No. 2022-0075).
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the background statements A through E are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council hereby:
(a) Approves the Engineer’s Annual Report for FY2022/23 attached as Exhibit C to this resolution and on file with the Infrastructure Finance Division of the Department of Finance, designated by the City Clerk’s Office to be the repository of documents for special districts.
(b) Adopts the annual budget set forth in the FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report and shown in Exhibit B.
(c) Levies the assessment set forth in the FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report and as shown in Exhibit C.
Section 3. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to make any necessary budgetary adjustments associated with the approval of the Engineer’s Annual Report for FY2022/23.
Section 4. Exhibits A, B, and C are part of the resolution.
Table of Contents:
Exhibit A - Boundary Map
Exhibit B - FY 2022/23 Budget
Exhibit C - FY 2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
NORTHSIDE SUBDIVISION MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
FY2022/23
DISTRICT BUDGET AND PARCEL ASSESSMENT
(FUND 2204)
Estimated Beginning Fund Balance 40,383
Total Assessed to Property Owners 15,000
Total Resources $55,383
Maintenance Tasks
Wetlands Maintenance (Utilities) 8,000
Landscape Maintenance (Streets) 6,500
Administrative Costs
Infrastructure Finance
Administration 4,081
Accounting
Administration 1,098
County Billing 109
Total Expenditures $19,788
Estimated Ending Fund Balance 35,595
Year-Over-Year Change in Fund Balance (4,788)
Assessment Per Parcel 133.93
PARCEL ASSESSMENT
District Name
FY2022/23
Maximum
Authorized
Assessment
FY2021/22
Assessment
per
Residential
Parcel
FY2022/23
Assessment
per
Residential
Parcel
Northside Subdivision
Maintenance District $191.25 $125.00 $133.93
The maximum authorized assessment is not being increased for FY 2022/23 given the district does not have an automatic annual adjustment to the maximum authorized assessment to account for inflation.
RESOLUTION NO.
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
Resolution Approving Engineer’s Annual Report, Adopting the Laguna Creek Maintenance District Annual Budget, and Levying Assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23
BACKGROUND
A. The Laguna Creek Maintenance District (District), as depicted in Exhibit A, was established by the City Council, and approved by the property owners on April 16, 1991.
B. The City Council established the District under Chapter 3.124 of the Sacramento City Code (Chapter 3.124) and has previously levied assessments on property in the District to pay for landscaping maintenance services and related services to be provided within the District, all in accordance with Chapter 3.124. The Engineer’s Annual Report summarizes the maintenance activities performed.
Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.124.190, the City Council must annually adopt the Engineer’s Annual Report, adopt the District budget, and levy the assessment.
C. The total assessment for FY2022/23 is projected at $223,600, with an expense budget of $234,608 as shown on Exhibit B to the resolution and detailed in the Engineer’s Annual Report, which is Exhibit C to the resolution. The total assessment in FY2022/23 is less than projected expenses due to the utilization of excess fund balance.
D. The proposed assessment amounts for FY2022/23 vary by land use but represent a 4% increase over the FY2021/22 assessment amounts and equates to an increase of $2.83 per single family home. The assessment will continue to increase in future years to fully fund expenses as the excess fund balance is depleted. The District does not have an automatic annual adjustment to the maximum authorized assessment amount to account for inflation. The maximum authorized annual assessment is therefore not increasing for FY2022/23, and as noted above, the proposed assessment for FY2022/23 is below the maximum.
Detailed information about the assessment is shown in Exhibit B.
E. On March 15, 2022, the City Council directed the Supervising Engineer of the Department of Public Works, designated by the City Council as the Engineer of Work for the District, to file an Engineer’s Annual Report in accordance with Sacramento City Code Section 3.124.190 (Resolution No. 2022-0075).
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the background statements A through E are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council hereby:
(a) Approves the Engineer’s Annual Report for FY2022/23 attached as Exhibit C to this resolution and on file with the Infrastructure Finance Division of the Department of Finance, designated by the City Clerk’s Office to be the repository of documents for special districts.
(b) Adopts the annual budget set forth in the FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report and shown in Exhibit B.
(c) Levies the assessment set forth in the FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report and as shown in Exhibit C.
Section 3. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to make any necessary budgetary adjustments associated with the approval of the Engineer’s Annual Report for FY2022/23.
Section 4. Exhibits A, B, and C are part of the resolution.
Table of Contents:
Exhibit A - Boundary Map
Exhibit B - FY 2022/23 Budget
Exhibit C - FY 2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report
EXHIBIT A
Laguna Creek Maintenance District Boundary Map
EXHIBIT B
LAGUNA CREEK MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
BUDGET AND PARCEL ASSESSMENT
FY 2022/23
(FUND 2206)
Estimated Beginning Fund Balance 347,425
Total Assessed to Property Owners 223,600
Total Resources $571,025
Maintenance Services
Parks 150,000
Park Community Outreach 25,000
Department of Public Works (Streets) 51,580
Administrative Costs
Infrastructure Finance
Administration 5,236
Accounting
Administration 1,098
County Billing 1,694
Total Expenditures $234,608
Estimated Ending Fund Balance 336,417
Year-Over-Year Change in Fund Balance (11,008)
PARCEL ASSESSMENT
The maximum authorized assessment amounts are not being increased for FY 2022/23 given the district does not have an automatic annual adjustment to the maximum authorized assessment to account for inflation.
Land Use
Maximum
Authorized FY2021/22 FY2022/23
Residential
Single Family Residential (per unit) $81.73 $71.16 $73.99 Developed Multi-Family/Condo (per unit) $58.78 $49.39 $51.30 Undeveloped Multi-Family (per acre) $741.72 $697.67 $726.80 Non-Residential (Land Area)
0-25,000 Square Feet (per parcel) $113.04 $100.89 $104.96 25,000-100,000 Square Feet (per parcel) $525.45 $492.38 $512.88 Over 100,000 Square Feet (per parcel) $1,082.23 $1,020.90 $1,063.59 Churches (per parcel) $39.52 $31.10 $32.24
RESOLUTION NO.
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
Resolution Approving Engineer’s Annual Report, Adopting the Neighborhood Water Quality District Annual Budget, and Levying Assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23
BACKGROUND
A. The Neighborhood Water Quality District (“District”) formerly known as the Meadowview Estates Maintenance District, as depicted in Exhibit A, was established by the City Council, and approved by the property owners on July 23, 1991.
B. The City Council established the District under Chapter 3.124 of the Sacramento City Code (Chapter 3.124); and has previously levied assessments on property in the District to pay for maintenance related to the water quality mitigation program and related services to be provided within the District, all in accordance with Chapter 3.124. The Engineer’s Annual Report summarizes the maintenance activities performed. Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.124.190, the City Council must annually adopt the Engineer’s Annual Report, adopt the District budget, and levy the assessment.
C. The total assessment for FY2022/23 is projected at $82,067, with an expense budget of $94,353 as shown on Exhibit B to the resolution and detailed in the Engineer’s Annual Report, which is Exhibit C to the resolution. The total assessment in FY2022/23 is less than projected expenses due to the utilization of excess fund balance.
D. The proposed assessment amounts for FY2022/23 vary by land use but represent a 4% increase over the FY2021/22 assessment amounts. The increase in the actual assessment for parcels in each subdivision ranges between $0.46 and $12.61 per single family home and $79.08 and $138.55 per commercial parcel. The assessment will continue to increase in future years to fully fund expenses as the excess fund balance is depleted. The proposed assessment amounts are below the maximum authorized assessment amounts. Pursuant to City Code section 3.124.120 and Resolution No. 2003-0609, City Council previously authorized annual automatic increases to the maximum authorized assessment amount to account for inflation, provided such annual increases do not exceed 4%. The maximum authorized annual assessment is therefore increasing by 3.21% for FY2022/23 based on the 2021 San Francisco-Oakland- Hayward area (All Urban Consumers) Price Index annual average increase, but as noted above, the proposed assessment for FY2022/23 is below the maximum.
Detailed information about the assessment is shown in Exhibit B.
E. On March 15, 2022, the City Council directed the Supervising Engineer of the Department of Public Works, designated by the City Council as the Engineer of Work for the District, to file an Engineer’s Annual Report in accordance with Sacramento City Code section 3.124.190 (Resolution No. 2022-0075).
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the background statements A through E are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council hereby:
(a) Approves the Engineer’s Annual Report for FY2022/23 attached as Exhibit C to this resolution and on file with the Infrastructure Finance Division of the Department of Finance, designated by the City Clerk’s Office to be the repository of documents for special districts.
(b) Adopts the annual budget set forth in the FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report and as shown in Exhibit B.
(c) Levies the assessment set forth in the FY2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report and shown in Exhibit C.
Section 3. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to make any necessary budgetary adjustments associated with the approval of the Engineer’s Annual Report for FY2022/23.
Section 4. Exhibits A, B, and C are part of the resolution.
Table of Contents:
Exhibit A - Boundary Map
Exhibit B - FY 2022/23 Budget
Exhibit C - FY 2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report
EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B
NEIGHBORHOOD WATER QUALITY DISTRICT
DISTRICT BUDGET AND PARCEL ASSESSMENT
FY2022/23
(FUND 2226)
Estimated Beginning Fund Balance 296,395
Total Assessed to Property Owners 82,067
Total Resources $378,461
Maintenance Services
Department of Public Works (Streets) 50,980
Parks 30,000
Department of Utilities 3,000
Administrative Costs
Infrastructure Finance
Administration 8,502
Accounting
Administration 1,098
County Billing 773
Total Expenditures $94,353
Estimated Ending Fund Balance 284,108
Year-Over-Year Change in Fund Balance (12,286)
SUBDIVISION BREAKDOWN
Subdivision
Beginning
Fund
Balance
FY 2022/23
Assessment
Total
Resources
Total
Expenses
Ending
Fund
Balance
Buena Park 13,398 9,777 23,175 8,218 14,957
Meadowview Estates 99,133 5,391 104,525 25,997 78,528
Steamboat Bend 26,081 5,245 31,325 11,627 19,698
Sheldon 20 70,051 29,190 99,240 14,989 84,251
Hampton Station 87,732 32,464 120,196 33,522 86,674
Total $ 296,395 $ 82,067 $ 378,461 $ 94,353 $ 284,108
PARCEL ASSESSMENT
The maximum authorized assessment amounts for FY2022/23 have automatically increased for inflation by 3.21% using the 2021 annual average of the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area (All Urban Consumers).
Subdivision # of Lots
Maximum
Authorized FY2021/22 FY2022/23
Buena Park 59 $528.43 $159.35 $165.72
Meadowview Estates 450 $394.73 $11.52 $11.98
Steamboat Bend 146 $236.85 $34.56 $35.94
Sheldon 20 89 $329.69 $315.37 $327.98
Hampton Station
Subdivision # of Lots
Maximum
Authorized FY2021/22 FY2022/23
Residential 177 $162.01 $133.48 $138.82
Non-Residential Lot 93 1 $4,253.43 $3,463.77 $3,602.32
Non-Residential Lot 94 1 $2,637.60 $2,148.55 $2,234.49
Non-Residential Lot 98 1 $2,426.86 $1,977.00 $2,056.08