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File ID: 2024-00494 3/26/2024 Consent Item 2.
Direct Filing of Annual Reports for City of Sacramento Assessment Districts File ID: 2024-00494
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution directing the Supervising Engineer of the Department of Public Works or the Supervising Engineer’s designee to prepare and file annual reports for Fiscal Year 2024/25 with the City Clerk for the following assessment districts in accordance with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and City Code Chapter 3.124: Citywide Landscaping and Lighting District, Village Garden Landscape Maintenance District, Power Inn Road Maintenance District, Neighborhood Landscaping District, Neighborhood Lighting District, Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District, Northside Subdivision Maintenance District, Laguna Creek Maintenance District, and Neighborhood Water Quality District.
Contact: Sini Makasini, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-7967, [email protected], Department of Finance; Sheri Smith, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-7204, [email protected], Department of Finance Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.124 and the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (California Streets and Highways Code § 22500 et seq.) require that the City Council order the preparation of an annual engineer’s report for City maintenance assessment districts (Districts) and order the filing of such report with the City Clerk.
Districts formed under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972:
· Citywide Landscaping and Lighting District
· Village Garden Landscape Maintenance District
· Power Inn Road Maintenance District
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· Neighborhood Landscaping District
· Neighborhood Lighting District
Districts formed under the City Code Chapter 3.124:
· Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District
· Northside Subdivision Maintenance District
· Laguna Creek Maintenance District
· Neighborhood Water Quality District
The Districts were formed to provide various maintenance and operations improvements such as street landscape and lighting, park, open space, drainage basin, and wetlands maintenance, as well as water quality programs. More detailed descriptions of the services and improvements provided in each district, and the individual annual budgets, will be brought to Council for approval over the next few months.
The recommended action to direct the filing of the annual engineer’s reports with the City Clerk is the first step in the process of ordering the maintenance and levying the assessment. The individual annual reports for each district will be brought later to City Council for approval pursuant to Section 22623 of the Streets and Highways Code and Section 3.124.190 of the Sacramento City Code.
Policy Considerations: The recommended action supports funding for maintenance and operations improvements in the Districts via property-based assessments.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (CEQA): Under CEQA, administration of the Districts does not constitute a project and is therefore exempt from review [14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15378(b)(5)].
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: City Council is required to order preparation of annual engineer’s reports and filing of the reports with the City Clerk for existing assessment districts pursuant to Section 22622 of the Streets and Highways Code and Section 3.124.190 of the Sacramento City Code.
Financial Considerations: The recommended action orders preparation of the engineer’s reports and filing of such reports with the City Clerk. The reports will be used to establish budgets for each
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district and such reports will be submitted to City Council at a future date. There are no financial considerations within this report.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
March 26, 2024
Direct Filing of Annual Reports for City of Sacramento Assessment Districts
BACKGROUND
A. The City Council established the following assessment districts under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (California Streets and Highways Code § 22500 et seq.) and has previously levied assessments on property within these districts to pay for landscaping, lighting, and related services and improvements within the districts:
1. Citywide Landscaping and Lighting District
2. Village Garden Landscape Maintenance District
3. Power Inn Road Maintenance District
4. Neighborhood Landscaping District
5. Neighborhood Lighting District
B. The City Council established the following assessment districts under Chapter 3.124 of the Sacramento City Code and has previously levied assessments on property in the districts to pay for maintenance and related services and improvements within the districts:
1. Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District
2. Northside Subdivision Maintenance District
3. Laguna Creek Maintenance District
4. Neighborhood Water Quality District
C. Each year, the City Council must order the Supervising Engineer or designee to file an engineer’s report with the City Clerk for the maintenance and lighting assessment districts. The engineer’s report must describe, among other things, the services and improvements to be provided, the total cost of providing services and improvements, a diagram of the district, and the amount of the proposed assessment on each parcel.
D. There are no proposed new improvements or any substantial changes to existing improvements funded by the above-mentioned districts for Fiscal Year 2024/25.
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 D are true and correct.
Section 2 The Supervising Engineer of the Department of Public Works or the Supervising Engineer’s designee, designated by Council as the Engineer of Work for the Districts, is hereby directed to prepare and file annual reports for Fiscal Year 2024/25 with the City Clerk for the following assessment districts in accordance with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and City Code Chapter 3.124:
1. Citywide Landscaping and Lighting District
2. Village Garden Landscape Maintenance District
3. Power Inn Road Maintenance District
4. Neighborhood Landscaping District
5. Neighborhood Lighting District
6. Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District
7. Northside Subdivision Maintenance District
8. Laguna Creek Maintenance District
9. Neighborhood Water Quality District
Section 3 This resolution is adopted pursuant to Section 22622 of the Streets and Highways Code and Section 3.124.190 of the Sacramento City Code.