TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
Julie Bondarchuk, Financial Controller
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Ordering Plans, Specifications, Cost Estimates, and Engineer's Report for Annual Street Lighting and Landscaping Assessments (Finance Director Charelian).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0033
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-0033 ordering the preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, and the engineer's report for the annual renewal of the Landscaping and Lighting District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds are budgeted in the Public Works department for the assessment engineering cost of $7,701 for the Landscaping and Lighting District.
It is important to note that assessments have been fixed since 1996 with most single-family residences paying $17.03 per year. Costs, however, have continued to rise (notably electricity and gas) and exceed the revenue generated by the assessments. As a result, the Street Lighting and Landscape Fund balance has been depleted and the General Fund continues to subsidize the fund. The preliminary estimate for the subsidy in the upcoming FY 2024-2025 is $306,232. A Proposition 218 vote is required to raise the assessments; City Council reviewed the options for raising assessments but has deferred such action.
BACKGROUND:
The City provides for the operations and maintenance of Street Lighting and the Downtown Streetscape via the Street Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District (District). The District, which was formed pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, is comprised of separate street lighting districts for the majority of the City, and the lighting and land...
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