TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Bruce Moe, Finance Director
Henry Mitzner, Controller
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing Regarding Annual Levy and Collection of Street Lighting and Landscaping District Maintenance Assessments for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 (Finance Director Moe).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16-0019
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: a) conduct a public hearing, and b) adopt Resolution No. 16-0019 providing for the annual levy and collection of Street Lighting and Landscaping District maintenance assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2017.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The assessment rates remain unchanged from FY 2015-2016. The total assessments for FY 2016-2017 are $378,127.
BACKGROUND:
The City provides for the maintenance costs of citywide street lighting and downtown landscaping via a Street Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District. The district was formed pursuant to the California Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. The district must be renewed annually through a series of City Council resolutions culminating with tonight's public hearing and adoption of the resolution.
The following is a summary of previous Council actions:
4/5/16 - Adoption of Resolution No. 16-0016 ordering plans, specifications, cost estimates and the assessment engineer's report of annual assessments.
5/3/16 - Adoption of Resolution No. 16-0017 approving the assessment engineer's report for the annual levy of street lighting assessments for FY 2016-2017; adoption of Resolution No. 16-0018 declaring the City Council's intention to provide for the annual levy and collection of assessments for street lighting maintenance, and setting the public hearing for June 21, 2016.
DISCUSSION:
The assessments for FY 2016-2017 ($378,127) combined with a City...
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