TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Libby Bretthauer, Acting Finance Director
Julie Bondarchuk, Financial Controller
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing and Consider a Resolution Providing for the Annual Levy and Collection of Street Lighting and Landscaping District Maintenance Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Budgeted) (Acting Finance Director Bretthauer).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0083 PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL LEVY AND COLLECTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that after conducting a public hearing, the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-0083 providing for the annual levy and collection of Street Lighting and Landscaping District maintenance assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The assessment rates remain unchanged from FY 2024-2025. The total assessments for FY 2025-2026 are $377,238.
BACKGROUND:
The City provides for the maintenance costs of Citywide street lighting and downtown landscaping through 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 the June 17, 2025 public hearing and consideration of Resolution No. 25-0083.
The following is a summary of previous City Council actions:
April 1, 2025 - Adoption of Resolution No. 25-0031 ordering plans, specifications, cost estimates and the assessment engineer's report of annual assessments.
May 20, 2025 - Adoption of Resolution No. 25-0044 approving the assessment engineer's report for the annual levy of street lighting assessments for FY 2025-2026.
May 20, 2025 - Adoption of Resolution No. 25-0045 declaring the City Council's intention to provide ...
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