TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Henry Mitzner, Controller
SUBJECT:Title
Public Hearing Regarding the Annual Levy and Collection of Street Lighting and Landscaping District Maintenance Assessments for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 (Acting City Manager Moe).
a) CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING
b) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-0019
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: a) conduct a public hearing, and b) adopt Resolution No. 14-0019, providing for the annual levy and collection of Street Lighting and Landscaping District maintenance assessments for the FY2014-2015.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The assessment rates remain unchanged from FY2013-2014. The total assessments for FY2014-2015 are $378,480.
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:
4/1/14 - Adoption of Resolution No. 14-0013 ordering plans, specifications, cost estimates and the assessment engineer's report of annual assessments.
5/6/14 - Adoption of Resolution No. 14-0015 approving the assessment engineer's report for the annual levy of street lighting assessments for FY2014-2015; adoption of Resolution No. 14-0016 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 July 1, 2014.
DISCUSSION:
The assessments for FY2014-2015 ($378,480), combined with a City contribution of $21,140 for D...
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