TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Ted Semaan, Interim Public Works Director
Gilbert Gamboa, Acting City Engineer
Justin Murray, Engineering Technician II
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of an Update for Underground Utility Assessment Districts 19-12 and 19-14 (No Budget Impact) (Interim Public Works Director Semaan).
(Estimated Time: 45 Mins.)
RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the update on Underground Utility Assessment Districts 19-12 and 19-14 (Districts 12 and 14).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
On November 5, 2019, the City Council approved the sale of bonds to finance unpaid property assessments in amounts not to exceed $6,735,000 and $6,810,000 for Districts 12 and 14, respectively. Prior to bond issuance, the City expended $238,193 for District 12 and $268,028 for District 14 for utility design and assessment-engineering services, and both were fully reimbursed. Proposition 218 Engineer's Reports confirmed total assessments of approximately $6.7 million in District 19-12 and $6.8 million in District 19-14, with average parcel assessments of $29,500 and $27,900, respectively.
BACKGROUND:
Underground Utility Assessment Districts (UUAD) 19-12 and 19-14 in Manhattan Beach represent the culmination of more than a decade of community interest, planning, and financing approvals to move overhead utilities underground.
The process began in 2005, when property owners within the proposed districts submitted petitions with more than 60% support, initiating the undergrounding effort. Initial funding for Southern California Edison (SCE) design work was approved in 2006, with Frontier and Charter design funds approved in 2008. However, the 2008 economic recession led the City Council to suspend all UUAD activity in 2010. The program was revived in 2017, and the utility companies resumed com...
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