TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Libby Bretthauer, 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 (No Budget Impact) (Finance Director Bretthauer).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0019
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-0019 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) 2026-2027, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds are budgeted in the Public Works Department for the assessment engineering cost of $8,500 for the Street 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, gas, and capital improvements) and therefore exceed the revenue generated by the assessments. As a result, the General Fund has subsidized the Street Lighting and Landscape Fund since 2007, resulting in a total of nearly $3.9 million transferred from the General Fund balance. The preliminary estimate for the subsidy in the upcoming fiscal year 2026-2027 is $270,476. A Proposition 218 vote would be required to raise the assessments.
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 an...
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