For City Council Meeting August 11, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Adopt: (1) Resolution No. 8553 Amending and Restating Resolution No. 8521 Approving the Engineer's Report and Ordering the Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 for Street Light Maintenance District No. 1; (2) Resolution No. 8554 Amending and Restating Resolution No. 8522 Approving the Engineer's Report and Ordering the Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1; and (3) Resolution No. 8555 Amending and Restating Resolution No. 8523 Approving the Engineer's Report and Ordering the Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend that the City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution to amend and restate Resolution No. 8521 for Street Light Maintenance District No. 1.
2. Adopt a resolution to amend and restate Resolution No. 8522 for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1.
3. Adopt a resolution to amend and restate Resolution No. 8523 for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2.
BACKGROUND:
On June 9, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 8521, 8522, and 8523 approving the Engineer's Reports and ordering the levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 for Street Light Maintenance District No. 1, Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, and Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2, respectively.
Following submittal of the assessment information to the San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector, the County notified the City that the resolutions were rejected because they did not expressly state whether the total assessment amount authorized included applicable County administrative or processing fees or whether those fees would be handled separately.
The County requested that the resolutions clearly authorize the total amount of the charge, including any applicable County administrative or processing fees. The amended and restated resolutions have been revised to include the required language and satisfy the County's processing requirements.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The proposed amended and restated resolutions do not modify the Engineer's Reports, assessment methodology, assessment rates, or the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 assessments previously approved by the City Council on June 9, 2026. The only revisions are administrative in nature and clarify that the authorized assessment amounts include any applicable County administrative or processing fees, as required by the San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector.
Adoption of the amended and restated resolutions will allow the County to process and place the approved assessments on the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 property tax roll.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. According to Section 15378(b), a Project does not include: (5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:
Approval of this action complies with the City of Rialto General Plan Goals and related Policies:
Goal 2-8: Preserve and improve established residential neighborhoods in Rialto.
Goal 2-10: Create distinctive gateways at all entry points into Rialto and for individual districts or neighborhoods.
Goal 2-12: Design new streets to be pedestrian friendly.
Goal 2-13: Achieve quality aesthetic design of all signage in the City of Rialto.
Goal 2-17: Provide high-quality and environmentally sustainable landscaping.
Goal 2-19: Encourage neighborhood preservation, stabilization, and property maintenance.
Goal 2-21: Ensure high-quality planned developments in Rialto.
Goal 2-22: Promote commercial and/or industrial development that is well designed, people-oriented, environmentally sustainable, sensitive to the needs of the visitor or resident, and functionally efficient for its purpose.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the resolutions and approved them as to form.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget Impact:
There is no impact to the Operating Budget.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact:
There is no impact to the Capital Improvement Budget.
Licensing:
A Business license application and payment of a Business License tax is not required.