For City Council Meeting [June 13, 2023]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Director of Maintenance and Facilities
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Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8074, Adopt Resolution No. 8075, and Adopt Resolution No. 8076 Related to Street Light Maintenance District No. 1; (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8077, Adopt Resolution No. 8078, and Adopt Resolution No. 8079 Related to Landscape Maintenance District No. 1; (3) Adopt Resolution No. 8080, Adopt Resolution No. 8081, and Adopt Resolution No. 8082, Related to Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2; and (4) Set a Public Hearing for June 27, 2023, to Consider the Levy and Collection of Annual Assessments Therein.
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BACKGROUND
The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the "Act"), beginning with Section 22500 of the California Streets and Highways Code, requires the City Council to order the preparation of an Engineer's Report each year, which details the levying of special assessments for the three separate Special Districts established within the City of Rialto (the "City").
Street Light Maintenance District No. 1 (SLD 1):
The City established SLD 1 throughout the entire City to fund the operation of the City's streetlight system consisting of over 3,750 streetlights and to fund costs for tree trimming and maintenance. Proposition 218 limits the special assessments levied in SLD 1 to the historic maximum special assessment prior to November 1996.
Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 (LMD 1):
In 1977, Rialto established LMD 1 to fund the maintenance of exterior parkway and median irrigation and landscaping adjacent to and associated with private land development. LMD 1 consists of over 100 separate areas throughout the City, annexed upon the development of various properties. Within LMD 1, the City maintains 1,000,000 square feet of turf and 3,700 trees within a total area of 61 acres. Proposition 218 limits th...
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