For City Council Meeting [June 12, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb R. Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing to Adopt Resolution No. 7348 Approving the Engineer's Reports and Ordering the Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 for Street Light Maintenance District No. 1, Resolution No. 7349 for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, and Resolution No. 7350 for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 2.
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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.
Street Light Maintenance District No. 1 ("SLD 1"):
SLD 1 was established throughout the entire City to fund the operation of the City's street light system consisting of over 4,800 street lights, and to fund costs for tree trimming and maintenance. The historic maximum special assessment prior to November 1996, pursuant to limitations identified in Proposition 218, limit the special assessments levied in SLD 1.
Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 ("LMD 1"):
The City first established LMD 1 in 1977 to fund costs for the maintenance of exterior parkway and median irrigation and landscaping adjacent to and associated with private land development. LMD 1 is comprised of over 100 separate annexed areas throughout the City, which occurred with the development of various subdivision tracts. Within LMD 1, the City maintains approximately 1,000,000 square feet of turf and 3,700 trees within a total area of 61 acres. The historic maximum special assessment prior to November 1996, pursuant to limitations identified in Proposition 218, limit...
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