For City Council Meeting [June 25, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Amy Crow, Administrative Analyst
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Request City Council to Adopt (1) Resolution No.7530, Resolution No.7531 and Resolution No.7532 Related to Street Light Maintenance District No.1 (2) Resolution No.7533, Resolution No.7534 and Resolution No.7535 for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, and Landscaping and Lighting District No. 2, and (3) Resolution No.7536, Resolution No.7537 and Resolution No.7538 Setting a Public Hearing for July 9, 2019, to Consider the Levy and Collection of 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 street light system consisting of over 3,750 street lights, 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 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 the special assessments levied in SLD 1 to the historic maximum special assessment prior to November 1996.
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