For City Council Meeting [July 23, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing to adopt Resolution No. 7539 Approving the Engineer's Reports and Ordering the Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 for Street Light Maintenance District No. 1, Resolution No. 7540 for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, and Resolution No. 7541 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.
On July 9, 2019 the City Council conducted a public hearing, received a report, and directed staff to provide answers to specific questions. The public hearing was continued to July 23, 2019 for the City Council to receive answers to the specified questions and to consider the requested action.
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 approximately 1,000,000 square feet of t...
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