For City Council Meeting [July 13, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Michael Tahan, Interim Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Provide Direction on Annual Special Assessments and Consider Adoption of: (1) Resolution No. 7738, Resolution No. 7739, and Resolution No. 7740 Related to Street Light Maintenance District No.1; (2) Resolution No. 7741, Resolution No. 7742, and Resolution No. 7743 for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and; (3) Resolution No. 7744, Resolution No. 7745 , and Resolution No. 7746. Setting a Public Hearing for July 27, 2021, 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 (3) separate Special Districts established within the City of Rialto (the "City"). This is the first of a two-step process required annually to ensure that the City can continue to levy special assessments against benefitted properties on the upcoming County tax roll. To the extent the City Council does not take the required actions, the City would not levy and collect the special assessments (prior fiscal year assessments levied were in the amount of $2,103,925), and the City would remain responsible for providing the various public maintenance services at a direct cost to the City's General Fund.
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 speci...
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