HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1987/07/14 Item 41 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 41
Meeting Date 7/14/87
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing on Town Centre No. 1 Street Lighting and
Landscape Maintenance District for FY 1987-88
Resolution Ordering certain street and landscaping
facilities to be maintained and levying assessments for
FY 1987-88
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City engineer
Director of Parks & Recreation h--.
REVIEWED BY: City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
The Town Centre No. 1 Street Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District was
formed in 1980 after improvements were made along Third Avenue between "E" and
"F" Streets. Since then the improvements have been extended south of "G"
Street and westerly from Third Avenue on the south side of "F" Street. The
district boundary was adjusted to include three properties on the south side
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That the Council hold a public hearing to consider levying
assessments and adopt the resolution levying said assessments for 1987-88.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
In 1980 the Redevelopment Agency had improvements completed for the
beautification of the downtown area along Third Avenue between "E" and "F"
Streets. At that time, an assessment district was formed to offset the costs
of maintaining the additional landscaping and electrical energy for the street
lighting system. The present district includes all those properties fronting
along both sides of Third Avenue between "E" and "G" Streets.
Several properties on the south side of "F" Street, west of Third Avenue were
included within this district beginning in FY 1984-85. Similar improvements
to those on Avenue Avenue
anduGarrett Avenue as those properties s Street
between Third developed.
The "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972" (Article 4, Chapter 1 , Part 2;
Streets and Highways Code of the State of California) requires the City
Council to hold ad�stri t and levying hear
assessmentsinterested
each to annexing
any areas to the fiscal year.
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Meeting Date 7/14/87
The Director of Public Works/City Engineer has prepared the Engineer' s Report,
spreading the subject t assessments. At its
as the meeting held on
the June 23,
accepted this report
The 1987-88 budget for the Town Centre No. 1 Landscape Maintenance District is
$36,510 or an increase of $7,860• The
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cans sfor due
trash assessment
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City staff services ($6,450), p urch
($500), and installation of a new back-flow preventer ($650) .
Prior to the 1987-88 budget, staff supervision service was absorbed by the
General Fund. In 1986-87, supervision and administration of the Town Centre
District was assigned to the Open Space Coordinator. The services of the Open
Space Coordinator are offset by the assessments to the various Open Space
Districts and other maintenance districts under his supervision. The cost of
the Open Space Coordinator to provide supervision and administration of the
Town Centre District was pro rata.
The installation of a new back-flow preventer was ordered by the water
company. The existing preventer does not provide the level of safety required
by the water company.
The businesses within the district were hand-delivered notices of a meeting to
be held at the Parkway Community Center on June 2, 1987. The intent of that
meeting was to inform them of the proposed 28.7% increase in the FY 1987-88
assessments. Approximately four business owners were present at that
meeting. They had no objections to the proposed assessments.
All property owners within the district have been notified of the Public
Hearing and have been advis ed the proposed
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
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