CC SR 20170516 P - Citywide Landscaping & Lighting Maintenance Dist. AssessmentsRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
MEETING DATE: 05/16/2017
AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
Consideration and possible action to initiate proceedings for the annual levy and
assessments of the existing Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District
(LLMD).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Adopt Resolution No. 2017- , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR
THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE EXISTING
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT (LLMD)
FOR FY 17-18 AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER'S
REPORT PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972,
PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
CODE; and
(2) Adopt Resolution No. 2017- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S
REPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE EXISTING CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT (LLMD) FOR FY 17-18; and
(3) Adopt Resolution No. 2017- , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL'S
INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE
EXISTING CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT (LLMD) FOR FY 17-18 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE, AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE
FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to prepare the Engineer's Report ($7,500) is included in
the FY 16-17 budget.
Amount Budgeted: $241,500
Additional Appropriation: None
Account Number(s): 203-400-0000-5101, 203-400-0000-5304,
203-400-0000-5201, 203-400-0000-5102, and
203-400-0000-6203
ORIGINATED BY: Mike Gibson, Senior Administrative Analyst
REVIEWED BY: Terry Rodrigue, PE, Interim Director of Public Works 10
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager ; ..
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ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Resolution No. 2017- (page A-1)
B. Resolution No. 2017- (page B-1)
C. Resolution No. 2017- (page C-1)
D. Draft Engineer's Report — Citywide Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2017-18 (page D-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Annual Levy
On August 6, 1992, the City Council formed an assessment district designated as the
"Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (the "Citywide District"),
pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the 1972 Act"). The purpose of
forming the Citywide District was to provide additional funding for the ongoing operation,
maintenance, and servicing of median landscaping, street trees, street lighting, and
traffic signals within the boundaries of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
The Citywide District is funded through assessments on properties throughout the City.
Each parcel is assessed an amount, which is based on the relative benefit the parcel
receives from the District's operations. The City ensures a fair and equitable sharing of
the costs by conducting an annual review of District operations, wherein the current
year's expenses are reviewed, the ensuing year's expenses are budgeted, and
assessments are determined based on this review.
The 1972 Act requires that proceedings be undertaken on an annual basis for any year
during which assessments will be levied and collected (Attachment A). The 1972 Act
also requires the preparation of an Engineer's Report in connection with the annual levy
of assessments (Attachment B). The City Council may approve the Engineer's Report
as filed, or it may modify the Report and approve it as modified. Harris & Associates,
Inc. was commissioned by the City to act as Citywide District Engineer and prepare the
Engineer's Report.
After approval of the Engineer's Report, the City Council must adopt a Resolution of
Intention (Attachment C), which sets a public hearing on the proposed levy of
assessments for the ensuing fiscal year. The City must provide notice of the public
hearing by publishing the Resolution of Intention one time, at least ten (10) days prior to
the date of the public hearing. Attachment C sets the public hearing date for June 6,
2017.
The Citywide District is currently deemed exempt from the requirements of Proposition
218 because the assessments predate, and have not been increased since, the
effective date of Proposition 218 (July 1, 1997). However, should assessments be
increased in the future, the District would have to comply with the requirements of
Proposition 218.
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Estimate of Cost
The Citywide District Engineer, Harris & Associates, Inc., reviewed the proposed District
budget for FY17-18 and prepared the "Draft Engineer's Report" (Attachment D). The
"Estimate of Cost" (pages D-10 & D-11) provides a summary of the FY17-18 Citywide
District's estimated revenues and expenditures.
Total estimated expenditures for the operation, maintenance, and servicing of median
landscaping, street trees, street lighting, and traffic signals for FY17-18 are $696,762.
The proposed assessment of $259,173 will fund a portion of these expenditures. The
beginning Fund balance of $31,831, interest earnings of $399, and $405,359 of other
City funds will be used to cover the District's expenditures in excess of the annual
amount. The $405,359 City contribution includes both State Gas Tax Funds and a draw
on the accumulated Fund balance in the Street Maintenance Fund.
In addition, as directed by the City Council on June 21, 2005, the 1911 Act Ad Valorem
Property Tax Fund balance will be used to pay for the cost of maintaining traffic signals
and safety lighting. The budget for these maintenance costs for FY17-18 is estimated
to be $75,000.
Apportionment of Assessments
The Engineer's Report classifies areas within the City into various zones which, by
reason of variations in the nature, location, and extent of the proposed maintenance
activities and improvements, receive differing degrees of benefit from the operation of
the Citywide District. Depending on which zone a parcel is located within, the proposed
annual assessment for a parcel with a single-family home ranges from $3.77 to $41.33,
with most parcels (approximately 97%) receiving an annual assessment of $15.92. In
all seven zones within the City, the proposed assessments for FY17-18 are the same as
the assessments levied in FY16-17.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative is available for the City
Council's consideration:
Direct Staff to modify the "Draft Engineer's Report" and bring this item
back to City Council for approval at a future meeting. However, a public
hearing must be held by June 20, 2017, in order to have the FY17-18
assessments included on the County's FY17-18 property tax rolls, which
has an early August 2017 deadline for submittal.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CITYWIDE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2017-18 AND ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF AN
ENGINEER'S REPORT PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes formed an assessment district designated as the "Citywide Landscaping and
Lighting Maintenance District" (the "District"), pursuant to the provisions of the
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and
Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, assessments levied within the District provided revenue for the
purpose of financing the installation, construction, and maintenance of certain public
projects eligible under the Act, including without limitation the operation, maintenance,
and servicing of public street and sidewalk landscaping, irrigation systems, and other
appurtenant facilities; and
WHEREAS, the assessments levied by the District have not been increased on
any date on or after July 1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, in order to commence such proceeds, the City must retain an
engineer to prepare a report in accordance with Section 22622 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions set forth in Chapter 3 of the Act,
commencing with Section 22620 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Council
now desires to initiate proceedings to set the annual levy for Fiscal Year 2017-18; and
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
Section 2. Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the City Council desires to
initiate proceedings for the levy and collection of assessments against the assessable
lots and parcels of property within an existing assessment district designated "Citywide
Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District" (the "District") for the Fiscal Year
commencing July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018, to pay for the costs and expenses
of the improvements described below in Section 4 of this Resolution.
Section 3. The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the boundaries of
the City.
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Section 4. The proposed improvements are briefly described as follows: The
operation, maintenance, and servicing of public street and sidewalk landscaping within
the District, including the operation, maintenance, and servicing of public lighting
facilities, including safety lighting and traffic signals, landscaping, including trees, shrubs,
grass, and other ornamental vegetation, and appurtenant facilities, including irrigation
systems, located along public roadways, streets, and rights-of-way within the boundaries
of the City. Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary
and usual maintenance, operation, and servicing of the landscaping, public lighting
facilities, and appurtenant facilities, including repair, removal, or replacement of all or
part of any of the landscaping, public lighting facilities, or appurtenant facilities; providing
for the life, growth, health, and beauty of the landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation,
trimming, spraying, fertilizing, and treating for disease or injury; the removal of trimmings,
rubbish, debris and other solid waste; and the cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of
walls and other improvements to remove or to cover graffiti. Servicing means the
furnishing of water for irrigation of the landscaping and the maintenance of any of the
public lighting facilities or appurtenant facilities and the furnishing of electric current or
energy, gas, or other illuminating agent for the public lighting facilities or for the lighting
or operation of landscaping or appurtenant facilities.
Section 5. Public property owned by any public agency and in use in the
performance of a public function that is included within the boundaries of the District
shall not be subject to assessment to be made under these proceedings to cover any
costs and expenses of the improvements.
Section 6. The City Council designates Harris & Associates, Inc. as the Engineer
for the purposes of these assessment proceedings (the "Engineer").
Section 7. The City Council authorizes and directs the Engineer to prepare and
to file with the City Clerk a report for the District for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1,
2017 and ending June 30, 2018, in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section
22565) of Chapter 1 of the Act.
Section 8. The City Council hereby declares its intent to apply $75,000 of the
1911 Act Lighting Maintenance District Fund Balance to the costs and expenses of
operating, maintaining, and servicing traffic signals and safety lighting, and to maintain
the credit of $4.46 per EDU against the assessment rate for each assessable lot or
parcel in the District. Such application of the Fund Balance is temporary and may be
discontinued in any subsequent fiscal year. In such event, the credit of $4.46 per EDU
may be discontinued with the assessments apportioned to each assessable lot or parcel
in the District restored to amounts not in excess of the assessment rates for Fiscal Year
2004-05. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing application of
the Fund Balance will be just and equitable and in the public interest.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 2017.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, EMILY COLBORN, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2017- was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 16, 2017.
City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT IN
CONNECTION WITH THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS
WITHIN THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-18
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes formed an assessment district designated as the "Citywide Landscaping and
Lighting Maintenance District" (the "District"), pursuant to the provisions of the
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and
Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, assessments levied within the District provided revenue for the
purpose of financing the installation, construction, and maintenance of certain public
projects eligible under the Act, including without limitation the operation, maintenance,
and servicing of public street and sidewalk landscaping, irrigation systems, and other
appurtenant facilities; and
WHEREAS, the assessments levied by the District have not been increased on
any date on or after July 1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2017, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the City
Council initiated proceedings by Resolution No. _for the levy and collection of
assessments against the assessable lots and parcels of land in the District for Fiscal
Year 2017-18 and directed the Engineer, Harris & Associates, Inc. to prepare and file a
written report in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter
1 of the Act.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the Act, the Engineer
has prepared and filed such report (the "Engineer's Report") with the City Clerk, and the
City Clerk has presented the Engineer's Report to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 22623 of the Act, the City Council now desires
to approve the Report as filed; and
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are incorporated
herein by reference. The City Council hereby finds that the City Council previously
initiated proceedings by resolution for the levy and collection of assessments against
the assessable lots and parcels of land in the District for Fiscal Year 2017-18 and
directed the Engineer, Harris & Associates, Inc. to prepare and file a written report in
accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the Act, and
that said Report has been filed with the City Clerk and presented to the City Council.
Section 2. The Engineer's Report described above in Section 1 has been
considered by the City Council, and the Engineer's Report is approved as filed.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and the minutes of this meeting shall reflect the presentation of the
Engineer's Report.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 2017.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, EMILY COLBORN, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2017- was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 16, 2017.
City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND
COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING
AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-18
PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972,
PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS CODE, AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR
HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes formed an assessment district designated as the "Citywide Landscaping and
Lighting Maintenance District" (the "District"), pursuant to the provisions of the
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and
Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, assessments levied within the District provided revenue for the
purpose of financing the installation, construction, and maintenance of certain public
projects eligible under the Act, including without limitation the operation, maintenance,
and servicing of public street and sidewalk landscaping, irrigation systems, and other
appurtenant facilities; and
WHEREAS, the assessments levied by the District have not been increased on
any date on or after July 1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2017, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the City
Council initiated proceedings by Resolution No. for the levy and collection of
assessments against the assessable lots and parcels of land in the District for Fiscal
Year 2017-18 and directed the Engineer, Harris & Associates, Inc., to prepare and file a
written report in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter
1 of the Act.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the Act, the Engineer
prepared and filed such report (the "Engineer's Report") with the City Clerk, and the City
Clerk has presented the Engineer's Report to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
approving the Engineer's Report, as filed, pursuant to Section 22623 of the Act, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 22624 of the Act, the City Council now
desires to declare its intention to levy and collect the assessments within the District for
Fiscal Year 2017-18, and to call a public hearing relating thereto; and
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated
herein by this reference.
Section 2. The City Council hereby (1) finds that the public interest and
convenience requires and (2) declares its intention to order the levy of and to collect
assessments against the assessable lots and parcels of property within an existing
assessment district designated "Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance
District" (the "District") pursuant to the provisions of the Act, for the fiscal year
commencing July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018, to pay for the costs and expenses
of the improvements described below in Section 3 of this Resolution.
Section 3. The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the boundaries of
the City.
Section 4. The proposed improvements are briefly described as follows: The
operation, maintenance, and servicing of public street and sidewalk landscaping within
the District, including the operation, maintenance, and servicing of public lighting
facilities, including safety lighting and traffic signals, landscaping, including trees,
shrubs, grass, and other ornamental vegetation, and appurtenant facilities, including
irrigation systems, located along public roadways, streets and rights-of-way within the
boundaries of the City. Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for
the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of the landscaping, public
lighting facilities, and appurtenant facilities, including repair, removal, or replacement of
all or part of any of the landscaping, public lighting facilities, or appurtenant facilities;
providing for the life, growth, health, and beauty of the landscaping, including cultivation,
irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing, and treating for disease or injury; the removal of
trimmings, rubbish, debris and other solid waste; and the cleaning, sandblasting, and
painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti. Servicing means
the furnishing of water for irrigation of the landscaping and the maintenance of any of
the public lighting facilities or appurtenant facilities and the furnishing of electric current
or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for the public lighting facilities, or for the
lighting or operation of landscaping or appurtenant facilities.
Section 5. The assessments to be levied and collected against the assessable
lots and parcels of property within the District for Fiscal Year 2017-18 are not proposed
to increase from the assessments levied and collected for Fiscal Year 2016-17.
Section 6. By previous resolution, the City Council directed the Engineer, Harris
& Associates, Inc., to prepare and to file an Engineer's Report pursuant to the
provisions of the Act. The Engineer has prepared and filed a written report with the City
Clerk that is titled "Engineer's Report for Citywide Landscape and Lighting Maintenance
District, Fiscal Year 2017-18" and by previous resolution the City Council approved the
Engineer's Report as filed. Reference is made to the Engineer's Report on file in the
Office of the City Clerk and open to public inspection for a full and detailed description
of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and the zones therein, and the
proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.
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The Office of the City Clerk is located at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos
Verdes, California 90275.
Section 7. The City Council hereby declares its intent to apply $75,000 of the
1911 Act Lighting Maintenance District Fund balance to the costs and expenses of
operating, maintaining, and servicing traffic signals and safety lighting, and to maintain
the credit of $4.46 per EDU against the assessment rate for each assessable lot or
parcel in the District. Such application of the Fund Balance is temporary and may be
discontinued in any subsequent fiscal year. In such event, the credit of $4.46 per EDU
may be discontinued with the assessments apportioned to each assessable lot or parcel
in the District restored to amounts not in excess of the assessment rates for Fiscal Year
2004-05. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing application of
the Fund Balance will be just and equitable and in the public interest.
Section 8. Public property owned by any public agency and in use in the
performance of a public function that is included within the boundaries of the District
shall not be subject to assessment to be made under these proceedings to pay for any
costs and expenses of the improvements.
Section 9. Notice is hereby given that the City Council designates June 6, 2017,
at 7:00 p.m., in the John C. McTaggart Memorial Hall and City Council Chambers, at the
Fred Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos
Verdes, California 92075, as the date, time, and place for the hearing of protests or
objections to the levy of the proposed assessments in connection with the District. All
interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard. The City
Council shall consider all oral statements and all written protests or communications
made or filed by any interested person. Prior to the conclusion of the hearing, any
interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk or, having previously filed
a protest, may file a written withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall state all
grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient
to identify the property owned by the signer. Written protests may be delivered in
person to the City Clerk or may be mailed to the City Clerk at City Hall, 30940
Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275. Any written protest that
is mailed must be received at City Hall at or prior to 4:30 p.m. on June 6, 2017.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall give notice of the aforesaid date, time, and
place of the hearing in accordance with law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 2017.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, EMILY COLBORN, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2017- was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 16, 2017.
City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
for
Citywide Landscape and Lighting
Maintenance District
Fiscal Year 2017-18
Presented to the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County, California
May 1, 2017
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed report as directed by the City Council.
DATED: May 1, 2017
BY: K. Den is Kli elhofer
R.C.E. No. 50255
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer's Report, together with Assessment Roll and
Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was filed with me on the day of
2017.
Carla Morreale, City Clerk,
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County, California
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer's Report, together with Assessment Roll and
Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was approved and confirmed by the City Council of the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on the day of , 2017.
Carla Morreale, City Clerk,
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County, California
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
ENGINEER'S REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certificates
Introduction......................................................................................................................1
Report..............................................................................................................................3
Part A - Plans and Specifications.........................................................................5
PartB - Estimate of Cost......................................................................................7
PartC - Assessment Roll.....................................................................................9
Part D - Method of Apportionment of Assessment.............................................10
Part E - Property Owner List..............................................................................18
Part F - Assessment District Diagram................................................................18
Appendix — 3 Year Projection
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INTRODUCTION
To ensure a flow of funds for the on-going operation, maintenance and servicing of median
landscaping, street trees, street lighting and traffic signals which provide a special benefit to
parcels within the boundaries of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, the City Council formed the
Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District on August 6, 1992. The Citywide
Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District ensures a fair and equitable levying of the
necessary costs of operating, servicing and maintaining of the respective facilities, which in turn
directly enhances the value of each and every parcel in the City.
On January 17, 1995, the City Council directed Staff to analyze the feasibility of transferring
jurisdiction for the entire citywide street lighting system from the County to the City. Prior to the
incorporation of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, the County of Los Angeles established County
Lighting Maintenance Districts to install, operate and maintain street lights in areas throughout
the County. Funds for street lighting came from a combination of ad -valorem tax revenue and, in
more recent years, special assessments on properties benefiting from the street lighting The
purpose of the feasibility study was to determine whether or not it was feasible for the City to take
over jurisdiction of the County -owned street lighting facilities within the boundaries of the City and
to review the fiscal impact which the transfer would have on the City.
On February 7, 1995, the City Council received the feasibility report, authorized the transfer of
the street lighting district from the County of Los Angeles to the City, and authorized the
establishment of a special benefit zone along with the benefit methodology for possible future
street lighting assessments in the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District.
On April 6, 1995, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors adopted a joint resolution that
approved the transfer of the Street Lighting District from the County to the City. The transfer was
effective July 1, 1995.
On June 21, 2005, the City Council modified the FY 2005-06 Engineer's Report to provide for a
temporary "credit" to property owners whereby the Traffic Signal and Safety Lighting operation
and maintenance costs would be paid out of the 1911 Act Lighting Maintenance District fund
balance. This temporary "credit" may be discontinued in any subsequent year at which time these
costs will revert to being funded by the annual assessments and the assessment rates will be set
at the previously approved maximum rates. This credit continues to be applied.
IMPACT OF PROPOSITION 218
On November 5, 1996, the voters of the State of California adopted Proposition 218 creating
Article XIII D of the California State Constitution which created requirements for the creation of
new assessments or to increase existing assessments. Proposition 218 also established
exemptions to its provisions for assessment districts created prior to its passage.
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The Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District is currently deemed exempt from
the requirements of Proposition 218. However, should assessments need to be increased in the
future the District will have to comply with the requirements of Proposition 218.
ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS
The annual proceedings for the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District are
conducted under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15, Sections 22500
through 22679, of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California (the "Act").
This report, as signed and presented to the Council for approval, has been prepared according to
the methodology and rates approved by the City Council in 1992.
The City Council annually reviews the current and projected year's costs for the operation,
maintenance, and servicing of the District facilities and sets the assessment for the ensuing fiscal
year, which runs between July 1 and June 30. In setting the annual assessment, the City Council
will consider any proposed new improvements or any changes in existing improvements, and any
fund balances or shortages, and adjust the assessment accordingly.
Payment of the assessment for each parcel will be made in the same manner and at the same
time as payments are made for property taxes for each property.
This report contains the necessary data required to conduct the proceedings and is submitted to
the City Clerk for filing in the office of the City Clerk where it shall remain open for public
inspection.
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FISCAL YEAR 2017-18
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ENGINEER'S REPORT
PREPARED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972
SECTION 22500 THROUGH 22679
OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
Pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, and
in accordance with the Resolution of Initiation adopted by the Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, State of California, in connection with the proceedings for:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
herein after referred to as the "Assessment District", I, K. Dennis Klingelhofer, P.E., authorized
representative of Harris & Associates, the duly appointed ENGINEER OF WORK, submit herewith
the "Report" consisting of six (6) parts as follows:
PART A
Plans and specifications for the improvements showing and describing the general nature,
location and extent of the improvements.
PART B
An estimate of the cost of the proposed improvements for FY 2017-18, including incidental costs
and expenses in connection therewith.
PART C
An assessment of the estimated cost of the improvements on each benefited lot or parcel of land
within the Assessment District.
PART D
The method of apportionment of assessments, indicating the proposed assessment of the total
amount of the costs and expenses of the improvements upon the several lots and parcels of land
within the Assessment District, in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by such lots
and parcels.
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PART E
A list of the names and addresses of the owners of real property within the Assessment District,
as shown on the last equalized roll of the Assessor of the County of Los Angeles.
PART F
The Diagram of the Assessment District Boundaries showing the exterior boundaries of the
Assessment District, the boundaries of any zones within the Assessment District and the lines
and dimensions of each lot or parcel of land within the Assessment District.
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PART A
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
The facilities which have been constructed within the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, and those
which may be subsequently constructed, will be operated, serviced and maintained are generally
described as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
Fiscal Year 2017-18
The proposed improvements for FY 2017-18 may be generally described as the continued
maintenance of eligible improvements within the District, including the operation, servicing and
maintenance of landscaping, lighting and appurtenant facilities that are located in and along such
streets and sidewalks, including but not limited to, personnel, utilities (such as water and electrical
energy), materials, contracting services, and other items necessary for the satisfactory operation
of these facilities described as follows:
Landscaping and Appurtenant Facilities
Landscaping, planting, shrubbery, trees, irrigation systems, hardscapes, fixtures,
sidewalks and appurtenant facilities, in public street and sidewalk rights-of-way, including
parkways, medians and dedicated easements within the boundary of said Assessment
District.
Lighting and Appurtenant Facilities
Poles, fixtures, bulbs, conduits, equipment including guys, anchors, posts and pedestals,
metering devices and appurtenant facilities as required to provide street lighting, traffic
signals and safety lighting in public street and sidewalk rights-of-way and easements
within the boundaries of said Assessment District.
Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual
maintenance, operation and servicing of the landscaping, public lighting facilities and appurtenant
facilities, including repair, removal or replacement of all or part of any of the landscaping, public
lighting facilities or appurtenant facilities; providing for the life, growth, health and beauty of the
landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing and treating for disease
or injury; the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris and other solid waste; and the cleaning,
sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti.
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Servicing means the furnishing of water for the irrigation of the landscaping and the maintenance
of any of the public lighting facilities or appurtenant facilities and the furnishing of electric current
or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for the public lighting facilities, or for the lighting or
operation of the landscaping or appurtenant facilities.
The plans and specifications for the improvements, showing and describing the general nature,
location, and the extent of the improvements, are on file in the office of the City Clerk and are
incorporated herein by reference.
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PART B
ESTIMATE OF COST
The estimated cost of the street and sidewalk improvements for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as
described in Part A, are summarized herein and described below. All costs include administration
and utilities where applicable.
1972 Act
Fund 203
BEGINNING FUND BALANCE (7/1) $31,831
ESTIMATED REVENUES
Proposed Assessment Levy 1 $259,173 7
Ad Valorem Taxes, less delinquencies
Interest Earnings $399
City General Fund Contribution to Cover 7
Expenditures $405,359
Total Funds Available $696,762
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Street Landscaping
Major Thoroughfare Medians
$280,000
Special Benefit Median Maintenance
Rue Beaupre (Zone B)
$535
Alta Vista (Zone E)
$865
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
$1,019
Abalone Cove Shoreline Park Maintenance
$55,000 2
Backflow Inspections
$6,000 1
California Coastal Trail Maintenance
$12,200 2
Salvation Army Trail Maintenance $7,400 2
Weed Abatement $15,000 2
Street Tree Trimming $220,200
Street Lights
1911 Act
Fund 211
$1,864,578
$605,899
$6,894
$2,477,371
Traffic Signals & Safety Lighting $75,000 4
Street Lights $323,000 5
Ocean Terrace (Zone F) $900
$599,119 $398,000
Administration and Overhead
Anticipated Delinquencies (3%) $7,775 3
Administration and Overhead (15%) $89,868 3 $59,700 5
$97,643 $59,700
Total Expenditures $696,762 7 $457,700
ENDING FUND BALANCE (6/30) $0 $2,019,671 6
Cost Estimate Footnotes:
1. This item is budgeted within Fund 202, Program 3180, in the FY 2017-18 Proposed City Budget.
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I This item is budgeted within Fund 101, Program 3150, in the FY 2017-18 Proposed City Budget.
3. This item is budgeted within Fund 203, Program 0000, in the FY 2017-18 Proposed City Budget.
4. This item is budgeted within Fund 211, Program 0000, in the FY 2017-18 Proposed City Budget.
5. This item is budgeted within Fund 211, Program 0000, in the FY 2017-18 Proposed City Budget.
6. Staff is currently evaluating alternatives for potential use of some or all of the 1911 Act Fund
Balance (currently $2,019,671), including, but not limited to: (1) Acquisition of all street lights
within the City boundaries from Southern California Edison and converting them to energy-
efficient LED bulbs; (2) Expanding the scope of what is covered by the 1911 Act funds to include
building and park exterior lighting, etc.; and/or (3) Reducing or suspending the assessments.
These alternatives will be presented to City Council for consideration as a future agenda item.
7- Estimated revenue generated by the 1972 Act proposed assessment for FY 2017-18 ($259,173)
funds only a portion of the total cost for maintenance and servicing of these Citywide facilities
($696,762), with beginning 1972 Act Fund Balance ($31,831), interest earnings in the Fund
($399), and a City General Fund contribution ($405,359) covering the difference.
A table showing how the budget is apportioned to each zone is provided on page 15. A three
year projection of expenditures and revenues is shown in the appendix.
The 1972 Act requires that a special fund be setup for the revenues and expenditures of the
District. Funds raised by assessment shall be used only for the purpose as stated herein. A
contribution to the District by the City may be made to reduce assessments, as the City Council
deems appropriate. Any balance or deficit remaining on July 1 must be carried over to the next
fiscal year.
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PART C
ASSESSMENT ROLL
The total proposed assessment for Fiscal Year 2017-18 and the amount of the total proposed
assessment apportioned to each lot or parcel within the District, as shown on the latest
assessment roll at the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office, are contained in the Assessment
Roll on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, which is incorporated
herein by reference.
The description of each lot or parcel is part of the County assessment roll and this roll is, by
reference, made part of this Report.
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METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENT
GENERAL
Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code, the Landscaping and Lighting Act
of 1972, permits the establishment of assessment districts by cities for the purpose of
providing certain public improvements which include operation, maintenance and servicing
of street lights, traffic signals, and landscaping.
The 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments be levied according to benefit rather
than according to assessed value. Section 22573 provides that:
The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be
apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount
among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be
received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements.
The Act permits the designation of zones of benefit within any individual assessment district
if "by reason of variations in the nature, location, and extent of the improvements, the various
areas will receive differing degrees of benefit from the improvements" (Sec. 22574). Thus,
the 1972 Act requires the levy of a true "assessment" rather than a "special tax."
Excepted from the assessment would be the areas of all publicly owned property in use in
the performance of a public function. The City has made a determination to also except
public utility rights-of-way and open space.
II. PARCEL CLASSIFICATION
Since the assessment will be levied against properties as shown on the tax rolls, the final
charges must be assigned by Assessor's Parcel Number. If assessments were to be spread
just by parcel, not considering land use or parcel size, this would not be equitable: a single-
family parcel would be paying the same as a 50 -unit apartment parcel or a large commercial
establishment in a similar zone, instead of paying in proportion to benefit.
The single-family parcel has been selected as the basic unit for calculation of assessments
and is defined as one Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU). A methodology has been developed
to calculate the EDUs for other residential land uses and for non-residential parcels, as
described below.
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Single -Family Residential. The single-family residential parcel has been selected as the
basic unit for calculation of the benefit assessments. This basic unit shall be called an
Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU). Parcels zoned for single-family residential uses are
assessed 1 EDU.
Multiple -Family Residential. Multiple -family residential uses, as well as condominiums,
are given a factor of .75 EDU per dwelling unit. Based on data from representative cities in
Southern California, the multiple -family residential factor of 75 percent is determined by the
statistical proportion of relative trip generation from various types of residential uses, in
combination with population density per unit.
Non -Residential and Utilities. In converting improved non-residential properties to EDUs,
the factor used is the City of Rancho Palos Verdes' minimum requirement for single-family
residential areas, which is 1 dwelling unit per 8,000 sq. ft, or 5.445 dwelling units per acre.
The non-residential parcels (including utilities) will be assessed 5.445 EDU for the first acre
or any portion thereof, and then 25% of 5.445 EDUs (1.36125) for every additional acre or
portion thereof, as the utilization of that portion of non-residential property greater than one
acre more closely resembles that of vacant land. The minimum number of EDUs per parcel
will be 1 EDU.
Vacant Property
Vacant property is described as parcels with no improved structures. These properties
receive benefits based on their land, as this is the basis of their value. Based upon the
opinions of professional appraisers, appraising current market property values for real estate
in Southern California, the land value portion of a property typically ranges from 20 to 30
percent of the property's total value; in Rancho Palos Verdes, we find that the average is
about 50 percent. Additionally, the utilization of vacant property is significantly less than
improved property, and vacant property has a traffic generation rate of 0. Therefore, we
recommend that vacant property be assessed at the rate of 25 percent of improved property.
• Vacant Residential. Residential parcels which do not have structures on the parcels
are assessed 25% of a parcel with a single-family dwelling thereon. The parcels will be
assessed 0.25 EDU per parcel.
• Vacant Non -Residential. Parcels which are not residential parcels and which do not
have structures on the parcel are assessed based upon the acreage of the parcel. The
parcels will be assessed at the rate of 25% of the developed non-residential properties,
or 1.36125 EDU per acre or any portion thereof, with a minimum of .25 EDU per parcel
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and up to a maximum of 5 acres (6.80625 EDUs) per parcel, as that portion of the parcel
over 5 acres may be considered as open -space, and no longer receive any benefit.
• Vacant - Moratorium. The vacant parcels in the moratorium area of the City are
assessed based upon the acreage of the parcel. The parcels will be assessed at the
reduced rate of 10% of the developed non-residential properties, or 0.5445 EDU per
acre, with a minimum of 0.1 EDU per parcel and a maximum of 5 acres (2.7225 EDUs)
per parcel, as that portion of the parcel over 5 acres may be considered as open -space,
and no longer receive any benefit. The reduced rate is deemed fair and equitable due
to the building limitations in this area.
All publicly owned property and utility rights-of-way are exempt from assessment, as well as
the canyon parcel owned by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, which is
identified by the 2017-18 Assessor's Parcel Number 7583-022-008.
The land use classification for each parcel has been based on the Los Angeles County
Assessor's Roll.
III. BENEFIT DETERMINATION
Property values in a community are increased when public infrastructure such as street
lights, traffic signals, and median and parkway landscaping are in place, improved, operable,
safe, clean and maintained.
• The proper functioning of street lighting and traffic signals is imperative for the welfare
and safety of the property and owners and users of the property throughout the City.
Proper maintenance and servicing of the street lighting system benefits properties within
the District by providing proper illumination for ingress and egress and safe traveling at
night. Properties within the District also benefit from the proper functioning of the
District's traffic signal system. Proper operation of the street light and traffic signal
systems is imperative to public convenience, orderly traffic flow, enhanced congestion
management and safety. Improved security, fuel conservation, protection of property
from crime and vandalism, and reduction of traffic accidents, are special and direct
benefits to all properties within the City; lighting benefits are directly related to public
safety and property protection and therefore increase desirability and property values.
The City costs to administer the improvements are also considered a benefit to all
properties.
The City maintains trees and miscellaneous shrubbery throughout the City. The trees
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and shrubbery are located within the public street and sidewalk rights-of-way, including
in medians and parkways. These trees and shrubbery provide an aesthetically pleasing
environment, shade, beautification, and according to some authorities, air purification and
sound attenuation. Weed abatement along public ways is necessary to eliminate fire
hazards and unsightly conditions. These positive attributes increase the desirability of
all properties throughout the City.
There are two types of benefits: Citywide Benefits and Local Benefits.
A. CITYWIDE BENEFITS
Citywide Benefits represent the special benefits received by each and every parcel
within the District from the improvements, and the associated costs of these benefits are
spread equally, based on Equivalent Dwelling Units, to all parcels within the District.
Benefits which enhance the desirability and value of all properties within the District
include weed abatement, maintenance of street trees, medians, traffic signals and safety
lighting, and street lighting on the major thoroughfares, which are the main travel ways
of the City. The costs of the City to administer these programs are also considered a
Citywide Benefit.
B. LOCAL BENEFITS
Local Benefits represent the special benefits conferred by localized improvements to
parcels within the area surrounding the improvements. The associated costs of these
benefits are spread equally over the local area, based on Equivalent Dwelling Units.
Local Benefits include the operation, servicing and maintenance of the Rue Beaupre
median, Alta Vista median (formerly Landscape and Open -space Maintenance District
No. 1) and Ocean Terrace median and street lights (formerly Landscape and Open -
space Maintenance District No. 2). These facilities serve only properties within localized
areas.
Local Benefits also include the operation, servicing and maintenance of street lights
which were previously maintained by the County of Los Angeles, which serve the
properties adjacent to them.
C. ZONES OF BENEFIT
A system of zones has been developed to identify the specific benefit each parcel
receives. Those zones are as follows:
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Zone A. Citywide Benefits, Only
These parcels receive only Citywide benefits.
Zone B. Rue Beaupre
These parcels receive the local benefits of the Rue Beaupre median, as well
as the Citywide benefits.
Zone C. Ciovercliff Park
The maintenance of Clovercliff Park is no longer financed through this District;
therefore, these parcels receive only the Citywide benefits.
Zone D. Vanderlip Park
The maintenance of Vanderlip Park is no longer financed through this District;
therefore, these parcels receive only the Citywide benefits.
Zone E. Alta Vista (Formerly Landscape and Open -space Maintenance District
No. 1)
These parcels receive the local benefits of the Alta Vista median, as well as
the Citywide benefits.
Zone F. Ocean Terrace (Formerly Landscape and Open -space Maintenance
District No. 2)
These parcels receive the local benefits of the Ocean Terrace median and
street lights, as well as the Citywide benefits.
Zone G. Miraleste Landscaping and Lighting District
These parcels are included in an existing landscape and lighting maintenance
district under the authority of the Miraleste Park District that maintains the
medians in the major thoroughfares and the weed abatement for the area that
would otherwise be maintained by the City. This area, therefore, benefits only
from the street light/traffic signal system maintenance, street tree maintenance
and administration for this District.
Zone L. Street Lighting Overlay Zone
These parcels receive the local benefit from the street lighting system formerly
maintained by the County. This zone overlaps several of the zones above;
therefore the parcels within this zone receive this benefit in addition to the
benefits received from other respective zones.
D. SUB -ZONES
A system of sub -zones has been developed to classify the different land use types in
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the City. Those sub -zones are as follows:
0. Exempt
1. Single -Family Residential Parcels
2. Multi -Family Residential Parcels
3. Non -Residential Parcels
4. Utilities,
5. Vacant Residential Parcels
6. Vacant Non -Residential Parcels
7. Vacant Moratorium Parcels
IV. INVENTORY OF PARCELS
The following information was obtained from the Los Angeles County Assessor's Roll,
Assessor's Parcel Maps, and the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Planning Department.
Land Use
2017
Parcels
Dwelling
Units
Acres
EDUs
0.
Exempt
321
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1.
Single Family Residential Parcels
13,109
13,109
- - - - -
13,109.00
2.
Multi -Family Residential Parcels
1,613
2,944
- - - - -
2,208.00
3.
Non -Residential Parcels
90
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348.46
736.35
4.
Utilities
14
- - - - -
21.67
64.79
5.
Vacant Residential Parcels
209
- - - - -
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52.25
6.
Vacant Non -Residential Parcels
26
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184.44
113.18
7.
Vacant Moratorium Parcels
140
- - - - -
623.49
79.99
TOTALS: 15,522 16,053 1,178.06 16,363.57
1 Utilities are assessed through the Board of Equalization and those parcels are not included in the
Assessment Roll submitted to the County, but are listed separately.
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The distribution of EDUs per Zone is as follows:
Zone
EDU
A
14,287.26
B
541.25
C
551.00
D
474.25
E
51.25
F
75.50
G
383.06
Total:
16,363.57
BUDGET APPORTIONMENT TO ZONES
Citywide improvements (Zones A, B, C, D, E, F and G)
Traffic Signals and Safety Lighting
$0
Street Trees
$220,200
Adminstrative Costs and Overhead
$97,643
Reserves
$0
Interest
($399)
Beginning Fund Balance - 7/1 (positive)
($31,831)
City Contribution
($223,922)
$61,691
Subtotal:
Citywide improvements except Miraleste (Zones A, B, C, D, E, and F)
Weed Abatement
$15,000
Medians
$360,600
City Contribution
($181,437)
$194,163
Subtotal:
Rue Beaupre Medians (Zone B)
$535
Alta Vista Medians (Zone E)
$865
Ocean Terrace Medians and Lights (Zone F)
$1,919
Total:
$259,173
The following page provides a table that shows the summary of the annual assessments for each
of the Zones of Benefit.
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SUMMARY OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS PER EDU
Categories of Benefit
Category &
Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone
Asmt Rate
Budget
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
$/EDU
Citywide lighting, street trees,
and administrative costs
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
$3.77
$61,691
Citywide weed abatement
& medians
X
X
X
X
X
X
$12.15
$194,163
Rue Beaupre Medians
X
$0.99
$535
Alta Vista
X
$16.88
$865
Ocean Terrace
X
$25.41
$1,919
Total 2017-18 Assessment
$15.92
$16.91
$15.92
$15.92
$32.80
$41.33
$3.77
with Credit ($/EDU)
Total Max. Asmt
$20.38
$21.37
$20.38
$20.38
$37.26
$45.79
$8.23
without Credit ($/EDU)
An "X" in the table above indicates the category of benefit that is included in each Zone. The total
assessment per zone is the sum of the assessments for each of the categories.
Zone L - Street Lighting Overlay Zone. Because of the large reserve fund in the 1911 Act
Lighting Maintenance District formerly administered by the County, those properties receiving a
direct local benefit from this street lighting system will not be assessed for FY 2017-18.
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PART E
PROPERTY OWNER LIST
A list of names and addresses of the owners of all parcels within this District is shown on the last
equalized Property Tax Roll of the Assessor of the County of Los Angeles, which by reference is
hereby made a part of this report. This list is keyed to the Assessor's Parcel Numbers as shown
on the Assessment Roll on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
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ASSESSMENT DISTRICT DIAGRAM
The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes. A diagram showing the exterior boundaries of the District, the boundaries of any zones
within the District, and the lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel of land within the District has
been submitted to the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, and is
incorporated herein by reference. The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the District
are those lines and dimensions shown on the maps of the Assessor of the County of Los Angeles
for Fiscal Year 2017-18. The Assessor's maps and records are incorporated by reference herein
and made part of this report. A reduced copy of the assessment diagrams are attached.
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ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Street Landscaping
Major Thoroughfare Medians
1972 Act
1911 Act
Special Benefit Median Maintenance
Fund 203
Fund 211
BEGINNING FUND BALANCE (7/1)
$31,831 7
$1,864,578
ESTIMATED REVENUES
$865 '
$2,165,610
Proposed Assessment Levy
$259,173 7
$259,173
Ad Valorem Taxes, less delinquencies
$55,000 2
$605,899
Interest Earnings
$399 7
$6,894
City Contribution to Cover Expenditures
$405,359
$6,894
Total Funds Available
$696,762
$2,477,371
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Street Landscaping
Major Thoroughfare Medians
$280,000 '
1972 Act
Special Benefit Median Maintenance
_
Fund 211
Rue Beaupre (Zone B)
$535 '
$0
Alta Vista (Zone E)
$865 '
$2,165,610
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
$1,019
$259,173
Abalone Cove Shoreline Park Maintenance
$55,000 2
$605,899
Backflow Inspections
$6,000 '
$399
California Coastal Trail Maintenance
$12,200 z
$6,894
Salvation Army Trail Maintenance
$7,400 2
$479,866
Weed Abatement
$15,000 2
$2,632,464
Street Tree Trimming
$220,200 '
$285,600
Street Lights
$546
Traffic Signals & Safety Lighting
$557
$75,000 "
Street Lights
$323,000 5
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
$900 '
$1,060
$599,119-
$398,000
Administration and Overhead
$57,222
Anticipated Delinquencies (3%)
$7,775 3
$6,242
Administration and Overhead (15%)
$89,868 3
$59,700 5
$12,693
$97,643
$59,700
Total Expenditures $696,762 7 $457,700
ENDING FUND BALANCE (6/30) $0 $2,019,671 5
For Footnotes, see page 7 and 8 of the Report.
1972 Act
1911 Act
1972 Act
1911 Act
Fund 203
Fund 211
Fund 203
Fund 211
$0
$2,019,671
($12,736)
$2,165,610
$259,173
$259,173
$605,899
$605,899
$399
$6,894
$399
$6,894
$463,705
$479,866
$723,277
$2,632,464
$726,703
$2,778,403
$285,600
$291,312
$546
$557
$882
$900
$1,039
$1,060
$56,100
$57,222
$6,120
$6,242
$12,444
$12,693
$7,548
$7,699
$15,300
$15,606
$224,604
$229,095
$76,500
$78,030
$329,460
$336,049
$918
$936
$611,101
$405,960
$623,323' -
$414,079
$7,775
$7,775
$91,665
$60,894
$93,498
$62,112
$99,440
$60,894
$101,273
$62,112
$710,541
$466,854
$724,596
$476,191
($12,736)
$2,165,610
($2,106)
$2,302,212
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