CC SR 20160606 01 - FY16-17 Citywide Landscaping & Lighting Maintenance District AssessmentsCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
PUBLIC HEARING
Date: June 6, 2016
Subject: Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Annual Levy and
Assessments of the Existing Citywide Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District (LLMD) for FY 16-17
Subject Property: Citywide
1. Report of Notice Given: City Clerk Morreale
2. Request for Staff Report: Mayor Dyda
3. Staff Report & Recommendation: Senior Administrative Analyst Gibson
4. Council Questions of Staff (factual only, no opinions):
5. Declare the Hearing Open: Mayor Dyda
6. Public Testimony: Mayor Dyda invites brief comments from the public.
Appellant: N/A
Applicant: City
8. Rebuttal: N/A
9. Declare Hearing Closed: Mayor Dyda
10. Council Deliberation: Questions of staff in response to testimony
11. Council Action:
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 06/06/2016
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Public Hearing
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to approve the annual levy and assessments of the
existing Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (LLMD) for FY 16-17.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Conduct a public hearing on the proposed levy and collection of assessments within
the existing Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District for FY 16-17 and
the Engineer's Report prepared in connection therewith; and
(2) Adopt Resolution No. 2016- , a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes, making certain findings and confirming a diagram and
assessments for FY 16-17 in connection with the existing Citywide Landscaping and
Lighting Maintenance District, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972,
Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to prepare the Engineer's Report ($7,500) is included in the
FY 15-16 budget.
Amount Budgeted: $681,110 Total Budget ($258,753 of which is
covered by the LLMD assessments)
Additional Appropriation: None
Account Numbers: 203-3010-431-32-00; 203-3010-431-54-00;
203-3010-431-94-20; and 203-3010-491-91-00.
ORIGINATED BY: Mike Gibson, Senior Administrative Analyst
REVIEWED BY: Michael Throne, PE, Director of Public Works
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager)
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Notice of Public Hearing (page A-1)
B. Affidavit of Posting (page B-1)
C. Engineer's Report — Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District for
Fiscal Year 2016-17 (page C-1)
D. Resolution No. 2016- (page D-1)
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Annual Levy
On May 17, 2016 the City Council approved the Engineer's Report for the FY 16-17
existing Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (the "Citywide
District"), pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the "1972 Act"). The
Citywide District was formed in 1992 to levy assessments on parcels throughout the
City in order to finance 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 assessments levied by the District have not been
increased on any date on or after July 1, 1997, and the current proposal is to maintain
the levy at the same rate.
The Citywide District is funded through assessments on properties Citywide. 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 District
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 approved Engineer's Report established the Citywide District assessments for FY
16-17. A Resolution of Intention was also adopted by the City Council at its May 17,
2016 meeting, which set tonight's public hearing on the proposed levy and collection of
these assessments. An ad noticing this June 6t" public hearing was placed in the Palos
Verdes Peninsula News on May 26, 2016 (Attachment A). In addition, the notice of the
public hearing was posted at City Hall, Fred Hesse Jr. Community Park, and Ladera
Linda Community Center on May 19, 2016 (Attachments A and B).
Estimate of Cost
The "Estimate of Cost" on pages C-10 and C-11 of the Engineer's Report for FY 16-17
(Attachment C) provides a summary of the Citywide District revenues and expenditures.
Total expenditures for the operation, maintenance, and servicing of median
landscaping, street trees, street lighting, and traffic signals for FY 16-17 are estimated
to be $681,110.
The proposed assessment of $258,753 will fund a portion of these expenditures. The
beginning fund balance of $24,683, interest earnings of $380, and $397,294 of other
City funds will be used to cover the District expenditures in excess of the annual total
assessment amount. The $397,294 City contribution includes both State Gas Tax
Funds and 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 costs of maintaining traffic signals
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and safety lighting. The budget for these maintenance costs for FY 16-17 is estimated
to be $98,000.
ortionment 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 94% Citywide) receiving an annual assessment of
$15.92. In all seven (7) zones within the City, the proposed assessments for FY 16-17
are the same as the assessments levied in FY 15-16.
CONCLUSION:
In order to levy assessments through the City's existing Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 requires the City
Council to conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution (Attachment D) confirming
the assessments. The City Council's approval of Staff's recommendations will establish
assessments for all affected parcels Citywide during FY 16-17.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendations, the following alternative is available for the
City Council's consideration:
Direct Staff to decrease or adjust the assessment or diagram based on public
comments or protests. Unless such action would include an increase in the
proposed rate, no additional proceedings would be required.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be conducted for the Rancho Palos
Verdes Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District on Monday, June 6,
2016, at 7:00 PM, in the John C. McTaggart Memorial Hall and City Council Chambers,
at Fred Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos
Verdes, California 90275. On May 17, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
2016-20 declaring its intention to levy and collect assessments within the Citywide
Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2016-17 pursuant to the
Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance 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. A copy of Resolution No. 2016-20 follows below:
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-20
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 2016-17,
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 streets and sidewalks, landscaping, irrigation systems, and other
appurtenant facilities; and
WHEREAS, the assessment levied by the District has 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
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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 2016-17; and
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
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, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017, 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 streets and sidewalks 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 2016-17 are not proposed
to increase from the assessments levied and collected for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
Section 6. By previous resolution, the City Council directed the Engineer, Harris
& Associates, to prepare and to file an Engineer's Report pursuant to the provisions of
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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 2016-17" 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.
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 $98,000 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, 2016,
at 7:00 p.m., in the John C. McTaggart Memorial Hall and City Council Chambers, at
Fred Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos
Verdes, California 90275, 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, 2016.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall give notice of the aforesaid date, time, and
place of the hearing in accordance with law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May, 2016.
/s/ Ken Dvda
Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Carla Morreale
City Clerk
Dated: May 18, 2016
Please publish in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News on Thursday, May 26, 2016.
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CITYOF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the appointed City Clerk
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on May 19, 2016, she caused to be posted the following document
entitled: Notice of Public Hearing — Citywide Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2016-17, a copy of which is attached
hereto, in the following locations:
City Hall/Civic Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
Ladera Linda Community Center
32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit
of posting.
City Clerk
As
Engineer's Report
for
Citywide
Landscape and Lighting
Maintenance District
Fiscal Year 2016-17
Presented to the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County, California
April 18, 2016
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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: April 18, 2016
BY: K. is a
Dennngel o er
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
2016.
Carla Morreale, City Clerk,
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County, California
By
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 12016.
Carla Morreale, City Clerk,
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County, California
By
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
ENGINEER'S REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certificates
Introduction...................................................................................................................
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Report...........................................................................................................................
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Part A - Plans and Specifications.......................................................................
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Part B - Estimate of Cost...................................................................................
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Part C - Assessment Roll...................................................................................
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Part D - Method of Apportionment of Assessment ...........................................
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Part E - Property Owner List............................................................................
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Part F - Assessment District Diagram..............................................................
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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 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 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.
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.
ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTING
Fiscal Year 1995-96 was the first year that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes operated and
maintained all of the street lights within 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.
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. 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
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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.
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 2016-17
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 2016-17, 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 as generally
described as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
Fiscal Year 2016-17
The proposed improvements for FY 2016-17 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 2016-17, as
described in Part A, are summarized herein and described below. All costs include
administration and utilities where applicable.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Street Landscaping
Major Thoroughfare Medians
1972 Act
1911 Act
Street Lights
Fund 203
Fund 211
BEGINNING FUND BALANCE (7/1)
$24,683
$1,711,559
ESTIMATED REVENUES
Abalone Cove Shoreline Park Maintenance
$52,500 2
Proposed Assessment Levy
$258,753
Salvation Army Trail Maintenance
Ad Valorem Taxes, less delinquencies
Weed Abatement
$550,000
Interest Earnings
$380 7
$15,500
City Contribution to Cover Expenditures
$397,294
$73,050
Total Revenues
$681,110
$2,277,059
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Street Landscaping
Major Thoroughfare Medians
$266,121 '
Special Benefit Median Maintenance
Street Lights
Rue Beaupre (Zone B)
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$535
Alta Vista (Zone E)
$865 '
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
$879 '
Abalone Cove Shoreline Park Maintenance
$52,500 2
California Coastal Trail Maintenance
$11,600 2
Salvation Army Trail Maintenance
$7,000 2
Weed Abatement
$15,000 2
Street Tree Trimming
$230,000 '
Street Lights
Traffic Signals & Safety Lighting
$98,000 4
Street Lights
$389,000 5
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
$1,040 '
$585,540
$487,000
Administration and Overhead
Anticipated Delinquencies (3%)
$7,763 3
Administration and Overhead (15%)
$87,807 3
$73,050 5
$95,570
$73,050
Total Expenditures
$681,110 '
$560,050
ENDING FUND BALANCE (6/30)
$0
$1,717,009 6
Cost Estimate Footnotes:
1_ This item is budgeted within Fund 203, Program 3003, in the FY 2016-17 Proposed City Budget.
2. This item is budgeted within Fund 101, Program 3009, in the FY 2016-17 Proposed City Budget.
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3. This item is budgeted within Fund 203, Program 3010, in the FY 2016-17 Proposed City Budget.
4. This item is budgeted within Fund 202, Program 3004, in the FY 2016-17 Proposed City Budget.
5. This item is budgeted within Fund 211, Program 3011, in the FY 2016-17 Proposed City Budget.
6. Staff is currently evaluating alternatives for potential use of some or all of the 1911 Act Fund
Balance (currently $1,717,009), 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 2016-17 ($258,753)
funds only a portion of the total cost for maintenance and servicing of these Citywide facilities
($681,110), with beginning 1972 Act Fund Balance ($24,683), interest earnings in the Fund
($380), and a City General Fund contribution ($397,294) covering the difference. Another
alternative to fund these maintenance costs rather than an ongoing General Fund contribution will
be explored and presented to City Council as a future agenda item.
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 2016-17 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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PART D
METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENT
I. 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.
11. 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.
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• 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 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 2016-17 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
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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
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.
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C. ZONES OF BENEFIT
A system of zones has been developed to identify the specific benefit each parcel
receives. Those zones are as follows:
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. Clovercliff 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
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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
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
Parcels
Dwelling
Units
Acres
EDUs
0.
Exempt
320
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1.
Single -Family Residential Parcels
13,106
13,106
- - - - -
13,106.00
2.
Multi -Family Residential Parcels
1,613
2,944
- - - - -
2,208.00
3.
Non -Residential Parcels
90
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330.47
707.78
4.
Utilities
14
- - - - -
21.67
64.79
5.
Vacant Residential Parcels
153
- - - - -
- - - - -
38.25
6.
Vacant Non -Residential Parcels
27
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212.13
132.16
7.
Vacant Moratorium Parcels
141
- - - - -
623.95
80.24
TOTALS: 15,464 16,050 1,188.22 16,337.22
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
14,260.91
B
541.25
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55100
D
474.25
E51.25
$0
F75.50
($380)
G
383.06
Total:
16,337.22
BUDGET APPORTIONMENT TO ZONES
Citywide improvements (Zones A, B, C, D, E, F and G)
Traffic Signals and Safety Lighting
$0
Street Trees
$230,000
Adminstrative Costs and Overhead
$95,570
Reserves
$0
Interest
($380)
Beginning Fund Balance - 7/1 (positive)
($24,683)
City Contribution
($238,916)
$61,591
Subtotal:
Citywide improvements except Miraleste (Zones A, B, C, D, E, and F)
Weed Abatement
$15,000
Medians
$337,221
City Contribution
($158,378)
$193,843
Subtotal:
Rue Beaupre Medians (Zone B)
$535
Alta Vista Medians (Zone E)
$865
Ocean Terrace Medians and Lights (Zone F)
$1,919
Total:
$258,753
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
$61,591
Citywide weed abatement
& medians
X
X
X
X
X
X
$12.15
$193,843
Rue Beaupre Medians
X
$0.99
$535
Alta Vista
X
$16.88
$865
Ocean Terrace
X
$25.41
$1,919
Total 2016-17 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 2016-17.
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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.
PART F
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 2016-17. 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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1972 Act
1911 Act -
1972 Act
1911 Act
1972 Act
1911 Act
Fund 203
Fund 211
Fund 203
Fund 211
Fund 203
Fund 211
BEGINNING FUND BALANCE (7/1)
$24,683 1
$1,711,559
$0
$1,717,009
($20,172)
$1,711,258
ESTIMATED REVENUES
Proposed Assessment Levy
$258,753 7
$258,753
$258,753
Ad Valorem Taxes, less delinquencies
$550,000
$550,000
$550,000
Interest Earnings
$380 7
$15,500
$380
$15,500
$380_
$15,500
City Contribution to Cover Expenditures
$397,294 7
$455,640
$471,801
Total Revenues
$681,110
$2,277,059
$714,773
$2,282,509
$710,762_
$2,276,758
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Street Landscaping
Major Thoroughfare Medians
$266,121 '
$271,443
$276,872
Special Benefit Median Maintenance
Rue Beaupre (Zone B)
$535 1
$546
$557
Alta Vista (Zone E)
$865 t
$882
$900
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
$879 '
$897
$915
Abalone Cove Shoreline Park Maintenance
$52,500 2
$53,550
$54,621
California Coastal Trail Maintenance
$11,600 2
$11,832
$12,069
Salvation Army Trail Maintenance
$7,000 2
$7,140
$7,283
Weed Abatement
$15,000 2
$15,300
$15,606
Street Tree Trimming
$230,000 1
$234,600
$239,292
Street Lights
Traffic Signals & Safety Lighting
$98,000 °
$99,960
$101,959:
Street Lights
$389,000.5
$396,780
$404,716
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
$1,040 1
$1,060
$1,082
$585,540
$487,000
$597,250
$496,740
$609,195
$506,675
Administration and Overhead
Anticipated Delinquencies (3%)
$7,763 3
$7,763
$7,763
Administration and Overhead (15%)
$87,807 3
$73,050 5
$89,588
$74,511
$91,379
$76,001
$95,570
$73,050
$97,351
$74,511
$99,142
$76,001
Total Expenditures
$681,110 7
$560,050
$694,601
$571,251
$708,338
$582,676
ENDING FUND BALANCE (6/30)
$0
$1,717,009 s
($20,172)
$1,711,258
($2,425)
$1,694,082
For Footnotes, see page 7 and 8 of the Report.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2016-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONFIRMING A
DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 IN
CONNECTION WITH THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 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 streets and sidewalks, 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 17, 2016, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the City
Council initiated proceedings by Resolution No. 2016-18 for the levy and collection of
assessments against the assessable lots and parcels of the land in the District for Fiscal
Year 2016-17 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 17, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2016-19
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
declares its intention to levy and collect the assessments within the District for Fiscal
Year 2016-17, and called a public hearing related thereto for June 6, 2016; and
WHEREAS, notice was given pursuant to the Act, as required by law, and
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WHEREAS, on June 6, 2016, a full and fair noticed public hearing was duly held,
and all interested persons were afforded the opportunity to hear and he heard regarding
protests and objections to the levy and collection of the proposed assessments against
lots or parcels of property within the District; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to confirm the diagram and
assessments, as filed, and take certain other actions relating to the levy and collection
of the assessments by the District;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct, and, by this reference, are
incorporated herein.
Section 2. Pursuant to prior resolutions, the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes initiated proceedings and declared its intention to levy assessments
against the assessable lots and parcels of property within the District pursuant to the
provisions of the Act for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2016 and ending June 30,
2017, and ordered the Engineer to prepare the Engineer's Report in accordance with
Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the Act (the "Engineer's Report"). The City Council, by prior
resolution, approved such Engineer's Report.
Section 3. The City Council hereby applies $98,000 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 determines to maintain a 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 4. Following notice duly given in accordance with the law, the City
Council has held a full and fair public hearing regarding the Engineer's Report and the
levy and collection of the proposed assessments within the District for Fiscal Year 2016-
17 to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements described in the Engineer's
Report pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Act. All interested persons were
afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard regarding protests and objections to the
levy and collection of the proposed assessments against lots or parcels of property
within the District. The City Council considered all oral and written statements, protests,
and communications made or filed by interested persons.
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Section 5. Based upon its review of the Engineer's Report and other reports and
information, the City Council hereby finds and determines that (i) the land within the
District will be benefited by the improvements described in the Engineer's Report, (ii)
the District includes all of the lands so benefited, and (iii) the net amount to be assessed
upon the lands within the District for Fiscal Year 2016-17, in accordance with the
Engineer's Report, is apportioned by a formula and 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. Any and all oral and
written protests and objections are hereby overruled by the City Council.
Section 6. The City Council declares that the diagram and assessments in the
Engineer's Report are hereby confirmed as filed.
Section 7. The City Council hereby orders the improvements described in the
Engineer's Report to be made.
Section 8. The assessment is in compliance with the provisions of the Act and
the City Council has complied with all laws pertaining to the levy of annual assessments
pursuant to the Act.
Section 9. The assessments are levied without regard to property valuation.
Section 10. Public property owned by any public agency and in use in the
performance of a public function, which is included within the boundaries of the District,
shall not be subject to assessment to be made under these proceedings to pay for any
of the costs and expenses of the improvements.
Section 11. The assessments are levied for the purpose of paying the costs and
expenses of the improvements described in the Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2016-
17.
Section 12. The improvements described in the Engineer's Report shall be
performed pursuant to law.
Section 13. The Los Angeles County Auditor -Controller shall enter on the
County Assessment Roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount of the
assessment and such assessments shall then be collected at the same time and in the
same manner as the County taxes are collected. After collection by the County, the net
amount of the assessments shall be paid to the City Treasurer.
Section 14. The City Treasurer shall deposit all moneys representing
assessments collected by the County to the credit of a special fund known as the
Improvement Fund, Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District.
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Section 15. The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the levy of assessments
against the lots and parcels of land in the District for the Fiscal Year commencing July
1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017.
Section 16. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file the diagram
and assessments, or a certified copy of the diagram and assessments, with the Los
Angeles County Auditor -Controller, together with a certified copy of this Resolution upon
its adoption.
Section 17. A certified copy of the assessments and diagram shall be filed in the
Public Works Department, with a duplicate copy on file in the City Clerk's Office, and
open for public inspection.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6t" day of June 2016.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, CARLA MORREALE, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2016- was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on June 6, 2016.
City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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