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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
REVIEWED:
Project Manager:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MICHAEL THRONE, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS U/)
MAY 6, 2014
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT (SUPPORTS 2014 CITY COUNCIL GOAL OF
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, FISCAL CONTROL, AND
TRANSPARENCY)
CAROLYNN PETRU, ACTING CITY MANAGE~
Michael Gibson, Senior Administrative Analyst~ C1;;}--
RECOMMENDATIONS
1) Approve Resolution No. 2014-_, 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 (LLMD) for FY 2014-15 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.
2) Approve Resolution No. 2014-_, 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 (LLMD) for
FY 2014-15.
3) Approve Resolution No. 2014-_, 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
Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (LLMD) for FY 2014-15 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.
BACKGROUND
In 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
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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 citywide. Each parcel is
assessed an amount, which is based on the benefit the parcel receives from District operation.
The City assures 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 1972 Act requires that proceedings be undertaken on an annual basis for any year during
which assessments will be levied and collected. The 1972 Act also requires the preparation of
an Engineer's Report in connection with the annual levy of assessments. The City Council
may approve the report as filed, or it may modify the report and approve it as modified.
After approval of the report, the City Council may adopt a Resolution of Intention, which sets a
public hearing on the proposed levy of assessments for the ensuing fiscal year. The City may
provide notice of the public hearing by publishing the Resolution of Intention one time, at least
10 days prior to the date of the public hearing. The attached Resolution 2014-_, sets the
public hearing date for June 17, 2014.
ANALYSIS
The Citywide District Engineer, Harris & Associates, reviewed the proposed District budget for
FY 2014-15, and prepared the attached Draft Engineer's Report.
Estimate of Cost
The "Estimate of Cost" on page seven of the draft Engineer's Report provides a summary of
the FY 2014-15 Citywide District revenue and expenditure amounts. Total expenditures for
the maintenance and servicing of median landscaping, street trees, street lighting, and traffic
signals are estimated to be $765,934. The proposed assessment of $258, 772 will fund a
portion of these expenditures. Accumulated reserves of $65,452, interest of $240, and
$441,4 70 of other City funding will be used to cover District expenditures in excess of the
annual assessment. The $441,470 City contribution includes both Highway Users Tax and an
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 Citywide traffic
signals and safety lighting. The budget for the upcoming FY 2014-15 is estimated at
$101,100.
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.
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Depending on which zone a parcel is located within, the proposed assessment for a parcel
with a single-family home ranges from $3. 77 to $41.33, with most parcels receiving an
assessment of $15.92. In all seven zones within the City, the proposed assessments for FY
2014-15 are the same as the assessments levied in FY 2013-14.
CONCLUSION
In order to levy assessments, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 requires the City
Council to approve an Engineer's Report and conduct a public hearing. The adoption of staff's
recommendations will approve the Engineer's Report and establish a date for the public
hearing (June 17, 2014).
ALTERNATIVE
Direct staff to modify the Engineer's Report and bring this matter back to Council. However, a
public hearing must be held by July 15, 2014 in order to include the 1972 Act assessment on
the County's FY 2014-15 property tax rolls, which has an August 7 deadline.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of this program is borne by both the property owners within the Citywide District and
City resources. Depending on which zone a parcel is in, the proposed assessment for a
parcel with a single-family home, ranges from $3.77 to $41.33 for FY 2014-15. In all seven
zones throughout the City the proposed assessments for FY 2014-15 are the same as the
assessments levied in FY 2013-14.
Attachments:
• Engineer's Report for FY 2014-15
• Resolutions 2014-_, 2014-_, 2014-_
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DRAFT
Engineer's Report
for
Citywide
Landscape and Lighting
Maintenance District
Fiscal Year 2014-15
Presented to the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County, California
April 17, 2014
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
April 17, 2014
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CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed report as directed by the City Council.
DATED: April 17, 2014
BY: K. Dennis Klingelhofer
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 ____ _
2014.
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 , 2014.
Carla Morreale, City Clerk,
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County, California
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CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
ENGINEER'S REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certificates ....................................................................................................................... i
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1
Report ........................................................................................................................... 3
Part A -Plans and Specifications ....................................................................... 5
Part B -Estimate of Cost ................................................................................... 7
Part C -Assessment Roll ................................................................................... 8
Part D -Method of Apportionment of Assessment ............................................. 9
Part E -Property Owner List ............................................................................. 17
Part F -Assessment District Diagram ............................................................... 17
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INTRODUCTION
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To insure 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 ass~ssments 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
conducte~ 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 2014-15
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
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Pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, and
in accord~nce 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.
PARTB
An estimate of the cost of the proposed improvements for FY 2014-15, including incidental costs
and expenses in connection therewith.
PARTC
An assessment of the estimated cost of the improvements on each benefited lot or parcel of land
within the Assessment District.
PARTD
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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PARTE
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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.
PARTF
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
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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 2014-15
The prop~sed improvements for FY 2014-15 may be generally described as the continued
maintenance and operation of streets and sidewalks 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.
Seventeen ( 17) new trees were planted in the previous year and are hereby added to the District
maintained improvements.
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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ESTIMATE OF COST
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The estimated cost of the street and sidewalk improvements for Fiscal Year 2014-15, as
described in Part A, are summarized herein and described below. All costs include administration
and utilities where applicable.
BEGINNING FUND BALANCE (7/1)
ESTIMATED REVENUES
Proposed Assessment Levy
Ad Valorem Taxes, less delinquencies
Interest Earnings
City Contribution to Cover Expenditures
Total Revenues
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Street Landscaping
Major Thoroughfare Medians
Special Benefit Median Maintenance
Rue Beaupre (Zone B)
Alta Vista (Zone E)
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
Shoreline Park Maintenance
Coastal Trail Maintenance
Weed Abatement
Street Tree Trimming
Street Lights
Traffic Signals & Safety Lighting
Street Lights
Ocean Terrace (Zone F)
Administration and Overhead
Anticipated Delinquencies (3%)
Administration and Overhead ( 15%)
Total Expenditures
ENDING FUND BALANCE (6/30)
1972 Act
Fund 203
$65,452
$258,772 I
$240
$441,470
$765,934
$349,960
$535
$865
$879
$50,000
$11,000
$15,000
$230,000
$1,040
$659,279
$7,763
$98,892
$106,655
$765,934
$0
1911 Act
Fund 211
$1,607,506
$525,000
$4,400
$2,136,906
$101,100
$456,900
$558,000
$83,700
$83,700
$641,700
$1,495,206
A table showing how the budget is apportioned to each zone is provided on page 15.
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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ASSESSMENT ROLL
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The total proposed assessment for Fiscal Year 2014-15 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
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.
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.
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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 ED Us)
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 2014-15 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.
Ill. 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
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• 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.
C. ZONES OF BENEFIT
A system of zones has been developed to identify the specific benefit each parcel
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receives. Those zones are as follows:
Zone A. Citywide Benefits, Only
These parcels receive only Citywide benefits.
Zone B. Rue Beaupre
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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 to the
benefits received from other respective zones.
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D. SUB-ZONES
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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 1
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.
Dwelling
Land Use Parcels Units Acres ED Us
0. Exempt 310
1. Single Family Residential Parcels 13,094 13,095 13,094.00
2. Multi-Family Residential Parcels 1,612 2,943 2,207.25
3. Non-Residential Parcels 88 329.24 702.03
4. Utilities 14 21.67 64.79
5. Vacant Residential Parcels 165 41.25
6. Vacant Non-Residential Parcels 33 265.85 148.82
7. Vacant Moratorium Parcels 144 625.32 81.02
TOTALS: 15,460 16,038 1,242.08 16,339.16
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 14,262.60
B 541.25
c 551.00
D 473.50
E 51.25
F 75.50
G 384.06
Total: 16,339.16
BUDGET APPORTIONMENT TO ZONES
Citywide improvements (Zones A, B, C, D, E, F and G)
Traffic Signals and Safety Lighting
Street Trees
Adminstrative Costs and Overhead
Reserves
Interest
Beginning Fund Balance -7/1 (positive)
City Contribution
Subtotal:
Citywide improvements except Miraleste (Zones A, B, C, D, E, and F)
Weed Abatement
Medians
City Contribution
Subtotal:
Rue Beaupre Medians (Zone B)
Alta Vista Medians (Zone E)
Ocean Terrace Medians and Lights (Zone F)
Total:
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$0
$230,000
$90,155
$0
($240)
($65,452)
($192,864)
$61,599
$15,000
$410,960
($232,106)
$193,854
$535
$865
$1,919
$258,772
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
Budget A B c D E F
Citywide lighting, street trees,
and administrative costs x x x x x x
$61,599
Citywide weed abatement
& medians x x x x x x
$193,854
Rue Beaupre Medians x
$535
Alta Vista x
$865
Ocean Terrace x
$1,919
Total 2014-15 Assessment $15.92 $16.91 $15.92 $15.92 $32.80 $41.33 with Credit ($/EDU)
Total Max. Asmt $20.38 $21.37 $20.38 $20.38 $37.26 $45.79 without Credit ($/EDU)
Zone
G
x
$3.77
$8.23
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Asmt Rate
$/EDU
$3.77 *
$12.15
$0.99
$16.88
$25.41
*The maximum Citywide lighting, street trees and administrative costs assessment rate is $8.23 per EDU.
This Maximum Rate is reduced by the Traffic Signal Costs that are temporarily transferred into the 1911 Act funds.
Total 2013-14 Assessment
with Credit ($/EDU) $15.92 $16.91 $15.92 $15.92 $32.80 $41.33 $3.77
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 2014-15.
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PARTE
PROPERTY OWNER LIST
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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.
PARTF
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 2014-15. The Assessor's maps and records are incorporated by reference herein
and made part of this report.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__
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 2014-15 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
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 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"), the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes 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, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, to pay for the costs and expenses
of the improvements described below in Section 3 of this Resolution.
Section 2. The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the boundaries of
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Section 3. 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 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 4. 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.
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Section 5. The City Council designates Harris & Associates as the Engineer for
the purposes of these assessment proceedings (the "Engineer").
Section 6. 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,
2014, and ending June 30, 2015, in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with
Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the Act.
Section 7. The City Council hereby declares its intent to apply $101, 100 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.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6th day of May, 2014.
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. 2014-was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 6, 2014.
City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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RESOLUTION NO. 2014----
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 2014-15.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, pursuant to the
provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the
California Streets and Highways Code, commencing with Section 22500 (the "Act"),
previously initiated proceedings by resolution for the levy and collection of assessments
against the assessable lots and parcels of land in the Citywide Landscaping and
Lighting Maintenance District (the "District") for Fiscal Year 2014-15 and directed the
Engineer, Harris & Associates, to prepare and file a written report in accordance with
Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the Act.
Section 2. 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.
Section 3. The Engineer's Report described above in Section 2 has been
considered by the City Council, and the Engineer's Report is approved as filed.
Section 4. 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 5tht day of May, 2014.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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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. 2014-was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 6, 2014.
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__
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 2014-15
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
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 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 Landscaping and Lighting Act of
1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code (commencing with
Section 22500) (the "Act"), for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2014, and ending
June 30, 2015, to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements described below
in Section 3 of this Resolution.
Section 2. The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the boundaries of
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Section 3. 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.
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Section 4. The assessments to be levied and collected against the assessable
lots and parcels of property within the District for Fiscal Year 2014-15 are not proposed
to increase from the assessments levied and collected for Fiscal Year 2013-14.
Section 5. 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
the Act. The Engineer has prepared and filed a written report with the City Clerk that is
titled "Engineer's Report for Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District,
Fiscal Year 2014-15" (the "Engineer's Report") and by previous resolution the City
Council approved the Engineer's Report as filed.
Section 6. 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 $101, 100 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 17,
2014, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Hesse Park Community Center,
29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 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
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written protest that is mailed must be received at City Hall at or prior to 4:30 p.m. on
June 17, 2014.
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 6th day of May, 2014.
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. 2014-was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 6, 2014.
City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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