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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-06-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - SMD 1 ANNEX 2000-L7 L8 L11 L14 (4)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval/ Item to be presented by: Curtis Nav DATE: June 13, 2000 SUBJECT: ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES INTO SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1: • ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L7, TRACT NO. 52673-01 (RYE CANYON BUSINESS CENTER)' • ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L8, TRACT NO. 42670-02 (SANTA CLARITA BUSINESS PARK) • ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L11, 26705 BOUQUET CANYON ROAD • ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L14, TRACT NO. 51963 (DOCKWEILER) DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Engineering Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council adopt four resolutions initiating annexation proceedings; approve the respective Engineer's Reports; declare the City's intention to annex territories; and set the public hearing for June 13, 2000. BACKGROUND As a condition of the approval: Tract No. 52673-01, located in the vicinity of Newhall Ranch Road and Copper Hill Drive, streetlight improvements are required. Lincoln -Whitehall Realty (West) IV, L.L.C., a Delaware Limited Liability Company, hereinafter referred to s the "Developer," has agreed to install or provide funds for all the necessary on-site streetlight improvements as required as a condition of their tract approval and has signed a petition requesting the annexation of this streetlight maintenance into Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2000-L7. Road, streetlight, improvements are required. PacTen PartTract No. 42670-02, located in the vicinity of Soledad Canyon Road and Golden Vners hereinafter referred to streetlight as the "Developer," has agreed to install or provide funds for all the necessary on-site streetlight improvements as required as a condition of their tract approval and has signed a petition requesting the annexation of this streetlight maintenance into Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2000-L8. `I ,E.5t% /\f05 , Adopted:oo-G, as-iog; 00-70, 00-7 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES INTO SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. I June 13, 2000 — Page 2 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road, streetlight improvements are required. Bouquet Canyon Seniors, L.P., hereinafter referred to as the "Developer," has agreed to install or provide funds for all the necessary on-site streetlight improvements as required as a condition of their tract approval and has signed a petition requesting the annexation of this streetlight maintenance into Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2000-1,11. Tract No. 51963, located in the vicinity of San Fernando Road and Dockweiler Drive, streetlight improvements are required. Pardee Construction Company, a California Company, hereinafter referred to as the "Developer," has agreed to install or provide funds for all the necessary on-site streetlight improvements as required as a condition of their tract approval, and has signed a petition requesting the annexation of this streetlight maintenance into Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2000-L14. These Annexations will provide for the continued maintenance of these improvements after they are installed and accepted by the City. Approximately 425 streetlights will be installed as a result of these developments. The Developers have provided the City a signed and notarized Petition and Assessment Ballot giving their approval to the annexation of their property into the District. By signing the petition, the Developers have waived the statutory time period for holding the public hearing, noticing, and right to majority protest at the public hearing and have submitted an assessment ballot in favor of the annexation. Thus, the public hearing for the annexation can be held on the same date as the consent calendar item initiating the annexation. It is estimated that the improvements will be accepted after July 1, 2000. The funds for maintenance costs will be collected on the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Tax Roll. • City's intention to annex Tract No. 52673-01 into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2000-L7. The proposed annual assessment is $250.00 per parcel for each of the proposed six parcels for a total of $1,500.00. The remaining five parcels are common areas and will not be assessed. City's intention to annex Tract No. 42670-02 into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2000-L8. The proposed annual assessment is $250.00 per parcel for 84 proposed parcels for a total of $21,000.00. City's intention to annex 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2000-L11. The proposed annual assessment is $3,325.00 per parcel for one proposed developed parcel for a total of $3,325.00. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES INTO SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 June 13, 2000 — Page 3 City's intention to annex Tract No. 51963 into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2000-1,14. The proposed annual assessment is $50.00 per parcel for the 150 proposed residential parcels for a total of $7,500.00. The annexations of these territories are in compliance with Proposition 218. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS 1. Do not approve the annexations. 2. Other action as determined by City Council. FISCAL The annexations of these territories will provide funding for the maintenance of streetlighting for the territories mentioned above. The total estimated revenues and expenditures collected from the annexations for annual maintenance will be $33,325.00. ATTACHMENTS Four Resolutions Annexing into the City's Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 Exhibit "A" — Four Location Maps Four Petitions (available in the City Clerk's reading file) Four Ballots (available in the City Clerk's reading file) Four Respective Engineer's Reports (available in the City Clerk's reading file) PY:lkl council\c do A PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PETITIONING SAID COUNCIL TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO CITY OF SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 PURSUANT TO THE "LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972" BEING PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA A. WHEREAS, the petitioner, Pardee Construction Company, a California Corporation, (hereinafter referred to as the "Developer"), is the sole owner of that certain real property (hereinafter referred to as the 'Property") located in the City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California, (hereinafter referred to as the "City") more particularly described as follows: Tract No.: 51963, lots 1 through 159 Assessor Parcel Number: 2833-015-010, 014 and 051 Location: Dockweiler Drive, San Fernando Road, and Sierra Highway B. WHEREAS, the owner is developing the Property as a residential development in the City, (hereinafter referred to as the 'Project"); and C. WHEREAS, in order to provide buildable sites on the Property, grading will be necessary to comply with the Building Code of the City of, and D. WHEREAS, the necessary grading of the Property will cause the need for streetlighting (hereinafter referred to as the "Streetlight Improvements") to be installed by the Developer to a standard acceptable to the City in those certain areas within the Project which are more particularly shown and described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Improvement Areas"); and E. WHEREAS, these Streetlight Improvements must be maintained, operated, and serviced; and F. WHEREAS, the Developer must provide a means satisfactory to the City for assuring the continued maintenance, operation and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements; and G. WHEREAS, the Improvement Areas and Streetlight Improvements must be kept clean so as not to compromise the safety of the Streetlight Improvements; and H. WHEREAS, as a condition of the grading and as a condition established for the subdivision of the property into individual lots for the specific benefit and sale to subsequent owners, the developer and/or successors of interest were required to complete the annexation process for inclusion into the City's Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1; and I. WHEREAS, pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", being Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, the City may establish a Streetlight maintenance assessment district to provide for the continued maintenance, operation and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements, and for the payment of the costs and expenses incurred for such maintenance, operation, and servicing; and J. WHEREAS, the Right to Vote on taxes Act, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") which added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the California Constitution requires among other things that all new assessments must comply with the Act; and K. WHEREAS, the Act also requires that the City Council conduct a public hearing not less than 45 days after mailing a notice of the proposed assessment to record owners of each parcel which will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed; and L. WHEREAS, the California Civil Code, Section 3513, allows anyone to waive the advantage of a law intended solely for their benefit; and M. WHEREAS, the 45 day period before the conduct of the public hearing is not established for a public reason but is solely for the advantage of the parcels having a special benefit conferred upon them and which an assessment will be imposed; and N. WHEREAS, all of the benefit is a special benefit to the property and the parcels to be created; and O. WHEREAS, the proposed assessments upon the property and the parcels to be created will be for the special benefit to be received by the property from the improvements; and P. WHEREAS, the Developer is the sole owner of the real property to be benefited by the Streetlight Improvements, and the maintenance, operation, and servicing thereof; and Q. WHEREAS, the Act does not prohibit a waiver of the 45 day noticing period. NOW, THEREFORE, in furtherance of the foregoing recitals, the developer does hereby petition the City as follows: 1. In order to assure the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements, and the payment of the cost and expenses incurred for such maintenance, operation, and servicing, the Developer hereby requests that the City annex the Property into City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972" being Part 2 of Division 15, of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. 2. The Developer requests that the territory to be annexed into City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 consist of all of the property referenced in Paragraph A of the recitals hereinabove. The total annual assessment shall be divided among the parcels of the Property in accordance with benefit received. Such assessment may be increased annually by an amount corresponding to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), all Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside area. If the assessment is not increased by a CPI in some years, the amount may be increased in subsequent years by an amount corresponding to the cumulative increases in the CPI. 3. As the owner of all of the real property to be placed into the District, the Developer hereby waives all statutory notices of hearings and rights of majority protests by interested property owners in the proposed Annexation per Section 22608 of the Streets and Highways Code. 4. As the owner of all of the real property, which receives a special benefit and is the only property proposed to be assessed for the special benefit, the Developer hereby waives all statutory notice periods per the Act. 5. In consideration of the approval of the Annexation into the District by the City, the Developer hereby proposes as follows: a. To install Streetlight Improvements (including, but not limited to, all appurtenances as may be reasonably required by the City; b. To bear all costs to complete the construction or other installation of the Streetlight Improvements on those portions of the Property to the reasonable satisfaction of the City; C. To consent to the Annexation into the District; d. To consent to, and cast a ballot authorizing the levy of assessments against the Property in an amount reasonably determined by the City to cover all costs and expenses incurred for the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements e. To pay the assessments levied against the Property for the first fiscal year in which they are levied prior to the submittal to the City Council of any associated final subdvision map. DEVELOPER/OWNER: Pardee Construction Company, a California Corporation By: l Emil Mansoorian, Assistant Vice President Date: }�3 ALL SIGNATURES TO BE NOTORIZED STATE OF CALIFORNIA } } COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } SS On this the 23th day of December , 1999 , before me, Maisha Benford the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared: Emil Mansoorian as Assistant Vice President and xxxxxxxxxxxxx as xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacity(ies), and that by their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s) or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. MAISHA BENFORD Commission k 1175770 WITNESS my hand and official seal. NotoryPub0c-Cook"Ia _ Los Angem County My Comm. Esptes Mcr&= CA-) Maisha Benford CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA TBACP NO. 51963 ANNEXATION L-14 STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 ?833-15 PROJECT LOCATION say N°�"� VICINITY MAP °Oc i PROPOSED DISTRICT NO. L-14 ANNEXATION BOUNDARY SHEET 1 OF 2 SHEET 2 OF 2 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA TBACP NO. 51963 ANNEXATION L-14 STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 s� r 2833-15 �-j 2833-15 a KEY MAP III CY[ 1!!1! PROPOSED DISTRICT NO. L-14 ANNEIUTION BOUNDARY ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-1,14 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 51863 FISCAL YEAR, 2000/2001 SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA SUBMITTED ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L14 STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 51963 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. Introduction 1 II. Plans and Specifications 3 III. Estimated Costs of the Improvements 3 IV. Assessment Diagram 4 V. Assessment 5 VI. Method of Assessment 5 VII. Certifications 7 Appendices A Assessment Diagram 9 B Assessment Roll 10 ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L14 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 51963 I. INTRODUCTION This report is prepared in compliance with the requirements of Article 4, Chapter 1, of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") which is Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code. This report considers the annexation of territory to be known as Annexation No. 2000-1,14, Tract No. 51963, into the existing Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1. Pursuant to the Act, the City Council is the legislative body for the District and may annex territory and levy annual assessments acting as the governing body for the operations and administration of the District. In addition, the Act provides for the levy of annual assessments after annexation or formation of an assessment district for the continued maintenance and servicing of the district improvements. The Act further allows various areas to be annexed into an existing district when the territory in the annexation receives substantially the same degree of benefit from the improvements. The costs associated with the installation, maintenance, and service of the improvements may be assessed to those properties, which are benefited by the installation, maintenance, and service. Section 22608 of the Streets and Highways Code further states that annexation proceedings will be limited to the territory proposed to be annexed into an existing district. This report will be limited to those properties located in Tract No. 51963 as shown on Appendix °A." RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES ACT (PROPOSITION 218) On November 5, 1996, the electorate approved Proposition 218, Right to Vote on Taxes Act, which added articles XIII C and XIII D to the California Constitution. The Proposition affects all assessments upon real property for a special benefit conferred on the property. Assessments imposed under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 are these types of benefit assessments. The Proposition exempts assessments for street purposes. The maintenance services in Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 are for streetlights. They are an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters, pavement, signage, and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a safe route for motorists. Streetlights are installed to make streets safer. Streetlights are installed to provide better visibility for drivers. One hundred (100) percent of the illumination from the lights is directed to the street, ninety (90) percent on the street side of the curb, and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The spacing of the lights is based on the speed of the vehicles and the natural ability of the motorists' eyes to adjust to light and darker areas. Streetlights are installed on and for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to allow the street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the maintenance and servicing of streets must include streetlights and is exempt under the provisions of Proposition 218. Each property owner who owns parcels subject to the assessment will be sent an Assessment Ballot requesting their approval to annex into the district and approve the assessments being imposed. Subsequent owners of parcels would be made aware through title reports and Department of Real Estate "White Paper" reports that the parcels are in the district and subject to the assessments. Purchase of the parcel(s) is also an agreement by the new owners to be subject to the assessments. However, subsequent increases, if any, will be subject to the procedures and approval process of Section 4 of Article XIII D. This report is being provided to show that there will be no proposed increase in the assessments to pay for costs incurred for maintenance, servicing, and operation of the existing District. However, the assessments will be proposed for the first time to those parcels proposed to be included in this annexation. The City may initiate proceedings for the annexation of territory for continued maintenance and servicing of streetlight improvements by passing a resolution. This Resolution of Intention generally describes the territory to be annexed into the district and any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements and orders an engineer to prepare and file a detailed report. This report, prepared by the engineer, details only the proposed annexation to the existing district and must include: plans and specifications of the improvements; an estimate of the costs of the improvements, including maintenance and servicing; a diagram, i.e., map of the assessment district showing the boundary of the district and annexation; the parcels or lots which benefit; and an estimate of costs of the improvements, maintenance, and servicing. Once the report is completed, it is presented to the City Council (the legislative body) for its review and approval as presented, or may be modified and approved. After the report is approved, the City adopts the Resolution of Intention which declares its intent to annex territory and levy and collect assessments, describes the improvements, including maintenance and servicing, refers to the assessment district and annexation by its distinctive designation, refers to the report for the details of the district and annexation, and sets a time for a public hearing on the levy of the proposed assessment. Following the initial Council meeting, the City will send an Assessment Ballot with which the property owners can vote on the annexation and assessment. At the public hearing, the City will count the Assessment Ballots returned and consider the public testimony in favor and/or opposing the annexation and assessment. At that time, 2 the City Council may adopt a resolution confirming and levying the assessments to fund the maintenance and servicing of the improvements or abandon the proposed annexation. Assessments, if authorized, would be placed on the 2000/2001 County Tax Roll and would be collected with the regular County property taxes. Reserve funds in the current district would be used to fund the maintenance and service until assessment funds are distributed by the County Tax Collector in December 2000. II. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS The proposed improvements for Annexation No. 2000-L14 into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, include, but are not limited to, and may be generally described as follows: Streetlight improvements are owned either by the Southern California Edison Company, the State of California Department of Transportation, or the City of Santa Clarita. Facilities constructed for or by the City of Santa Clarita are on file in the City offices. Proposed streetlight facilities are located within Tract No. 51963, located in the vicinity of San Fernando Road and Dockweiler Drive in the City of Santa Clarita. Plans and Specifications for the improvements for Annexation No. 2000-L14 to the Streetlight Maintenance District are voluminous and are not bound in this report but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of this report. The plans and specifications are on file at the City. III. ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS The Act provides that the estimated costs of the improvements shall include the total cost of the improvements for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, including incidentals, which may include reserves to operate the District until funds are transferred to the City from the County around December 10 of the next fiscal year. The Act also provides that the amount of any surplus, deficit or contribution be included in the estimated cost of improvements. The net amount to be assessed on the lots or parcels within each district is the total cost of installation, maintenance, and servicing with adjustments either positive or negative for reserves, surpluses, deficits, and/or contributions. Estimated costs of improvements for Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, including Annexation No. 2000-L14, are voluminous and are not bound in this report, but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of this report. The estimated costs are on file at the City where they are available for public inspection. 3 ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-1,14 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 51963 2000/2001 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ESTIMATE ASSESSMENT LOTS OR PARCELS: 3 TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS: 150 (proposed), 9 (open space) TYPE OF LAND USE: Residential TOTAL BUDGET ITEM DISTRICT Total Funds Required $7,500.00 Available Carryover $ 0.00 Other Revenue To be Raised by Parcel Assessment $7,500.00 Annual Per -Parcel Assessment $3,750.00 Based on $50.00 per unit for 150 proposed units on three current parcels (See Page 10) IV. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM The boundary map/diagram is included herein as "Appendix A." V. ASSESSMENT All assessed lots or parcels of real property within the annexation are listed on the Assessment Roll, which is on file at the City and is hereby made a part of this report by reference. The assessment roll states the net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands within Annexation No. 2000-L14 for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, shows the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 assessment upon each lot and parcel within the annexation, and describes each assessable lot or parcel of land within the annexation. These lots and parcels are more particularly described in the County Assessment Roll, which is on file in the office of the Los Angeles County Assessor and by reference s made a part of this report as "Appendix B." Commencing with Fiscal Year 2001/2002, the amount of the assessments for Annexation No. 2000-L14 will include a yearly increase, based upon the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside Area ("CPI"), as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its successor. The engineer shall compute the percentage difference between the CPI for March of each year and the CPI for the previous March, and shall then adjust the existing assessment by an amount not to exceed such percentage for the following fiscal year. Should the Bureau of Labor Statistics revise such index or discontinue the preparation of such index, the engineer shall use the revised index or a comparable system as approved by the City Council for determining fluctuations in the cost of living. VI. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT BACKGROUND The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 provides that assessments may be apportioned upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within an assessment district or annexation in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements. In addition, Proposition 218 requires that a parcel's assessment may not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. The Proposition provides that only special benefits are assessable, and the City must separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred on a parcel. A special benefit is a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on the public at large, including real property within the district or annexation. The general enhancement of property value does not constitute a special benefit. 5 SPECIAL BENEFIT In the existing District, the streetlight improvements were installed by the developers, subdividers of the land, and the continued maintenance was guaranteed through the establishment of a Streetlight Maintenance District. If the installation of the improvements and the guaranteed maintenance did not occur, the lots would not have been established and could not have been sold to any distinct and separate owner. The establishment of each distinct and separate lot is a special benefit which permits the construction of a building or structure on the property and the ownership and sale of the distinct lot in perpetuity. All the lots are established at the same time once the conditions regarding the improvements and the continued maintenance are guaranteed. As a result, each lot within the district receives a special and distinct benefit from the improvements and to the same degree. In addition, the improvements continue to confer a particular and distinct special benefit upon parcels within the annexation because of the nature of the improvements. The proper maintenance of the streetlighting and appurtenant facilities specially benefit parcels within the annexation. The proper maintenance of the streetlighting and appurtenant facilities reduces property -related crimes (especially vandalism) against properties in the annexation. The streetlighting located in Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 and the proposed Annexation No. 2000-L14 helps to visually join the various segments of the community, which enhance property. All of the above mentioned contributes to a specific enhancement of the property values of each of the parcels within the annexation. GENERAL BENEFIT In addition to the special benefits received by the parcels within the proposed annexation, there are incidental general benefits conferred by the proposed improvements. The benefit to properties for streetlighting on the City's streets is a benefit to all parcels within the City. All parcels share equally the cost of the streetlights. The total benefits are thus a combination of the special benefits to the parcels within the annexation and the general benefits to the public at large and to adjacent property owners. The portion of the total streetlight maintenance costs which are associated with general benefits will not be assessed to the parcels in the district, but will be paid from other City Funds. It is estimated that the general benefit portion of the benefit received from the improvements for any annexation is less than one (1) percent of the total benefit. Nonetheless, the City has agreed to ensure that no property is assessed in excess of the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that property. 0 APPORTIONMENT In this residential annexation, all the parcels in the annexation receive the same special benefit from the improvements due to their use and their similar proximity to the improvements. Therefore, each parcel is assessed an equal amount. Currently there are three (3) parcels to be subdivided into 150 single-family units and nine open space parcels. The assessment rate will be the per parcel rate with the total annual cost of maintenance divided by the number of units developed. VII. CERTIFICATIONS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL Preliminary approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita FINAL APPROVAL Final approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita I, as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were filed in my office on the _ day of 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita UI I, , as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were approved and confirmed by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita 1, , City Engineer of the City of Santa Clarita do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were recorded in my office on the _ day of 2000. Anthony J. Nisich, City Engineer City of Santa Clarita State of California I, Richard L. Kopecky, Willdan, Engineer of Work for the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, are true and correct. Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742 Engineer of Work Submitted by: Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742 Assessment Engineer "APPENDIX A" ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM SHEET 2 OF 2 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA TRACT NO. 51963 ANNEXATION 2000-L7 4 STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 SF�Sh'F 2833-15 ---'" r ♦ ,. � v V 51 � ♦` ��1 2833-15 Ilk 10 2833-15 ` I I� II ®�a -KEY MAP i PROPOSED ANNEXATION 2000-L14 BOUNDARY srtimfn-eivasea "APPENDIX B" ASSESSMENT ROLL ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L14 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.1 Tract No. 51963 The assessment roll for the annexation to the Streetlight Maintenance District is hereby incorporated and made a part of this report. The assessment rolls are on file at the City where they are available for public inspection. Reference is made to the Los Angeles County Assessment Roll for a description of the lots or parcels in each of the Assessment Districts. Annexation Assessor FY 2000/2001 Number Parcel No. Parcel Assessment 2000-L14 2833-015-010 (75 units) $3,750.00 2833-015-051(75 units) $3,750.00 2833-015-014 (open Space) .00 $7,500.00 Each parcel will be assessed for the number of proposed parcels until the tract is issued new parcel numbers by the Los Angeles County Assessor. There are currently three parcels, which are proposed to be subdivided into 150 parcels with nine open space parcels. Each of the two existing parcels will be assessed $50.00 per the number of proposed units for that particular parcel. eng-subd \pay\lighting\L14engrep.da 10 PETITION 117 A PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PETITIONING SAID COUNCIL TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO CITY OF SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 PURSUANT TO THE "LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972" BEING PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITNESSETH: A. WHEREAS, the petitioner, Lincoln -Whitehall Realty (West) IV, L.L.C., A Delaware Limited Liability Company, (hereinafter referred to as the "Developer"), is the sole owner of that certain real property (hereinafter referred to as the "Property") located in the City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California, (hereinafter referred to as the "City") more particularly described as follows: Legal Description: Tract No.: 52673-01, Lots 1 through 11 Assessor Parcel Number: Portion of 2866-001-007 and 023 Location: NW Corner of Newhall Ranch Road and Copper Hill Drive B. WHEREAS, the owner is developing the Property as an industrial development in the City, (hereinafter referred to as the "Project"); and C. WHEREAS, in order to provide buildable sites on the Property, grading will be necessary to comply with the Building Code of the City of, and D. WHEREAS, the necessary grading of the Property will cause the need for streetlighting (hereinafter referred to as the "Streetlight Improvements") to be installed by the Developer to a standard acceptable to the City in those certain areas within the Project which are more particularly shown and described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Improvement Areas"); and E. WHEREAS, these Streetlight Improvements must be maintained, operated, and serviced; and F. WHEREAS, the Developer must provide a means satisfactory to the City for assuring the continued maintenance, operation and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements; and G. WHEREAS, the Improvement Areas and Streetlight Improvements must be kept clean so as not to compromise the safety of the Streetlight Improvements; and H. WHEREAS, as a condition of the grading and as a condition established for the subdivision of the property into individual lots for the specific benefit and sale to subsequent x owners, the developer and/or successors of interest were required to complete the annexation process for inclusion into the City's Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1; and I. WHEREAS, pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", being Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, the City may establish a Streetlight maintenance assessment district to provide for the continued maintenance, operation and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements, and for the payment of the costs and expenses incurred for such maintenance, operation, and servicing; and J. WHEREAS, the Right to Vote on taxes Act, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") which added Articles XIIIC and XJJD to the California Constitution requires among other things that all new assessments must comply with the Act; and K. WHEREAS, the Act also requires that the City Council conduct a public hearing not less than 45 days after mailing a notice of the proposed assessment to record owners of each parcel which will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed; and L. WHEREAS, the California Civil Code, Section 3513, allows anyone to waive the advantage of a law intended solely for their benefit; and M. WHEREAS, the 45 day period before the conduct of the public hearing is not established for a public reason but is solely for the advantage of the parcels having a special benefit conferred upon them and which an assessment will be imposed; and N. WHEREAS, all of the benefit is a special benefit to the property and the parcels to be created; and O. WHEREAS, the proposed assessments upon the property and the parcels to be created will be for the special benefit to be received by the property from the improvements; and P. WHEREAS, the Developer is the sole owner of the real property to be benefited by the Streetlight Improvements, and the maintenance, operation, and servicing thereof-, and Q. WHEREAS, the Act does not prohibit a waiver of the 45 day noticing period. NOW, THEREFORE, in furtherance of the foregoing recitals, the developer does hereby petition the City as follows: 1. In order to assure the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements, and the payment of the cost and expenses incurred for such maintenance, operation, and servicing, the Developer hereby requests that the City annex the Property into City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972" being Part 2 of Division 15, of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. 2. The Developer requests that the territory to be annexed into City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 consist of all of the property referenced in Paragraph A of the recitals hereinabove. The total annual assessment shall be divided among the parcels of the Property in accordance with benefit received. Such assessment may be increased annually by an amount corresponding to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), all Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside area. If the assessment is not increased by a CPI in some years, the amount may be increased in subsequent years by an amount corresponding to the cumulative increases in the CPI. 3. As the owner of all of the real property to be placed into the District, the Developer hereby waives all statutory notices of hearings and rights of majority protests by interested property owners in the proposed Annexation per Section 22608 of the Streets and Highways Code. 4. As the owner of all of the real property, which receives a special benefit and is the only property proposed to be assessed for the special benefit, the Developer hereby waives all statutory notice periods per the Act. 5. In consideration of the approval of the Annexation into the District by the City, the Developer hereby proposes as follows: a. To install Streetlight Improvements (including, but not limited to, all appurtenances as may be reasonably required by the City; b. To bear all costs to complete the construction or other installation of the Streetlight Improvements on those portions of the Property to the reasonable satisfaction of the City; C. To consent to the Annexation into the District; d. To consent to, and cast a ballot authorizing the levy of assessments against the Property in an amount reasonably determined by the City to cover all costs and - expenses incurred for the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements e. To pay the assessments levied against the Property for the first fiscal year in which they are levied prior to the submittal to the City Council of any associated final subdvision map. DEVELOPER/OWNER: W9/RYE SOUTH REALTY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company By: Lincoln -Whit all Realty (West) IV, L.L.C. Its: Sole me er B Erik M. 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No. ONar naoraec can mx ,. rvow-eiv-oou CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA TSACP MAP NO. 52673 ANNEXATION L-7 STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 PfKml T R n l=J t VICINITY MAP d pow Y FEMAMM PAPKIL C018TE� LOT Y s Qy iar T N°rAPnm PQPD '°°N0 LOT Lar a till. G Lar i Lar x r b IAf 4 tar 7 44 ■o�Tx Q Lar e NEMALL RAN:!•/ KEY MAP qAD PROPOSED DISTRICT NO. L-10 VWNEXATION BOUNDARY ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L7 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 52673-01 FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001 SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA SUBMITTED ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L7 STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 52673-01 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. Introduction I H. Plans and Specifications 3 III. Estimated Costs of the Improvements 3 IV. Assessment Diagram 4 V. Assessment 4 VI. Method of Assessment 5 VII. Certifications 9 Appendices A Assessment Diagram 11 B Assessment Roll 12 ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L7 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 52673-01 I. INTRODUCTION This report is prepared in compliance with the requirements of Article 4, Chapter 1, of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") which is Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code. This report considers the annexation of territory to be known as Annexation No. 2000-L7, Tract No. 52673-01, into the existing Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1. Pursuant to the Act, the City Council is the legislative body for the District and may annex territory and levy annual assessments acting as the governing body for the operations and administration of the District. In addition, the Act provides for the levy of annual assessments after annexation into or formation of an assessment district for the continued maintenance and servicing of the district improvements. The Act further allows various areas to be annexed into an existing district when the territory in the annexation receives substantially the same degree of benefit from the improvements. The costs associated with the installation, maintenance, and service of the improvements may be assessed to those properties, which are benefited by the installation, maintenance, and service. Section 22608 of the Streets and Highways Code further states that annexation proceedings will be limited to the territory proposed to be annexed into an existing district. This report will be limited to those properties associated with Tract No. 52673-01 as shown on Appendix "A." RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES ACT (PROPOSITION 218) On November 5, 1996, the electorate approved Proposition 218, Right to Vote on Taxes Act, which added articles XIII C and XIII D to the California Constitution. The Proposition affects all assessments upon real property for a special benefit conferred on the property. Assessments imposed under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 are these types of benefit assessments. As written, Proposition 218 exempts assessments for street purposes. The maintenance services in Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 are for streetlights. They are an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters, pavement, signage, and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a safe route for motorists. Streetlights are installed to make streets safer. Streetlights are installed to provide better visibility for drivers. One hundred (100) percent of the illumination from the lights is directed to the street, ninety (90) percent on the street side of the curb and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The spacing of the lights is based on the speed of the vehicles and the natural ability of the motorists' eyes to adjust to light and darker areas. Streetlights are installed on and for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to allow the street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the maintenance and servicing of streets, must include streetlights and is exempt under the provisions of Proposition 218. Each property owner who owns parcels subject to the assessment will be sent an Assessment Ballot requesting their approval to annex into the district and approve the assessments being imposed. Subsequent owners of parcels would be made aware through title reports and Department of Real Estate "White Paper" reports that the parcels are in the district and subject to the assessments. Purchase of the parcel(s) is also an agreement by the new owners to be subject to the assessments. However, subsequent increases, if any, will be subject to the procedures and approval process of Section 4 of Article XIII D. This report is being provided to show that there will be no proposed increase in the assessments to pay for costs incurred for maintenance, servicing, and operation of the existing District. However, the assessments will be proposed for the first time to those parcels proposed to be included in this annexation. The City may initiate proceedings for the annexation of territory for continued maintenance and servicing of streetlight improvements by passing a resolution. This Resolution of Intention generally describes the territory to be annexed into the district and any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements and orders an engineer to prepare and file a detailed report. This report prepared by the engineer details only the proposed annexation to the existing district and must include: plans and specifications of the improvements; an estimate of the costs of the improvements, including maintenance and servicing; a diagram, i.e., map of the assessment district showing the boundary of the district and annexation; the parcels or lots which benefit; and an estimate of costs of the improvements, maintenance, and servicing. Once the report is completed, it is presented to the City Council (the legislative body) for its review and approval as presented, or may be modified and approved. After the report is approved, the City adopts the Resolution of Intention which declares its intent to annex territory and levy and collect assessments, describes the improvements, including maintenance and servicing, refers to the assessment district and annexation by its distinctive designation, refers to the report for the details of the district and annexation, and sets a time and place for a public hearing on the levy of the proposed assessment. Following the initial Council meeting, the City will send an Assessment Ballot with which the property owners can vote on the annexation and assessment. At the public hearing, the City will count the Assessment Ballots returned and consider the public testimony in favor of and/or opposing the annexation and assessment. At that time, W the City Council may adopt a resolution confirming and levying the assessments to fund the maintenance and servicing of the improvements or abandon the proposed annexation. Assessments, if authorized, would be placed on the 2000/2001 County Tax Roll and would be collected with the regular County property taxes. Reserve funds in the current district would be used to fund the maintenance and service until assessment funds are distributed by the County Tax Collector in December 2000. II. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS The proposed improvements for Annexation No. 2000-L7 into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, include, but are not limited to, and may be generally described as follows: Streetlight improvements are owned either by the Southern California Edison Company, the State of California Department of Transportation, or the City of Santa Clarita. Facilities constructed for or by the City of Santa Clarita are on file in the City offices. Proposed streetlight facilities are located within Tract No. 52673-01, located in the vicinity of the NW corner of Copper Hill Drive and Newhall Ranch Road in the City of Santa Clarita. Plans and Specifications for the improvements for Annexation No. 2000-L7 to the Streetlight Maintenance District are voluminous and are not bound in this report but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of this report. The plans and specifications are on file at the City. III. ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS The Act provides that the estimated costs of the improvements shall include the total cost of the improvements for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, including incidentals, which may include reserves to operate the District until funds are transferred to the City from the County around December 10 of the next fiscal year. The Act also provides that the amount of any surplus, deficit or contribution be included in the estimated cost of improvements. The net amount to be assessed on the lots or parcels within each district is the total cost of installation, maintenance, and servicing with adjustments either positive or negative for reserves, surpluses, deficits, and/or contributions. Estimated costs of improvements for Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, including Annexation No. 2000-L7, are voluminous and are not bound in this report, but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of this report. The estimated costs are on file at the City where they are available for public inspection. 3 ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L7 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 52673-01 2000/2001 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ESTIMATE ASSESSMENT LOTS OR PARCELS: 11 TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS: 6 (proposed) TYPE OF LAND USE: Commercial/Industrial Annual Per -Parcel Assessment $ 250.00 Based on $50.00 per equivalent unit, five equivalent units per parcel, on six parcels for 30 total equivalent units. IV. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM The boundary map/diagram is included herein as "Appendix A". I DQYH All assessed lots or parcels of real property within the annexation are listed on the assessment roll, which is on file at the City and is hereby made a part of this report by reference. The assessment roll states the net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands within Annexation No. 2000-L7 for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, shows the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 assessment upon each lot and parcel within the annexation, and describes each assessable lot or parcel of land within the annexation. These lots and parcels are more particularly described in the County Assessment Roll, which is on file in the office of the Los Angeles County Assessor and by reference is made a part of this report as "Appendix B." TOTAL BUDGET ITEM DISTRICT Total Funds Required $1,500.00 Available Carryover $ 0.00 Other Revenue 0.00 To be Raised by Parcel Assessment $1,500.00 Annual Per -Parcel Assessment $ 250.00 Based on $50.00 per equivalent unit, five equivalent units per parcel, on six parcels for 30 total equivalent units. IV. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM The boundary map/diagram is included herein as "Appendix A". I DQYH All assessed lots or parcels of real property within the annexation are listed on the assessment roll, which is on file at the City and is hereby made a part of this report by reference. The assessment roll states the net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands within Annexation No. 2000-L7 for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, shows the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 assessment upon each lot and parcel within the annexation, and describes each assessable lot or parcel of land within the annexation. These lots and parcels are more particularly described in the County Assessment Roll, which is on file in the office of the Los Angeles County Assessor and by reference is made a part of this report as "Appendix B." Commencing with Fiscal Year 200U2002, the amount of the assessments for Annexation No. 2000-L7 will include a yearly increase, based upon the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside Area ("CPI"), as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its successor. The engineer shall compute the percentage difference between the CPI for March of each year and the CPI for the previous March, and shall then adjust the existing assessment by an amount not to exceed such percentage for the following fiscal year. Should the Bureau of Labor Statistics revise such index or discontinue the preparation of such index, the engineer shall use the revised index or a comparable system as approved by the City Council for determining fluctuations in the cost of living. VI. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT BACKGROUND The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 provides that assessments may be apportioned upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within an assessment district or annexation in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements. In addition, Proposition 218 requires that a parcel's assessment may not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. The Proposition provides that only special benefits are assessable, and the City must separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred on a parcel. A special benefit is a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on the public at large, including real property within the district or annexation. The general enhancement of property value does not constitute a special benefit. SPECIAL BENEFIT The City, in determining the necessity of annexing territory into the existing streetlight maintenance district, took into account the cost of providing services to the residents, businesses and properties located within the annexation. Each and every parcel within the annexation receives a particular and distinct benefit from the improvements over and above general benefits conferred by the improvements. In the existing District, the streetlight improvements were installed by the developers, subdividers of the land, and the continued maintenance was guaranteed through the establishment of a Streetlight Maintenance District. If the installation of the improvements and the guaranteed maintenance did not occur, the lots would not have been established and could not have been sold to any distinct and separate owner. The establishment of each distinct and separate lot is a special benefit which permits the construction of a building or structure on the property and the ownership and sale of the distinct lot in perpetuity. In the annexation, all the lots are established at the same time once the conditions regarding the improvements and the continued maintenance are guaranteed. As a result, each lot within the district receives a special and distinct benefit from the improvements and to the same degree. 7 The improvements also continue to confer a particular and distinct special benefit upon parcels within the annexation because of the nature of the improvements. The proper maintenance of the streetlighting and appurtenant facilities specially benefit parcels within the annexation. The proper maintenance of the streetlighting and appurtenant facilities reduces property -related crimes (especially vandalism) against properties in the annexation. The streetlighting located in Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 and the proposed Annexation No. 2000-L7 helps to visually join the various segments of the community, which enhance property. All of the above mentioned contributes to a specific enhancement of the property values of each of the parcels within the annexation. In addition, the benefit provided by streetlighting consists of safety for pedestrians and motorists involved with the property in the Annexation during the nighttime hours. This is a distinct and special benefit to all developed parcels in the annexation. Streets are constructed for the safe and convenient travel by vehicles and pedestrians. They also provide an area for underground and overhead utilities. Streetlights are installed on and are for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to allow the street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the maintenance and servicing of streets, may include streetlights. Streetlighting can be determined to be an integral part of streets as a permanent public improvement. One of the principal purposes of fixed roadway lighting is to create a nighttime environment conducive to quick, accurate, and comfortable seeing for the user of the facility. These factors, if attained, combine to improve traffic safety and achieve efficient traffic movement. Fixed lighting can enable the motorist to see detail more distinctly and to react safely toward roadway and traffic conditions present on or near the roadway facility. Streetlights are considered an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters, pavement, signage and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a safe route for motorists and pedestrians. Streetlights are installed to make streets safer. Streetlights are installed to provide better visibility for drivers. One hundred (100) percent of the illumination from the lights is directed to the street, ninety (90) percent on the street side of the curb and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The spacing of the lights is based on the design speed of the street and the natural ability of the motorist's eyes to adjust to light and dark areas. The system of streets adjacent to the annexation is established to provide access to each parcel in the annexation. Streetlights provide a safer street environment for owners of the parcels served. If the parcels were not subdivided to provide individual parcels to owners within the annexation, there would be no need for a system of streets with safety lighting. The City has determined that streetlights are also an integral part of the quality of life within the City. This quality of life is a special benefit to some degree to all parcels, except government owned parcels, including easements, and flood channel parcels. 2 GENERAL BENEFIT In addition to the special benefits received by the parcels within the proposed annexation, there are incidental general benefits conferred by the proposed improvements. The benefit to properties for streetlighting on the City's streets is a benefit to all parcels within the City. All parcels share equally the cost of the streetlights. The total benefits are thus a combination of the special benefits to the parcels within the annexation and the general benefits to the public at large and to adjacent property owners. The portion of the total streetlight maintenance costs which are associated with general benefits will not be assessed to the parcels in the district, but will be paid from other City Funds. It is estimated that the general benefit portion of the benefit received from the improvements for any annexation is less than one (1) percent of the total benefit. Nonetheless, the City has agreed to ensure that no property is assessed in excess of the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that property. However, since the installation of streetlights is for the express special benefit of the parcels within the annexation and since each and every parcel within the annexation receives a particular and distinct benefit from the improvements, there is considered no general benefit conferred by the improvements to the public at large. APPORTIONMENT For Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Annexation No. 2000-L7 to the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No.1 will adopt the current rate schedule as used by the existing district. The Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 indicates that lighting assessments may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes costs among all lots or parcels within the district/annexation in proportion to the estimated benefits received. The primary benefits of streetlighting are for the convenience, safety, and protection of people and to a lesser extent the security or protection of property, property improvements, and goods. The intensity or degree of illumination provided can have a bearing on both. The proposed assessment rate for Fiscal Year 2000/2001 is proposed to be $50.00 per Equivalent Unit. The following information can be used to determine the unit count per parcel. Intensity or degree of illumination provided on streets in the district varies with the type of street and the use of the property adjacent thereto. The cost of providing the highest recommended degree of illumination (used in commercial areas) is about four times the cost of providing the intensity recommended for the lowest category which included residential properties. VA Based on land use information provided by the County Assessor, it has been determined that in the existing district over 93 percent of the parcels are in a residential category. Approximately 83 percent are single-family homes or condominiums and the remainder are duplexes, triplexes, or apartments. In view of this and the benefits derived by the family unit, both at and in the proximity of their property, a value of one has been assigned to the basic family unit, i.e. the single-family home or condominium. The existing district includes some properties that may not actually have streetlights in their block but which do receive a neighborhood benefit from the lights in the area. These properties were also included in the district. Therefore, a value of 1/2 was given to people use while intensity and security benefit were each rated at 1/4 to form the basic unit. Parcels in other land use categories were then rated by comparison with the basic unit. Reference is made to the annual Engineer's Report, on file with the City, for the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, Fiscal Year 1999/2000 for details on the land use categories and benefit units assigned to them. In this commercial/industrial annexation, all the parcels in the annexation receive the same special benefit from the improvements due to their use and their similar proximity to the improvements. Therefore, each parcel is assessed an equal amount. Currently there are eleven (11) parcels, 5 common area parcels and 6 proposed developed parcels and the number of equivalent units assigned to the each parcel will be the same as for "Group H" from the existing district. The per unit rate is then applied to the number of units assigned to each parcel to come up with the assessment per parcel. Group H Rating Breakdown Moderate intensity lighting Nominal people use High security benefit Total Property Tye Doubled due to average size of business (5 units) • Light manufacturing 1/2 1 2 1/2 units X 2 = 5 VjIWO)D)R iW(GIVM(IN K PRELIMINARY APPROVAL Preliminary approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of 12000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita FINAL APPROVAL Final approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita I, , as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were filed in my office on the day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita I, , as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were approved and confirmed by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita 9 I, , City Engineer of the City of Santa Clarita do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were recorded in my office on the day of 2000. Anthony J. Nisich, City Engineer City of Santa Clarita State of California I, Richard L. Kopecky, Willdan, Engineer of Work for the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, are true and correct. Engineer of Work Submitted by: Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742 Assessment Engineer 10 Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742 "APPENDIX A" ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM 11 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA TRACT' MAP NO. 52673 STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 ANNEXATION 2000-L7 wCINm W� FARAI.CM .AWK Lor Y wr r /, rcr�►�ar-e JM°'p� wr 0 ROPD gar e T_ /Mvav ". La /� r 5 LOT , Un i' 3 , mo I IOR/M Q. [\�.�J/, Lar e NEYMALL RANCH KEY MAP fi 40 PROPOSED ANNEYAMON 200017 BOUNDARY "APPENDIX B" I:�Y. *i�ljl1DQYIltill" ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L7 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.1 Tract No. 52673-01 The assessment roll for the annexation to the Streetlight Maintenance District is hereby incorporated and made a part of this report. The assessment rolls are on file at the City where they are available for public inspection. Reference is made to the Los Angeles County Assessment Roll for a description of the lots or parcels in each of the Assessment Districts. Annexation Assessor FY 2000/2001 Number Parcel No. Parcel Assessment 2000-L7 2866-006-007 $ 750.00* 2866-006-023 750.00* Total Assessment $1,500.00 FY 2000/2001 * Based on current Assessor Parcel Numbers this amount will be apportioned on the individual lots upon recordation of the final tract map. eW9uhd\pay\ fighting\L7engmp.dx 12 A PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PETITIONING SAID COUNCIL TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO CITY OF SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. I PURSUANT TO THE "LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972" BEING PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA A. WHEREAS, the petitioner, Santa Clarita Business Park, LLC., (hereinafter referred to as the "Developer"), is the sole owner of that certain real property (hereinafter referred to as the "Property") located in the City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California, (hereinafter referred to as the "City") more particularly described as follows: Tract No.: 42670-02, Lots 1 through 81, 1-12 acre site and 138.2 acre site Assessor Parcel Number: 2836-012-016 2836-015-011, 027, 028 2836-016-003, 011, 017 2836-017-028, 041, 48, 050, 053 2836-018-024, 025, 026, 038, 033 Location: Located in the vicinity of Golden Valley Road and Soledad Canyon Road B. WHEREAS, the owner is developing the Property as an industrial development in the City, (hereinafter referred to as the 'Project"); and C. WHEREAS, in order to provide buildable sites on the Property, grading will be necessary to comply with the Building Code of the City of; and D. WHEREAS, the necessary grading of the Property will cause the need for streetlighting (hereinafter referred to as the "Streetlight Improvements") to be installed by the Developer to a standard acceptable to the City in those certain areas within the Project which are more particularly shown and described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Improvement Areas"); and E. WHEREAS, these Streetlight Improvements must be maintained, operated, and serviced; and F. WHEREAS, the Developer must provide a means satisfactory to the City for assuring the continued maintenance, operation and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements; and G. WHEREAS, the Improvement Areas and Streetlight Improvements must be kept clean so as not to compromise the safety of the Streetlight Improvements; and H. WHEREAS, as a condition of the grading and as a condition established for the subdivision of the property into individual lots for the specific benefit and sale to subsequent owners, the developer and/or successors of interest were required to complete the annexation process for inclusion into the City's Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1; and I. WHEREAS, pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", being Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, the City may establish a Streetlight maintenance assessment district to provide for the continued maintenance, operation and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements, and for the payment of the costs and expenses incurred for such maintenance, operation, and servicing; and J. WHEREAS, the Right to Vote on taxes Act, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") which added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the California Constitution requires among other things that all new assessments must comply with the Act; and K. WHEREAS, the Act also requires that the City Council conduct a public hearing not less than 45 days after mailing a notice of the proposed assessment to record owners of each parcel which will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed; and L. WHEREAS, the California Civil Code, Section 3513, allows anyone to waive the advantage of a law intended solely for their benefit; and M. WHEREAS, the 45 day period before the conduct of the public hearing is not established for a public reason but is solely for the advantage of the parcels having a special benefit conferred upon them and which an assessment will be imposed; and N. WHEREAS, all of the benefit is a _special benefit to the property and the parcels to be created; and O. WHEREAS, the proposed assessments upon the property and the parcels to be created will be for the special benefit to be received by the property from the improvements; and P. WHEREAS, the Developer is the sole owner of the real property to be benefited by the Streetlight Improvements, and the maintenance, operation, and servicing thereof, and Q. WHEREAS, the Act does not prohibit a waiver of the 45 day noticing period. NOW, THEREFORE, in furtherance of the foregoing recitals, the developer does hereby petition the City as follows: 1. In order to assure the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements, and the payment of the cost and expenses incurred for such maintenance, operation, and servicing, the Developer hereby requests that the City annex the Property into City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972" being Part 2 of Division 15, of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. 2. The Developer requests that the territory to be annexed into City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 consist of all of the property referenced in Paragraph A of the recitals hereinabove. The total annual assessment shall be divided among the parcels of the Property in accordance with benefit received. Such assessment may be increased annually by an amount corresponding to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), all Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside area. If the assessment is not increased by a CPI in some years, the amount may be increased in subsequent years by an amount corresponding to the cumulative increases in the CPI. 3. As the owner of all of the real property to be placed into the District, the Developer hereby waives all statutory notices of hearings and rights of majority protests by interested property owners in the proposed Annexation per Section 22608 of the Streets and Highways Code. 4. As the owner of all of the real property, which receives a special benefit and is the only property proposed to be assessed for the special benefit, the Developer hereby waives all statutory notice periods per the Act. 5. In consideration of the approval of the Annexation into the District by the City, the Developer hereby proposes as follows: a. To install Streetlight Improvements (including, but not limited to, all appurtenances as may be reasonably required by the City; b. To bear all costs to complete the construction or other installation of the Streetlight Improvements on those portions of the Property to the reasonable satisfaction of the City; C. To consent to the Annexation into the District; d. To consent to, and cast a ballot authorizing the levy of assessments against the Property in an amount reasonably determined by the City to cover all costs and expenses incurred for the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements e. To pay the assessments levied against the Property for the first fiscal year in which they are levied prior to the submittal to the City Council of any associated final subdvision map. DEVELOPER/OWNER Owner's arae: i&I Date STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) On M f Bch A--1000 beforeme, S1 My n a Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared N yu, l W. F oc j i -r r proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence}to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument, the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. (SEAL) o.a • /POAaeWuw 414Ge117 G� Rotary Public m and for said Sta e ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-1,8 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 42670-02 FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001 SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA SUBMITTED .2000 ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L8 STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 42670-02 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. Introduction 1 II. Plans and Specifications 3 III. Estimated Costs of the Improvements 3 IV. Assessment Diagram 4 V. Assessment 4 VI. Method of Assessment 5 VII. Certifications 9 Appendices A Assessment Diagram 11 B Assessment Roll 12 ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L8 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 42670-02 I. INTRODUCTION This report is prepared in compliance with the requirements of Article 4, Chapter 1, of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") which is Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code. This report considers the annexation of territory to be known as Annexation No. 2000-L8, Tract No. 42670-02, into the existing Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1. Pursuant to the Act, the City Council is the legislative body for the District and may annex territory and levy annual assessments acting as the governing body for the operations and administration of the District. In addition, the Act provides for the levy of annual assessments after annexation into or formation of an assessment district for the continued maintenance and servicing of the district improvements. The Act further allows various areas to be annexed into an existing district when the territory in the annexation receives substantially the same degree of benefit from the improvements. The costs associated with the installation, maintenance, and service of the improvements may be assessed to those properties, which are benefited by the installation, maintenance, and service. Section 22608 of the Streets and Highways Code further states that annexation proceedings will be limited to the territory proposed to be annexed into an existing district. This report will be limited to those properties associated with Tract No. 42670-02 as shown on Appendix "A." RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES ACT (PROPOSITION 218) On November 5, 1996, the electorate approved Proposition 218, Right to Vote on Taxes Act, which added articles XIII C and XIII D to the California Constitution. The Proposition affects all assessments upon real property for a special benefit conferred on the property. Assessments imposed under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 are these types of benefit assessments. As written, Proposition 218 exempts assessments for street purposes. The maintenance services in Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 are for streetlights. They are an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters, pavement, signage, and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a safe route for motorists. Streetlights are installed to make streets safer. Streetlights are installed to provide better visibility for drivers. One hundred (100) percent of the illumination from the lights is directed to the street, ninety (90) percent on the street side of the curb, and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The spacing of the lights is based on the speed of the vehicles and the natural ability of the motorists' eyes to adjust to light and darker areas. Streetlights are installed on and for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to allow the street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the maintenance and servicing of streets must include streetlights and is exempt under the provisions of Proposition 218. Each property owner who owns parcels subject to the assessment will be sent an Assessment Ballot requesting their approval to annex into the district and approve the assessments being imposed. Subsequent owners of parcels would be made aware through title reports and Department of Real Estate "White Paper" reports that the parcels are in the district and subject to the assessments. Purchase of the parcel(s) is also an agreement by the new owners to be subject to the assessments. However, subsequent increases, if any, will be subject to the procedures and approval process of Section 4 of Article XIII D. This report is being provided to show that there will be no proposed increase in the assessments to pay for costs incurred for maintenance, servicing, and operation of the existing District. However, the assessments will be proposed for the first time to those parcels proposed to be included in this annexation. The City may initiate proceedings for the annexation of territory for continued maintenance and servicing of streetlight improvements by passing a resolution. This Resolution of Intention generally describes the territory to be annexed into the district and any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements and orders an engineer to prepare and file a detailed report. This report prepared by the engineer details only the proposed annexation to the existing district and must include: plans and specifications of the improvements; an estimate of the costs of the improvements, including maintenance and servicing; a diagram, i.e., map of the assessment district showing the boundary of the district and annexation; the parcels or lots which benefit, and an estimate of costs of the improvements, maintenance and servicing. Once the report is completed, it is presented to the City Council (the legislative body) for its review and approval as presented, or may be modified and approved. After the report is approved, the City adopts the Resolution of Intention which declares its intent to annex territory and levy and collect assessments, describes the improvements, including maintenance and servicing, refers to the assessment district and annexation by its distinctive designation, refers to the report for the details of the district and annexation, and sets a time and place for a public hearing on the levy of the proposed assessment. Following the initial Council meeting the City will send an Assessment Ballot with which the property owners can vote on the annexation and assessment. 7 At the public hearing, the City will count the Assessment Ballots returned and consider the public testimony in favor of and/or opposing the annexation and assessment. At that time, the City Council may adopt a resolution confirming and levying the assessments to fund the maintenance and servicing of the improvements or abandon the proposed annexation. Assessments, if authorized, would be placed on the 2000/2001 County Tax Roll and would be collected with the regular County property taxes. Reserve funds in the current district would be used to fund the maintenance and service until assessment funds are distributed by the County Tax Collector in December 2000. II. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS The proposed improvements for Annexation No. 2000-L8 into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, include, but are not limited to, and may be generally described as follows: Streetlight improvements are owned either by the Southern California Edison Company, the State of California Department of Transportation, or the City of Santa Clarita. Facilities constructed for or by the City of Santa Clarita are on file in the City offices. Proposed streetlight facilities are located within Tract No. 42670-02, located in the vicinity of Soledad Canyon Road and Golden Valley Road in the City of Santa Clarita. Plans and Specifications for the improvements for Annexation No. 2000-L8 to the Streetlight Maintenance District are voluminous and are not bound in this report but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of this report. The plans and specifications are on file at the City. III. ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS The Act provides that the estimated costs of the improvements shall include the total cost of the improvements for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, including incidentals, which may include reserves to operate the District until funds are transferred to the City from the County around December 10 of the next fiscal year. The Act also provides that the amount of any surplus, deficit or contribution be included in the estimated cost of improvements. The net amount to be assessed on the lots or parcels within each district is the total cost of installation, maintenance and servicing with adjustments either positive or negative for reserves, surpluses, deficits and/or contributions. Estimated costs of improvements for Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, including Annexation No. 2000-L8, are voluminous and are not bound in this report but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of this report. The estimated costs are on file at the City where they are available for public inspection. 3 ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L8 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 42670-02 2000/2001 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ESTIMATE ASSESSMENT LOTS OR PARCELS: 16 (current) TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS: 84 (proposed) TYPE OF LAND USE: Commercial/Industrial TOTAL BUDGET ITEM DISTRICT Total Funds Required $ 21,000.00 Available Carryover $ 0.00 Other Revenue To be Raised by Parcel Assessment $ 21,000.00 Annual Per -Parcel Assessment $ 250.00 Based on $50.00 per equivalent unit for five total equivalent units per parcel for 84 proposed parcels. One parcel is a utility parcel and will have no assessment 4 W. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM The boundary map/diagram is included herein as "Appendix A" is part of this report. V. ASSESSMENT All assessed lots or parcels of real property within the annexation are listed on the Assessment Roll, which is on file at the City and is hereby made a part of this report by reference. The assessment roll states the net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands within Annexation No. 2000-L8 for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, shows the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 assessment upon each lot and parcel within the annexation, and describes each assessable lot or parcel of land within the annexation. These lots and parcels are more particularly described in the County Assessment Roll, which is on file in the office of the Los Angeles County Assessor and by reference is made a part of this report as "Appendix B." Commencing with Fiscal Year 2001/2002, the amount of the assessments for Annexation No. 2000-L8 will include a yearly increase, based upon the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside Area ("CPI"), as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its successor. The engineer shall compute the percentage difference between the CPI for March of each year and the CPI for the previous March, and shall then adjust the existing assessment by an amount not to exceed such percentage for the following fiscal year. Should the Bureau of Labor Statistics revise such index or discontinue the preparation of such index, the engineer shall use the revised index or a comparable system as approved by the City Council for determining fluctuations in the cost of living. VI. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT BACKGROUND The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 provides that assessments may be apportioned upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within an assessment district or annexation in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements. In addition, Proposition 218 requires that a parcel's assessment may not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. The Proposition provides that only special benefits are assessable, and the City must separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred on a parcel. A special benefit is a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on the public at large, including real property within the district or annexation. The general enhancement of property value does not constitute a special benefit. SPECIAL BENEFIT The City, in determining the necessity of annexing territory into the existing streetlight maintenance district, took into account the cost of providing services to the residents, businesses and properties located within the annexation. Each and every parcel within the annexation receives a particular and distinct benefit from the improvements over and above general benefits conferred by the improvements. 9 In the existing District the streetlight improvements were installed by the developers, subdividers of the land, and the continued maintenance was guaranteed through the establishment of a Streetlight Maintenance District. If the installation of the improvements and the guaranteed maintenance did not occur, the lots would not have been established and could not have been sold to any distinct and separate owner. The establishment of each distinct and separate lot is a special benefit which permits the construction of a building or structure on the property and the ownership and sale of the distinct lot in perpetuity. In the annexation all the lots are established at the same time once the conditions regarding the improvements and the continued maintenance are guaranteed. As a result, each lot within the district receives a special and distinct benefit from the improvements and to the same degree. The improvements also continue to confer a particular and distinct special benefit upon parcels within the annexation because of the nature of the improvements. The proper maintenance of the streetlighting and appurtenant facilities specially benefit parcels within the annexation. The proper maintenance of the streetlighting, and appurtenant facilities reduces property -related crimes (especially vandalism) against properties in the annexation. The streetlighting located in Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 and the proposed Annexation No. 2000-L8 helps to visually join the various segments of the community, which enhance property. All of the above mentioned contributes to a specific enhancement of the property values of each of the parcels within the annexation. In addition, the benefit provided by streetlighting consists of safety for pedestrians and motorists involved with the property in the Annexation during the nighttime hours. This is a distinct and special benefit to all developed parcels in the annexation. Streets are constructed for the safe and convenient travel by vehicles and pedestrians. They also provide an area for underground and overhead utilities. Streetlights are installed on and are for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to allow the street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the maintenance and servicing of streets may include streetlights. Streetlighting can be determined to be an integral part of streets as a permanent public improvement. One of the principal purposes of fixed roadway lighting is to create a nighttime environment conducive to quick, accurate, and comfortable seeing for the user of the facility. These factors, if attained, combine to improve traffic safety and achieve efficient traffic movement. Fixed lighting can enable the motorist to see detail more distinctly and to react safely toward roadway and traffic conditions present on or near the roadway facility. Streetlights are considered an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters, pavement, signage and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a safe route for motorists and pedestrians. Streetlights are installed to make streets safer. Streetlights are installed to provide better visibility for drivers. One hundred (100) percent of the illumination from the lights is directed to the street, ninety (90) percent on the street 2 side of the curb and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The spacing of the lights is based on the design speed of the street and the natural ability of the motorist's eyes to adjust to light and dark areas. The system of streets adjacent to the annexation is established to provide access to each parcel in the annexation. Streetlights provide a safer street environment for owners of the parcels served. If the parcels were not subdivided to provide individual parcels to owners within the annexation, there would be no need for a system of streets with safety lighting. The City has determined that streetlights are also an integral part of the quality of life within the City. This quality of life is a special benefit to some degree to all parcels, except government owned parcels, including easements, and flood channel parcels. GENERAL BENEFIT In addition to the special benefits received by the parcels within the proposed annexation, there are incidental general benefits conferred by the proposed improvements. The benefit to properties for streetlighting on the City's streets is a benefit to all parcels within the City. All parcels share equally the cost of the streetlights. The total benefits are thus a combination of the special benefits to the parcels within the annexation and the general benefits to the public at large and to adjacent property owners. The portion of the total streetlight maintenance costs which are associated with general benefits can not be assessed to the parcels in the district, but must be paid from other City Funds. It is estimated that the general benefit portion of the benefit received from the improvements for any annexation is less than one (1) percent of the total benefit. Nonetheless, the City has agreed to ensure that no property is assessed in excess of the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that property. However, since the installation of streetlights is for the express special benefit of the parcels within the annexation and since each and every parcel within the annexation receives a particular and distinct benefit from the improvements, there is considered no general benefits conferred by the improvements to the public at large. APPORTIONMENT For Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Annexation No. 2000-L8 to the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 will adopt the current rate schedule as used by the existing district. The Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 indicates that lighting assessments may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes costs among all lots or parcels within the district/annexation in proportion to the estimated benefits received. The primary benefits of streetlighting are for the convenience, safety, and protection of people and to a lesser extent the security or protection of property, property improvements, and goods. The intensity or degree of illumination provided can have a bearing on both. 7 The proposed assessment rate for Fiscal Year 2000/2001 is proposed to be $50.00 per unit. The following information can be used to determine the unit count per parcel. Intensity or degree of illumination provided on streets in the district varies with the type of street and the use of the property adjacent thereto. The cost of providing the highest recommended degree of illumination (used in commercial areas) is about four times the cost of providing the intensity recommended for the lowest category which included residential properties. Based on land use information provided by the County Assessor, it has been determined that in the existing district over 93 percent of the parcels are in a residential category. Approximately 83 percent are single-family homes or condominiums and the remainder are duplexes, triplexes, or apartments. In view of this and the benefits derived by the family unit, both at and in the proximity of their property, a value of one has been assigned to the basic family unit, i.e. the single-family home or condominium. Parcels in other land use categories were then rated by comparison with the basic unit. Reference is made to the annual Engineer's Report on file with the City, for the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, Fiscal Year 1999/2000 for details on the land use categories and benefit units assigned to them. In this commercial/industrial annexation, all the parcels in the annexation receive the same special benefit from the improvements due to their use and their similar proximity to the improvements. Therefore, each parcel is assessed an equal amount. Currently there are Eighty-four (84) proposed parcels and the number of equivalent units assigned to the each parcel will be the same as for "Group H" from the existing district. The per unit rate is then applied to the number of units assigned to each parcel to come up with the assessment per parcel. Group H Rating Breakdown Moderate intensity lighting Nominal people use High security benefit Total Doubled due to average size of business 5 units* • Light manufacturing V2 1 1 2 1/2 units X 2 = 5 * based on the existing Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 method of assessment as adopted by the City of Santa Clarita from Los Angeles County's previous district method of assessment. 1.1 Until the Los Angeles County Assessor issues new parcel numbers for the tract, each parcel will be assessed for the number of proposed parcels. Currently there are 16 parcels, which are to be subdivided into 84 proposed parcels, which include one utility parcel. Each of the 84 proposed parcels will be assessed $250.00 per parcel for a total of $21,000. VII. CERTIFICATIONS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL Preliminary approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita FINAL APPROVAL Final approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of '2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita I, as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were filed in my office on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita I, , as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were approved and confirmed by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita I, , City Engineer of the City of Santa Clarita do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were recorded in my office on the _ day of 2000. Anthony J. Nisich, City Engineer City of Santa Clarita State of California I, Richard L. Kopecky, Willdan, Engineer of Work for the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, are true and correct. Submitted by: Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742 Assessment Engineer 10 Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742 Engineer of Work "APPENDIX A" ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM C3 Ld W e W 2 PMIN ccN K I zQ r 1 Zm 00 1 ui 8 F N oZ It ML a a 7 Z 3maw - 01 Y m _ ---------- ----------- 1 � (� db ABTFVA N3UlOD O V r C O I a� `~ 0. `" °� '" N p � 1 � p cu ZOWOC SNr REDVIE`N ~ a O p m O z t A o Hz <� 3 A Rai �' W "APPENDIX B" ASSESSMENT ROLL ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L8 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 Tract No. 42670-02 The assessment roll for the annexation to the Streetlight Maintenance District is hereby incorporated and made a part of this report. The Assessment Rolls are on file at the City where they are available for public inspection. Reference is made to the Los Angeles County Assessment Roll for a description of the lots or parcels in each of the Assessment Districts. Until the Los Angeles County Assessor issues new parcel numbers for the tract, each parcel will be assessed for the number of proposed parcels. Currently there are 16 parcels, which are to be subdivided into 84 proposed parcels, which include one utility parcel. Each of the 84 proposed parcels will be assessed $250.00 per parcel for a total of $21,000. Current Assessor Parcel Number Proposed Number of Parcels 2836-012-016 0.5 2836-015-027 6.5 2836-015-028 6.5 2836-016-003 0.0 2836-016-011 0.5 2836-016-017 56.0 2836-017-028 3.0 2836-017-041 3.0 2836-017-048 1.0 2836-017-050 3.0 2836-017-053 3.0 2836-018-024 0.2 2836-018-025 0.2 2836-018-026 0.2 2836-018-033 0.2 2836-018-038 0.2 eng-sub\pq Wghting\L%ng p.dw L Mf 12 FY 2000/2001 Parcel Assessment Total Assessment FY 2000/2001 $ 125.00 $ 1,625.00 $ 1,625.00 $ 0.00 $ 125.00 $14,000.00 $ 750.00 $ 750.00 $ 250.00 $ 750.00 $ 750.00 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 50.00 $21,000.00 A PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PETITIONING SAID COUNCIL TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO CITY OF SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 PURSUANT TO THE "LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972" BEING PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA A. WHEREAS, the petitioner, Bouquet Canyon Seniors, LP a California Limited Partnership, (hereinafter referred to as the "Developer"), is the sole owner of that certain real property (hereinafter referred to as the "Property") located in the City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California, (hereinafter referred to as the "City") more particularly described as follows: 26705 Bouquet Canyon road Assessor Parcel Number: 2811-001-134 B. WHEREAS, the owner is developing the Property as a senior residential development in the City, (hereinafter referred to as the "Project"); and C. WHEREAS, in order to provide buildable sites on the Property, grading will be necessary to comply with the Building Code of the City of, and D. WHEREAS, the necessary grading of the Property will cause the need for streetlighting (hereinafter referred to as the "Streetlight Improvements") to be installed by the Developer to a standard acceptable to the City in those certain areas within the Project which are more particularly shown and described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Improvement Areas"); and E. WHEREAS, these Streetlight Improvements must be maintained, operated, and serviced; and F. WHEREAS, the Developer must provide a means satisfactory to the City for assuring the continued maintenance, operation and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements; and G. WHEREAS, the Improvement Areas and Streetlight Improvements must be kept clean so as not to compromise the safety of the Streetlight Improvements; and H. WHEREAS, as a condition of the grading and as a condition established for the subdivision of the property into individual lots for the specific benefit and sale to subsequent owners, the developer and/or successors of interest were required to complete the annexation process for inclusion into the City's Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1; and I. WHEREAS, pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", being Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, the City may establish a Streetlight maintenance assessment district to provide for the continued maintenance, operation and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements, and for the payment of the costs and expenses incurred for such maintenance, operation, and servicing; and J. WHEREAS, the Right to Vote on taxes Act, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") which added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the California Constitution requires among other things that all new assessments must comply with the Act; and K. WHEREAS, the Act also requires that the City Council conduct a public hearing not less than 45 days after mailing a notice of the proposed assessment to record owners of each parcel which will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed. L. WHEREAS, the California Civil Code, Section 3513, allows anyone to waive the Advantage of a law intended solely for their benefit; and M. WHEREAS, the 45 day period before the conduct of the public hearing is not established for a public reason but is solely for the advantage of the parcels having a special benefit conferred upon them and which an assessment will be imposed; and N. WHEREAS, all of the benefit is a special benefit to the property and the parcels to be created; and O. WHEREAS, the proposed assessments upon the property and the parcels to be created will be for the special benefit to be received by the property from the improvements; and P. WHEREAS, the Developer is the owner of the real property to be benefited by the Streetlight Improvements, and the maintenance, operation, and servicing thereof. Q. WHEREAS, the Act does not prohibit a waiver of the 45 day noticing period. NOW, THEREFORE, in furtherance of the foregoing recitals, the developer does hereby petition the City as follows: 1. In order to assure the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements, and the payment of the cost and expenses incurred for such maintenance, operation, and servicing, the Developer hereby requests that the City annex the Property into City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972" being Part 2 of Division 15, of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. 2. The Developer requests that the territory to be annexed into City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 consist of all of the property referenced in Paragraph A of the recitals hereinabove. The total annual assessment shall be divided among the parcels of the Property in accordance with benefit received. Such assessment may be increased annually by an amount corresponding to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), all Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside area. If the assessment is not increased by a CPI in some years, the amount may be increased in subsequent years by an amount corresponding to the cumulative increases in the CPI. 3. As the owner of all of the real property to be placed into the District, the Developer hereby waives all statutory notices of hearings and rights of majority protests by interested property owners in the proposed Annexation per Section 22608 of the Streets and Highways Code. 4. As the owner of all of the real property, which receives a special benefit and is the only property proposed to be assessed for the special benefit, the Developer hereby waives all statutory notice periods per the Act. 5. In consideration of the approval of the Annexation into the District by the City, the Developer hereby proposes as follows: a. To install Streetlight Improvements (including, but not limited to, all appurtenances as may be reasonably required by the City; b. To bear all costs to complete the construction or other installation of the Streetlight Improvements on those portions of the Property to the reasonable satisfaction of the City; C. To consent to the Annexation into the District; d. To consent to, and cast a ballot authorizing the levy of assessments against the Property in an amount reasonably determined by the City to cover all costs and expenses incurred for the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Streetlight Improvements e. To pay the assessments levied against the Property for the first fiscal year in which they are levied prior to the submittal to the City Council of any associated final subdivision map. DEVELOPER/OWNER O ;Cr2ls Name: Date ' CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT State of California County of On /%, /999, before me, Date ll personally appeared SOCORRO VASOJFZ Commission o 1181357 Z •�4 Notary Public - CaCfcmia Orange Coun!y My Comm. Bq*es Apr 26, 2002 Place Notary Seal Above I ss. r p sonally known to me ❑ proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the personX whose namPA) is/,de subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/9heAhV7'bxecuted the same in his/he+khe r, authorized capacity(ies}, and that by hisAl;s4theirt. signatures. -on the instrument the person(4 or the entity upon behalf of which the person(e} acted. executed ti'r�Te nstrument. WITNESS Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to persons relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent remov and reattachment of this form to another document. Description of Attached Documeri' , ;.w Title or Type of Document: C/�,i�!Ulty Document Date: �/g • / Number of Pages: Signer(s) Other Than Named Above:uf Capacity(les) Claimed by Signer Signer's Name: ❑ Individual ❑ Corporate Officer—Title(s): ❑ Partner — ❑ Limited ❑ General ❑ Attorney in Fact ❑ Trustee ❑ Guardian or Conservator ❑ Other: Signer Is Representing: 0 1997 National Notary Aasoclation • 9360 De Soto Ave., P.O. Box 2402 • CCbabvroM, CA 91313-2902 Prod. No. 5907 Reorder Call Toll -Free 1-600-676-6627 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA BOUQUET SENIOR CENTER ANNEXATION L-11 STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 w � PROJECT NEWHALL QgNCH �QZ VICINITY MAP JaJ aF QQ' BOUQUET SENIOR \� CENTER 1 "'ooloss, 44 Sol CGpEEK Q� / NawTN i J QJO / KEY MAP W� ■ ■ PROPOSED DISTRICT NO. L-IdjI ANNEXATION BOUNDARY ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO.2000-L11 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001 SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA SUBMITTED ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L11 STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. Introduction 1 II. Plans and Specifications 3 III. Estimated Costs of the Improvements 3 IV. Assessment Diagram 5 V. Assessment 5 VI. Method of Assessment 5 VII. Certifications 9 Appendices A Assessment Diagram 11 B Assessment Roll 12 ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L 11 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road I. INTRODUCTION This report is prepared in compliance with the requirements of Article 4, Chapter 1, of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") which is Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code. This report considers the annexation of territory to be known as Annexation No. 2000-L11, 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road, into the existing Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1. Pursuant to the Act, the City Council is the legislative body for the District and may annex territory and levy annual assessments acting as the governing body for the operations and administration of the District. In addition, the Act provides for the levy of annual assessments after annexation into or formation of an assessment district for the continued maintenance and servicing of the district improvements. The Act further allows various areas to be annexed into an existing district when the territory in the annexation receives substantially the same degree of benefit from the improvements. The costs associated with the installation, maintenance and service of the improvements may be assessed to those properties, which are benefited by the installation, maintenance and service. Section 22608 of the Streets and Highways Code further states that annexation proceedings will be limited to the territory proposed to be annexed into an existing district. This report will be limited to those properties associated with 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road as shown on Appendix "A". RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES ACT (PROPOSITION 218) On November 5, 1996, the electorate approved Proposition 218, Right to Vote on Taxes Act, which added articles XIII C and XIII D to the California Constitution. The Proposition affects all assessments upon real property for a special benefit conferred on the property. Assessments imposed under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 are these types of benefit assessments. As written, Proposition 218 exempts assessments for street purposes. The maintenance services in Street Light Maintenance District No. 1 are for streetlights. They are an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters, pavement, signage and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a safe route for motorists. Streetlights are installed to make streets safer. Streetlights are installed to provide better visibility for drivers. One hundred (100) percent of the illumination from the lights is 1 directed to the street, ninety (90) percent on the street side of the curb and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The spacing of the lights is based on the speed of the vehicles and the natural ability of the motorists' eyes to adjust to light and darker areas. Streetlights are installed on and for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to allow the street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the maintenance and servicing of streets must include streetlights and is exempt under the provisions of Proposition 218. Each property owner who owns parcels subject to the assessment will be sent an Assessment Ballot requesting their approval to annex into the district and approve the assessments being imposed. Subsequent owners of parcels would be made aware through title reports and Department of Real Estate "White Paper" reports that the parcels are in the district and subject to the assessments. Purchase of the parcel(s) is also an agreement by the new owners to be subject to the assessments. However, subsequent increases, if any, will be subject to the procedures and approval process of Section 4 of Article XIII D. This report is being provided to show that there will be no proposed increase in the assessments to pay for costs incurred for maintenance, servicing and operation of the existing District. However, the assessments will be proposed for the first time to those parcels proposed to be included in this annexation. The City may initiate proceedings for the annexation of territory for continued maintenance and servicing of streetlight improvements by passing a resolution. This Resolution of Intention generally describes the territory to be annexed into the district and any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements and orders an engineer to prepare and file a detailed report. This report, prepared by the engineer, details only the proposed annexation to the existing district and must include; plans and specifications of the improvements; an estimate of the costs of the improvements, including maintenance and servicing; a diagram, i.e., map of the assessment district showing the boundary of the district and annexation; the parcels or lots which benefit, and an estimate of costs of the improvements, maintenance and servicing. Once the report is completed, it is presented to the City Council (the legislative body) for its review and approval as presented, or may be modified and approved. After the report is approved, the City adopts the Resolution of Intention which declares its intent to annex territory and levy and collect assessments, describes the improvements, including maintenance and servicing, refers to the assessment district and annexation by its distinctive designation, refers to the report for the details of the district and annexation, and sets a time and place for a public hearing on the levy of the proposed assessment. Following the initial Council Meeting, the City will send an Assessment Ballot with which the property owners can vote on the annexation and assessment. At the public hearing, the City will count the Assessment Ballots returned and consider the public testimony in favor of and/or opposing the annexation and assessment. At that time, the City Council may adopt a resolution confirming and levying the assessments to fund the maintenance and servicing of the improvements or abandon the proposed annexation. 7 Assessments, if authorized, would be placed on the 2000/2001 County Tax Roll and would be collected with the regular County property taxes. Reserve funds in the current district would be used to fund the maintenance and service until assessment funds are distributed by the County Tax Collector in December of 2000. II. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS The proposed improvements for Annexation No. 2000-L11 into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, include, but are not limited to, and may be generally described as follows: Streetlight improvements are owned either by the Southern California Edison Company, the State of California Department of Transportation, or the City of Santa Clarita. Facilities constructed for or by the City of Santa Clarita are on file in the City offices. Proposed streetlight facilities are located within 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road, located in the vicinity of the Bouquet Canyon Road and Festividad Drive in the City of Santa Clarita. Plans and Specifications for the improvements for Annexation No. 2000-L11 to the Streetlight Maintenance District are voluminous and are not bound in this report but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of this report. The plans and specifications are on file at the City. III. ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS The Act provides that the estimated costs of the improvements shall include the total cost of the improvements for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, including incidentals, which may include reserves to operate the District until funds are transferred to the City from the County around December 10 of the next fiscal year. The Act also provides that the amount of any surplus, deficit or contribution be included in the estimated cost of improvements. The net amount to be assessed on the lots or parcels within each district is the total cost of installation, maintenance and servicing with adjustments either positive or negative for reserves, surpluses, deficits and/or contributions. Estimated costs of improvements for Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, including Annexation No. 2000-L11, are voluminous and are not bound in this report but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of this report. The estimated costs are on file at the City where they are available for public inspection. ki ENGINEER'S REPORT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L11 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road 2000/2001 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ESTIMATE ASSESSMENT LOTS OR PARCELS: 1 TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS: 264 (proposed apartment units) TYPE OF LAND USE: Senior Residential Annual Per -Parcel Assessment $3,325.00 Based on $50.00 per equivalent unit for 66.5 total equivalent units (see Page 9) 4 TOTAL BUDGET ITEM DISTRICT Total Funds Required $3,325.00 Available Carryover $ 0.00 Other Revenue $_--k-00 To be Raised by Parcel Assessment $3,325.00 Annual Per -Parcel Assessment $3,325.00 Based on $50.00 per equivalent unit for 66.5 total equivalent units (see Page 9) 4 W. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM The boundary map/diagram is included herein as "Appendix A" is part of this report. V. ASSESSMENT All assessed lots or parcels of real property within the annexation are listed on the assessment roll which is on file at the City and is hereby made a part of this report by reference. The assessment roll states the net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands within Annexation No. 2000-L11 for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, shows the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 assessment upon each lot and parcel within the annexation, and describes each assessable lot or parcel of land within the annexation. These lots and parcels are more particularly described in the County Assessment Roll, which is on file in the office of the Los Angeles County Assessor and by reference is made a part of this report as "Appendix B." Commencing with Fiscal Year 2001/2002, the amount of the assessments for Annexation No. 2000-L11 will include a yearly increase, based upon the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside Area ("CPI"), as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its successor. The engineer shall compute the percentage difference between the CPI for March of each year and the CPI for the previous March, and shall then adjust the existing assessment by an amount not to exceed such percentage for the following fiscal year. Should the Bureau of Labor Statistics revise such index or discontinue the preparation of such index, the engineer shall use the revised index or a comparable system as approved by the City Council for determining fluctuations in the cost of living. VI. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT BACKGROUND The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 provides that assessments may be apportioned upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within an assessment district or annexation in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements. In addition, Proposition 218 requires that a parcel's assessment may not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. The Proposition provides that only special benefits are assessable, and the City must separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred on a parcel. A special benefit is a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on the public at large, including real property within the district or annexation. The general enhancement of property value does not constitute a special benefit. SPECIAL BENEFIT The City, in determining the necessity of annexing territory into the existing street light maintenance district, took into account the cost of providing services to the residents, businesses and properties located within the annexation. Each and every parcel within the 5 annexation, receives a particular and distinct benefit from the improvements over and above general benefits conferred by the improvements. In the existing District, the streetlight improvements were installed by the developers, subdividers of the land, and the continued maintenance was guaranteed through the establishment of a Streetlight Maintenance District. If the installation of the improvements and the guaranteed maintenance did not occur, the lots would not have been established and could not have been sold to any distinct and separate owner. The establishment of each distinct and separate lot is a special benefit which permits the construction of a building or structure on the property and the ownership and sale of the distinct lot in perpetuity. In the annexation, all the lots are established at the same time once the conditions regarding the improvements and the continued maintenance are guaranteed. As a result, each lot within the district receives a special and distinct benefit from the improvements and to the same degree. The improvements also continue to confer a particular and distinct special benefit upon parcels within the annexation because of the nature of the improvements. The proper maintenance of the streetlighting and appurtenant facilities specially benefit parcels within the annexation. The proper maintenance of the streetlighting and appurtenant facilities reduces property -related crimes (especially vandalism) against properties in the annexation. The streetlighting located in Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 and the proposed Annexation No. 2000-Lll helps to visually join the various segments of the community, which enhance property. All of the above mentioned contributes to a specific enhancement of the property values of each of the parcels within the annexation. In addition, the benefit provided by streetlighting consists of safety for pedestrians and motorists involved with the property in the Annexation during the nighttime hours. This is a distinct and special benefit to all developed parcels in the annexation. Streets are constructed for the safe and convenient travel by vehicles and pedestrians. They also provide an area for underground and overhead utilities. Streetlights are installed on and are for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to allow the street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the maintenance and servicing of streets, may include streetlights. Streetlighting can be determined to be an integral part of streets as a permanent public improvement. One of the principal purposes of fixed roadway lighting is to create a nighttime environment conducive to quick, accurate, and comfortable seeing for the user of the facility. These factors, if attained, combine to improve traffic safety and achieve efficient traffic movement. Fixed lighting can enable the motorist to see detail more distinctly and to react safely toward roadway and traffic conditions present on or near the roadway facility. 11 Streetlights are considered an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters, pavement, signage and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a safe route for motorists and pedestrians. Streetlights are installed to make streets safer. Streetlights are installed to provide better visibility for drivers. One hundred (100) percent of the illumination from the lights is directed to the street, ninety (90) percent on the street side of the curb and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The spacing of the lights is based on the design speed of the street and the natural ability of the motorist's eyes to adjust to light and dark areas. The system of streets adjacent to the annexation is established to provide access to each parcel in the annexation. Streetlights provide a safer street environment for owners of the parcels served. If the parcels were not subdivided to provide individual parcels to owners within the annexation, there would be no need for a system of streets with safety lighting. The City has determined that streetlights are also an integral part of the quality of life within the City. This quality of life is a special benefit to some degree to all parcels, except government owned parcels, including easements, and flood channel parcels. GENERAL BENEFIT In addition to the special benefits received by the parcels within the proposed annexation, there are incidental general benefits conferred by the proposed improvements. The benefit to properties for streetlighting on the City's streets is a benefit to all parcels within the City. All parcels share equally the cost of the streetlights. The total benefits are thus a combination of the special benefits to the parcels within the annexation and the general benefits to the public at large and to adjacent property owners. The portion of the total streetlight maintenance costs which are associated with general benefits will not be assessed to the parcels in the district, but will be paid from other City Funds. It is estimated that the general benefit portion of the benefit received from the improvements for any annexation is less than one (1) percent of the total benefit. Nonetheless, the City has agreed to ensure that no property is assessed in excess of the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that property. However, since the installation of streetlights is for the express special benefit of the parcels within the annexation and since each and every parcel within the annexation receives a particular and distinct benefit from the improvements, there is considered no general benefits conferred by the improvements to the public at large. APPORTIONMENT For Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Annexation No. 2000-L11 to the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No.1 will adopt the current rate schedule as used by the existing district. 7 The Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 indicates that lighting assessments may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes costs among all lots or parcels within the district/annexation in proportion to the estimated benefits received. The primary benefits of streetlighting are for the convenience, safety, and protection of people and to a lesser extent the security or protection of property, property improvements, and goods. The intensity or degree of illumination provided can have a bearing on both. The proposed assessment rate for Fiscal Year 2000/2001 is proposed to be $50.00 per equivalent unit. The following information can be used to determine the equivalent unit count per parcel. Intensity or degree of illumination provided on streets in the district varies with the type of street and the use of the property adjacent thereto. The cost of providing the highest recommended degree of illumination (used in commercial areas) is about four times the cost of providing the intensity recommended for the lowest category which included residential properties. Based on land use information provided by the County Assessor, it has been determined that in the existing district over 93 percent of the parcels are in a residential category. Approximately 83 percent are single-family homes or condominiums and the remainder are duplexes, triplexes, or apartments. In view of this and the benefits derived by the family unit, both at and in the proximity of their property, a value of one has been assigned to the basic family unit, i.e. the single-family home or condominium. The existing district includes some properties that may not actually have streetlights in their block but which do receive a neighborhood benefit from the lights in the area. These properties were also included in the district. Therefore, a value of 1/2 was given to people use while intensity and security benefit were each rated at 1/4 to form the basic unit. Parcels in other land use categories were then rated by comparison with the basic unit. In the remainder of the residential category, which is comprised of multiple rental type properties, the value for intensity would remain at 1/4 but the other two items would increase in proportion to the number of family dwelling units on the parcel. For example a duplex was assigned 1/4 for intensity, 1 for people use, and 1/2 for security benefit for a total of 1-3/4 units. The owner of such property would therefore pay 1-3/4 times as much for lighting as the owner of a single-family unit. In consideration of the distance some units would be from the lighted roadway, security benefits in the residential category would not be increased beyond a value of 1. Thus a five (5) unit apartment would be assigned 1/4 for intensity, 2-1/2 for people use and 1 for security benefits or a total of 3-3/4 units. As the number of apartments on a parcel increases, the service charge units assigned for people would follow a declining scale as follows: 21 through 50 apartments Units for 20 apartments plus V3 unit for each apartment over 20. (20 apartments = V4 for intensity, 10 for people and 1 for security = 1-U4 units) Example: 50 apartments; (50-20)/3 = 10; 1-U4 +10 = 2-U4 units 0 50 through 100 apartments Units for 50 apartments plus 1/4 unit for each apartment over 50. Example: 100 apartments; (100-50)/4 = 12-1/2; 21-1/4 + 12-1/2 = 33-3/4 units Over 100 Apartments Units for 100 apartments plus 1/5 unit for each apartment over 100 Example: 200 apartments; (200-100)/5 = 20; 33-3/4 + 20 = 53-3/4 units Reference is made to the annual Engineer's Report, on file with the City, for the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, Fiscal Year 1999/2000 for details on the land use categories and benefit units assigned to them. For APN 2811-001-134, 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road: 264 apartments; (264-100)/5 = 32.8; 33-3/4 + 32.8 = 66.5 equivalent units X $50 = $3,325.00 VII. CERTIFICATIONS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL Preliminary approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita FINAL APPROVAL Final approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita I, , as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were filed in my office on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita 0 I, , as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were approved and confirmed by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of , 2000. Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita I, , City Engineer of the City of Santa Clarita do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were recorded in my office on the day of 2000. Anthony J. Nisich, City Engineer City of Santa Clarita State of California I, Richard L. Kopecky, Willdan, Engineer of Work for the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, are true and correct. Submitted by: Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742 Assessment Engineer 10 Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742 Engineer of Work "APPENDIX A' ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM CITY OF SANTA CI ARITA CALIFORNIA BOUQUET SENIOR CENTER ANNEXATION 2000-L11 STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 w y L1 cOy ^W� O`l PROJECT Z� n , NEWHAL'- RgN�y GP � �A� �d 8 4J VICINITY MAP J P� A�- O No BOUQUET SENIOR CENTER I - 010.,.x' Miami OJo-J / KEY MAP PROPOSED ANNEXATON2WPLl1 BOUNDARY "APPENDIX B" ASSESSMENT ROLL ANNEXATION NO. 2000-L11 INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.1 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road The assessment roll for the annexation to the Streetlight Maintenance District is hereby incorporated and made a part of this report. The assessment rolls are on file at the City where they are available for public inspection. Reference is made to the Los Angeles County Assessment Roll for a description of the lots or parcels in each of the Assessment Districts. Annexation Assessor FY 2000/2001 Number Parcel No. Parcel Assessment 2000-L11 2811-001-134 $3,325.00 Total Assessment $3,325.00 FY 2000/2001 eng-sub\pay\lighting\Ll leng p.da 12