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AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Curtis Nay
DATE:
June 13, 2000
SUBJECT: ORDERING THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE
ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR STREETLIGHT
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1; APPROVING THE
PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT AND DECLARING THE
CITY'S INTENTION TO LEVY ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2000/2001; AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a resolution ordering the preliminary Engineer's Report, preliminarily
approving the Engineer's Report declaring the City's intention to levy and collect assessments
for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, and setting the public hearing for June 27, 2000.
BACKGROUND
Prior to Fiscal Year 1998/99, streetlighting services in the City were provided by a special
benefit district administered by the County of Los Angeles. The Santa Clarita area was
included in two separate districts within the County Lighting Maintenance District. One
district, CLMD 1867, is funded from ad valorem property tax revenue pursuant to the
Improvement Act of 1911, with the rate set by Proposition 13. The district that is now
under the City's jurisdiction, Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, was established and is
funded by assessments levied pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972. The
City Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 boundary is attached as Exhibit "A."
Each year the City Council must order an Engineer's Report detailing Streetlight
Maintenance District No. 1 and determine the necessary assessments to collect for the
coming fiscal year. This report and the appropriate resolutions are then presented to the
City Council at a regularly scheduled City Council meeting. It is at this meeting that a
date is set for a public hearing on the proposed annual assessments.
ORDERING PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT
FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
June 13, 2000 — Page 2
The public hearing for this district is set for June 27, 2000. If the assessments are
approved at the public hearing, they are then transferred to the County for placement on
the County tax rolls. If the assessments are not approved at the public hearing, the City
will lose the ability to place the assessment on the County tax rolls for Fiscal
Year 2000/2001. The City will have to manually invoice all parcels within the district or
not collect assessments for the coming year. Detailed revenue and expenditure information
for the district is in the Annual Engineer's Report.
In accordance with Proposition 218, "The Right to Vote on Taxes Act," any increase in the
annual assessments requires that all affected property owners must vote on the new
assessments. There will be no increases in the assessments for the district covered by the
attached resolution for Fiscal Year 2000/2001; therefore, there will be no need to notify the
property owners by mail.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS.
1. Do not approve the annual levy.
2. Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The annual levy of assessments currently covers the expected expenses.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution Ordering and Approving the Preliminary Engineer's Report
Exhibit "A" — Location Map
Engineer's Report (available in City Clerk`s Reading File)
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ANNUAL
ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001
SANTA CLARITA
CALIFORNIA
SUBNIITWI) JUNE 139 2000
ANNUAL ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Assessment Diagram 15
B Assessment Roll 16
Page
I.
Introduction
1
II.
Plans and Specifications
3
III.
Estimated Costs of the Improvements
4
IV.
Assessment Diagram
6
V.
Assessment
6
VI.
Method of Assessment
6
VII.
Certifications
13
A Assessment Diagram 15
B Assessment Roll 16
ANNUAL ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001
I. INTRODUCTION
This Engineer's 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.
Prior to Fiscal Year 1998/99, streetlighting services in the City were provided by a special
benefit district administered by the County of Los Angeles. The Santa Clarita area was
included in two separate districts under the County's jurisdiction. County Lighting District
LLA -1 was formed on July 24, 1979 and was supplemented by the existing County Lighting
Maintenance District (CLMD) 1867. Upon incorporation of the City of Santa Clarita in 1987,
a Santa Clarita Zone was formed specifically for the area within the City's boundaries. County
Lighting Maintenance District (CLMD) 1867 and County Lighting District LLA -1 are
contiguous with each other and are wholly within the City's boundaries. However, County
Lighting District LLA -1 covers a greater portion of the City.
The District referred to as CLMD 1867 is funded from ad valorem property tax revenue
pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911, with the rate set by Proposition 13. County Lighting
District LLA -1 was established and is funded by assessments levied beginning in 1979
pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 when new annexations to the County
Lighting District could no longer collect ad valorem revenue. LLA -1 was established to cover
the lights in the new annexation areas and to supplement the current ad valorem revenue.
As of July 1, 1998, all streetlight districts are under the jurisdiction of the City as Streetlight
Maintenance District No. 1(previously LLA -1) and No. 2 (previously CLMD 1867) respectively.
It is now the City's responsibility to prepare and levy the annual assessments necessary to
maintain the streetlights within the District.
Upon the effective date of the transfer, the City assumed total responsibility for the District's
maintenance contract under which Southern California Edison is providing the required
services. Pursuant to the Act, the City Council is now the legislative body for the District and
may levy annual assessments and act as the governing body for the operation and
administration of the District.
In future years, as territory is annexed into the City, annexation to the District will be a
condition of annexation to the City. In addition, any new development will also be required to
annex into the existing District. All new annexations will be annexed into Streetlight
Maintenance District No. 1, under the 1972 Act. It is not clear at this time whether the City
can collect ad valorem on any new annexations.
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This report includes all annexations that have been approved by the Council prior to
June 30, 2000.
The Act provides for the levy of annual assessments after formation of an assessment district
for the continued maintenance and servicing of the district 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.
This report addresses only Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1. District No. 2, the
ad valorem portion, is handled through the County Auditor and the State Board of Equalization
and is not acted upon on by the City Council.
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. However, the Proposition also exempts any assessments imposed when the
person(s) owning all of the property agree(s) to the assessment when it was originally imposed.
The maintenance services in the Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 are for streetlighting.
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
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 speed of the vehicles and the natural ability of
the motorists' eyes to adjust to light and dark areas.
Each and every parcel included in the District was originally part of a development that was
conditioned to install streetlight improvements before the development could proceed.
Thereafter, each developer who was conditioned to enter into the District agreed to the
inclusion of their property in the District along with the assessments being imposed on their
property. Once the development was sold, all subsequent owners of parcels were also made
aware through title reports and Department of Real Estate "White Paper" Reports that the
parcels were in the District and subject to the assessments. Purchase of the parcel(s) was also
an agreement by the new owners to be subject to the assessments.
Article XIII D, Section 5(a), of the State Constitution, provides that any assessment imposed
exclusively to finance the capital costs or maintenance and operation expenses for sidewalks,
streets, sewers, water, flood control, drainage systems or vector control, shall be considered
exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D.
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Streetlights are installed on and are for street purposes. They 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 therefore, the assessments for Streetlight
Maintenance District No. 1 are exempt from the provisions of Proposition 218. This exemption
applies only to assessments existing on the effective date of Proposition 218, November 6, 1996,
and the exemption is only from the procedures and approval process set forth in Article XIII D,
Section 4. 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 no proposed increase in the
assessment to pay for costs incurred for the maintenance, servicing, and operation of the
District for Fiscal Year 2000/2001.
The City may annually initiate proceedings for the continued maintenance and servicing of the
improvements by passing a resolution which orders an engineer to prepare and file a detailed
report generally describing any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in
existing improvements.
The report prepared by the engineer must also include plans and specifications of any new
improvements, an estimate of the costs of the new improvements, including maintenance and
servicing of the new or existing improvements, a diagram, i.e., map of the assessment district
showing the boundary of the District and 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 for its review and approval as presented, or may be modified and
approved.
After the report is approved, the City adopts a resolution of intention which declares its intent
to levy and collect assessments, describes the improvements, including maintenance and
servicing, refers to the District by its distinctive designation, refers to the report for the details
of the District, and sets a time and place for a public hearing on the levy of the proposed
assessments.
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 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
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 was established to collect funds to cover the expenses
for energy and maintenance of a majority of streetlights in the City. These costs are billed by
the Southern California Edison Company for all approximate 9,888 streetlights currently
owned and maintained by Edison. The proposed new and/or existing improvements for
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 include, but are not limited to, and may be generally
described as follows:
The installation of streetlighting and appurtenant facilities are necessary for the daily
operation of said lighting located within City road rights-of-way. Installation covers all
work necessary for the installment or replacement of said lighting and all appurtenant work
necessary to complete said installation or replacement.
• The operation, maintenance, and servicing of all existing streetlighting and appurtenant
facilities are necessary for the daily operation of said lighting located within City road
rights-of-way. Operation, maintenance, and servicing means all work necessary for the
daily maintenance required to maintain said lights in proper operation including providing
said lights with the proper energy necessary to operate the lights.
All improvements consisting of ornamental streetlights, mast arm streetlights and appurtenant
facilities do exist at the present time. The cost associated with these improvements will be the
cost of operations, maintenance and servicing during Fiscal Year 2000/2001.
Plans and specifications for the improvements for 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 where they are
available for public inspection.
Locations of all streetlights are included on lighting inventory maps available for inspection 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 transmitted 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 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.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
2000/2001 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ESTIMATE
The following information was received from the City's Budget
Proposed 2000/2001 Budget
Revenue
Balance from previous fiscal year
$1,800,000
Other Revenue (Ad Valorem)
$1,120,000
To be raised from Assessments
115,000
Sub -Total
$3,035,000
Expenditures
Operation/Maintenance Expenses
• Utility/Maintenance
$1,705,000
• Professional/Attorney Services
$ 40,000
• Administration/Special Equipment
$ 55,000
Capital Improvements
$ 400,000
Reserve
835,000
Sub -Total
$3,035,000
Total Balance
$ 0
In addition to revenue received from both ad valorem taxes and assessments, there is a balance
in the account from money transferred from the County upon completion of the jurisdictional
transfer.
Six months reserve is set aside to cover expenses until such time as assessments received by
the County Auditor/Controller are delivered to the City in December 2000.
The remaining balance will be used for capital improvements to the District in the form of
additional maintenance including upgrades and unrecoverable knockdowns not covered by
Southern California Edison.
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IV. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
Boundary maps/diagrams for each of the areas within Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1
are voluminous and are not bound in this report but by this reference are incorporated and
made a part of this report. The boundary maps/diagrams are on file in the office of the
City Clerk and the City Engineer where they are available for public inspection.
V. ASSESSMENT
All assessed lots or parcels of real property within the District are listed on the assessment roll.
The assessment roll states the net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands within the
District for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, shows the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 assessment upon each lot
and parcel within the District, and describes each assessable lot or parcel of land within the
District. These lots and parcels are more particularly described in the assessment roll, which
is on file in the office of the City Clerk and by reference is made a part of this report.
Assessments for any annexation to the existing Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 may
include an increase based on the current Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Los Angeles —
San Bernardino County area as approved by property owners during the annexation process.
VI. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
BACKGROUND
The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the Act) provides that assessments may be
apportioned upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within an assessment District in
proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements.
In addition, the Act requires that a parcel's assessment may not exceed the reasonable cost of
the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. The Act 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. The general enhancement of property value does not constitute a special benefit.
SPECIAL BENEFIT
The City, in determining the necessity of forming Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, took
into account the cost of providing services to the residents, businesses and properties located
within the entire City. Each and every parcel within the District receives a particular and
distinct benefit from the improvements over and above general benefits conferred by the
improvements.
All of the improvements were conditions of approval for the creation or development of the
parcels. In order to create or develop the parcels, the City required the original developer to
install, and guarantee the maintenance of, streetlighting and appurtenant facilities to serve the
parcels. Therefore, each and every parcel within the District could not have been developed in
the absence of the installation and promised maintenance of these facilities.
The benefit provided by streetlighting consists of safety for pedestrians and motorists living and
owning property in the District during the nighttime hours. This is a distinct and special
benefit to all developed parcels in the District.
Streetlighting is 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.
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.
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 motorists' eyes to adjust to light and
dark areas.
The systems of streets within the District are established to provide access to each parcel in the
District. 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 District, 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.
Therefore, the installation of streetlights is for the express, special benefit of the parcels within
the District. Since each and every parcel within each of the existing zones 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 Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 will continue with the current
rate schedule as used by Los Angeles County at the time of the transfer of jurisdiction.
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 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 or 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 $3.00 per Unit. This
is not an increase in the rate previously implemented for Fiscal Year 1999/2000. The areas
annexed after the Streetlight Maintenance District was transferred from Los Angeles County
to the City will not be supplemented by ad valorem property tax revenue. Thus, the new
annexed areas have been assessed at a higher rate than previously annexed areas.
Approximately 14 annexations have occurred since the transfer of the Streetlight Maintenance
District and each of the annexed areas were assessed at the maximum of $50.00 per equivalent
unit.
The following information is a method used to determine the per parcel unit count
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 1 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 this residential category would not be increased beyond a value
of 1. Thus a 5 -unit apartment would be assigned 1/4 for intensity, 2-1/2 for people use, and 1
for security benefits for 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:
Single -Family Home 1 Unit/Parcel
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APARTMENT
21 through 50 apartments
Units for 20 apartments plus 1/3 unit for each apartment over 20.
For example: 20 apartments = 1/4 for intensity, 10 for people and 1 for security = 11-1/4 units
For example: 50 apartments = (50-20)/3 = 10; 11-1/4 + 10 = 21-1/4 units per parcel
50 through 100 apartments
Units for 50 apartments plus 1/4 unit for each apartment over 50.
For example: 100 apartments = (100-50)/4 = 12-1/2; 21-1/4 + 12-1/2 = 33-3/4 units per parcel
Over 100 Apartments
Units for 100 apartments plus 1/5 unit for each apartment over 100
For example: 200 apartments = (200-100)/5 = 20; 33-3/4 + 20 = 53-3/4 units per parcel
The remaining 7 percent of the lots or parcels within the City were separated into 38 land use
categories as determined by the County Assessor and units were assigned on the basis of
average benefits received as follows.
Group A
Rating Breakdown
1 unit (minimum charge for improved property)
Total 1 unit
Property Type
1. Irrigated farms
2. Dry farms
3. Cemeteries
4. Dump sites
Group B
Rating Breakdown
Moderate intensity lighting 1/2
Nominal people use 1
Moderate security benefit 1/2
Total 2 units
Property Tyne
1. Animal kennels
2. Nurseries and greenhouses
3. Parking lots (industrial)
4. Churches
5. Schools (private)
6. Petroleum and gas
7. Utility
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Group C
Rating Breakdown
High intensity lighting
Nominal people use
Moderate security benefit
Total
Property Type
1. Parking lots (commercial)
Group D
Rating Breakdown
High intensity lighting
Nominal people use
High security benefit
Total
Property Type
1. Office building
2. Professional building
3. Banks, savings, and loans
4. Service shops
5. Lumber yards
6. Golf courses
7. Race tracks/stables
8. Camps
9. Homes for the aged
Group E
Rating Breakdown
High intensity lighting
Moderate people use
High security benefit
Total
Property Type
1. Stores
2. Store w/office or residence
3. Service stations
4. Clubs and lodge halls
10
1
1
1/2
2-1/2 units
1
1
1
3 units
1
2
1
4 units
Group F
Rating Breakdown
Nominal intensity lighting 1/4
High people use 3
High security benefit 1
Total 4-1/4 units
Property Type
1. Rooming house (Same as a 6 unit apartment)
Group G
Rating Breakdown
High intensity lighting 1
High people use 3
High security benefit 1
Total 5 units
Property Type
1. Restaurant
2. Theaters
Properties within Group H, I, and J will have unit counts that are doubled due to the average
size of the business that occupies the site.
Group H
Rating Breakdown
Moderate intensity lighting 1/2
Nominal people use 1
High security benefit 1
Total 2-1/2 units
Property Type
Doubled due to average size of business = 5 units
1. Light manufacturing
2. Food processing plant
3. Warehousing
Group I
Rating Breakdown
High intensity lighting 1
Nominal people use 1
High security benefit 1
Total 3 units
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Property Type
Doubled due to average size of business = 6 units
1. Auto, recreational equipment sales and service
Group J
Ratine Breakdown
High intensity lighting 1
Moderate people use 2
High security benefit 1
Total 4 units
Property Tye
Doubled due to average size of business = 8 units
1.
Markets
2.
Bowling alleys
3.
Skating rinks
4.
Department stores
5.
Hotels and motels
6.
Mobile home parks
Group K
Properties within the 10 land use categories in this group varied widely from the norm and
therefore, these lots or parcels were considered on an individual basis. Each of the parcels or
lots in these land use categories was identified on the official lighting district maps and each
streetlight or portion thereof in the immediate proximity of the lots or parcels benefiting the
lots or parcels was assigned a number of units as identified below. The total number of units
so determined for that category would be distributed among the lots or parcels in that category
in proportion to the lot or parcel area as shown below. A minimum of 3 units would be assessed
to each lot or parcel to be compatible with group D which contains many of the smaller business
categories. Several large lots or parcels in outlying areas within the existing lighting district
have no lights in the immediate proximity and, therefore, those lots or parcels would be
assessed the minimum.
K-1
Rating Breakdown
Moderate intensity lighting
Moderate people use
Moderate security benefit
Total
Property Type
1. Open storage
2. Mineral processing
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1-1/4
1
5-1/4 units
0.014973 units per 100 sq. feet
0.005615 units per 100 sq. feet
K-2
K-3
Rating Breakdown
Moderate intensity lighting
High people use
Moderate security benefit
Total
Property Tyne
1. Colleges/Universities (private)
2. Wholesale and manufacturing (outlets)
3. Athletic and amusement facilities
4. Heavy manufacturing
5. Hospitals
Ratina Breakdown
High intensity lighting
High people use
Moderate security benefit
Total
Property Type
1. Motion Picture, radio, T.V.
2. Neighborhood shopping centers
3. Regional shopping centers
1-1/4
4
1
6-1/4 units
0.001736 units per 100 sq.
feet
0.059858 units per 100 sq.
feet
0.027431 units per 100 sq.
feet
0.006382 units per 100 sq.
feet
0.012886 units per 100 sq.
feet
1-U2
4
1
6-1/2 units
0.010938 units per 100 sq. feet
0.014449 units per 100 sq. feet
0.021812 units per 100 sq. feet
Since the benefits have been related to property use and property users, no charge would be
assessed on vacant lots or parcels within the District.
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
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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.
Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742
Engineer of Work
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"APPENDIX A"
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
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"APPENDIX B"
ASSESSMENT ROLL
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
The assessment roll for the Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 is voluminous and is hereby
referenced 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 the Assessment District.
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"APPENDIX B"
ASSESSMENT ROLL
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
The assessment roll for the Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 is voluminous and is hereby
referenced 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 the Assessment District.
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