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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
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May 23, 2006
Dennis Luppens
ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Administrative Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt the Resolutions of Intention for the annual levy of assessments for the
following special districts: Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1, Tl, T1A and A2; Drainage
Benefit Assessment Area Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, and 22; Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1;
and Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District, and preliminarily approve the
Assessment Engineers' Reports for the same districts as required by California State Law.
BACKGROUND
As required by State law, the City Council must provide annual approval on assessments for each
1972 Act and 1982 Act special district in the City. The consolidation of the City s four special
districts into one office, located in the Administrative Services Department, created efficiencies,
including the consolidation of the number of City Council actions needed to approve annual
levies. At this time, the Council is presented with four (4) Resolutions of Intention for the levy
and collection of assessments for:
1) City of Santa Clarita Drainage Benefit Assessment Area (DBAA) Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, and
22
2) City of Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance Assessment Districtf (LMD) Nos. 1, Tl, T1A,
and A-2
3) City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District (SMD) No. 1
4) Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District (GVROSMD), for FiscalYear
2006/07
The adoption of the attached resolutions continues the specific steps required by State statute and
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the State Constitution to levy assessments for Fiscal Year 2006/07. At this time, the City
Council action only adopts the Resolutions of Intention and preliminarily approves the Engineers'
Reports detailing the annual levies. On April 25, 2006, the Council adopted four (4) resolutions
(DBAA, LMD, SMD & GVROSMD) ordering four assessment Engineers' Reports. At tonight's
Council Meeting staff recommends the preliminary approval of the four Engineers' Reports and
adoption of resolutions setting the appropriate levy for Fiscal Year 2006/07. At the June 13,
2006, regular City Council meeting staff plans to recommend final set of four resolutions with
the Fiscal Year 2006/07 City Budget which will complete the Special Districts annual levy
process for Fiscal Year 2006/07 pursuant to the 1972 and 1982 Acts and Article XIOD of the
California Constitution.
Below are short descriptions of the aforementioned four Special Districts:
Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas (DBAA)
These areas are located throughout the City and were established to fund the maintenance of
various improvements in these areas. Currently, the District is comprised of six (6) areas of
benefit. Each area is created within the District in order to apportion the annual costs of
authorized maintenance improvements and the administration of the District to each property
according to special benefit to be conferred on each such property by such improvements.
Landscape Maintenance Assessment District (LMD)
Currently, the Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance Districts consist of four districts and 29
individual zones including numerous annexations. These areas are located throughout the City
but are concentrated in the Valencia area and established to fund the maintenance of various
landscaped facilities.
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 (SMD)
The City of Santa Clarita 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 (approximately 13,800)
streetlights.
Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District (GVROS)
As a condition of the approval of the Golden Valley Ranch Development, the formation of an
open space maintenance district was required. In November 2003, Council approved the
formation of an open space maintenance district. The open space area consists of approximately
920 acres of natural, undeveloped open space within the Golden Valley Ranch Development.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
1) Do not approve the resolutions.
2) Other direction as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
With the exception of DBAA no. 19, the annual levy of assessments currently covers the
expected expenses for all current districts/annexations. All proposed assessments will be at the
same rate as last year, but where allowable will be increased by 5.12% for the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) adjustment for the cost of living, based on the percentage rate from the Bureau of
Labor and Statistics.
ATTACHMENTS
Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas Resolution
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 Resolution
Landscape Maintenance Districts Resolution
Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District Resolution
Engineers' Reports are available in the City Clerk's Reading File