HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-06-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - SPECIAL DIST ANNUAL ASMT (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
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Item to be presented by: Dennis Luppens
June 12, 2007
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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: Drainage Benefit Assessment Area Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, and 22;
Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1, Tl, T1A and A2; 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 District (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
2007/08
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The adoption of the attached resolutions continues the specific steps required by State statute and
the State Constitution to levy assessments for Fiscal Year 2007/08. At this time, the City
Council action only adopts the Resolutions of Intention and preliminarily approves the Engineers'
Reports detailing the annual levies. 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 2007/08. At the June 26, 2007 regular City Council meeting
staff plans to recommend the final set of four resolutions with the Fiscal Year 2007/08 City
Budget which will complete the Special Districts annual levy process for Fiscal Year 2007/08
pursuant to the 1972 and 1982 Acts and Article XIIID of the California Constitution.
Below are short descriptions of the aforementioned four Special Districts:
Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas (DBAA)
These areas are located on the east side of the City and were established to fund the maintenance
of various improvements. 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
the special benefit to be conferred on each property by such improvements.
Landscape Maintenance Assessment District (LMD)
Currently, the Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance Districts consist of four districts and 37
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. I (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 the City's streetlights and traffic signals.
The costs are billed by Southern California Edison and Los Angeles County Department of
Public Works for all (approximately 14,025) streetlights, and all (approximately 665) traffic
signals.
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, which was approved by Council in November
2003. 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. 6 and 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 may be increased by 3.5 percent, 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
Landscape Maintenance Districts Resolution
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 Resolution
Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District Resolution
Engineers' Reports available in the City Clerk's Reading File