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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagram and Assessment, and Ordering the Levy of Assessments, Island City Landscaping and Lighting District 84-2, All Zones. (Public Works 275)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagram and Assessment, and Ordering the Levy of Assessments, Island City Landscaping and Lighting District 84-2, All Zones.
BACKGROUND
On March 3, 2015, in accordance with the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, the City Council appointed the City Engineer and the City Attorney for the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) 84-2 and authorized the preparation of the Engineer's Report. On May 19, 2015, the City Council preliminarily approved the Engineer's Report, declared an intention to order the levy and collection of the assessments, and set a public hearing for July 7, 2015.
DISCUSSION
The Engineer's Report was prepared by NBS, a consultant specializing in LLADs, in accordance with Section 22565 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code. The report provides an annual budget to provide enhanced maintenance of landscaping and lighting improvements within Zones 1 through 8 of LLAD 84-2 not typically performed by the City. The Engineer's Report provides an estimate of cost for each of the six zones to be addressed for FY15-16. Maps of the six zones (1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) are attached. The zones and enhanced maintenance work are:
Zone 1 - Lincoln Avenue between Sherman Street and St. Charles Street: This zone is responsible for the maintenance of the landscaped medians in the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Lincoln Avenue, including the utilities for irrigation. The revenue received through the assessments for this zone is sufficient to fund 100% of the maintenance budget....
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