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Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute a First Amendment in the Amount of $9,500 with NBS for a Total Expenditure Under the Agreement, as Awarded, of $28,000 for Phase 2 of the Process to Ballot Property Owners for Assessment Increases in the Island City Landscaping and Lighting District 84-2, Zone 4; and
Adoption of a Resolution Amending Fiscal Year 2018-19 Operating Budget for the Island City Landscape and Lighting District Zone 4 Fund. (Public Works 275.4)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Assessments in Zone 4 (Park Street) of the City's Landscape and Lighting District (LLD) 84-2 fund the area's enhanced maintenance. These assessments have remained unchanged since the early 1990s. As a result, the level of maintenance has significantly decreased.
At the request of the Downtown Alameda Business Association (DABA), the City of Alameda (City) entered into an agreement with NBS in November 2018 to complete the first phase of the process to increase assessments. This first phase involved preparation of parcel data, establishing zone boundaries and services to be funded, and preparation of a findings report.
Staff seeks the City Council's approval to amend the expenditure section only of NBS' agreement to include this project's second phase. This second phase covers the assessment methodology, an engineer's report, and the balloting itself. If the City Council approves this item, staff will return in April to request the City Council's permission to initiate the balloting proceedings for the proposed increase in assessments.
BACKGROUND
The City's LLD began in 1984 and has six zones throughout the City. Zone 4 covers Park Street from the Park Street Bridge to San Jose Avenue, including some adjacent streets. Property owners in this zone have an average yearly assessment of approximately $374. The assessments pay for maintenance of this zon...
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