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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 (Various Locations throughout the City). (Public Works 275)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 1984, the City Council established the Island City Landscaping and Lighting District 84-2 (District). The purpose of this special assessment District is to provide enhanced maintenance in the public areas of the District's six zones throughout the City of Alameda (City).
To levy next fiscal year's assessments, the City is required to follow a prescribed legal process to prepare the annual Engineer's Report (Report). This annual process began in February with the City Council's appointment of an engineer and an attorney for the assessment district. Then, a draft report outlining the proposed budgets and assessments for the coming year was preliminarily approved by the City Council on April 16, 2019. At that time, a June 4 public hearing date was also set to consider the annual levy and collection of assessments in the District. After the public hearing, the City Council will consider approving the assessments for the following year.
BACKGROUND
On February 19, 2019, 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 April 16, 2019, 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 June 4, 2019.
DISCUSSION
The Report was prepared by NBS, a consultant specializing in assessment districts, in accordance with Section 22565 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code. The Report...
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