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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Confirming the Ballot Results to Determine Whether a Majority Protest Exists in the Proceedings to Increase Assessments in Island City Landscape and Lighting District 84-2, Zone 4 (Park Street); and Adoption of Resolution Confirming the Ballot Results and Providing for No Majority Protest and the Levy of an Annual Assessment in Island City Landscape and Lighting District 84-2, Zone 4 (Park Street). (Public Works 275)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Assessments in Zone 4 (Park Street) of the City of Alameda'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. On February 19, 2019, the City Council approved an expenditure only amendment to the NBS agreement to complete the second phase of the balloting work, which included preparing the assessment methodology, Engineer's Report, and conducting the balloting itself. On April 16, 2019, Council initiated the balloting proceedings to increase assessments, and preliminarily approved the Engineer's Report.
Ballots were mailed to property owners on April 18, 2019. The City Council must now conduct the public hearing, tabulate the ballots, and adopt a resolution confirming the balloting results.
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 zone's public areas including side...
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