City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution:
1. Ordering the Preparation of the Engineer’s Report for the Albright
Avenue Street Lighting Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2009/2010;
and,
2. Declaring its Intention to Order the Levy of Annual Assessments for
Fiscal Year 2009/2010; and,
3. Setting a Public Hearing for June 22, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the Mike
Balkman Council Chamber.
Should the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution, a public notice of the
hearing will be published and posted, and the City Engineer will prepare a
comprehensive report containing detailed information on the actual and estimated
charges that are proposed. The report will be made available for public review, 10
days before the Public Hearing, at the City Clerk’s office.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The property owners requested that the City finance the construction of five (5) new
streetlights on Albright Avenue, south of Washington Place. The City’s policy is to
require property owners to pay for the installation of new street lights, when
requested by the property owners, on streets that do not currently have street lights.
In order to do this, the City collects the cost, including a fair interest payment,
Meeting Date: 5/26/09 Item Number: A-4
AGENDA ITEM: Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Preparation of the
Engineer’s Report, Declaring the Intention to Order the Fifth Annual Assessment
Levy, and Setting the Date, Time, and Place for the Public Hearing for the Albright
Avenue Street Lighting Assessment District
Contact Person: Mate Gaspar/PW Phone Number: (310) 253-5602
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification:
Master Notification List on (05/20/09); All Property Owners within the District on
(05/15/09) and Culver City News on 5/21/09.
Department Approval:
Charles D. Herbertson (05/15/09)
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (05/19/09)
Chief Financial Officer Approval:
Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (05/19/09)
City Manager Approval:
Jerry B. Fulwood (05/20/09) City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
through an assessment on the Los Angeles County property tax bills for the
benefited properties. In this case, the assessment is being collected over a period
of ten (10) years which commenced with the tax bill for fiscal year 2005-2006. The
interest rate that was approved was 4%. This is the fifth year that the City Council
will consider the annual assessment levy for the Albright Avenue Street Lighting
Assessment District. The District costs are assessed to the benefited eighteen (18)
properties equally, as the benefit to each property is the same. Each property will
be assessed one-eighteenth (1/18) of the total costs of the District.
A Public Hearing will be held not earlier than 10 days after authorization by City
Council and publication of a notice announcing the hearing, with a proposed date of
June 22, 2009. All property owners within the Assessment District limits were
mailed a notification of the proposed continued assessment and the date, time and
location of the public hearing.
During the Public Hearing the City will consider all protests against the proposed
assessment.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
The City paid $53,152 to construct the capital improvements in March 2005 as
requested by property owners of the District. The expenses of the District will be
described in more detail in the Engineer’s report. This levy will be the fifth year for
the property owners of the Albright Avenue Street Lighting Assessment District to
repay the City through the levied assessments. The assessment is scheduled to be
repaid over a total period of ten years.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution of Intention
MOTION:
That the City Council:
Adopt a Resolution ordering the preparation of the Engineer’s Report, declaring
the City’s intention to levy and collect assessments and setting a Public Hearing
for June 22, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers
5/26/09
Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Preparation
of the Engineer's Report, Declaring the Intention to
Order the Fifth Annual Assessment Levy, and
Setting the Date, Time, and Place for the Public
Hearing for the Albright Avenue Street Lighting
Assessment District
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-R
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA ORDERING THE
PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER'S REPORT
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 15.01
OF THE CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE AND
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE ANNUAL
ASSESSMENT LEVY FOR THE ALBRIGHT AVENUE
STREETLIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND
SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Culver City desires to conduct
proceedings for considering the annual assessment of a benefit district pursuant to the
terms and provisions Section 15.01,070 of Chapter 15.01 of the Culver City Municipal
Code, in what is known and designated as the "ALBRIGHT AVENUE STREETLIGHT
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT;" and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Culver City desires to complete the
proceedings for the annual levy of the assessments as required by Article XIII (C) and (D)
of the Constitution of the State of California (Proposition 218); and
WHEREAS, these proceedings for the annual levy of assessments shall
relate to the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 15.01.055, require a written Engineer's
Report consisting of the following:
I. A diagram of the area proposed to be assessed; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct.
2. The certain street lighting improvements were completed in March
2005 and are set forth in the Engineers Report to be presented to this City Council for
consideration.
3_ The City of Culver City hereby declares its intention to levy the annual
assessment on the 18 members of this assessment district for fiscal year 2009/2010.
4. The City Engineer is hereby ordered to prepare and file with the City
Clerk, for submission to the City Council, an Engineer's Report relating to said annual
assessment and levy in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.01_055 of the Culver
City Municipal Code.
5. Upon receipt of the City Engineer's report, and in accordance with the
provisions of Section 15.01.070 of the Culver City Municipal Code, the City Clerk is hereby
ordered to give notice of the time and place a public hearing will be held by the City Council
to consider objections and protests.
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6. A public hearing has been set for June 22, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Mike Bakman Council Chambers, located at City Hall, 9770 Culver Boulevard, Culver City,
California 90232.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of 2009.
ANDREW WEISSMAN, MAYOR
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPRO IS TO,FORM:
MARTIN R. COLE, City Clerk
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