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CC - PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Annual Assessment Levy for Benefit Assessment District West Washington Boulevard No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.
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Meeting Date: June 23, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Elaine Warner/ Office of Economic Development and Cultural Development
Phone Number: (310) 253-5777
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/19/2025); Publication in Culver City News (06/12/2025); Notification to Affected Property Owners (06/10/2025)
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (06/04/2025) ______________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution approving the annual assessment levy for Benefit Assessment District West Washington No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.
PROCEDURE:
1. Mayor seeks motion to receive and file the affidavits of publication and posting of notices and correspondence received in response to the public hearing notices; and,
2. Mayor calls for a staff report, and the City Council Members may pose questions to staff as desired; and,
3. Mayor seeks a motion to open the public hearing; and,
4. Mayor seeks a motion to close the public hearing after all public testimony has been presented; and
5. City Council discusses the item and arrives at its decision.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In July 2010, the West Washington Assessment District No. 2 (District) was formed to fund annual costs associated with three new landscaped medians installed between Centinela and Boise Avenues. The District assessments require annual City Council approval.
On June 9, 2025, the City Council approved the Engineer's Report, declared its intention to order the assessment levy and collect assessments, and set the date, time, and place for this public hearing.
Pursuant to Section 15.01.070.H of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC), any interested persons may file a written protest with the City Clerk (or withdraw a previously filed protest) until the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Pursuant to CCMC Section 15.01.070.K, the City Council shall not impose an increased assessment if there is a majority protest. The Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 does not propose an assessment increase that exceeds the voter approved maximum rate, which is adjusted annually in accordance with the Consumer Price Index. Therefore, the majority protest proceedings do not apply, and the City Council may, after receiving public comment, adopt the resolution confirming the assessment as determined by the Engineer’s report.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
The Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 estimates the proposed levy for annual maintenance costs for water, electricity, administrative services and landscape maintenance at approximately $28,143. This includes a $12,985 allocation for plant/mulch replacement within the AIP Phase II medians. The total assessment levy for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 is $28,142.31.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2025-06-23-ATT W. Washington No. 2 Engineer’s Report - FY 2025-2026
2. 2025-06-23-ATT Proposed Resolution
MOTION
That the City Council:
Adopt a resolution confirming the assessment and ordering the levy for Benefit Assessment District West Washington Boulevard No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.