Legislation Details

File #: HIST-4826    Version: 1 Subject:
Type: Historical Status: Action Item
In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 4/23/2007 Final action: 4/23/2007
Title: Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Preparation of an Engineer’s Report and Declaring the City’s Intention to Order the Levy of Annual Assessment, and Setting the Date, Time and Place for the Public Hearing for the Higuera Street Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District - Fiscal Year 2007/08.
Attachments: 1. Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Preparation - A-4__07-04-23__PWD__Higuera ROI - FINAL.doc, 2. Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Preparation - A-4__Higuera Assessment District.pdf
City of Culver City, California City Council Agenda Item Report RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution that: 1. Orders the Preparation of the Engineer’s Report for the Higuera Street Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2007/2008; and 2. Declares its intention to Order the Levy of Annual Assessments for Fiscal Year 2007/2008; and 3. Sets a Public Hearing for June 11, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the Mike Balkman Council Chamber to order the levy of this assessment BACKGROUND: Pursuant to the adoption of this Resolution, a comprehensive Engineer’s Report will be prepared on the District which will contain detailed information on the actual and estimated charges that are proposed. The report is scheduled for submittal to the City Council for approval at the June 11, 2007 public hearing. Meeting Date: 04/23/07 Item Number: A-4 AGENDA ITEM: Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Preparation of an Engineer’s Report and Declaring the City’s Intention to Order the Levy of Annual Assessment, and Setting the Date, Time and Place for the Public Hearing for the Higuera Street Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District - Fiscal Year 2007/08 Contact Person: Curley Ross/PW Phone Number: (310).253-5601 Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X] Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X] Public Notification: Master Notification List on April 19, 2007 Advertised in the Culver City News on April 19 Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (04/09/07) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (04/17/07) City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (04/17/07) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (04/18/07) City of Culver City, California City Council Agenda Item Report DISCUSSION: The assessment area boundary includes properties on both sides of Higuera Street between Lindblade and Hayden Avenues. Landscaping and streetlighting improvements were installed in 1995, at the request of the property owners. Each of the properties directly or indirectly benefits from the public improvements maintained by the District. FISCAL ANALYSIS: The District is 100 percent self-supporting for all expenditures. Each property owner within the District is individually assessed for their share of these costs, based upon the benefit of the facilities and services provided by the District to that owner. ATTACHMENT: 1. Resolution of Intention MOTION: That the City Council: Adopt the Resolution ordering the preparation of the Engineer's Report, declaring the intention to order the levy of assessment and setting the date, time and place for the public hearing for the Higuera Street Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2007/2008, as June 11, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers to order the levy of such assessments. MEETING DATE : 04/23/07 AGENDA ITEM : Consideration of the Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Preparation of an Engineer's Report and Declaring the City's Intention to Order the Levy of Annual Assessment, and Setting the Date, Time and Place for the Public Hearing for the Higuera Street Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District - Fiscal Year 2007/08 ATTACHMENTS Pages|1010|Resolution of Intention 1-21|10101010101010|RESOLUTION NO. 2007-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 HIGUERA STREET LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING 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 an assessment district pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 15.01.070 of Chapter 15.01 of the Culver City Municipal Code, in what is known and designated as the "HIGUERA STREET LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING 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 XI II (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, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008; and WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 15.01.055, require a written engineer's report consisting of the following: 1. A diagram of the area proposed to be assessed; and 2. An assessment of the estimated costs for said fiscal year. -1-1|101010101010|NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows: 1. The above recitals are all true and correct. 2. The City Council of the City of Culver City declares its intention to levy the annual assessment for fiscal year 2007/2008. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. A pubic hearing is hereby set for June 11, 2007 at 7: 00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 9770 Culver Boulevard , Culver City, California 90232. APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of 2007. GARY SILBIGER, MAYOR City of Culver City, California ATTEST: CHRISTOPHER ARMENTA, City Clerk OL A. SCHWAB, City Attorney A07-00298|1013|