REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 22, 2017
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, Assistant Director / City Engineer
Public Works Department
AARON A. AGUIRRE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Landscape Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Initiating Proceedings and Declaring Intention to Levy the Annual Assessment for the City of Fresno Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1; and setting the public hearing for July 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. (Citywide)
1. RESOLUTION - Initiating proceedings for the annual levy of assessment
2. RESOLUTION - of Intention to levy and collect the annual assessment
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution initiating proceedings for the annual levy of assessment.
2. Adopt a resolution of intention to levy and collect the annual assessments.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City has 145 subdivisions that pay an annual assessment to maintain landscaping within the public right-of-way and easements adjacent to these developments. The properties in these subdivisions are included in Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (LLMD). LLMD No. 1 generates approximately $703,000 annually that is used to fund landscape maintenance within the District. The Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Act of 1972 requires an annual Engineer's Report and levy of assessments for LLMD assessment districts.
Staff recommends that Council begin the levy process, approve the Engineer's Report, and set the required public hearing for July 27, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., which will provide for continued assessments needed to maintain the landscaping within LLMD No.1.
BACKGROUND
On March 22, 1983, the Council adopted Resolution 83-93 ordering the formation of Assessment District 89 (District) subsequently renamed LLMD No. 1. The District was formed to recover the City's costs of maintaining the landscaping within ...
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