REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 14, 2020
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Initiating Proceedings and Declare Intention to Levy the Annual Assessment for the City of Fresno Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1; and setting the public hearing for June 18, 2020 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 Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Act of 1972 requires an annual Engineer's Report and levy of assessments for the City of Fresno Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (LLMD). The LLMD provides $729,277 for maintenance of the City landscaping easements along the streets adjacent to the 145 City subdivisions that are included in this particular maintenance district. By adopting the resolutions, the Council will begin the levy process, approve the Engineer's Report, and set the required public hearing for June 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Staff recommends approval of these resolutions to continue to collect assessments and operate the LLMD landscape maintenance functions.
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 the public rights-of-way and easements adjacent to existing and newly developed subdivisions. The District is comprised of 145 subdivisions with 14,870 individual assessments. The staff report includes the e...
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