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02-01-1994 - Citywide Lighting & Maint. - District & Landscape Maint. - District #'s 4,6,&7 - 1994/95 Renewal - Ordering of Engineer's ReportsCity of West Covina M d emoran um TO FROM: City Manager and City Council Harry W . Thomas SUBJECT: CITYWIDE LIGHTING AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS NOS. 4, 6, AND 7 - 1994-1995 RENEWAL - ORDERING OF ENGINEER'S REPORTS AGENDA ITEM NO. C-8a DATE February 1, 1994 SUMMARY_: To extend the various Maintenance Districts for the .1994-1995 fiscal year in accordance with State law, the City Council should order the Engineer's Reports. This action is the first step of the annual renewal process. BACKGROUND Since the City formed various Maintenance Districts pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, a specific procedure must be followed for annually renewing these districts. The first step is for the. City Council to adopt resolutions ordering the Engineer's Report for each district. Staff prepares plans .and specifications for improvements, an estimate of costs, an assessment diagram and assessment spread for the estimated costs, then files this report with the City Clerk's office. The second step is for the City Council to review the report. If the report is approved, the City Council then adopts a resolution of intention for each district and sets public hearing for a date no later than August 2, 1994. After the public hearings, the City Council may then confirm the report and authorize the Assessor's office of the County of Los Angeles to collect the assessments. Since 1993, State law requires a greatly expanded public notification process for any increases in assessments, including mailed notices to all property owners, more extensive newspaper publication and review of proposed assessments at two public meetings. ANALYSIS The ordering of these reports is in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 1, Part 2, "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", being Division 15, Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. The City Attorney has approved as to form the resolutions ordering the Engineer's reports to be prepared and filed with the City Clerk's office. FISCAL IMPACT These four districts are not financed by the General Fund. There has historically been a General Fund subsidy ("contribution") to the Citywide District. Cost estimates based upon the projected operating and capital budgets for the districts are prepared. Based upon these cost estimates, including incidental expenses, and contingencies, assessments are recommended sufficient to recover all eligible costs. ALTERNATIVES There are no. alternatives to the procedure for renewing these districts. The Streets and Highways Code specifies the required steps for renewing the districts. citywide94 City Manager and City Coin Citywide Lighting and Main ance District - and Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 4, 6, and 7 Ordering of Engineer's Reports January 25, 1994 Page 2 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the following resolutions: a) RESOLUTION NO. 90 � 9 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE AND FILE A REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 1, PART 2, "LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972", BEING DIVISION 15, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ORDERING CERTAIN LIGHTING FIXTURES, TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND APPURTENANCES TO BE INSTALLED, ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND MAINTENANCE TO BE FURNISHED FOR ALL LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND FOR THE FURNISHING OF LANDSCAPING AND PARK MAINTENANCE APPURTENANCES AND APPURTENANT WORK, AND FOR GRAFFITI PREVENTION AND REMOVAL IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1994 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1995. WEST COVINA LIGHTING AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1994-1995 G � b RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY. OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE AND FILE A REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 1, PART 2, "LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972", BEING DIVISION 15, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE LANDSCAPING AND THE MAINTENANCE THEREOF, IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1994 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1995. WEST COVINA LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 4 (1994-1995) c) RESOLUTION NO. D.- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE AND FILE A REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 1, PART 2, "LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972", BEING DIVISION 15, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE LANDSCAPING AND THE MAINTENANCE THEREOF, IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1994 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1995. WEST COVINA LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 6 (1994-1995) citywide94 City Manager and City Cox x Citywide Lighting and . Maintenance District - and Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 4, 6, and '7 Ordering of Engineer's Reports January 25, 1994 Page 3 RECOMMENDATION - contd. d) RESOLUTION NO.D�r- - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE AND FILE A REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 1, PART 2, "LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972", BEING DIVISION 15, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE .OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE LANDSCAPING AND THE MAINTENANCE THEREOF, IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1994 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1995. WEST COVINA LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 7 (1994-1995) HWT:MH:cn Attachments - Resolutions citywide94