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ITEM #19 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 6, 2008 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: MARITZA TAPIA; INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THREE RESOLUTIONS FOR LLMD2: 1) RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS, 2) RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND 3) RESOLUTION OF INTENTION SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE REGARDING THIS MATTER FOR JUNE 17, 2008. DATE: APRIL 28, 2008 BACKGROUND: In compliance with the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of California, the City Council formed a Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District. Currently, there are two Landscape Lighting and Maintenance Districts (LLMD) within the City of Colton. Each District provides the services of maintaining lighting and landscaping for applicable facilities within its boundaries. Within the LLMD District 2 there are two zones; Exhibit B depicts the locations of these zones. The levy for this district is determined by the benefit units each property type (residential, industrial or commercial) is assigned; a single family residence is used as the basic unit of assessment and is assessed a Equivalent Benefit Unit (EBU) of 1.00. In addition to the EBU, the other determining factor in establishing the assessment rate is the acreage of each parcel. The costs associated with maintaining the improvements within each zone are distributed to those parcels within each zone of the District in proportion to the benefit received by those parcels. The improvements within the District include: turf, ground cover, street trees, irrigation systems, perimeter landscaping, slopes, open space, lighting systems and all necessary appurtenances. Only parcels that directly benefit from the improvements are assessed. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: On April 1, 2003, the City Council approved an amendment to the Colton Municipal Code increasing the powers and duties of the Community Facilities District Commission (CFD) to include review of the city's LLMDs. As the CFD Commission exists today it is not comprised of enough members to obtain a quorum. This being the case, staff was unable to present the preliminary budget and engineer's report correspondent to LLMD 2 for their review. The Preliminary Engineer's Report for FY 2008/2009 was prepared by Muni Financial and is available at the City Clerk's Office. The Engineer's Report identifies that parcels in all