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ITEM #1 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 17, 2008 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: MARITZA TAPIA — INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF TWO RESOLUTIONS FOR LLMD1: 1) RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ORDER OF THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009 2) APPROVING THE FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT. DATE: JUNE 9, 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 (LLMDs) within the City of Colton. Each District is provided the services of maintaining lighting, landscaping and all applicable facilities within its boundaries. Within the LLMD District 1, there are five zones. Each zone is levied a different amount that 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 an Equivalent Benefit Unit (EBU) of 1.00. In addition to the EBU, the other determining factor in establishing each zone's corresponding assessment is the acreage of each parcel. The costs associated with maintaining the improvements within each zone are then distributed to those parcels within the zone in proportion to the benefit received by those parcels. Only parcels that directly benefit from the improvements are assessed. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: On May 6, 2008 the public hearing date for the fiscal year 2008/2009 LLMD 1 rates was set for June 17, 2008. The Preliminary Engineer's Report for FY 2008/2009 was prepared by Muni Financial and has since been available at the City Clerk's Office. On June 5, 2008 the Colton City News published the time and date of the said public hearing. Assessment rates for all Zones within LLMD 1 were established over twenty years ago, with the exception of Tract 16912 which was annexed into Zone 3 last fiscal year. Tract 16912 was annexed into Zone 3 with an annual three percent inflator. As all the other parcels within District 1 were annexed into the District without an inflator, the rates cannot be adjusted to meet the service costs without a vote by the owners of the parcels within each Zone. The attached fiscal year 7/10/03 City Clerk's Office Cb