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DATE: TO: FROM: PREPARED BY SUBJECT: ITEM NO. 03 STAFF REPORT MAY 18, 2010 ' HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ROD FOSTER, CITY MANAGER MARITZA TAPIA, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTO PUBLIC HEARING FOR LLMD 1 FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011 RECOMMENDED ACTION It is recommended that the City Council approve and adopt three resolutions establishing a public hearing for Landscape Lighting and Maintenance District 1 Fiscal Year 2010/2011; those resolutions being 1) resolution initiating proceedings 2) resolution approving the preliminary engineer's report, and 3) resolution of intention setting the public hearing date regarding this matter for July 6, 2010. GOAL STATEMENT The proposed action will support the City's goal to continue to maintain its landscaped areas within the community. 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, landscaping and all applicable facilities within its boundaries. Within the LLMD District 1, there are five zones; Exhibit A depicts the locations of these zones. Within each zone a different amount is levied 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.