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ITEM #12 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 20, 2005 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: AMER JAKHER, P.E.; PW DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: APPROVE THREE RESOLUTIONS TO ANNEX TRACT 16289 AND TRACT 16249 INTO LLMD2, ZONE 2: 1) RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS, 2) PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND 3) RESOLUTION OF INTENT. DATE: DECEMBER 14, 2005 BACKGROUND: There exist two Landscape Lighting and Maintenance Districts (LLMD) within the City of Colton. Each District is provided the services of maintaining ornamental lighting, landscaping and all applicable facilities within its boundaries. Each LLMD can house various zones. The levy assessed per zone is determined by the benefit units each property type (residential, industrial or commercial) is assigned as compared to the 1.00 Equivalent Benefit Unit (EBU) a single family resident is assigned; the single family unit is used as the basic unit of assessment. In addition to the EBU, the other determining factors in establishing each zone's corresponding assessment are the development status and the acreage of each parcel. The costs associated with maintaining the improvements within each zone are then equally distributed to those parcels within the zone. Only parcels that directly benefit from the improvements are assessed. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Both tracts 16289 and 16249 are developing homes within District 5, east of Reche Canyon Road. Tract number 16289 is being developed by Wyn Holmes and will accommodate ninety-two new homes. Each house sits on a half acre lot. The developer will install irrigation lines and install landscaping along Reche Canyon Road and Crystal Ridge Lane. This tract has a total of 92 lots and 26.60 acres of common area that will be maintain by the City once incorporated into the LLMD; of the 26.60 acres 19.61 acres are non -irrigated, and the remaining 6.99 acres is irrigated open -space. The irrigated areas will require significantly higher maintenance levels than the non -irrigated areas. Tract number 16249 will be subdivided into 49 lots, of these 47 lots will be half acre residential lots; the developer for this tract is Ralph Herzing. The landscaping improvements will be constructed by the developers and henceforth maintained by the City. These improvements have been assessed to result in an annual cost of $385.15, per home, for fiscal year 2006/2007. The attached cost analysis, Exhibit `B,' depicts the acreage and the total costs of maintenance. The property owners of the two tracts proposed to be annexed into Zone 2 of LLMD No. 2. Under the provisions of the LLMD Act of 1972, a single property owner can request annexation into a Maintenance District. Attached are two "Consent and Waiver to Annexation" forms signed by the property owners. After recordation of Tract 16289 and