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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For City Council Meeting of July 6th 1999 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COU ,NCIL APPROVAL: HENRY GARCIA, CITY MANAGERN—/ FROM: JOHN C. HUTTON, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE 1999-2000 FISCAL YEAR ASSESSMENT LEVY OF THE CITY WIDE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND DECLARING INTENTION OF A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE L.L.M.D. FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 3,1999. DATE: JUNE 23,1999 BACKGROUND: The City Council previously formed a Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment district. This formation was accomplished pursuant to the provisions for landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of California. This Act provides for the levy and collection of assessments by the County of San Bernardino for the City of Colton to pay the maintenance and services of lighting, landscaping, and all appurtenant facilities and operations related to the L.L.M.D. No. 1. The L.L.M.D. consists of 8 Zones of which five (5) Zones have an annual levy. The benefit Zones are Cooley Ranch (Zone 1), La Loma Hills (Zone 3), Old Colton (Zone 4), Reche Canyon (Zone 5) and West Valley (Zone 8). The improvements within the District include: turf, ground cover, street trees, irrigation systems, perimeter landscaping, slopes, open space, lighting systems and all necessary appurtenances. The costs associated with the improvements are equitably spread between all benefiting parcels within the Zones. Only parcels that receive direct benefit from the improvements are assessed. DISCUSSIONiANALYSIS: Prior to a Public Hearing the Act requires that certain resolutions be adopted. The required resolutions are Initiating Proceedings for the Annual Levy of Assessments, Declaring Intention to Levy the Annual Assessment and Preliminary Approval of the Annual Levy Report, prepared by M.B.I.A. (formerly Muni Financial Inc.) the Landscape Maintenance District Engineers. The Preliminary Report has been prepared by M.B.I.A. for the various L.L.M.D. Zones indicating the L.L.M.D. expenses have not increased and there are no additions to the District, therefore the report reflects the same budget and assessment as 1998/99 and there are no recommended increases for 1999/2000. Section 7 of the resolution Declaring Intention to Levy Annual Assessments gives notices that a Public Hearing regarding the LLMD will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 1999. At this time the City Council will hear testimony regarding the Preliminary Report of revenue and expenditures contemplated for the 1999/2000 L.L.M.D. item # 19