HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 6.A 07/17/2017DATE: July 17, 2017
Agenda Item #6.A
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager
FROM: D t. �J ` f ; -ASCE — Director, Public Works & Utilities
Ron De icola — Parks & Facilities Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing to Receive Public Comment, Amend the Engineer's Report If
Necessary, and Adopt a Resolution Ordering the Improvements and Confirming
the Diagrams and Annual Assessments for Landscape Assessment Districts Fiscal
Year 2017-2018
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council conduct a Public Hearing to Receive Public Comment,
Amend the Engineer's Report If Necessary, and Adopt a Resolution Ordering the Improvements
and Confirming the Diagrams and Annual Assessments for Landscape Assessment Districts
Fiscal Year 2017-2018.
BACKGROUND
The City has established landscape assessment districts (LADs) for many subdivisions that
feature public landscaped areas. The requirements are identified in the tentative map conditions
prior to development of the subdivision. These districts maintain various amenities on public
land, such as landscaped islands, medians, pathways, riparian mitigations, sound walls and
fences. The maintenance costs are spread among all of the private parcels within the district.
The City Council establishes the annual landscape assessments for the 47 landscape assessment
districts in the City. The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 requires that an engineer's report
be completed for each district. If the amount of any district assessment will be increased beyond
the maximum originally approved, State law (California Constitution, Article XIIID, Prop. 218)
requires the City to give property owners in the district 45 days mailed notice of a hearing and
conduct a mailed ballot proceeding. Such notice is not necessary this year, as the adjustments
that are recommended are within the limits that were originally approved.
Each year, as required by the California Streets and Highway Code (SHC) Section 22620
through 22631, the City Council must initiate a process to set the annual assessments for the
Landscape Assessment Districts to assure sufficient funds are available to provide landscape
maintenance. The process requires a Public Meeting to hear testimony and approval of the three
subject resolutions contained herein, which was completed on July 3, 2017.
The July 17th Public Hearing allows the Council to confirm the proposed assessments. The public
hearing is to allow the public to provide additional comments to the Council. The notice for the
public hearing was published in the local newspaper ten days prior to the Council meeting, as
required. At the conclusion of the hearing, it is recommended that the City Council adopt a
resolution setting the annual LAD assessments in order to collect sufficient assessments for FY
17-18.
The proposed action meets City Council Goal: "Improve and enhance fiscal stability and
sustainability".
DISCUSSION
As discussed at the July 3 Public Meeting, the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 requires the
following steps:
• Adopt a resolution describing new improvements, which there are none, and order
preparation of engineer report.
• Approve an engineer report, including Exhibits A, which summarizes fund balances,
projected levies, maintenance costs, per parcel assessments, increases/decreases, and
expenditure details including number of parcels per LAD and Exhibit B -LAD
Descriptions and Maps.
• Adopt a resolution setting a Public Hearing to order the levy the collection of the annual
LAD parcel assessment.
Notices for the public meeting held on July 3, 2017 and the public hearing for July 17th were
posted and published according to requirements. The public hearing is to hear additional public
comments, after which the Council may consider adoption of the annual assessments. Upon
adoption by Council, the resolution and assessments will be submitted to the Sonoma County
Auditor -Controller by the August 10th deadline to be added to the 2017-2018 property tax bill
sent to the property owner in the fall. Payments of the assessments are due with the property tax
bills on December 10, 2017, and April 10, 2018.
Three assessment adjustments are recommended:
• Riverview LAD to be reduced from $75.00 to $50.00 due to nominal annual maintenance
costs and sufficient fund reserves.
• Spring Meadow LAD to be increased from $0 to $38.00, still below maximum allowable
assessment of $76.86. In FY 10/11, the Spring Meadows LAD assessment was reduced
from $76.86 to $0; however, its fund reserves have now been spent down.
• Southgate LAD will be decreased from $285.35 to $250.00 based upon a ballot -approved
annexation of 26 parcels within the development.
Notices describing the proposed increase have been mailed to the Spring Meadows LAD
property owners and public notice will be provided 10 days prior to the public hearing. LADs
with a built-in 2% annual escalator are to be increased accordingly. Several LADS with healthy
fund reserves are scheduled for landscape renovations and improvements for FY 17-18. Some of
these projects have been on hold during the recent drought. These projects will expend much of
the LAD's reserves and may require potential assessment increases in the future.
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Please note, portions of the approval legislation will be segmented into separate resolutions for
specific LADs to allow Council members to recuse themselves as appropriate from making
decisions on LAD assessments for properties within 500 feet of real property in which Council
members own or have financial interest.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The proposed action will not cause any unanticipated impacts to the City approved budget. The
Landscape Assessment Districts Fund 2510 has an estimated beginning balance of $335,145 for
FY 17/18. The amount budgeted for FY 17/18 expenditures is $473,817, and the estimated FY
17/18 revenues are $449,926. The estimated fund balance at FY 17/18 year-end is $306,254.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
2. Exhibit A of Engineer's Report - Landscape Assessment Districts FY 17-18 Assessment
Summary/Expenditures and Revenues.
3. Conflict of Interest Map.
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENTS AND CONFIRMING THE
DIAGRAMS AND ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT
DISTRICTS FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018
WHEREAS, on July 3, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolutions 2017 -103A -C
N.C. S. Describing Improvements and Directing Preparation of Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year
2017-2018 for the Landscape Assessment Districts, listed in Exhibits A and B of the Engineers
Report on file, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and
WHEREAS, on July 3, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolutions 2017 -104A -C
N.C. S. Approving the Engineer's Report for Landscape Assessment Districts, Fiscal Year
2017/2018; and
WHEREAS, the report was duly made and filed with the City Clerk of the City of
Petaluma, whereupon said Clerk presented it to the Council for consideration; and
WHEREAS, said Council thereupon duly considered the report and each and every part
thereof and found that it contained all the matters and things called for by the provisions of said
Act and said Resolutions, including plans and specifications of the existing improvements listed
in Exhibits A and B of the Engineers Report on file, and (1) the proposed new improvements; (2)
estimate of costs; (3) diagrams of the districts; and (4) assessments according to benefits, all of
which were done in the form and manner required by said Act; and
WHEREAS, said Council found that the report and each and every part thereof was
sufficient in every particular, and determined that it should stand as the report, for all subsequent
proceedings under said Act, whereupon said Council, pursuant to the requirements of said Act,
appointed Monday, July 17, 2017, at the hour of 6:45 PM in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 11
English Street, Petaluma, California, as the time and place for hearing protests in relation to the
levy and collection of the proposed assessments for said improvements, including the
maintenance, thereof, for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, and directed City staff to give notice of said
hearing as required by said Act; and
WHEREAS, notices of said hearing were duly and regularly published and posted in the
time, form and manner required by said Act, as evidenced by the affidavits and certificates on
file with said Clerk, whereupon said hearing was duly and regularly held at the time and place
stated in said notice; and
WHEREAS, persons interested, objecting to said improvements, including the
maintenance, thereof, or to the extent of the assessment districts, or any zones therein, or to the
proposed assessments or diagrams or to the Engineer's estimates of costs thereof, had the
opportunity to file written protests with the City Clerk of the City of Petaluma at or before the
conclusion of said hearing, and all persons interested, desiring to be heard, were given an
opportunity to be heard, and all matters and things pertaining to the levy and collection of the
assessments for said improvements, if any, including the maintenance, thereof, were fully heard
and considered by said Council.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Petaluma
as follows:
1. That the protests against said improvements, including the maintenance, thereof, or to
the extent of the assessment districts or any zones therein, or to the proposed assessments or
diagrams, or to the Engineer's estimates of costs thereof, for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, have been
received and considered.
2. That the public interest, convenience and necessity require, and said Council does
hereby order, the levy and collection of assessments pursuant to said Act, for the construction or
installation of the improvements, including the maintenance, thereof, more particularly described
in said Engineer's Report, and made a part hereof by reference thereto.
3. That the Landscape Maintenance Assessment Districts and the boundaries thereof
benefited and to be assessed for said costs for the construction or installation of the
improvements, including the maintenance, thereof, are situated in the City of Petaluma,
California, and are more particularly described by reference to maps thereof on file in the office
of the City Clerk of said City. Said maps indicate by a boundary line the extent of the territory
included in each district and of any zone thereof and the general location of each district.
4. That the plans and specifications for the existing improvements and for the proposed
improvements to be made within the assessment districts or within any zone thereof contained in
said report be, and they are hereby finally adopted and approved.
5. That the Engineer's estimates of the itemized and total costs and expenses of said
improvements, if any, maintenance and servicing thereof, and of the incidental expenses in
connection therewith, contained in the report as amended, be, and they are hereby finally adopted
and approved.
6. That the public interest and convenience require, and said Council does hereby order
the improvements to be made as described in, and in accordance with, said Engineer's Report,
reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description of said improvements.
7. That the diagram showing the exterior boundaries of the assessment districts referred
to and described in said Resolutions, and also the boundaries of any zones therein, and the lines
and dimensions of each lot of parcel of land within each district, as such lot or parcel of land is
shown on the County Assessor's maps for the fiscal year to which it applies, each of which lot or
parcel of land has been given a separate number upon said diagram, as contained in each report,
be, and they are hereby finally approved and confirmed.
8. That the assessments of the total amount of the costs and expenses of the said
improvements, if any, upon the several lots or parcels of land in each District in proportion to the
estimated benefits to be received by such lots or parcels, respectively, from said improvements,
and the maintenance, thereof, and of the expenses incidental thereto, contained in said report be,
and the same are hereby finally approved and confirmed.
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City of Petaluma Attachment 2 - Exhibit A
Landscape Assessment Districts
FY 17-18 Assessment Summary
of
Parcels
Assessed Project Number
Landscape District
Beginning Assessments
Balance Levied
Total
Sources
Maintenance
& Admin.
Costs
FY17- Net
Ending Assessment Per
Balance Parcel
FY 6- 7 Net
Assessmetn Per
Parcel %
24
LAD076400
JUDITH COURT
1,925 $
2,292
4,217
1,292
2,925
95.50
93.63
2.0%
74
LAD076600
ANNA'S MEADOWS
$ 15,925 $
1,110
$ 17,035
$ 1,019
$ 16,015 $
15.00
$ 15.00
0.0%
44
LAD076800
LIBERTY FARMS
$ (15,072) $
8,187
$ (6,885)
$ 7,581
$ (14,466) $
186.07
$ 182.42
2.0%
40
LAD076900
CORONA CREEK 2
$ 15,718 $
4,000
$ 19,718
$ 3,372
$ 16,346 $
100.00
$ 100.00
0.0%
100
LAD077000
AMERICANA
$ 17,468 $
3,700
$ 21,168
$ 6,389
$ 14,779 $
37.00
$ 37.00
0.0%
14
LAD077100
KINGSFIELD
$ 2,535 $
700
$ 3,235
$ 666
$ 2,569 $
50.00
$ 50.00
0.0%
151
LAD077200
CASA DEL ORO
$ 12,077 $
3,729
$ 15,806
$ 2,230
$ 13,576 $
24.69
$ 24.21
2.0%
185
LAD077500
MCNEAR LANDING
$ (11,582) $
13,950
$ 2,368
$ 13,084
$ (10,716) $
75.00
$ 75.00
0.0%
41
LAD077600
FAIRWAY MEADOWS
$ (2,922) $
8,200
$ 5,278
$ 5,195
$ 84 $
200.00
$ 200.00
0.00/0
83
LAD077700
GLENBROOK
$ 2,158 $
4,055
$ 6,213
$ 3,246
$ 2,967 $
48.86
$ 48.86
0.0%
177
LAD077900
MEADOW PARK
$ 94,226 $
22,042
$ 116,268
$ 61,447
$ 54,821 $
124.53
$ 122.09
2.0%
44
LAD078000
TWIN CREEKS
$ (11,011) $
9,900
$ (1,111)
$ 7,361
$ (8,472) $
225.00
$ 225.00
0.0%
82
LAD078100
PARK PLACE
$ 12,590 $
2,470
$ 15,060
$ 566
$ 14,494 $
30.12
$ 29.53
2.0%
59
110
78
LAD078200
LAD078300
LAD078400
WOODSIDE VILLAGE
SHELTER HILLS
SPRING MEADOWS
$ 10,570 $
$ 5,243 $
$ (1,220) $
3,194
2,080
2,964
$ 13,764
$ 7,323
$ 1,744
$ 3,134
$ 700
$ 1,965
$ 10,631 $
$ 6,623 $
$ (221) $
54.14 $
18.91 $
38.00 "$
54.14
18.91
-
0.00/0
0.00/0
0.0%
19
LAD078500
ST JAMES ESTATES
$ 2,151 $
2,850
$ 5,001
$ 1,996
$ 3,005 $
150.00
$ 150.00
0.0%
71
LAD078600
VILLAGE EAST
$ 23,529 $
1,775
$ 25,304
$ 1,647
$ 23,657 $
25.00
$ 25.00
0.0%
79
LAD078700
VILLAGE MEADOWS
$ 16,331 $
10,094
$ 26,425
$ 7,284
$ 19,141 $
121.61
$ 119.23
2.0%
200
LAD078800
CROSS CREEK
$ 4,623 $
10,000
$ 14,623
$ 10,915
$ 3,708 $
50.00
$ 50.00
0.0%
167
LAD079000
WESTRIDGE
$ (3,972) $
12,874
$ 8,902
$ 6,022
$ 2,881 $
77.09
$ 75.58
2.0%
445
LAD079100
SONOMA GLEN SF
$ (56,661) $
32,621
$ (24,040)
$ 15,992
$ (40,032) $
82.80
$ 81.18
2.0%
SONOMA GLEN TH
$
53.04
$ 52.00
2.0%
180
LAD079200
MOUNTAIN VALLEY
$ 23,496 $
12,060
$ 35,556
$ 32,749
$ 2,807 $
67.00
$ 67.00
0.0%
117
LAD079300
KINGSMILL
$ 7,724 $
11,914
$ 19,638
$ 10,929
$ 8,709 $
98.46
$ 96.53
2.05%
75
LAD079400
COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES
$ 19,002 $
7,900
$ 26,902
$ 9,387
$ 17,515 $
100.00
$ 100.00
0.0%
124
LAD079500
CADER FARMS
$ 33,335 $
27,064
$ 60,399
$ 24,936
$ 35,463 $
218.26
$ 213.98
2.0%
53
LAD079501
CADER FARM HIGHLAND
$ (22,022) $
6,625
$ (15,397)
$ 3,022
$ (18,420) $
125.00
$ 125.00
0.0%
21
LAD079600
CRANE GLEN
$ 1,536 1 $
1,520
$ 3,056
$ 882
$ 2,174 $
72.39
$ 70.97
2.0%
30
3
203
12
LAD079700
LAD079800
LAW9900
LAD092600
HILLVIEW OAKS
TATUM
GRAYSTONE CREEK
MAGNOLIA TERRACE
$ (3,127) $
$ (57) $
$ 28,952 $
$ 4,169 $
- .
45
20,300
-
$ (3,127) $
$ (12) $
$ 49,252 $
$ 4,169 $
-
35
25,500
30
$ (3,127) $
$ (47) $
$ 23,752 $
$ 4,139 $
-
15.00
100.00
-
$ -
$ 15.00
$ 100.00
$ -
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
28
LAD092700
WISTERIA
$ 6,834 $
1,680
$ 8,514
$ 1,590
$ 6,924 $
60.00
$ 60.00
0.0%
42
LAD092900
WESTVIEWESTATES
$ 25,585 $
5,125
$ 30,710
$ 14,760
$ 15,950 $
125.00
$ 125.00
0.0%
236
LAD093000
WILLOW GLEN
$ (21,311) $
30,680
$ 9,369
$ 19,304
$ (9,935) $
130.00
$ 130.00
0.0%
19
LAD093100
STONERIDGE
$ 22,688 $
665
$ 23,353
$ 3,133
$ 20,220 $
35.00
$ 35.00
0.0%
97
LAD093200
LANSDOWNE
$ 1,149 $
6,790
$ 7,939
$ 5,234
$ 2,704 $
70.00
$ 70.00
0.0%
37
LAD093500
WASHINGTON CK VILLAGE
$ 4,633 $
12,839
$ 17,472
$ 14,031
$ 3,441 $
347.00
$ 347.00
0.0%
78
LAD093600
TURNBRIDGE
$ 8,331 $
9,795
$ 18,126
$ 6,111
$ 12,015 $
125.58
$ 125.58
0.0%
92
ILAD093700
STRATFORD PLACE
$ 22,666 $
11,847
$ 34,513
$ 24,966
$ 9,547 $
128.77
$ 128.77
0.0%
216
LAD093800
SOUTHGATE
$ (29,448) $
60,500
$ 31,052
$ 31,183
$ (131) $
250.00
$ 285.35
0.0%
59
LAD093900
RIVERVIEW
$ 46,920 $
3,150
$ 50,070
$ 40,361
$ 9,709 $
50.00
$ 75.00
0.0%
LAD100100
UNALLOCATED
$ - $
-
$ -
$ -
$ - $
-
$ -
0.0%
9
LAD100110
SEQUOIA ESTATES
$ (294) $
-
$ (294)
$ 35
$ (329) $
-
$ -
0.0%
45
LAD100120
SYCAMORE HEIGHTS
$ 6,454 $
1,544
$ 7,998
$ 633
$ 7,365 $
34.32
$ 34.32
0.0%
326
LAD100130
ADOBE CREEK
$ (100) $
-
$ (100)
$ -
$ (100) $
-
$ -
0.0%
LAD100140
BENSONESTATES
$ 966 $
$ 966
$
$ 966 $
$
0.0%
LAD100150
FACTORY OUTLET
$ 2,436 $
$ 2,436
$
$ 2,436 $
$
0.0%
242
LAD150100
AVILA RANCH
$ 5,000 $
50,094
$ 55,094
$ 41,902
$ 13,192 $
207.00
$
0.0%
0
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$ 5,000 $
$ 335,145 _14
-
44,926
$ 5,000
$ 780,071
$ -
$ 473,817
$ 5,000 $
$ 306,254
-
$
0.0%
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