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CouncIl Meeting: AprIL 23, 1985 Santa Mo~nca, Callfor'lla
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TO: Mayor a'1d CIty CouncIL
FROM: CIty Staff
SUBJECT: Recomme:1.datlo~ to Approve the FormatIon of an
Assessment DIst"lct to Replace the StreetlIght System
or. La Mesa Drive arJd Set a PublIC HearIng for Hay 28,
1985
I'1troductIO'l
ThIS report requests that the CIty CounCIL approve the formatIon
of an assessment dIstrIct to replace the streetlight system on La
Mesa DrIve and set a publIC hearIng for May 28, 1985, and declare
Its l'1tentlOiJ to assess property owners for a portIon of the
costs and issue bonds as securIty for ur::pald assessmehts In
accordance \outh the provislor.S of the Improvement Act of 191 1 ,
DIVIsIon 7 of the Streets and HIghways Code of the State of
Callforrna.
BackgroU!1d
The Cap I.t al It"JfY'astructure Needs Assessmer..t study completed l~
February of 1984 a~d prese~ted to CIty CounCIl recommended that
deterIorated and energy-inefflcie~t streetlIght CIrCUIts be
replaced at varIOUS locatlO'1S throughout the CIty. Sevey-al
streets ~eedlng CIrCU1.t aCJd pole replacement were identIfIed 1:1
the study, and of those st~eets staff has dete~Mi~ed that La Mesa
Drlve's streetlIght system IS In the worst Co~dltlon, followed by
Adelaide DrIve. Thls determl'1atIon was based 0:1 the number of
repaIrs made a~d number of repaIrs a'ltIcIpated to mal~taIn the
badly deteriorated system on those streets. Staff proposes to
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CouricIl Meeting: AprIl 23, 1985 Santa !1onica, California
complete La Mesa DrIve thIS year and AdelaIde DrIve In a
subsequer:.t year.
It was also recomme'1ded l~ the stud y that the CIty assess the
property owners for 50% of the cost of replacIng a standard
system. Staff proposes to form an assessment dlSt~"'lct u'1der the
pY"QvIsions of the Improvement Act of 1911, DIViSIO'1 7 of the
Streets and HIghways Code of the State of CalIfornIa. ThIS IS
the same procedure that the CIty follows when formIng new
streetlIght distrIcts a'1d allows property owners to pay for the
cost of their assessment over a ten-year perIod by ISSUIng bonds.
La Mesa Drive currently has special architecturally significant
post top streetlIghts WhICh staff recomme~ds to replace lrl kind
SI'1Ce the overgrowth of the very large trees would block out the
lIght from the taller sta'1dard streetlIghts. The cost of
lCistalllng specIal post top streetlIghts IS more expensive tha~
sta"da~"'d streetlIghts (such as those currently bei~g l~stalled 1'1
other areas of the CIty). Oth er reaso~s for extra expense l~
thIS prOject are: 1) the maSSIve root system of the trees o~ La
Mesa prevents Installatior, of condUIt In the parkway a~d makes It
necessary to dIg trenches In the street and subsequently
resurface the street, and 2) the unIt cost of post top
streetlIghts is more expenSIve tha:l the unIt cost of a standard
streetlIght. ThIS work IS beIng do~e In conJunctIon WIth a
Southern CalIfornIa EdIson prOject prOVidIng new electrIcal
se....vIce to thIS area. The street llghti~g and ~ew EdIson serVIce
will share the same tre'1ch. ThIS WIll Y"esult In lower costs to
the CIty a'1d lower assessrne'1ts to the property owners. The
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CouncIl tfleetlng: AprIl 23, 1985 Santa t-lonlca, Call forrna
proposed assessment will be approxImately $1400 per resIdence,
based on an average 110-foot lot. PaYI1'Je~ts WIll extend over a
10year perIod. A letter to La Mesa ow~ers (attached) was sent on
Apr1l 8, 1985, explaInIng the need for replacIng the system and
the proposed assessment.
Budget/Fl~anc1al Impact
The CI ty El'J.gIneer's estImate for the proJect IS $155,000
(l~cludlng engineering al'J.d cO:1tingencles). The CIty'S share IS
approx1mately $64,000, one-half of the cost of replacIng a
standard streetlIght system. ApproprIatIon authorIty for
FY1984-85 IS avaIlable In the amount of $91 ,080 lrl Account No.
01-770-453-000-904.
The rema1:1ing $91,000 WIll be shared among the res1dents on La
Mesa.
Recommendatio11
It 1S recommended that the City CouncIl adopt the attached
ResolutIon settIng a public hearl~g for May 28, 1985, and decl are
Its l'1tentlon to assess property owners for costs and Issue bO!1ds
as securIty fo~ unpaId assessMents.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl, Dl~ector of General Services
Jean Stanley, AdmInIstratlve Analyst
Attachment: ResolutIon
Letter to Property Owners
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S A N TA M 0 N I C A
CALIFORNIA
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES
1685 \lAIN STREET, 458-8221
SAI"IT A MONICA, CALIF. 90401
Apnl 8r 1985
Dear La Mesa Property Owner:
The City of Santa MOnica IS propOSing to replace the streetlight system
on your street. In a study completed In February, 1984, CIty staff
recommended replacement of deterIorated streetlight systems on several
streets In the CIty. La Mesa Dnve was determmed to be In the worst
condItIOn, based on the number of repairs made and number of repaIrs
antICipated for mamtenance of the system. As you are probably aware,
It sometImes takes several days to hnd the problem In the CirCUIt and
· restore the lightmg to your area.
In addItIon to the CirCUIts, the detenorated poles are proposed to be
replaced. SpeCial post top lIghts, SImIlar to those already on your
street, are proposed to be Installed at the same locatIOns and same
heIght to preserve the aesthetICs of the neIghborhood. In addItIon. In
accordance WIth a property owner requestr one new light IS proposed to
be added on 24th Street between La Mesa and San VICente.
In accordance with CIty polley of more than twenty yearsr the CIty
assesses property owners for 50% of the cost of constructmg or
replacmg ltghtmg systems smce It IS a dIrect benefit to the property
owners. For an average 11 D-foot lot, the trOposed assessment on thIS
project IS approxImately $1,400. based on 12.75 per lineal front foot. ~
If your property IS a corner property an addltlOnal $2.55 per sIde foot
will be assessed. Bonds will be Issued allowmg the property owner to
pay for the assessment over a ten-year perlOd. The CIty CouncIl will
be asked to set a publ1c heanng for thIS project to hear protests. ThIS
pubhc hearing should be m \'ay. You WIll be mformed of the hearmg
date by mall If the Council deCIdes to proceed. It IS not necessary to
do anythmg at thIS time; thIS letter IS for mformatIOn.
Please call me at 458-8221 or Jean Stanley at 458-8287 if you have any
questIOns.
Very truly yours.
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DIrector of General SerVIces
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