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SR-507-000 (43) --- j I e e ~ . 5P7---tODO GS:SES:JSH . council Meeting: August 8, 1989 Santa Monica, California To: Mayor and city Council A~~9 From: City staff Subject: Recommendation to Accept Petitions, Approve Installation of Streetlights, and Set a Public Hearing for September 12, 1989. INTRODUCTION This report requests that the city Council accept petitions requesting the installation of streetlights on various residential streets and approve the installation of streetlights in two commercial areas. The report also recommends that the City council adopt the attached Resolution of Intention which sets a public hearing for September 12, 1989 and declare the city's intention to assess property owners for costs and issue bonds as security for unpaid assessments for the above streets. BACKGROUND Proposed Residential Streetlight District When citizens wish to have streetlights installed on their block, they circulate a petition and information sheet prepared by City staff. The information sheet briefly explains the process and how each property owner will be assessed (residential owners are assessed 50% of the front foot cost with the City paying the remaining 50%, and commercial property owners are assessed 100% of the front foot cost) . The successful streetlight petition ~-~ - 1 - AU6 0 8 89 , . It e . . contains the signatures of sixty percent (60%) of each block's residents. After the requisite number of signatures are obtained, the petition is returned to staff. Petitions are then presented to the City Council and a public hearing to hear protests is set. Once the public hearing is held, proj ect design is commenced. The proj ect is competitively bid by private contractors and a contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder by the City Council. After award, the contractor commences construction. The majority of the residential streetlights in the city have been installed using this process. At the request of residents, staff prepared streetlight petitions for: 24th street, pico Boulevard to Pearl street Franklin, Northerly city Limits to City reservoirs Ashland, 4th street to 6th street 15th street, Broadway to Colorado Avenue Harvard street, Montana Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard Delaware Avenue, stewart street to Warwick Avenue pine street, Lincoln Boulevard to 7th street loth street, at Ashland Avenue A meeting between staff and the residents requesting streetlights was held on May 16, 1989, to discuss the location of the streetlights and types of streetlights available. Rent Control staff has reviewed the petitions and determined they conform with Rent Control Regulations. Staff is presenting the petitions to the City Council for acceptance and requesting that a public hearing be set for September 12, 1989, to hear protests, if any, and approve the establishment of an assessment district in accordance with the Improvement Act of 1911 of the Streets and - 2 - . e e . Highways Code. Property owners will be notified 15 days in advance of the public hearing. Copies of the petitions and maps of the proposed assessment district will be available in the council Chambers at the time of the Council Meeting. Proposed Commercial street Light District The city's pOlicy is to assess commercial property owners for certain public works improvements using the Improvement Act of 1911. These include gutter installation, street resurfacing, and tree planting. In accordance with this policy, staff is recommending that the Council approve the establishment of a streetlight assessment district for the areas described below. staff believes that by including these areas with the residential areas above, the City could take advantage of economies of scale and reduce the per front foot cost for all involved. Property owners will be notified 15 days in advance of the public hearing. A typical assessment for a 50-foot commercial lot would be approximately $900.00 (estimate based on the cost of the last assessment district) . Lincoln Boulevard between Colorado Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard. Staff is recommending that the streetlighting system be upgraded on Lincoln Boulevard between Colorado Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard. The streetlights on this portion of Lincoln Boulevard were installed more than thirty years ago and the light levels are at less than current standards. Since this is one of the principal entrance points to the City, staff believes that the streetlight system should be be upgraded to - 3 - e e include twelve additional poles and higher wattage luminaires on the eight existing poles. Commercial property owners will be assessed 100% of the cost of the installation. 7th street between Colorado Avenue and Olympic Boulevard. The city is currently renovating the Richards Surgical property to house community service organizations and a homeless shelter. The entrance to the parking area on 7th street is not currently lit. staff is recommending that streetlights be installed on 7th street between Colorado Avenue and Olympic Boulevard for the safety and convenience of the facility's users. The costs will be borne by the easterly commercial property owners (approximately $11,070). The portion of the assessment for the City-owned property will be financed out of the annual street lighting capital improvements project which is financed by the General Fund. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT The total estimate for the project is $385,235. The proposed breakdown is as follows: Commercial property owner assessments $ 86,345 Residential property owner assessments 143,910 City's contribution 154,980 Total project estimate $385,235 Appropriation authority is available in Account No. 01-770-453-000-911 for the City's contribution. The remaining costs for the project will be paid through property assessments. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council: - 4 - , e e 1. Accept the streetlight petitions for: 24th street, pi co Boulevard to Pearl street Franklin, Northerly City Limits to City reservoirs Ashland, 4th street to 6th street 15th street, Broadway to Colorado Avenue Harvard street, Montana Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard Delaware Avenue, stewart street to Warwick Avenue pine street, Lincoln Boulevard to 7th street 10th street, at Ashland Avenue 2. Approve the formation of an assessment district for installation of streetlights on: 7th street, Colorado Avenue to Olympic Boulevard; Lincoln Boulevard, Colorado Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard; and 3. Adopt a Resolution of Intention which sets a public hearing for September 12, 1989, and declare the City's intention to assess property owners for costs and issue bonds as security for unpaid assessments. Prepared by: stan Scholl, Director of General Services Jean Stanley Higbee, Administrative Analyst Linda Childers, Administrative Analyst Attachment: Resolution - 5 - FEFORE DISTRIBUTION tlLCK CONTENT OF ALL FOR CI~CLERK'S ACTION 'DISTR.IBUTION OF RESOLUTION # 711 7';< ORDINANCE ~ JjZ/J1 J Councll Meetlng Date Introduced: Agenda Item # C; - q Adopted: ~ ALWAYS PUBLISH ADOPTED ORDINANCES Was It amended? Cross out Attorney's approval VOTE: Afflrmat1ve: b-/ Negatlve: Abstaln: Absent: ~e./ PROOF VOTES WITH ANOTHER PERSON BEFORE A~YTHING DISTRIBUTION: ORIGINAL to he sIgned, sealed and flIed In Vault. NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIOK (Date: ) I Department or~glnatlng staff report ( Laur~e Llebernan) Ordlnances only for Attorney ( Claudla Thompso~) 2 Management Servlces Lynne Barrette ORDINANCES ONLY 1 Agency rnentloned ln document or staff report (certlfled?) SUbJect flle (agenda packet) 1 Counter f:tie 1 Others: (Revlew for departments w1'') r:.22._~ '-0 i<;:lC',.'l . Al.rport Parklng Auth. Audltor1.Um Personnel BUlld1ng Dept. Plannlng C/ED Pollce Flnance Purchaslng General Servo I Recr/Parks Llbrary Transportatlon Manager Treasurer F1re SEND FOUR COPIES OF ALL ORD~KAKCES TO: CODED SYSTEMS 4 120 MalD Street - Avon, New Jersey 07717 SEND FOUR COPIES OF ALL ORDINANCES TO: 4 Debra Hyrlck Santa Monlca Mun~clpa1 Court 1725 Maln Street, Room 118 ~ Santa MonJ.ca, CA 90401 Total Caples ~ e e 5p'i----ODO l.. RESOLUTION NUMBER 7872(CCS) (CITY COUNCIL SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SETTING A HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF STREET LIGHTING AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONSTRUCT STREET LIGHTING AND APPURTENANT WORK ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS AS SHOWN ON CITY DRAWING NO. 5384, WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica proposes to initiate proceedings under the Improvement Act of 1911 for the improvements to streetlighting; and WHEREAS, Section 19 of Article XV! of the California constitution provides that certain specified debt limitation and majority protest provisions shall not apply, if after the giving of such reasonable notice by publication and posting and the holding of such public hearing as the city Council of the City of Santa Monica sha11 have prescribed, the city Council by no less than four-fifths vote of all members thereof finds and determines that the public convenience and necessity require the proposed improvements to be made: and WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code section 2804 provides that the _"Special Assessment, Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 193111 shall not apply to any proceeding otherwise subject thereto when said improvement proceeding is by a charter city and said city has complied with the provisions of Section 19 of the Article XVI of the California Constitution; and - 6 - . e . e SECTION 1. The public interest and convenience require, and the City Council of the city of Santa Monica hereby orders, the work described in said Resolution of Intention to be done on A1ta Avenue between First Court and Fourth Street in the City of Santa Monica. SECTION 2. Any and all of said protests and objections of every kind and nature to the proposed work or to the extent of the district to be assessed be, and the same hereby are, ~ overruled and denied. SECTION 3. Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 shall not apply to the making of said improvements. SECTION 4. The improvements shall be conducted under the Improvement Act of 1911, which is Oi vision 7 of the streets and Highway Code of the state of California, and the Superintendent of streets and the City Attorney presented to the city Council the Resolution of_ Intention required by Improvement Act of 1911 to initiate the proceedings for said improvements. SECTION 5. The City Clerk hereby is directed to post a notice for five days on or near the door of the Council Chambers of the City Hall inviting sealed proposals or bids for doing the work ordered and referring to the specifications on file and to publish a notice inviting such proposals for two days in the Evening Outlook, a newspaper pUblished and circulated in said city. e e , SECTION 4. The proposed work or improvement in the opinion of City Council of the city of Santa Monica is of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and the City Council hereby proposes that the district in the City of Santa Monica to be benefited by said work or improvement and to be assessed to pay one-half of the cost and expense thereof, is shown upon a certain map indicating the exterior boundary thereof, which said Drawing No. 5364 is on file in the Office of the City Engineer. The map hereby is referred to and shall govern for all details as to the extent of said assessment district. The assessment district includes in general the lots and parcels described in section 1 above but reference hereby is made to said Drawing for all details as to the extent of said assessment district and for any variation between the last mentioned general description and the extent of said assessment district as shown on said map. All public streets or alleys, or portions thereof, hereby are excepted from said district. SECTION 5. The City will pay a portion of the cost and expenses of the work described herein, and the city controller is authorized and directed to pay the same immediately upon confirmation of the assessment by the City Council. SECTION 6. Serial bonds bearing interest at the rate of 10% per annum shall be issued to represent each assessment of one Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) or more remaining unpaid for thirty ( 30) days after the recording of the warrant. Said serial bonds shall extend over a period ending nine (9) years from the second day of January next succeeding the next September 1st - 8 - e e following their date. Payments on the principal of unpaid assessments and interest shall be made by property owners to the City Treasurer and the same shall be disbursed by him or as provided in the "Improvement Act of 1911" hereinafter referred to. In accordance with streets and Highways Code Section 6442, the first two percent delinquency penalty authorized by such section shall be retained by the City Controller as the cost of servicing the delinquency. SECTION 7. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 12th day of September, 1989, at 7:-30 P.M., in the City council Chambers located in City Hall, 1685 Main street, Santa Monica I California, there shall be a public hearing before said City Council for the purpose of determining whether the public convenience and necessity require the above described improvement and for the purpose of allowing any and all persons having any objections to the proposed work or improvement to appear and show cause why the said proposed work or improvement should not be carried out in accordance with said Resolution of Intention. Inquiries concerning this pUblic hearing should be directed to the Department of General Services, Engineering Division, at (213) 458-8721- SECTION 8. The city Clerk shall give notice of the hearing by posting a copy of this Resolution in the manner described by streets and Highways Code Section 5065 and by publication as hereinafter provided. Any interested person may make protest against the proposed improvement in writing filed with the City Clerk at any time not later than the hour set for - 9 - -- " - -- --- . e e ~ the hearing in the manner provided by streets and Highway Code Section 5220. SECTION 9. The Superintendent of streets shall cause to be conspicuously posted along the line of said contemplated work or improvement and also along all the open streets within the said district, notice of the passage of this Resolution of Intention in the manner and form prescribed by law. The city Clerk hereby is directed to mail notices, in the manner and form prescribed by law, of the adoption of this Resolution to all persons owning real property in the hereinbefore described assessment district, whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized assessment roll for the City taxes or as known to the City Clerk. SECTION 10. The city Clerk hereby is directed to publish this Resolution in The Outlook on two successive dates, the first publication is to be made not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the above public hearing. SECTION II. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20433, the City Council hereby states that the property owners may not contract for the improvements and that the City shall be responsible for letting and administering the construction contract for this district. SECTION 12. The city hereby declares that community Development Block Grant funds may be applied for payment of assessments on property owned or resided in by low to moderate income households. - 10 - " I e e , . \ SECTION 13. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~ ~.. ROBERT M. MYERS City Attorney (CCSTLT] - 11 - , e e . . . , Adopted and approved this 8th day of August, 1989. 0" I ~OA-'- Mayo I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 7872(CCS) was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica at a meeting thereof held on August 8, 1989 by the following Council vote: Ayes: Counci1members: Abdo, Finkel, Genser, Jennings, Katz, Mayor Zane Noes: Councilmembers: None Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: Reed ATTEST: ~dL~ --- \V . City ClerJ!