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SR-508-000 (118) e e "-E JAN 2 6 1988 5t7g-00CJ GS:SES:DA:JAS: council Meeting: 1-19-88 January 26, 1988 Santa Monica, California TO: Mayor and city Council FROM: City staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Form Gutter and street Resurfacing Assessment District for Pico Boulevard from 28th street to East city Limits and Set Public Hearing for February 23, 1988 Introduction This report recommends that the city council approve the formation of an assessment district to construct concrete gutters and to resurface streets on pico Boulevard from 28th street to the east City limits. It also requests that the city Council adopt the attached Resolution of Intention and set a public hearing for February 23, 1988, for the establishment of the appropriate assessment district. Background The reconstruction of Pico Boulevard between 28th street and the east city limits was approved by the city Council in FY 1985-86 as a Federal Aid Urban capital project improvement. The project includes the construction of concrete bus pads, gutters, curbs, and curb ramps at various locations, and asphalt concrete resurfacing. The reconstruction project, estimated at $250,000, is being financed approximately 87% by Federal Aid Urban funds and l3% from the City' s Gas Tax. The Federally-funded portion of the project will be a combination of City of Santa Monica and County of Los Angeles FAU allocations. "-E JAN 261988 e e staff is recommending that the city coucil approve an assessment district whereby commercial property owners benefiting from the street resurfacing and gutter construction would be assessed a portion of the cost in accordance with previously established policy. Residential property owners will not be assessed. The proposed assessments, in accordance with ci ty policy, are as follows: Gutter construction at $9.50 per front foot street resurfacing at $7.50 per front foot similar assessment districts have been formed for the Federally-funded reconstruction of Wilshire Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to centinela Avenue and Colorado Avenue from 14th street to Cloverfield, and on commercial and industrial properties in the City's annual street resurfacing proj ect for the 1 ast four years. The assessment district will be in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Improvement Act of 1911 of the California streets and Highways Code. Budget/Financial Analysis The project estimate is $250,000 and appropriation authority is available in Account Nos. 43-770-421-000-927 and Ol-770-421-000-927. A contract will be awarded in March 1988 for this project. The assessment district will generate revenues of approximately $47,075 for FY 1988-89. A detailed breakdown of assessments will be available upon confirmation of assessments after the work has been completed. e e Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council approve the formation of the above assessment district and adopt the attached Resolution of Intention setting a public hearing for February 23, 1988. Prepared by: stan Scholl, Director of General Services Desi Alvarez, P. E., city Engineer Jean Stanley Higbee, Administrative Analyst Attachment: Resolution (setpico) '"'1 co - o N -.... 0'\ III (lJ V C Cl:l C M "d I-< o (lJ > .-I (lJ U Q.I l-o ...., o -- .,.., C..l r:: l-o o ..... +-> < +.> Cl:l ..c +-> "d (lJ ~ III (lJ =" 0- W 1-.0 (lJ U .-I 4-1 4-1 o e BEFORE DISTRIBUTION CHECK CONTENT OF ALL DISTRIBUTION OF RESOLUTION If /') '-/:;-- :/2',/1;;> f-E /'Ii:' "7 _1_ c: '- ... e FOR CITY C~ERK'S ORDINANCE II ACTION Introduced: Councll Meetlng Date Was it amended? 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J.< ~ .D o 0:: e e RESOLUTION NUMBER 7545 (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 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE STREET RESURFACING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE GUTTERS AND APPURTENANT WORK ON PICO BOULEVARD FROM 28TH STREET TO THE EAST CITY LIMITS AS SHOWN ON CITY DRAWING NO. 5693 IN 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 construction of concrete gutters and street resurfacing; and WHEREAS, section 19 of Article XVI 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 shall 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 1931" 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 Article XVI of the California Constitution; and e e WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is a charter city of the State of California, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Ci ty Council proposes to ini tiate proceedings for the installation of concrete gutters, street resurfacing, and appurtenant work on pico Boulevard between 28th street and the east city limits as shown on Drawing No. 5693 on file in the Office of the city Engineer. SECTION 2. The total estimated cost of the proposed improvements is $250,000. SECTION 3. The improvements shall be conducted under the Improvement Act of 1911, which is contained in Division 7 of the streets and Highways Code of the State of California. SECTION 4. The proposed work or improvements 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 commercial, industrial or manufacturing property owners in the district in the City of Santa Monica to be benefitted by said work or improvement be assessed approximately $9.50 per lineal foot for gutters and approximately $7.50 per lineal foot for street resurfacing. The district affected by the proposed work or improvements is shown upon a certain map indicating the exterior boundary thereof, which said Drawing No. 5693 is on file in the Office of the City Engineer. The map e e 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 I 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. SECTION 5. No bonds will be issued for the aforementioned assessment district. Assessments not paid to the City within the specified time shall be sent to the Los Ange1@s County Assessor to collect such assessment upon the tax roll which general taxes are collected. SECTION 6. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 23rd day of February, 1988, at 7:30 P.M., in the city Council Chambers located in City Hall, 1685 Main street, Santa Monica, 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 improvements and for the purpose of allowing any and all persons having any obj ections to the proposed work or improvements to appear and show cause why the said proposed work or improvements 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 at 458-872l. SECTION 7. The city Clerk shall give notice of the hearing by posting a copy of this Resolution in the manner e e 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 the hearing in the manner provided by Streets and Highway Code section 5220. SECTION 8. The Superintendent of Streets shall cause to be conspicuously posted along the line of said contemplated work or improvements and also along all the open streets within said district, notice of the passage of this Resolution of Intention in the manner and form prescribed by law. The City Clerk is directed to mail notices I in the manner and form prescribed by law, of the adoption of this Resolution to all persons owning commercial, industrial or manufacturing 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 9. The city Clerk is directed to publish this Resolution in the Evening Outlook on two successive dates. The first publication is to be made not less than fifteen days prior to the date of the above public hearing. SECTION 10. 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 e e responsible for awarding and administering the construction contract for this district. SECTION 11. 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: ~M..~ ROBERT M. MYERS ~ - - City Attorney e e I hereby certify that Resolution No. 7545(CCS) Adopted and was duly adopted by the City council of the city of Santa Monica at a meeting thereof held on January 26, 1988 by the following Council vote: Ayes: Councilmembers: Finkel, Jennings, A. Katz, H. Katz, Reed, Zane, Mayor Conn Noes: Councilmembers: None Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: None ATTEST: ~/L~tk~ ~~ ~ Clerk