Loading...
SR-6-G (89) N9Ji ...,.. EPWM:CP:AA:RS sm:CC1446SH [8. \SP1446] Santa Monica, California Councll Meetlng November 14, 1995 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Clty Staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Form Assessment Dlstricts for the Installatlon of New Streetllghts and Replacement of Streetllghts, and Set a Publlc Hearing for January 9, 1996 INTRODUCTION: ThlS report requests that the City Council accept petltions requesting the new lnstallation of streetlights on the following streets: 23rd Street - from Washington Avenue to Idaho Avenue Chelsea Avenue - from Washington Avenue to California Avenue . Llncoln Boulevard - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue Prospect Avenue - from Marine Street to end of street (dead end) Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue The report also recommends that City Council approve the replacement of streetlights on San vicente Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street and adopt the attached Resolutlon of Intentlon to set a public hearlng for January 9, 1996 at which the City declares lts lntention to assess property owners for costs and issue bonds as security for unpaid assessments for those streets. 1 6G - . NOV 1 4 1995 BACKGROUND Procedure for Resldential Streetllqht Installation In accordance wlth Municipal Code, whenever 60 percent of the occupants of residential unlts in any area petition the City Councll to install residential streetlighting, the City Council shall institute proceedings under the Improvement Act of 1911 to provlde resldential streetlightlng to such area. All property owners are assessed for streetlighting based on the dimensions of each property. Residentlal property owners are assessed 50% of the cost unless they are located on a corner lot. Owners of corner lots where the legal address is the street where the streetlight lS being installed pay 50% of the applicable work. If the legal address of the corner lot is on the adjacent street, the property owners pay 20% of their side footage costs. The Clty pays the remainlng 50% or 80% of appllcable costs. Commercial property owners are assessed 100% of their front footage, and for corner lots, 40% of the adJacent street footage costs, with the Clty paying the remainlng 60% of the adjacent street footage costs. Successful streetllghting petltions contain the signatures of a mlnl~um of sixty percent (60%) of each area 1 s occupants. Petitlons are then presented to the City Council and a publlc hearing to hear protests lS set. After the public hearing the City Council may order the work to begin. The project wlll be competitlvely bld and a contract will be awarded by Clty Council to the lowest and most responsible bidder. Owners may pay for the improvements in 2 full or they may pay over ten (10) years at an interest rate of 8.75% per annum. Bonds will be authorized by City Council to be sold for installment payments. The Petitlons for Streetliqht Installatlon At the request of resldents, staff prepared streetlight petition packets for the neighborhood representatives of: 23rd Street - from Washington Avenue to Idaho Avenue Chelsea Avenue - from Washington Avenue to Callfornia Avenue Llncoln Boulevard - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue Prospect Avenue - from Marine Street to end of street (dead end) Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to wash~ngton Avenue A minimum of Slxty percent (60%) of occupants of these streets requested the lnstallation of streetlights. Rent Control staff revlewed the petitions and determined that they conform with Rent Control Regulations for pass-through of assessments to tenants. A meeting between staff and owners and residents was held on August l7, 1995 to discuss the locat~on of streetlights, types of streetl~ghts (decorative versus standard) avallable and the approXlmate costs to the property owners. The property owners on Yale Street and Chelsea Avenue requested the more expens~ve decorat~ve streetllghts for their block. Hence, their assessment wlll be hlgher than those on other blocks who requested the standard streetllghts. The City pays only 50% of the cost for the standard streetlights and property owners choosing the decorative 3 streetlights will be required to pay the difference between the standard streetlighting and the decoratlve streetlighting. Staff 18 presenting these pet1t1ons to City Council for acceptance, requestlng that a public hearing be set for January 9, 1996, to hear protests, 1f any, and approve the establishment of an assessment district ln accordance with the Improvement Act of 1911 of the Streets and Hlghways Code. Notices wlll be posted and property owners and occupants wlll be notified by mall 45 days in advance of the public hearing and a notice will be advertised in The Outlook in the manner prescribed by State Law. Staff recommends that streetllghts be installed on these streets for the safety and convenience of the residents. Coples of the slgned pet1tlons, a list of property owners and occupants and a diagram of the proposed assessment dlstrict will be available in the Councll Chambers at the tlme of publlc hearing. The Public Works Assessment Asslstance Program, available through the Community Block Grant Program, will be available to financially assist low-to-moderate income households. The Proposed Streetliqht Replacement on San Vicente Boulevard The capital Infrastructure Needs Assessment Study, completed in February of 1984 and presented to City Council, recommended that deter10rated and energy inefficient streetllghts be replaced at varlOUS locations throughout the City. Several streets needing 4 circu1t and pole replacement were 1dentified in the study and staff has determined that the streetlight system on San Vicente Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street 1S 1n greatest need of replacement. Th1S determinat10n was based on the number of actual repalrs made and the number of repa1rs planned to maintain the 75-year old, badly deter10rated system on San Vicente Boulevard. In FY 1994 -95, streetlights on San V1cente Boulevard between 4th Street and 7th Street were replaced. Th1S 1S a continuation of that project. Preliminary notlces were ma1led to property owners on August 23, 1995. Assessments for San V1cente Boulevard are proposed to be d1vlded equally between property owners and the Clty since staff dec1ded to replace the existing decoratlve streetlights with similar decoratlve ones. Notlces will be posted and property owners wlll be notlfled by mall 45 days ln advance of the public hearing of the time and place of the public hearing. There will be no pass-through of costs to tenants Slnce thls lS not a tenant lnltiated petition. In the past the Clty has lnltlated other streetlight replacement projects lncludlng La Mesa Drive ln 1985 and a portion of San Vicente Boulevard In 1994 BUDGET FINANCIAL IMPACT The total estimated cost for the proJect is $410,000 which includes incldental costs such as staff time for engineering surveys, publJ..c notlflcatlon, advertisement, construction management, 5 1nspections and construction costs The estimated construction cost 1S $356,500 The total estimated assessment is $32.00 per foot of property frontage for standard streetlights. The estimated prorated assessment for residential property owners is $16.00 per foot of property frontage with the C1ty paying an equal amount, and $32.00 per foot of property frontage for commercial property owners. The est1mate for a typical assessment of a 50-foot resident1al lot 1S approxlmately $800.00 with the City contributing an equal amount The est1mate for a typical commercial property is approximately $1,600 for a 50-foot lot. The cost for decorative llghts on Yale Street and Chelsea Avenue is $38.00 per foot with the res1dent1al property owners paY1ng $22.00 per foot and the City paY1ng $16.00 per foot. San V1cente Boulevard property owners will be assessed $29.00 per foot w1th the City paying an equal amount. The proposed cost breakdown 1S as follows: Estimated Property Owner Assessment $ 215,600 Est1mated C1ty Contribution $ 194(400 Total Cost $ 410,000 The City! s share for th1S project is available in the amount of $191,146 in CIP Account No. 01-770-453-20094-8905-99155 and the amount of $3,254 in CIP Account No. 01-770-453-20095-8905-99155. The balance of $215,600 w1ll be paid through the property owner assessments. Assessments will be paid upon completion of the work and w1ll be held in Trust Account No 80-000-000-00000-9750-04289 pending payment to the contractor. Bonds are issued for any unpa1d assessments. Bond proceeds are paid to the Contractor or assignee, 6 the Contractor or ass1gnee, and the property owner{s) then payoff the bond holder(s) over t1me RECO~MENDATION It is recommended that the C1ty Council: 1. Accept the street11ght petitions for the installation of streetlights on: 23rd Street - from washington Avenue to Idaho Avenue Chelsea Avenue - from Washington Avenue to California Avenue L1ncoln Boulevard - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue Prospect Avenue - from Mar1ne Street to end of street (dead end) i and Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue 2 Approve the replacement of deteriorated streetlights on: San Vicente Boulevard - from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street; and 3 Adopt the Resolut1on of Intention wh1ch sets a pub11c hear1ng for January 9, 1996 and declares the City's intention to assess property owners for costs and issue bonds as security for unpaid assessments. Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Director of Environmental and Pub11c Works Management Anthony Ant1ch, P. E. , City Engineer Attachment: Resolut1on of Intention 7 I . EPWM CP:AA:RS:sm:cc1446sh [s: \sp1446] Council Meeting: November 14, 1995 Santa Mon~ca, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 8963 (CCS) (CITY COUNCIL SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 9, 1996 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF STREETLIGHTING AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONSTRUCT STREETLIGHTING, REPLACE DETERIORATED STREETLIGHTS AND APPURTENANT WORK ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS AS SHOWN ON CITY DRAWING NO. 10061 WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA WHEREAS, the City Counc~l of the City of Santa Monica proposes to lnltlate proceedings under the Improvement Act of 1911 and Government Code for streetlight installation on: 23rd Street - from Washington Avenue to Idaho Avenue Chelsea Avenue - from Washington Avenue to California Avenue Llncoln Boulevard - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue Prospect Avenue - from Marine Street to end of street (dead end) Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue and for replacement of deterlorated streetlights on: San Vlcente Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street; and WHEREAS, Sectlon 19 of Article XVI of the Callfornia Constltutlon provldes that certaln specified debt limitatlon and majorlty protest provislons shall not apply, lf after the glving of such reasonable notice by publ1cation and posting and the holdlng of such publlC hearing as the City COUDCll of the City of Santa Monlca shall have prescribed, the Clty Council by no less than four-f~fths vote of all members thereof finds and determlnes that - - , .' the public convenlence and necessity require the proposed improvements to be made; and WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code BectloD 2804 provides that the "Special Assessment, Investlgation, Limitation and Majorlty Protest Act of 193111 shall not apply to any proceeding otherwlse subJect thereto when said improvement proceeding is by a charter Clty and sald city has compIled the provisions of Bectlon 19 of the Article XVI of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is a charter City of the State of Californla, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 The City Council proposes to lnitiate proceedings for the lnstallation of streetlightlng and appurtenant work on the streets shown on City Drawlng No. 10061 and generally known as FY 1995-96 (Phase VII) - Constructlon of High Pressure Sodlum streetlight systems on. 23rd Street - from Washlngton Avenue to Idaho Avenue Chelsea Avenue - from Washlngton Avenue to Callfornia Avenue Llncoln Boulevard - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue Prospect Avenue - from Marine Street to end of street (dead end) Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue SECTION 2. The Clty Councll proposes to initlate proceedings for the replacement of deteriorated streetlighting and appurtenant work on the street shown on City Drawings No. 10061 and generally known as: . "" SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD - from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street. SECTION 3. The total estlmated cost of the proposed ~mprovement is $410,000. The property owners I share of cost is estimated at $215,600 SECTION 4 Improvements shall be conducted under the Improvement Act of 1911, whlch is Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of Callfornla. SECTION 5 The proposed work or improvement ln the opinion of C~ty Counc~l of the City of Santa Monica is of more than local or ordinary public beneflt, and City Council hereby proposes that the distr~ct ln the City of Santa Monica to be benefitted by said work or lmprovement and to be assessed to pay one-half of the cost and expense thereof, at approxlmately $16.00 per front footage for standard streetlights, $29.00 per front footage for San Vicente Boulevard, but for decorative streetlights on Yale Street and Chelsea Avenue, the City wlll pay approximately $16.00 and the property owners will pay approxl.mately $22 _ 00 per front footage, is shown upon a certa~n map indicatlng the exterlor boundary thereof, wh~ch said Drawlng No. l0061-A is on fl.le in the Office of the City Engl.neer. The map hereby ~s referred to and shall govern for all details as to the extent of said assessment district. The assessment dlstrict lncludes in general the lots and parcels descrlbed In Section 1 above but reference hereby is made to said Drawlng for all details as to the extent of sa~d assessment d~strlct and for any variat~on between the last mentioned general descrlptlon and the extent of said assessment dlstrict as shown on sald map. All public streets or alleys, or portions thereof, . =' , hereby are excepted from said d1strict. SECTION 6. The City w1l1 pay a port1on of the cost and expenses of the work descr1bed herein, and the City Controller is author1zed and directed to pay the same 1mmediately upon conf1rmation of the assessment by City Council SECTION 7. Serial bonds bearing interest at the rate 8.75% per annum shall be issued to represent each assessment of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ( $15 0 . 0 0 ) or more remaining unpaid for thirty (30) days after the record1ng of the warrant. Each serial bond shall extend over a period end1ng n1ne (9 ) years from the second day of January next succeeding the next September 1st follow~ng its 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 d1sbursed by him/her or as provided in the 11 Improvement Act of 191111 herelnafter referred to. In accordance with Streets and H~ghways Code Section 6442, the first two percent (2% ) dellnquency penalty authorized by such section may be retained by the City Controller as the cost of servicing the de11nquency. Th1S bond may be redeemed by the owner or any person interested 1n any lot or parcel of land described herein, at any t1me before maturity, and before commencement of proceed~ngs for sale, upon payment to the Treasurer, for the holder of th1.s bond, of the amount then unpa1d on the prlncipal sum, together w1th a prem1.um of f1ve (5 ) percent of sald unmatured principal, thereof with interest thereon (if not previously paid) up to the next succeeding January 2 or Jul y 2, as the case may be, at the rate named ~n this bond, and all penalt1es accrued and unpaid. . ..... SECTION 8. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 9th day of January, 1996 at 6:30 p. m. , in the City Council Chambers located in City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, Callfornla, there shall be a public hearlng before said City Council for the purpose of determlnlng whether the public convenience and necessl.ty requlre the above-described lmprovement and for the purpose of allowlng any and all persons hav1ng any objections to the proposed work or 1mprovement to appear and show cause why the said proposed work or 1mprovement should not be carried out in accordance with sald Resolutlon of Intentlon. Inquiries concerning this public hearlng should be dlrected to the Department of Environmental and PubllC Works Management, Englneering Divislon, at (310) 458-8721. SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall give notice of the hearlng by postlng a copy of thlS Resolution in the manner described by Streets and Hlghways Code Section 5065 and by publication as herelnafter provided. Any interested person may protest against the proposed improvement ln wrlting filed with the City Clerk at any tlme not later than the hour set for the hearing in the manner provlded by Streets and Hlghways Code Section 5220. SECTION 10. The Superlntendent of Streets shall cause to be conspicuously posted along the line of sald contemplated work or lmprovement and also along all the open streets wlthin the sald dlstrlct, notlce of the passage of thlS Resolutlon of Intention ln the manner and form prescribed by law. The Clty Clerk hereby 1S dlrected to mai I notices, in the manner and form prescrlbed by law, of the adoption of this Resolutlon to all persons ownlng commerclal, industrlal, or -- ~ . ,.- resident~al real property in the here~nbefore described assessment district, whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized assessment roll for the C~ty taxes or as known to the City Clerk. SECTION 11. The City Clerk hereby is directed to publish this Resolution, in accordance with Government Code Section 6063, in The Outlook, once a week for three successive weeks, with at least five days interven~ng between the respective publ~cat~on dates, not counting the first day of publication and terminates at the end of the twenty-flrst day, including therein the first date. The f~rst publication is to be made not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the above public hearing. SECTION 12. Pursuant to Publ~c contract Code Section 20433, the C~ty Councll hereby states that the property owners may not contract for the lmprovements and that the City shall be responsible for lettlng and administer~ng the construction contract for this d~str~ct. SECTION 13. The City hereby declares that Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds may be applied for payment of assessments on property owned by low-to-moderate income households. - -- - - . .... SECTION 14. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of th~s Resolution, and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: MAR~ C~ty Attorney - . ~ Adopted and approved thIS 14th of November, 1995 kJ~ Mayor I hereby certIfy that the foregomg ResolutIOn 8963 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg of the City CouncIl held on the 14th of November, 1995 by the followmg vote Ayes Councd members Abdo, Ebner, Genser. Greenberg, Holbrook. O'Connor. Rosenstem Noes CounCIl members None Abstam CounCIl members None Absent CounCIl members None ATTEST '--- ~~ ~ CIty Clerk ~