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SR-10A IDA A~R 2 1 legs EPWM CP AA RS ro s \sp1446\cc1446y wpd City Council Meeting Apn114, 1998 Santa MOnica, California TO Mayor and City Council FROM City Staff SUBJECT Recommendation to Hold a Public Hearmg, Accept the Certified Results of the Streetlight Installation Assessment Election and Approve the Formation of the Assessment Dlstnct In Conformance with the Right to Vote on Taxes Act (Prop 218) Introduction Th IS report recommends that the City Council accept the certified results of the streetlight installation assessment election as tabulated by the City Clerk and approve the formation of a Proposition 218 assessment dlstnct for the installation of new streetlights on the followmg streets 23rd Street 29th Street Lmcoln Boulevard Pnnceton Street Prospect Avenue Yale Street - from Anzona Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard - from Ocean Park Boulevard to Pearl Street - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue - from Wilshire Boulevard to Washington Avenue - from Manne Street to the end of street (dead end) - from Montana Avenue to Washmgton Avenue The report also recommends that the City CounCil adopt the attached resolution to assess property owners for construction costs In conformance with the Right to Vote on Taxes Act (Proposition 218) and order the work to begin Background In accordance with Santa MOnica MUnicipal Code 9704860, whenever 60% of the occupants of the residential unrts In any area petItIon the City CounCil to institute 1 IDA AFR 2 1 }:38 proceedings for residential streetllghtlng, the City Council shall InstItute those proceedings under the Improvement Act of 1911 to provide residential streetllghtlng to the area In 1995 and 1996, successful petitions (those With greater than 60% support) were received from residents on these streets 23rd Street 29th Street Lincoln Boulevard Princeton Street Prospect Avenue Yale Street - from Arizona Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard - from Ocean Park Boulevard to Pearl Street - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue - from Wilshire Boulevard to Washington Avenue - from Manne Street to the end of street (dead end) - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue Rent Control staff has reviewed these petitions and determined that they conform With Rent Control Regulations for pass-through of assessments to tenants These locations previously went through the preliminary stages of the 1911 Act assessment proceedings Public meetings were held between staff and affected property owners and reSIdents on December 10, 1995, and October 10, 1996, to discuss the location of streetlights, types of streetlights available (decoratIve or standard) and approximate costs The reSidents of Yale and Pnnceton Streets opted for the more expensive decorative style streetlight, while the reSidents of Lincoln Boulevard, Prospect Avenue. 23rd Street. and 29th Street opted for the standard streethght The CIty Council approved the assessment dIstrict dUring the October 22, 1996 City Council meetmg and ordered the construction to begin. Shortly thereafter, on November 5, 1996, Cahfornla voters approved Proposition 218 2 The passage of Proposition 218 essentially Invalidated the proceedings for this streetlight assessment district Accordmg to Proposition 218, assessment districts reqUire two public hearings and eligible voters are able to vote, uSing ballots, on the proposed assessment Eligible voters for residential properties are the residents of the streets Included within the assessment district, either owners or renters Eligible voters for non-reSidential properties are the owners of the properties The 1911 Improvement Act proceedings Included only one publiC heanng and eligible voters were not given the opportunity to vote on the assessment On Jan uary 15, 1998, the City Council again accepted the petitions for these streets and adopted a Resolution of Intention to re-establish the dlstnct In accordance With Proposition 218 reqUirements ThiS resolution set public hearings on March 10, 1998 and April 14. 1998 Notices of the City's Intent to form an assessment dlstnct and hold public heanngs were mailed to affected persons and published In The Outlook forty-five (45) days In advance of the time and place of the public hearing In accordance With State law In addition to the notice. eligible voters were sent a ballot and return envelope With which they were able to vote for or against the assessment On February 24. 1998, the City Council canceled the March 10, 1998 meeting Because of the cancellation. the streetlight assessment district hearing date and date by when to submit ballots was changed to the March 24, 1998 meeting Staff mailed a notice to all effected persons notifying them of the new public heanng date and the new date to submit ballots 3 In accordance with Proposition 218, an Engmeer's Report was prepared whIch determined the general and special benefits of streetlight Installation General benefits enhance the public as a whole, while special benefits enhance a particular parcel A copy ofthls report IS avaIlable In the office of the CIty Engmeer and the offIce of the CIty Clerk. According to Proposition 218. parcels may only be assessed for the special benefits or any portion thereof The report presents the Engineer's determination that the special benefit of streetlight Installation IS 80% of the total benefit for residential properties and 81 % of the total benefit for non-residential properties Consistent with recent City policy, assessments WIll be waived for non-profit organizations that can proVide eVidence of recelvmg a welfare exemption from the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor The City will fund these assessments Ballot Results A public hearing was held at the March 24, 1998 City Council meeting and ballots were accepted untIl the end of the meeting Ballots were tallied proportional to the financial obligation of each affected property, (e 9 , a property that has work totaling $300 received 300 votes and a property that has $5,000 worth of work receIved 5,000 votes) The City Clerk received all ballots and kept them secured until the votmg was closed on March 24, 1998 There was a total of 336 ballots mailed to affected property owners wlth131 completed ballots returned The final vote count was 71 votes In the affirmative, 58 votes In the negative. 1 returned ballot was not marked "yes" or "no", and 1 ballot was received late The last two ballots are not mcluded m the tally The total of affirmative ballots IS 553,461 77 and the total of negative ballots 15 $40,333.08. The ballot tally resulted In a 4 majOrity of eligIble voters, proportIonal to their financial obligatIon, voting In the affirmative to form the assessment dlstnct DISCUSSion All properties are assessed for streetllghtlng based upon the parcel frontage and the property's location relative to the street being Improved If the legal address of the assessed parcells on the street receiving streetlights, the parcel wIll be assessed at the front footage rate If the legal address of the parcells on the cross street of the street receiving streetlights (I e , some corner parcels), the parcel Will be assessed at the Side footage rate In accordance With past City policy, the proposed assessment spread for standard style streetlights IS TYPE OF PROPERTY TYPE OF FOOTAGE CITY SHARE ELIGIBLE VOTER SHARE RESIDENTIAL FRONT FOOTAGE 50% 50% SIDE FOOTAGE 80% 20% NON-RESIDENTIAL FRONT FOOTAGE 20% 80% SIDE FOOTAGE 60% 40% These proposed assessment amounts are less than the speCial benefit cost of streethghtmg as Identified In the EngIneer's report and are therefore m compliance With ProposItion 218 5 The City Council may order the Improvement work to begin after the close of this public hearing Competrtlve bids for the project will be solicited by the City, and a contract will be awarded by CIty Council to the lowest responsible bidder Property owners may pay for the Improvements In full after construction IS completed, or they may opt to pay the bond holder In Installments over a ten-year period at an Interest rate of 8 5% The City Council must authOrize the sale of bonds to accommodate Installment payments These proceedmgs shall be conducted In accordance With the Right to Vote on Taxes Act (Proposition 218) and the MUniCIpal Improvement Act of 1911 (California Streets and Highways Code DIVISion 12) BudqetlFlnanclallmpact The total estimated cost for thIS project IS $382,342 15 and Includes labor and inCidental costs such as staff tIme for engineering surveys, public notifications, advertisements, construction management, Inspections, and construction costs The total assessment IS based on an estimated cost of $32 00 per lineal foot for standard streetlights, multiplied by the total lineal feet of property fronting the streets (both Sides) petitioned for Improvement The estimated prorated assessmentfor reSidential property owners IS $16 00 per lineal foot of property frontage. the City pays an equal amount The estimated prorated assessment for non-reSidential property owners IS $25 60 per lineal foot of property frontage, the City pays $6 40 per lineal foot of property frontage An additional charge of $6 00 per lineal foot IS to be added to the above property owner assessment cost for streets that opted for the decorative style streetlights (Yale Street and Princeton Street) The City does not 6 contnbute any additional funding for the added cost of the decoratIve style streetlight Federal Community Development Block Grant funds may be available to assist low-to- moderate mcome households with the costs ofthe streetlight assessment In accordance with City policy. non-profit organizations which receive a welfare exemptIon from the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor shall be exempt from this assessment The estimate for a typical residential property IS approximately $800 for standard streetlights on a lot With a 50-foot frontage dimenSion The proposed breakdown of costs IS as follows Estimated property owner assessments Estimated City contribution Total project estimate $ 181,27527 $ 201,066 88 $ 382,342 15 Fundrng for the City portion of the project IS available In the follOWing accounts DESCRIPTrON BUDGET ACCOUNT NUMBER New streetlight systems $124,049 38 01-770-453-20094-8905-99155 New streetlight systems $77,017 50 01-770-453-20095-8905-99155 TOTAL $201,066 88 The remaining costs for the project In the amount of$181,275.27 Will be paid through the property owner assessments Assessments Will be paid upon completion of the work and Will be held In a Trust Account Number 80-000-000-00000-9750-04289 pendmg payment to the contractor Bonds are Issued for any unpaId assessments Bond proceeds are paid to the contractor or assignee, and the property owner(s) then reimburse the bond holder(s) over time 7 Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council 1 Open the pUblIc hearmg, 2 Hear protests, 3 Close the public heanng, 4 Accept the certified results of the assessment dlstnct, 5 Approve the formation of the above assessment dlstnct, 6 Adopt the attached resolution, and, 7 Order the work to begin Prepared by CraIg Perkins, Director of Environmental and Public Works Management Anthony Antlch, P E , City Engineer Attachment Resolution Certified Election Results 8 STATE OF CALIFORl\lJA, ) ) ) ss COUNTY OF LOS k'-rGELES I, Mana M Stewart, CIty Clerk of the CIty of Santa MOllIca, State of Cahforma, do hereby certIfy that the attached IS a true and correct canvass of the ballots receIved and authorized through the end of the publIc heanng held on March 24, 1998, for the Proposition 218 Assessment District for StreetlIght InstallatiOn on vanous City streets Ballots Received In favor 71 $ 53,461 77 Agamst 58 40,871 31 Non-voted ballot 01 000 Late ballot 01 000 Total ballots received 131 $ 94,333 08 VOTES IN FAVOR OF ASSESSMENT DISTRICT: Ballot No: Address Amount 007 1044 Prmceton $ 1,100.00 009 1054 Prmceton 1,100.00 009 1054 Prmceton 1,100.00 010 1062 Prmceton 1,100.00 015 1114 Pnnceton 235.00 017 1114 Princeton 235.40 019 1114 Prmceton 235.40 1 021 1114 Princeton 235.40 025 1128 Prmceton 235.40 032 1128 Princeton 235 40 045 1115 Princeton 1,100.00 046-4 1107 Prmceton #4 275.00 050 1059 PrInceton 1,100.00 051 1053 Prmceton 1,100.00 054 1041 Prmceton 1,100.00 055 1033 Prmceton 1,100.00 056 1027 Prmceton 1,100.00 059 2702 Washmgton 1,748.40 063 2652 29th $ 182.88 064 2652 29th 182.88 065 2652 29th 182.88 071 2640 29th 640.16 072 2638 29th 640.16 073 2630 29th 640.16 076 2622 29th 640.16 080 2524 29th 640.00 084 2452 29th 1. 120 00 085 2448 29th 800.00 088 2447 29th 64000 2 094 2523 29th 640.00 122 2309 ArIzona 64.00 125 124723 rd 640.00 129 1239 23rd 160.00 131 1233 23rd 640.00 134-2 1223 23rd #A 320.00 144 842 Yale 1,100.00 145 846 Yale 1,100.00 147 856 Yale 1,100.00 148 860 Yale 1,100.00 149 866 Yale 1,100.00 151 908 Yale 1,100.00 152 912 Yale 1,100.00 155 928 Yale 1,100.00 156 932 Yale 1,100.00 157 938 Yale 1,100.00 158 944 Yale 1,210.00 159 960 Yale 3,300.00 163 931 Yale 1,100.00 165 921 Yale 1,100.00 167 911 Yale 1,100.00 168 905 Yale 1,100.00 .. -' 169 901 Yale 1,100.00 173 849 Yale 1,100.00 174 843 Yale 1,100.00 175 839 Yale 1,100.00 176 833 Yale 1,100.00 183 3024 Prospect 800.00 187 3004 Prospect 816.00 192 3013 Prospect 800 00 198 608 Lmcoln # A (6 unIt) 133.44 199 608 Lincoln # B 133 44 202 608 Lmcoln # E 133.44 206 618 Lmcoln # 2 160.08 209 618 Lmcoln # 5 160.08 211-3 628 Lmcoln # 3 133.33 212 632 Lmcoln # 1 (5 umt) 160.00 217 638 Lmcoln 800.00 217-2 638 Lmcoln # 2 160.00 217-3 638 Lmcoln # 3 160.00 219-6 708 Lmcoln # 6 133.28 220-1 714 Lmcoln # 1 160.00 TOTAL: $53,461.77 4 STREET LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT VOTES AGAINST ASSESSMENT DISTRICT: Ballot No: Address Amount 002 1020 Pnnceton $ 1,100.00 006 1040 Princeton 1,100 00 013 1104 PrInceton 916.52 014 1106 Princeton 916.74 022 1114 Pnnceton 235040 023 1114 Princeton 235.40 029 1128 PrInceton 235.40 031 1128 Princeton 235 AD 034 1140-A PrInceton 178.79 034 1140-C Pnnceton 178.79 034 1142-D Prmceton 178.79 034-2 1138 Princeton #2 178 79 042 1121 PrInceton 220. 11 046-3 1107 Princeton #3 275 00 068 2652 29th 51 #6 182.88 074 2628 29th 5t. 640.16 078 2606 29th 51. 960.00 l\ 079 2528 29th S1. $ 640.00 089 2449 29th St 640.00 096 2603 29th St. 640.00 099 2623 29th St. 640.16 101 2627 29th St. 640.16 102 2639 29th St. 4,608.00 103 290 1 Ocean Park 2,816.00 105-A 1218 23rd St. #A 160.00 105-1 1218 23rd St. #1 160.00 105-4 1218 23rd St. #4 160 00 117 1256 23rd St. 640.00 118-1 1260 23rd St. #1 160 00 121 2307 Anzona 64.00 123 1253 23rd St. 640.00 124-1 1249 23rd S1. #1 160.00 134-1 1223 23rd St #1 320.00 134- 3 1223 23rd St. #3 320.00 135 1217 23rd St 640.00 136 2300 WIlshIre 1.856.00 138 1134- A Princeton 178.79 138 1134-C Princeton 178.79 138 1134- D Prmceton 178.79 6 _,I L4.~~~___ _____ __ 139 810 Yale 3.300.00 140 820 Yale 1.210.00 166 917 Yale 1,100 00 170 863 Yale 1,10000 172 853 Yale 1.100 00 179 817 Yale 1.210 00 180 801 Yale 2.400.00 181 1225 Manne 800 00 190 3003 Prospect 816.00 191 3007 Prospect 800 00 196 1301 Manne 800 00 204 612 Lmcoln 800 00 204-4 612 Lincoln #4 200.00 210-3 624 Lmcoln # C 133.33 219-1 708 Lmcoln #1 133 28 219-5 708 Lmcoln #F 133.28 220-4 714 Lmcoln #4 160.00 222-2 722 Lmcoln #2 133.28 222 -4 722 Lmcoln #4 133.28 TOTAL: $40,871.31 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my_ seal tJ!is~6th - --- day of March, 1998 -..._~ =- ---- - - ~~~. Maria M Stewart CIty Clerk 8 EPWM CP AA RS ro s \sp1446\cc1446y wpd City Council Meeting April 14, 1998 Santa MOnica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 9263 (CITY COUNCIL SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF STREETLIGHT INSTALLATION AND APPURTENANT WORK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FY 1997-98 STR EETLlG HT I NST ALLA TION ASSESSMENT DISTRICT WHEREAS. the City Council of the City of Santa MOnica on January 13, 1998 adopted Resolution of Intention Number 9231 (CCS) declanng Its intention to order work descnbed therein to be done, and WHEREAS. Resolution of Intention Number 9231 (CCS) was duly and legally published as required by law, notice was given In a manner required by law and all wntten objections and protests to the proposed work or the extent of the district were heard and considered by the City Council, and WHEREAS, public hearings have been held pursuant to Resolution of Intention Number 9231 (CCS) and the laws and Constitution of the State of California on the proposed construction of streetlight systems as described In Resolution Number 9231 (CCS), on the following City streets 23rd Street 29th Street Lincoln Boulevard Princeton Street Prospect Avenue Yale Street - from Arizona Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard - from Ocean Park Boulevard to Pearl Street - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue - from Wilshire Boulevard to Washington Avenue - from Marine Street to the end of street (dead end) - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue WHEREAS, said Improvements have been considered fully, 9 '- NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOllOWS SECTION 1 The public Interest and convenience reqUire. and the City Council of the City of Santa MOnica hereby orders, the work descnbed In Resolution Number 9231 (CCS) to be done on the followmg City streets 23rd Street 29th Street llncoln Boulevard Pnnceton Street Prospect Avenue Yale Street - from Arrzona Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard - from Ocean Park Boulevard to Pearl Street - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue - from Wilshire Boulevard to Washington Avenue - from Manne Street to the end of street (dead end) - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue A public heanng was conducted and protests were received Any and all of said protests and objections of every kmd and nature to the proposed work arto the extent of the dlstnct to be assessed be, and the same are hereby, overruled and denred SECTION 2 The City Council hereby finds and determmes that the "Special Assessment InvestIgation, LimItation, and Majority Protest Act of 1931" shall not apply to the makmg of the Improvements SECTION 3 In accordance with the Right to Vote on Taxes Act (Proposition 218), a tally of returned ballots has determmed eligible voter support of the dlstnct exists 10 i' SECTION 4 Improvements shall be conducted under the Improvement Act of 1911, set forth In the Streets and HIghways Code of the State of California, and the Street Superintendent and the City Attorney presented to the City Council the Resolution of Intention required by the Improvement Act to Inlbatethe proceedings for the Improvements SECTION 5 Reference hereby IS made to Resolution Number 9231 (CCS) for a descrrptlon of the work, the assessment dIstrict, and for further partIculars SECTION 6 The City Clerk shall certIfy to the adoptIon of this ResolutIon, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be In full force and effect APPROVED AS TO FORM / , --("" U" I / i I /, I A :. , ' . : :.'0J.-.....<....- fJ./:'vj; (1_ tL't-7...-L.. Marsha Jones Moutrle City Attorney 11 'I Adopted and approved this 21st of Apnl, 1998 ~-:M4 l Robert T Holbrook, Mayor 1. Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Momca, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 9263 (eeS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa Momca City Council held on the 21 st of Apnl, 1998 by the following vote Ayes Councllmembers Ebner, Feinstein, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, O'Connor Noes Councllmembers None Abstain Councllmembers Rosenstein Absent Councllmembers None ATTEST -- ~~ ~~'-4 Mana M Stewart, City Clerk