Item 3.6 - Reso Est. Assessments for Poway Lighting District for Fiscal Year 2019-20July 16, 2019, Item #3.6
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City of Poway
C OUN C IL AGENDA REPORT
July 16, 2019
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RESOL UTION NO.
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Michael Obermiller, P.E., Director of Public Works .Q
Eric Heidemann, Assistant Director of Public War,.~ for Maintenance
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(858) 668-4705 or eheidemann@poway.o rg -,
Resolution Establishing Assessments for Poway Lighting Distr ict to be
Collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll for F iscal Year
2019-20
At the City Council meeting on June 18, 2019, Council adopted Resolution No. 19-032 declaring
the intention to levy and collect assessments within Poway Lighting District and set the public
hearing for July 16, 2019.
Assessments are proposed to remain unchanged from the Fiscal Year 2018-19 rates; however,
the District's overall revenue from assessments will increase due to land development, land use
designation changes and the creation of new subdivisions.
Recommende d A ction:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution establishing assessments
for Poway Lighting District to be collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll for Fiscal
Year 2019-20.
Discus sion:
The City of Poway Li ghting District was formed by the City Council on May 12, 1986. There are
approximately 16,173 parcels in the C ity of Poway. The Poway Lighting District currently
assesses 14,790 of these parcels. The benefit units (BUs) derived from these assessable parcels
total 22,139 for Zone A , 3,666 for Zone Band 25,805 for Zone C .
Zone A parcels have street lighting within their immediate v icinity and share equitably in benefit
from major arterial street lighting. Zone A assessments are based on $15.00 per benefit unit per
year for improved parcels and $7.50 per benefit unit per year for vacant, buildable parcels.
Zone B parcels do not have benefit of immediate street light ing but share equitably in benef it from
major arterial street lighting. Zone B assessments are based on $3. 75 per benefit unit per year
for improved parcels and $1 .88 per benefit unit per year for vacant, buildable parcels .
Zone C assessments, which fund the operation and maintenance of traffic signals, safety lights ,
flashing beacons, and lighted street n a me signs within the City boundaries , are collected from all
assessable parcels in Poway. Improved parcels are assessed at $13.58 per benefit unit per year.
Buildable parce ls that are vacant are assessed at a rate of 50 percent, or $6. 79 per b enefit unit
per year.
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The Fiscal Year 2019-20 assessments are based on the District's operation and maintenance
expenses. Assessments are proposed to remain unchanged from the Fiscal Year 2018-19 rates.
Total revenues are estimated to be $1,323,205, which include Zone assessments, the annual Ad
Valorem Tax, City General Benefit Contribution and estimated inte rest. In addition, the District
has projected ongoing increased expenses in operations and maintenance, energy administration
and capital replacement costs.
Beginning in late summer, approximately 3,300 low pressure sodium (LPS) lights will be
converted to light emitting diodes (LEDs). As a result, $1,727,938 was appropriated on
January 15, 2019, from the Lighting District's uncommitted fund balance of approximately
$5.45 million for this project. T he project will be phased beginning in the business park , followed
by main arterials , residential areas and then finishing in rura l residential areas.
Beginning this fiscal year, $250,000 will be requested each year over a five-year period to replace
the aging equipment, for a minimum of three signalized intersections, annually. At the end of the
five-year period, it is estimated the District's uncommitted fund balance will be approximately
$1 .7 million. Each fiscal year, the capital improvement pr oject fund commitments will be re-
evaluated to ensure funding is available for unanticipated and ongoing maintenance and repair
projects.
The City Council's approved Fiscal Year 2019-20 Engineer's Report is on file in the Office of the
City Clerk, 13325 Civic Center Drive and the Department of Public Works, 14467 Lake Poway
Road, Poway, California.
Env ironmenta l Revi ew :
None.
Fi s cal Impact:
Revenue generated from Lighting District assessments is $696 ,274, with general tax contri b utions
of $449,626 and interest of $50,000. General Fund contributions are in the amount of $127 ,305.
Publi c Notificatio n:
Pursuant to SB 1977, Section 50078.6, all public notification requirements have been met. No
responses have been received regarding the proposed assessments at the time this report was
written .
Atta c hme nts:
A. Resolution Establishing Assessments for Poway Lighting District to be Collected on the
San Diego County Property Tax Roll for Fiscal Year 2019-20
Reviewed/Approved By:
Wendy I aserman
Assistant City Manager
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Reviewed By:
A lan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
Approved By:
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City Manager
July 16, 2019, Item #3.6
RESOLUTION NO. 19-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING ASSESSMENTS FOR
POWAY LIGHTING DISTRICT TO BE COLLECTED ON THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR
2019-20
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway desires to have the Poway Lighting
District assessments collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll;
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2019, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing to
solicit comments from the public, both pro and con, relative to this application;
WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of City of Poway Resolution No. 00-035 (Policies
for the Poway City Lighting District) and Assessment Law being the "Landscape and Lighting Act
of 1972" (being Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code), applicable
provisions of "Proposition 218" (being Article XIII C of the California Constitution) and provisions
of the "Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act" (being California Senate Bill 919), and in
accordance with the Resolution of Intention, being City of Poway Resolution No. 19-032 adopted
by the City Council of the City of Poway, County of San Diego, State of California, in connection
with the proceedings for the Poway Lighting District, the Assessment Engineer to the City of
Poway has submitted an Engineer's Report for the District as required by California Streets and
Highways Code, Section 22565;
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2019, at a regular meeting of the Poway City Council, the
amounts to be collected have been set forth in a public Engineer's Report; and
WHEREAS, this action is authorized by the laws of the State of California.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
SECTION 1: The Assessment Rate for three (3) zones are as follows:
Zones
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Improved Parcels
(per year, per benefit
unit)
$ 15.00
$ 3.75
$ 13.58
Vacant,
Buildable Parcels
(per year, per benefit
unit)
$ 7.50
$ 1.88
$ 6.79
SECTION 2: The sum of assessments, as calculated by the City, are to be collected on
the Fiscal Year 2019-20 San Diego County Property Tax Roll to provide for the cost of
administering, operating, and maintaining the Poway Lighting District.
SECTION 3: Under Assessment Law, the City of Poway's General Benefit Contribution
has been calculated as $127,305.
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Resolution No. 19-
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SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall cause this Resolution to be published in the Poway
News Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Poway.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Poway, California on the 16th day of July, 2019 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Faviola Medina, CMC, City Clerk
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