Item 13 - Resolution Establishing Assessments for Poway Lighting District
AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James L, Bowersox, City Man
INITIATED BY: Jim Howell, Director of Public Wo
DATE: June 21, 2005
SUBJECT: Resolution Establishing Assessments for the Poway Lighting District to be Collected
on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll for Fiscal Year 2005/2006
ABSTRACT
At their April 26, 2005 meeting, the City Council approved Resolution No, 05-029 declaring the
intention to levy and collect assessments within the City of Poway Lighting District and set the public
hearing for June 21,2005,
The Lighting District assessments are proposed to remain unchanged at the Fiscal Year 2004/2005
rates,
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is not subject to CEQA review,
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient revenues will be generated from Special District assessments and from a general benefit
contribution made by the City of Poway [Ad Valorem Tax] to offset the District's maintenance and
operation costs for street lights, traffic signals, safety lights, flashing beacons, and lighted street signs,
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
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,
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution establishing assessments for
the Poway Lighting District to be collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll for Fiscal Year
2005/2006,
ACTION
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CITY OF POWAY
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members 0
FROM: James L, Bowersox, City Mana
INITIATED BY: Jim Howell, Director of Public Wo
Dennis Quillen, Assistant Director of P liCWO~
Patricia Nelson, Assessment District S cialist
DATE: June 21,2005
SUBJECT: Resolution Establishing Assessments for the Poway Lighting District
to be Collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll for Fiscal
Year 2005/2006
BACKGROUND
At their April 26, 2005 meeting, the City Council approved Resolution No, 05-029 declaring
the intention to levy and collect assessments within the City of Poway Lighting District.
There are approximately 16,875 parcels in the City of Poway, The Poway Lighting District
currently assesses 14,614 of these parcels, The benefit units (BUs) derived from these
assessable parcels total 21,195,96 BUs for Zone A, 3,437,93 BUs for Zone B, and
24,634,89 BUs for Zone C,
Zone A parcels have street lighting within their immediate vicinity, 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 lighting, but
share equitably in benefit from major arterial street lighting, Zone B assessments are
based on $3,751 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 street name 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 parcels that are vacant, are
assessed at a rate of 50 percent, or $6,792 per benefit unit per year,
1 The County rounds this number to $3,76 for tax billing purposes,
2 The County rounds this number to $6,80 for tax billing purposes,
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Agenda Report - Lighting District, Resolution Establishing Assessments
June 21, 2005
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FINDINGS
The City Council approved Engineer's Report is on file with the offices of the Poway City
Clerk, 13325 Civic Center Drive, and the Department of Public Works, 14467 Lake Poway
Road, Poway California,
Fiscal Year 2005/2006 assessments are based on the District's operation and
maintenance costs, Preliminary revenues to be collected are estimated to be $817,392,
This amount includes zone assessments, the annual Ad Valorem Tax, and estimated
interest.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This item is not subject to CEQA review,
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient revenues will be generated from Special District assessments and a general
benefit contribution made by the City of Poway [Ad Valorem Tax] to offset the District's
maintenance and operation costs for street lights, traffic signals, safety lights, flashing
beacons, and lighted street signs,
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
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,
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution establishing
assessments for the Poway Lighting District to be collected on the San Diego County
Property Tax Roll for Fiscal Year 2005/2006,
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Attachment: Resolution Establishing Assessments
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RESOLUTION NO, 05-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
ESTABLISHING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE POWAY
LIGHTING DISTRICT TO BE COLLECTED ON THE
PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005/2006
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway desires to have the Poway City
Lighting District assessments collected on the property tax roll; and
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 XIIIC 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, 05-029 adopted by the City Council of the City of
Poway, County of San Diego, State of California, in connection with the proceedings forthe
Poway City 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; and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2005, 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, the public has been allowed to comment on these amounts and this
action has been duly advertised as required by law; and
WHEREAS, this action is authorized by the laws of the State of California,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Poway hereby finds, resolves,
determines, and orders as follows:
Section 1: The Assessment Rates for three (3) zones are as follows:
Zone A: $15,00 per benefit unit
Zone B: $ 3,75 per benefit unit
Zone C: $13,58 per benefit unit
Section 2: The sum of assessments, as calculated by the County of San Diego
Special Districts Division wherein the final report shall be published July 2005, is to
be collected on the Fiscal Year 2005/2006 San Diego County Tax Roll for the cost
of administering, operating, and maintaining the Poway City Lighting District.
ATTACHMENT
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Resolution No, 05-
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Section 3: Under Assessment Law, the City of Poway's General Benefit Contribution
(Ad Valorem Tax) has been calculated at $100,000,
PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting thereof this 21 st day of June 2005,
Michael p, Cafagna, Mayor
ATTEST:
L, Diane Shea, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss,
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO)
I, L, Diane Shea, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No, 05- , was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of said City
Council held on the 21st day of June 2005, and that it was so adopted by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
L, Diane Shea, City Clerk
City of Poway
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