Item 14 - Reso Estab. Assessments for Lighting District to be Collected on the County Property Tax Roll for FY 21-22July 20, 2021, Item #14DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: Summary: AGENDA RE PO RT City of Poway CITY COUNCIL July 20, 2021 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Co~ncil Eric Heidemann, Director of Public Works f ~ Will Wiley, Assistant Director of Public Works for Maintenance Operation.A\\'("/ (858) 668-4705 or wwiley@poway.org :::, T' Resolution Establishing Assessments for Poway Lighting District to be Collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll for Fiscal Year 2021-22 At the City Council meeting on June 15, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 21-040 declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments within the Poway Lighting District (District) and set the public hearing for July 20, 2021. The Fiscal Year 2021-22 assessment rates are proposed to remain unchanged from the Fiscal Year 2020-21 rates. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the Resolution. Discussion: The District was formed by the City Council on May 12, 1986. There are 16,195 parcels in the City of Poway. The Poway Lighting District currently assesses 14,786 of these parcels. The benefit units (BUs) derived from these assessable parcels total 22,155 for Zone A, 3,714 for Zone Band 25,821 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 $3.75 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 name signs within the City boundaries, are collected from all 1 of 5
July 20, 2021, Item #14accessible 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 $6.80 per benefit unit per year. Public parks, facilities and parking lots are not included in the District. The Fiscal Year 2021-22 assessments are based on the District's operation and maintenance expenses. Assessments are proposed to remain unchanged from the Fiscal Year 2021-21 rates. Total revenues are estimated to be $1,425,284.78 which includes $332,380.04 in Zone A assessments, $13,897.94 in Zone B assessments, $350,642.80 in Zone C assessments, the annual Ad Valorem Tax, City General Benefit contribution, and estimated interest earnings. The District's revenues fund ongoing expenses in operations and maintenance, administration, and capital replacement costs. In Fiscal Year 2019-20, approximately 3,300 low pressure sodium (LPS) lights were converted to light emitting diodes (LEDs). As a result, $1,727,398.00 was appropriated on January 15, 2019, from the Lighting District's uncommitted fund balance of approximately $5.45 million for this project. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2019-20, $250,000.00 will be requested each year over a five-year period to replace aging signalized intersections. In Fiscal Year 2021-22, the City will be in its third year of signalized intersection equipment replacement. At the end of the five-year period, it is estimated the District's uncommitted fund balance will be approximately $3.4 million. Each fiscal year, the capital improvement project fund commitments will be re-evaluated to ensure available funding. The City Council's approved Fiscal Year 2021-22 Engineer's Report is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, 13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway California and the Department of Public Works, 14467 Lake Poway Road, Poway, California. Environmental Review: This action is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Fiscal Impact: Revenue generated from Lighting District assessments is $696,920.78, $496,137.00 in general tax contributions, $100,000.00 in interest earnings, and $132,227.00 in General Fund contributions. These estimated revenues are currently sufficient to cover ongoing maintenance and repair projects. Public Notification: A Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Pursuant to Government Section 53753, all public notification requirements have been met. No responses have been received regarding the proposed assessments at the time this report was written. 2 of 5
July 20, 2021, Item #14Attachments: A. Resolution Reviewed/ Approved By: Assistant City Manager 3 of 5 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: c~ City Manager
July 20, 2021, Item #14RESOLUTION NO. 21-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 2021-22 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway desires to have Lighting District assessments collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll; WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the City of Poway Resolution No. 00-035 (Policies for 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. 21-040 adopted by the City Council of the City of Poway, County of San Diego, State of California, in connection with the proceedings for Poway Lighting District, the Assessment Engineer for the City of Poway has submitted an Engineer's Report for the District as required by California Street and Highways Code, Section 22565; WHEREAS, on June 15, 2021, at a regular meeting of the Poway City Council, the amounts to be collected have been set forth in a public Engineer's Report; WHEREAS, on July 20, 2021, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing to solicit comments from the public, both for and against, relative to this matter; 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 Rates for three (3) zones are as follows: Zone A: Zone B: Zone C: $15.00 per benefit unit; $7.50 per benefit unit for vacant parcels $ 3. 75 per benefit unit; $1.88 per benefit unit for vacant parcels $13.58 per benefit unit; $6.80 per benefit unit for vacant parcels SECTION 2: The sum of assessments to be collected on the Fiscal Year 2021-22 San Diego County Property Tax Roll to provide for costs of administering, operating and maintaining the Poway Lighting District are as follows: Zone A: Zone 8: Zone C: 4 of 5 $332,380.04 $ 13,897.94 $350,642.80 ATTACHMENT A
July 20, 2021, Item #14Resolution No. 21-Page 2 SECTION 3: Under Assessment Law, the City of Poway's General Benefit Contribution has been calculated as $132,227.00. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 20th day of July, 2021 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: DISQUALIFIED: Steve Vaus, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah Harrington, Interim City Clerk 5 of 5