Res 85-031RESOLUTION NO. 85-031
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY
AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE POWAY
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 83-1
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1985-86
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway, California
desires to levy and collect assessments within Poway Landscape
Maintenance Assessment District No. 83-1 for the purposes of
maintaining, servicing and operating public landscape facilities
located within the territory comprising said district as shown
in Exhibit "A", pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of
1972; and
WHEREAS, the public interest and convenience requires the
maintenance, service and operation of the public landscaping,
soundwalls, recreational trails, and future parks within said
territory.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Poway does
hereby resolve as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and
the City Council so finds and determines.
2. Proposed assessments for 1985-86 are as detailed
in the "Engineer's Report" for Poway Landscape
Maintenance Assessment District No. 83-1 for
1985-86 fiscal year, Exhibit "B".
3. Pursuant to the Streets and Highway Code, a
public hearing will be held on June 4, 1985 in
the City Council Chambers at City Hall to con-
sider the levy and collection of the proposed
assessments.
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PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED at a regular meeting this
day of May, 1985.
Ro ert C. Emery~ayor
ATTEST:
Marjo,~e K. Wa~lsten, City Clerk
ciTY OF POWAY
LANDSCAp. E M'AINTE'NANCE DISTRICT NO. I
ADOBE RIDGE CASA REAL
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I&ll UNIT 7
ARBOLITOS
TWIN PEAKS
ROAD
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NO SCALE
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL AREA
NOTE: ADOBE RIDGE (FORMERLY POWAY WOODS)
THE COLONIES (FORMERLY POWAY HILLS)
RANCHO
ARBOLITOS
RESOLUTION NO.
85-031
EXHIBIT B
ENGINEER'S REPORT
FOR POWAY
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 83-1
FOR 1985-86 FISCAL YEAR
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to set forth findings and
engineering analysis for the Poway Landscape Maintenance
Assessment District No. 83-1 for 1985-86 fiscal year.
The Assessment District was formed June 14, 1983 as a
means of financing the maintenance of landscape
improvements installed in conjunction with new
subdivisions in Poway, the boundary being as shown in
Exhibit A.
FINDINGS
The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 permits the
establishment of assessment districts by cities for the
purpose of providing for the maintenance of certain
public improvements which includes the facilities
existing within the subject assessment district. The
1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments be levied
according to benefit rather than according to estimated
value. Section 22573 provides that:
"The net amount to be assessed upon lands
within an assessment district may be
apportioned by any formula or method which
fairly distributes the net amount among all
assessable lots or parcels in proportion to
the estimated benefit to be received by each
such lot or parcel from the improvements."
Based upon the foregoing, it is proposed the City of
Poway generate the necessary revenue required to
maintain the aforementioned landscaping improvements
with Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 83-1
for the 1985-86 fiscal year using the method provided
for in the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972.
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ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
Boundary
The boundary of the proposed assessment district is as
shown in Exhibit A with Rancho Arbolitos subdivision
being the major portion of the district with 975 lots.
The other component subdivisions presently making up the
District are Adobe Ridge I and II (formerly Poway Woods
1 and 2), the Colonies (formerly Poway Hills), and
Casa Real Unit 7. A small number of parcels that are
zoned commercial are subject to inclusion within the
District when they are developed. The prospective
commercial areas are shown on Exhibit A.
The district boundaries are included in the district,
excepting from the assessment of said costs and ex-
penses within the area described, the area of all
public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public
roads, public arives, public courts, public alleys,
all easements and rights of way, all public parks,
greenbelts and parkways, and all public school property
being used for public school purposes.
NAME
The District is entitled the "Poway Landscape Maintenance
Assessment District No. 83-1."
FACILITIES
The facilities to be maintained are defined as the
landscaping and soundwalls within the right of way and
adjacent to Camino del Norte, Twin Peaks Road, Pomerado
Road, and future Route 56; the recreational trails side-
walks, and greenbelts within the District boundaries and
25% of the maintenance costs of all future parks within
the District.
EXISTING CONDITIONS OF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE WITH
DEVELOPED SUBDIVISIONS OF DISTRICT
A general assessment of the present level and quality of
landscape maintenance within subdivisions of the
District having improved landscape development within
public right of way has been recently conducted.
Numerous deficiencies in plant care, weed control, and
irrigation systems were found. Each of the respective
subdivisions will again be inventoried and evaluated to
insure compliance with requested improvements to
landscape maintenance prior to City acceptance of said
developed areas into the Assessment District. Landscape
maintenance and performance standards and specifications
are currently being developed to assure a level of
consistency and quality to landscape care of assessment
district properties upon City acceptance.
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION INTO
DISTRICT
In the immediate future, certain properties proposed for
commercial development (see Exhibit A) will require
portions of these properties within the public right of
way to be included within the Assessment District.
Currently, there is no landscape development on the
properties. A concern of the City is how these
properties will develop the public portion of their
respective landscape areas and to what intensity.
Typically, commercial properties will be larger lot
sizes and consequently have a higher degree of landscape
improvements along the street edges bounding the
commercial centers. Both market imag.e and overall
concern for attractiveness of the developed commercial
site contribute to a greater level of landscape
enhancements in some cases.
A potential does exist for the need to provide a
differential assessment to commercial properties than
residential properties within the District. To provide
some measure of uniformity in determination of future
assessments to commercial properties within the
District, the City should consider working with the
respective owners of such properties to establish master
landscape development criteria. An effort such as this
could result in a general landscape development plan,
specific to the commercial core, that would yield a ~
consistent level of landscape development for said
properties, provide a measure of visible unity to the
overall landscape image of the District, and most
~mportantly, allow for the establishment of an equitable
assessment.
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
The District is made up of five subdivisions: Adobe
Ridge Unit 1, 55 lots and Adobe Ridge Unit 2, 57 lots
(formerly Poway Woods); Casa Real Unit 7, 68 lots; The
Colonies of Poway, 30 lots (formerly Poway Hills); and
Rancho Arbolitos, 975 potential lots; for a total of
1,185 lots. The assessments will be calculated on a per
lot basis by dividing the total budget by 1,185.
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Proposed FY 85-86 Budget for
Landscape Maintenance Assessment District 83-1
Item
1. Engineering and Legal $ 1,000
2. Landscape Contract Administration 4,940
(as required by City from Consultant)
3. Annual Field Inspection Services 4,640
4. Landscape Maintenance Contractual Services 43,101'
5. Utilities (Water and Electricity) 5,067
Contingency (5% of Items 4 and 5) 2,500
TOTAL PROPOSED 1985-86 BUDGET:
$61,248
Less Cash Carryover (estimate)
$13,000
Revenues 1985-86
$48,248
It is determined that at present all units benefit equally.
As discussed, the possibility of future inclusion of commer-
cial properties would be cause for differential assessment
to commercial centers dependent upon how landscape develop-
ment of said properties within the District is carried out.
Accordingly, the assessment for each lot or prospective lot
is as follows:
FY 85-86 Budget $48,248~ .
# Lots = 1,185 =
$40.71 per lot
Respectfully submitted,
A~an~DArchibald, P.E.
Director of Public Services/
City Engineer
Registered Civil Engineer No. 21869
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