MEETING DATE:
JUNE 22, 2021
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION NOS. 2021-8891 & 2021-8892 - PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT AND INTENT TO LEVY ASSESSMENT FOR THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022
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Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT resolutions approving the preliminary engineer's report and declaring the City of San Marcos' intention to levy and collect assessments in the Landscape and Lighting District No. 1 for fiscal year 2021-2022 and setting a subsequent public hearing on July 13, 2021 at the regular 6:00 p.m Council meeting
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Board or Commission Action
Not applicable
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Quality of Life
Good Governance
Relevant Department Goal
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Executive Summary
The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 ("Act") requires that an engineer's report be prepared for the renewal of district assessments for the fiscal year 2021-2022. The engineer's report was ordered on May 25, 2021 by Council Resolution 2021-8878.
The City of San Marcos has completed the preliminary engineer's report for Landscape and Lighting District No. 1 ("District") to levy fiscal year 2021-2022 assessments on properties within the District. These proceedings allow the City Council the ability to indicate their intent to levy assessments on the District and set the public hearing date.
Discussion
The purpose of the District is to provide yearly revenue from each subdivision or development completed between June, 1981 and July, 1998 to pay its fair share of maintenance costs. These costs include maintenance for landscaping within City rights of way, landscaping within development open space areas and street lights within the City. The revenue also contributes to the development's fair share for the energy cost of street lights.
The Act requires the implementation of certain proceedings for any fiscal year in which an assessment is to be levied and collected within an existing assessment distric...
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