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AGENDA REPORT
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| | | | | | | | DATE:
| May 19, 2020
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| Mayor and City Council
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| Stefan T. Chatwin, City Manager 
| | SUBJECT: | Resolution 2020-68 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Granting Preliminary Approval of Engineer’s Report, Declaring Intention to Order Levy and Collection of Assessments, and Providing for Notice of A Hearing Thereon for Maintenance District No. 12 – Downtown Business District (CONFLICT FOR MOY) |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION | | Adopt resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | | STATEMENT OF ISSUE | | The adoption of this resolution will grant preliminary approval of the fiscal year 2020-2021 Engineer’s Report for Maintenance District No. 12 – Downtown Business District for the levy and collection of assessments, set the date for the public hearing, and provide for notice thereof. |
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION | This district was formed under the State of California Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 to provide a funding source for the maintenance of the public landscaping and lighting improvements in the downtown area.
The preliminary approval of the engineer’s reports is the first step in the process of levying the annual assessments. Final approval of the assessments requires a public hearing, which has been scheduled for the June 16, 2020, City Council meeting. This district has adopted assessment ranges which allow assessments to be adjusted as required within the specified range without requiring a Proposition 218 vote of the property owners.
The individual annual assessments for the Downtown Business District (Maintenance District No. 12) are proposed to remain at their current level for the next fiscal year. The assessments for fiscal year 2020-2021 will not exceed the individual ranges for the parcels in this district, which were established in 1991 and vary from a low of $15 up to $2,916 annually per parcel. Special projects include tree lighting and minor landscape renovations.
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT | | There are no General Fund contributions to this district. The total assessment from the property owners for the district during the next fiscal year will be approximately $60,702 and interest of $1,400 for a total of $62,102. |
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| | | | | | | | | CITY COUNCIL WORKPLAN | Community Safety
| Community Infrastructure | Quality of Life | | Financial and Operational Sustainability | Economic Development | Travis Air Force Base |
| City Council Goal this item supports:
Financial and Operational Sustainability |
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| | | | | | | | | Project: | Routine item not recommended for inclusion in the Workplan
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| | | | | | | | | PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION | City staff met with the Landscape Maintenance District Review Committee on April 30, 2020. The committee reviewed the proposed budgets and assessments for the districts.
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| | | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVE ACTION | | If City Council has any questions, this request may be delayed so that staff can provide the necessary backup. However, not approving this Resolution will prevent the City from collecting assessments for the 2020-2021 tax year. |
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| | | | | | | | | STAFF CONTACT | Thomas Martian, Public Works Construction Manager
(707) 428-7478
tmartian@fairfield.ca.gov
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| | | | | | | | | COORDINATED WITH | City Attorney's Office, Landscape Maintenance District Review Committee
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| REVIEWERS: | | Reviewer | Action | Date | | Panganiban, Ryan | Approved | 5/7/2020 - 8:26 PM | | Kaushal, Paul | Approved | 5/7/2020 - 8:40 PM | | Alexander, Amber | Approved | 5/8/2020 - 12:03 PM | | Alexander, Amber | Approved | 5/8/2020 - 6:38 PM |
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