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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-Development Services CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Valerie C. Ross, Director Subject: Public meeting - 4:00 p.m. m formation of a Landscape Maintenance Assessment District in the Eucalyptus A venue and Randall A venue area (AD 1048 -Tract No. 17273). Dept: Development Services Date: September 27. 2006 File No. 14.40-140 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: MCC Date: 10-16-2006 04/06/2005- Tentative Tract Map No. 17273 was approved, with conditions. 09/18/2006 - Authorization to proceed was given and Resolution of Intention No. 2006-330 was adopted. Recommended Motion: That the public meeting relative to the formation of Eucalyptus Avenue and Randall Avenue Area Landscape Maintenance Assessment District (AD 1048- Tract No. 17273) be closed, and protests and ballots, if any. be carried over to the public hearing on November 6, 2006. at 4:00 p.m. liiWvl/. R~ Valerie C. Ross Contact person: LASZLO "Les" FOGASSY 5026 Phone: Supporting data attached: Staff Report. Maps Ward: o ~ FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $4,000 (Processing fees paid by applicant) Source: (Acct. No.) 254-000-2301-6039 (Acct. Description) Assessment District Deposits Finance: Council Notes: Agenda Item No. /0 II fLjJJ C, J.s CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Staff Report SUBJECT: Public meeting - 4:00 p.m. m formation of a Landscape Maintenance Assessment District in the Eucalyptus Avenue and Randall Avenue area (AD 1048 -Tract No. 17273). BACKGROUND: On AprilS. 2005, Tentative Tract No. 17273 was approved by the Planning Commission. with one of the conditions being the formation of a Landscape Maintenance Assessment District. This condition was placed to relieve the City of the costs of maintenance landscaping in the perimeter and to assess these costs to those properties receiving the most benefit. On October 5. 2005, a petition for the formation of a Landscape Maintenance Assessment District was submitted to the City by David Keith of Ohtech Development. developer of Tract No. 17273, located on the northwesterly corner of Eucalyptus Avenue and Randall Avenue. The formation fee of $4,000 was also paid on November 14, 2005. The petition represents 100% of the property owner(s) within the proposed Assessment District. Tract No. 17273 will consist of 20 single family lots when the final map is approved and recorded. The annual cost of maintenance and incidentals will be spread across these 20 lots. Part of the formation proceedings includes the preparation of an Engineer's Report, which details the costs necessary to carry out the ongoing maintenance of landscaping and is attached for your review. As required by law, only special benefit may be assessed to properties within an assessment district. Any benefit found to be a general benefit may not be assessed to the District. As set forth in the Engineer's Report, 5% of 22.6% of all of the proposed maintenance has been determined to be general benefit; therefore, $76.54 is the proportionate general benefit cost. The special benefit portion, which for the first year is estimated to be $8,888.80, will be spread across the 20 lots within the District. The estimated first years cost per lot will be $444.44. The formation cost in excess of the $4,000 deposited by the developer. which is $] .800, is included in the first years costs and will not be included in subsequent years assessments. The Engineer's Report allows for annual increases of CPI (Consumer Price Index), or 5%, whichever is less, to cover increases in maintenance costs. Increases over this amount will either need to be approved by the property owners within the District, or be paid for by the City. On September 21, 2006, Resolution No. 2006-330 was adopted, setting a public meeting for October 16, 2006 and a public hearing for November 6. 2006 and preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report. The owner of record, which in this case is the developer, was sent a notice of the meeting and assessment ballots. Since the developer still owns all of the lots, a majority protest is not anticipated. Future property owners will purchase the lots subject to the Assessment District and will be given disclosure of the District and assessments by the developer or subsequent property owners, as required by law. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Applicant has paid the $4,000 processing fee. Estimated costs of annual maintenance, including additional formation costs, will be assessed back to property owners within the Assessment District. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the public meeting be closed and that any protests or ballots submitted be carried forward to the public hearing on November 6, 2006.