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Home My WebLink About6.2 MAD 97-1 PublicHearing CITY CLERK File # 03 a D - A0 AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 17, 1997 SUBJECT: Public Hearing: Landscaping Maintenance Assessment District 97-1 (Santa Rita Area) Report Prepared by: Lee S.Thompson,Public Works Director EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) Resolution approving engineer's report, confirming diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of assessment 2) Engineer's Report (Assessment diagram to be posted at. meeting) RECOMMENDATION: 1) - Open public hearing 2) Receive Staff report and public comment 3) Question Staff and the public 4) Close public hearing and deliberate 5) Adopt resolution approving engineer's report, confirming diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of assessment • FINANCIAL STATEMENT: This is the initial assessment year for this District so there is no carryover balance or interest from the previous fiscal year. Expenses for the 1997-98 fiscal year are estimated to be as follows: Street Landscape Maintenance (MCE) $18,340 Street Tree Maintenance(MCE) 3,350 Utilities: Electricity 300 - _ Water 2;500 Subtotal -Maintenance Cost: $24,490 Engineer's Report and Administration $ 1,450 County Collection Cost @ 1.7% 462 Delinquency @ 3% 816 Subtotal-Incidentals: $ 2,728 Total Assessment: $27,218 DESCRIPTION: This assessment district, which was formed in the fall of 1996, funds street landscape maintenance and utility costs for the Santa Rita development area. This area is bounded COPIES TO: Alameda Co. Surplus Property Auth., 0°1r Kaufman &Broad, OPUS J ITEM NO. 6. 2 g:\assessdist\97-1\agsthrng by Arnold (Sebille)Road on the west, Gleason Drive on the north, Tassajara Road on the east, and Interstate 580 on the south. The scope of work includes maintenance of roadside landscaping for Dublin Boulevard, Hacienda Drive, the"transit spine" (now Central Parkway), a portion of Arnold (Sebille)Road, Tassajara Road (westerly portion), and a portion of Gleason Drive, plus the maintenance of the trail and landscaping along the Tassajara Creek channel, as delineated in the scope of work on Page 2 and 3 of the Engineer's Report. The formula for spreading assessments that was adopted at the public hearing for formation of this District is detailed in Part C of the Engineer's Report. The assessment is spread among developed properties on a per-acre basis, and the gross assessment for subdivisions such as the California Creekside/Brookside development are further divided based on the number of lots in the subdivision, as shown in Part B of the Engineer's Report. The $27,218 assessment is spread on this basis so that the assessment per acre is $250.72. Each single family lot in California Creekside/Brookside will be assessed at $35.64, each townhouse lot is assessed at $15.70, and the commercial property in P.M. 6879 (Hacienda Crossings)will be assessed at a total of$19,798.34. The Engineer's Report for the formation of the District has specified a maximum assessment of$710.00 per acre for buildout of the area included in this District; however, this maximum amount can be further increased according to the Consumer Price Index percentage of increase, and the assessment for utilities can be increased by the actual cost increase for the utility service. Staff recommends that the'City Council conduct a public hearing, deliberate, and adopt the resolution. • • ti _ RESOLUTION NO. -97 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT, AND ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT CITY OF DUBLIN LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) WHEREAS,by its Resolution No. 13-97, a Resolution Directing Preparation of Annual Report for City of Dublin Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 86-1 (the "District"),this Council designated the City Engineer as Engineer of Work and ordered said Engineer to make and file a report in writing in accordance with and pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972;and WHEREAS, said report was made and filed with the City Clerk and duly considered by this Council and found to be sufficient in every particular,whereupon it was determined that said report should stand as Engineer's Report for all subsequent proceedings under and pursuant to the aforesaid Resolution and that June 17, 1997, at 7:00 p.m.in the Council Chambers,Dublin Civic Center, 100 Civic Plaza,Dublin, California,was appointed as the time and place for a hearing by the Council on the question of the levy of the proposed assessment,notice of which hearing was mailed, published and posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.6; and WHEREAS, at the appointed time and place, said hearings were held, and all persons interested desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard,and all matters pertaining to said levy were heard and considered by this Council, and this Council thereby acquired jurisdiction to order said levy and confirmation of diagram and assessment prepared by and made a part of the report of said engineer to pay the cost and expenses thereof; NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby approve that: (a). The property owners owning more than fifty percent of the area of assessable land within the District had not,at the conclusion of said hearing,filed written protests against the said proposed levy, or against the Engineer's Estimate of costs and expenses, or against the maps and description, or against the diagram or the assessment to pay for the costs and expenses thereof; - (b) The public interest, convenience,and necessity require that said levy be made; (c) The District benefited by said improvements and to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof,and the exterior boundaries thereof, are as shown by a map thereof filed in the office of the City Clerk,which map is made a part hereof by reference thereto. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of June, 1997. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk 1 c �S . of D49 19 — � — 82 <I.> � 0 --________---4. ENGINEER'S REPORT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) (Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972) The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed report as directed by the City Council. DATED: MAY 23. 1997 Engineer of Work BY: -A s-4 .. Page 1 • ENGINEER'S REPORT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) (Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972) LEE THOMPSON, City Engineer of the City of Dublin and Engineer of Work for Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 97-1 (Santa Rita Area), City of Dublin, Alameda County, California, makes this report, as directed by the City Council, pursuant to Section 22585 of the Streets and Highways Code (Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972). The total assessment District area shall be 447.6 acres as shown in Part F (the Assessment Diagram) of this report. The Ultimate Improvements which are the subject of this report are briefly described as follows (hereinafter"Improvements"): The maintenance and repair of landscaped and open space areas, entry features, entry lighting, masonry soundwalls, wrought iron fences, publicly-owned drainage ditches, irrigation systems, trees and plantings, furnishing of water and power for irrigation systems, together with all appurtenant and incidental expenses for the following areas: 1. The northerly and southerly street frontages for Dublin Boulevard from Sebille Road (Arnold Road) to Tassajara Road. - - 2. The northerly and southerly street frontages for the "transit spine" from Sebille Road (Arnold Road) to Tassajara Road excluding the future school frontage landscaping. 3. The southerly street frontage for Gleason Drive from Sebille Road (Arnold Road) to Tassajara Road and the northerly street frontage for Gleason Drive from Tassajara Creek to Tassajara Road. 4. The easterly street frontage for Sebille Road (Arnold Road) from Dublin Boulevard to Gleason Drive. 5. The easterly and westerly street frontages for Hacienda Drive from the I-580/Hacienda interchange to Gleason Drive. Page 2 I 6. The westerly street frontage of Tassajara Road 350 feet southerly of Tassajara Road and Dublin Boulevard intersection to 450' northerly of the Gleason Drive and Tassajara Road intersection. 7. Tassajara Creek and trail from 1-580 to the northerly property boundary of the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority property (APN 986- 1-1-10). 8. Street median landscapings are not part of this District. This report consists of five parts, as follows: PART A -An Estimate of the annual maintenance cost for FY 1997-98. PART B -An assessment of the estimated cost of the Improvement on each benefitted parcel of land within the assessment district. PART C -A statement of the method by which the undersigned has determined the amount proposed to be assessed against each parcel. PART D -A list of the names and addresses of the owners of real property within this assessment district, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll for taxes, or as known to the Clerk. PART E -A diagram showing all of the parcels of real property within this assessment district. Respectfully submitted C77-9L LEE THOMPSON Engineer of Work Page 3 PART A AN ESTIMATE OF THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997-98 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) It is estimated that the budget for the fiscal year 1997/98 will be in the amount of $27,218. Street Landscape Maintenance (MCE) $18,340 Street Tree Maintenance (MCE) 3,350 Utilities: Electricity 300 Water 2,500 Subtotal - Maintenance Cost: • $24,490 Engineer's Report and Administration $ 1,450 County Collection Cost @ 1.7% 462 Delinquency @ 3% 816 Subtotal - Incidentals: $ 2,728 Total Assessment: $27,218 5 Page 4 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) CERTIFICATIONS I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certify that the foregoing Engineer's Report, including Assessment, in the amounts set forth in Part B, with the diagram thereto attached, was filed with me on May 29, 1997. I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certify that the foregoing Engineer's Report, together with the Assessment, and the diagram thereto attached, was preliminarily approved and confirmed by the City Council of said City by its Resolution No. , duly adopted by said Council on June 3, 1997. I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certify that the foregoing .__- _ • Engineer's Report, together with the Assessment, and the diagram thereto attached, was finally approved and confirmed by the City Council of said City by its Resolution No. , duly adopted by said Council on June 17, 1997. I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certify that the foregoing Engineer's Report with Assessment and diagram was filed in the office of the County Auditor of the County of Alameda, California on 1997. Page 9