City Council

a.\nPUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE\nDIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING\nMAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON\nASSESSABLE LOTS AND PARCELS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26\nSummary:\nThe City formed the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (LLMD)\nin 1992 to fund the maintenance costs of common landscaped areas within the\nCalifornia Crown Tract. The California Crown Tract lies south of East Hill Street,\nnorth of East 19th Street, west of Temple Avenue, and east of North Orizaba\nWay. Annually, the City Council must initiate proceedings to renew the levy and\ncollect special assessments for the LLMD. The proposed Resolution declares\nthe City Council's intention to levy and collect the proposed assessments. The\ntotal proposed assessment for all California Crown Tract lots for Fiscal Year (FY)\n2025-26 is $106,564.\nThe proposed annual assessment for basic lots is $1,077.30, representing a\nfour percent increase of $41.43; the proposed yearly assessment for landscape\neasement lots is $1,446.80, representing a four percent increase of $55.65.\nProperty owners approved the proposed assessments within the LLMD through\nthe last Proposition 218 hearing that occurred on June 14, 2022. Staff is\nrequesting the City Council adopt a Resolution to declare the intent to levy and\ncollect assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the LLMD.\nStrategic Plan Goal:\nGoal No. 1\nFinancial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 4\nInfrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s\ninfrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.\nphysical\nRecommendations:\n1. Staff recommends the City Council open a public hearing, consider public\ntestimony, confirm the diagram, approve and adopt the proposed annual\nassessments, and declare the City Council's order to levy and collect\nassessments for the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1.\n2. Adopt a Resolution, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR\nLANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND\nLEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON ASSESSABLE LOTS AND PARCELS FOR\nFISCAL YEAR 2025-26.