City Council

CC 6. Lancaster Maintenance District Annexations\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Authorize Staff to Initiate Proceeding to Conduct a Public Hearing, tabulate the\nreturned ballots, and announce results at December 9 Council Meeting.\n2. Adopt Resolution No. ______, Initiating Proceedings for Annexations into the\nLancaster Maintenance Districts.\n3. Adopt Resolution No. ______, approving the Engineer’s Report, Announcing the Time\nand Place for a Public Hearing, and Its Intention to Annex into the Lancaster\nMaintenance Districts and to Levy and Collect Assessments Therein.\nThe Lancaster Maintenance Districts, separately known as the Lancaster Lighting\nMaintenance District, the Landscape Maintenance District and the Drainage Maintenance\nDistrict “Districts”) were formed to provide a dedicated funding source for the maintenance,\noperations, servicing and installation of public lighting, public landscaping and public\ndrainage facilities within the City of Lancaster. The District properties, which include the\nAnnexations, benefit from the services provided and are assessed their proportionate share of\nthe costs for each District. Each property owner within the proposed Annexations has been\nprovided a waiver and consent, requesting annexation into the Districts. The Assessment\nBallots and Notices of Public Hearing have been mailed to each owner, as required by Law.