City Council

12. PUBLIC HEARING AND BALLOTING FOR PROPOSED UNDERGROUND UTILITY ASSESSMENT\nDISTRICT 2021-3 (FAIRVIEW/LA BREA)\n[This item will begin immediately prior to the Consent Calendar to (1) Receive and file the proposed\nUndergrounding Utility Assessment District 2021-3 report; (2) Open the public hearing for public\ncomments; (3) Call for submittal of any final ballots, and close the public hearing; (4) Direct staff to\nproceed with tallying ballots in City Hall, Conference Room A, and invite the public to observe the\ntallying process; and then will continue during the Regular Meeting with the remaining actions after the\ntallying is complete.]\nRecommendations:\n1. Receive and file the proposed Undergrounding Utility Assessment District 2021-3 report;\n2. Open the public hearing for public comments;\n3. Call for submittal of any final ballots, and close the public hearing;\n4. Direct staff to proceed with tallying ballots in City Hall, Conference Room A, and invite the public to\nobserve the tallying process;\n5. Postpone the item until the ballot tally is complete and then resume the meeting on the item, asking\nstaff to report the ballot results;\n6. Review the balloting results, and if the majority of weighted ballots are in favor of the proposed\nassessment district; then:\na. Adopt the attached Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE\nASSESSMENT BALLOTING\nPROCEEDING, CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS\nIN UNDERGROUND UTILITY ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2021-3, ORDERING THE\nPROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE, TOGETHER WITH APPURTENANCES,\nAPPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT, AND DESIGNATING THE FINANCE\nDIRECTOR OR THE CITY TREASURER TO COLLECT AND RECEIVE MONEY”;\nb. Adopt the attached Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR\nCONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN UNDERGROUND UTILITY ASSESSMENT\nDISTRICT NO. 2021-3 SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF BOND PROCEEDS AND FINDING\nTHE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT”,\nawarding a construction contract to Hot Line Construction in the amount not to exceed\n$2,807,414;\nc. Appropriate $474,580 for the General Benefit cost from the Wildfire Mitigation and Fire Safety\nFund prior to bonds being sold;\nd. Appropriate $474,580 as a separate City Contribution from the Wildfire Mitigation and Fire\nSafety Fund prior to bonds being sold; and\ne. Authorize the City Manager to approve project related expenses and construction change orders\nfor unforeseen circumstances for an amount not-to-exceed $280,742.\nOR\n7. If there is not a majority of weighted ballots in favor of the proposed assessment district, then declare\nthe proposed Underground Utility Assessment District 2021-3 (Fairview/La Brea) abandoned for lack\nof majority support.