City Council

4.2 LYNWOOD LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, FY 2026–2027 Executive Summary: The Lynwood Lighting Assessment District (District) funds citywide street lighting services and is subject to an annual assessment levy process through a public hearing and adoption of a levy resolution. On June 16, 2026, the City Council approved the Engineer's Report for the District and directed staff to notice a public hearing on the proposed FY 2026–2027 assessments. Notice of the public hearing was published in the Lynwood Press Wave on July 23, 2026, in accordance with Section 22553 of the California Streets and Highways Code. No increase to the assessment rates is proposed for FY 2026–2027. Staff recommends City Council maintain the existing rates of $1.62 per front footage for residential properties and $3.01 per front footage for commercial properties, close the public hearing, and adopt the resolution levying the annual assessments for the District. (PW) Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council hold a public hearing, and after considering all oral statements and all written protests made or filed by any interested person, close the public hearing and: 1. Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) ordering the levy of the annual assessments for the Lighting Assessment District for FY 2026–27.; and 2. Maintain the assessment rates for the Lynwood Lighting Assessment District at the existing $1.62 per front footage for residentially zoned properties and $3.01 per front footage for commercially zoned properties.