City Council

CC 12. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit Proposition 218 Assessment Ballots in Support of Proposed District Assessments and Refrain from Protesting the Proposed Sewer Service Charge for City-Owned Parcels Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No. ____ authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to complete, execute, and submit Proposition 218 assessment ballots for City-owned parcels within the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District, Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District, and Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 in support of the proposed assessments, and to refrain from submitting protests for City-owned parcels within the Lancaster Sewer Service Area regarding the proposed sewer service charge. On May 26, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolutions of Intention initiating Proposition 218 proceedings for the City's Drainage Benefit Assessment District, Lighting Maintenance District, Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, and Sewer Service Area. As required by Proposition 218, notices, assessment ballots, and protest forms were mailed to affected property owners, including City-owned parcels determined to receive special benefit from the infrastructure and services provided within the respective districts. Approval of the proposed resolution would authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to act on behalf of the City as a property owner and submit the City's assessment ballots in favor of the proposed assessments and refrain from protesting the proposed sewer service charge for City-owned parcels.