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From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	May 10, 2016

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Subject:

Accepting the Preliminary Engineer’s Report for Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2) Fiscal Year 2016/2017

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/10/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Susan Cohen, Special Districts (925) 313-2160

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 10, 2016
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2016/327 of Intention, accepting the Preliminary Engineer’s Report, and related proceedings for levy and collection of assessments for Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2) Fiscal Year 2016/2017. The Preliminary Engineer’s Report is on file with the office of the Clerk of the Board and Public Works Department;


FIX a public hearing for June 14, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 107 of the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California adopting the proposed annual assessments for the existing Benefit Zones within the Countywide Landscaping District and authorizing that they be collected on the tax roll;

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

DIRECT the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to complete the required public notification in accordance with Section 6061 of the Government Code.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Cost of preparation of the Preliminary and Final Engineer’s Reports will be 100% funded by the Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2).

BACKGROUND:

The proposed assessments for the Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2) are for the purpose of maintaining existing facilities within the various Benefit Zones. The existing Countywide Landscaping District contains thirty (30) Benefit Zones comprised of chiefly frontage and median landscaping and park and recreational facilities installed by developers in conformance with their Conditions of Approval.

The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 requires that an updated Engineer’s Report be prepared to set assessment rates each fiscal year. In addition, any new Benefit Zones or annexations of additional property into an existing Benefit Zone also require an Engineer’s Report to be generated. The Resolution of Initiation to prepare the Preliminary Engineer’s Report for the Countywide Landscaping District AD 1979-3 (LL-2) was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 29, 2016.

The Fiscal Year 2016/2017 assessments in the Countywide Landscaping District 1979-3 (LL-2) will be based on information in the Final Engineer’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2016/2017 tax roll. Assessments are calculated by considering all anticipated expenditures for maintenance, utilities and administration. Any excess dollars from previous fiscal years are carried over to current reports and the assessment amounts are adjusted accordingly. The assessment rates may or may not change from fiscal year to fiscal year, dependent upon improvements and maintenance to be performed, and cannot exceed the maximum amount set when the Benefit Zone was originally formed, plus an annual cost of living adjustment, if applicable.

The amounts proposed to be assessed for the Fiscal Year 2016/2017, in accordance with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, will be presented in the Preliminary and Final Engineer’s Reports which will be filed with the Board of Supervisors in May and June 2016, respectively, and the noticed public hearing will be held on June 14, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without Board of Supervisors’ approval there would be no acceptance of the Preliminary Engineer’s report and no levies for the Countywide Landscape District AD 1979-3 (LL-2) for Fiscal Year 2016/2017, thus funds would not be available to maintain the landscaping and other improvements in the landscaping Benefit Zones throughout the County.