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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2015 0520 CCSA REG ITEM 08B ITEM 8.B. CITY OF MOORPARK,CALIFORNIA City Council Meeting of -ao—A04r" MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ,, , , _ AGENDA REPORT �0/$— 39r ' • • e�— TO: Honorable City Council FROM: Dave Klotzle, City Engineer/Public Works Director DATE: May 8, 2015 (CC Meeting of 5/20/15) SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagram and Assessment, and Ordering Levy of Assessment for Fiscal Year 2015/16 for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District AD 15-01 for Tentative Tract 5130 (City Ventures, LLC) DISCUSSION City Ventures, LLC is the developer of Tentative Tract 5130 (Tract), a 110-home residential subdivision, generally located east of Walnut Canyon Road, west of Spring Road and north of Wicks Road. The conditions of approval for the Tract require the developer to construct certain drainage and landscaping improvements within and/or adjacent to the Tract. The conditions of approval also require that an assessment district be formed to fund certain City maintenance costs for these improvements. On March 4, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2015-3370 initiating proceedings for the formation of Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District AD 15-01 for Tentative Tract 5130, City Ventures, LLC and directing the preparation of an Engineer's Report. On May 6, 2015, the City Council accepted and approved a Petition and Waiver from City Ventures, LLC requesting the formation of Assessment District AD 15-01. At the same meeting, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2015-3392 of intent to levy assessments for Fiscal Year 2015/16, preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report and setting May 20, 2015 as the date of a public hearing to consider the levy of assessments provided for in the Engineer's Report for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District AD 15-0. The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code) requires that a public hearing be held prior to the formation Of any new assessment district and the levy of the assessments provided for by that new assessment district. In signing and submitting the aforementioned Petition and Waiver, all affected property owners for this 15 Honorable City Council May 20, 2015 Page 2 assessment voluntarily waived their rights to notice, balloting and providing other comment to the City, so no additional noticing is required. The Engineer's Report for formation of AD 15-01 (Attachment 1) contains a description of the improvements to be maintained, the method of apportionment and the amount of assessment. The amount of FY 2015/16 annual assessment for the City-maintained improvements is proposed to be $6,659.70 per equivalent dwelling unit. A backup assessment amount of $6,987.45 per equivalent dwelling unit is established in the Engineer's Report for HOA maintained improvements, but this amount will not be levied unless the HOA fails to maintain their improvements and the City takes over the maintenance. A City Council Resolution (Attachment 2) is required to approve the Engineer's Report, confirm diagram and assessment, and order levy of assessment for Fiscal Year 2015/16 for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District AD 15-01. FISCAL IMPACT City Ventures, LLC has paid the required fee to cover all City and Assessment Engineer costs related to the formation of AD 15-01. STAFF RECOMMENDATION (ROLL CALL VOTE) 1. Open the public hearing, take public testimony and close the public hearing. 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2015 - approving the Engineer's Report, confirming diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of assessment for Fiscal Year 2015/16 for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District AD 15-01 for Tentative Tract 5130 (City Ventures, LLC). Attachments: 1 — Engineer's Report 2 — Resolution 2015 - S\Public Works\Everyone\Reports\Staff Reports\2015\May\5-20-2015(Approve TR 5130 AD 15-01).doc 16 Attachment 1 CITY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT N0.AD15-01 [VISTAS AT MOORPARK TENTATIVE TRACT MAP No. 5130 ENGINEER'S REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 APRIL 2015 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 AND ARTICLE XIIID OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ENGINEER OF WORK: SCIConsultingGroup 4745 MANGELS BOULEVARD FAIRFIELD,CALIFORNIA 94534 PHONE 707.430.4300 FAX 707.430.4319 www.sci-cg.com 17 PAGE 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 OVERVIEW 1 LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS 2 Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, Inc. v Santa Clara County Open Space Authority 2 Dahms v.Downtown Pomona Property 2 Bonander v. Town of Tiburon 2 Beutz v. County of Riverside 2 Golden Hill Neighborhood Association v. City of San Diego 3 Compliance with Current Law 3 PLANS&SPECIFICATIONS 4 FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 ESTIMATE OF COST 5 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RESERVE FUND - - 6 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT 7 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT 7 DISCUSSION OF BENEFIT 7 BENEFIT FINDING 9 GENERAL VERSUS SPECIAL BENEFIT 9 QUANTIFICATION OF GENERAL BENEFIT 10 METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 11 ASSESSMENT APPORTIONMENT 12 APPEALS AND INTERPRETATION 13 ASSESSMENT 14 ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM - - 16 APPENDIX A-MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY MAP 17 APPENDIX B-2015-16 ASSESSMENT ROLL 18 CRY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SC IConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 18 PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW The City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD- 15-01 (the"District") is proposed for formation to provide funding for future maintenance of landscaping and drainage improvements within and adjacent to the Vistas at Moorpark (Tentative Tract Map No. 5130) located between Spring Road and Walnut Canyon Road. This District results from agreements or conditions of development approval, between the City of Moorpark and the developer of the property, whereby the City and developer agreed on landscaping and drainage improvements to enhance views and resources for property in the District and to improve the appeal of property in the District. This Engineer's Report ("Report") was prepared to establish the budget for the services and improvements that would be funded by the proposed 2015-16 assessments and to determine the benefits received from the services and improvements by property within the District and the method of assessment apportionment to lots and parcels. This Report and the proposed assessments have been made pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code(the "Act") and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (the"Article"). In lieu of a mailed ballot proceeding, the property owner has submitted a Petition and Waiver to the Council for approval. In submitting this document to the City, the property owner (1) unanimously agrees to the assessments and acknowledges the special benefits received by the property in the District; (2) requests that the new assessment district be formed; and (3) waives all rights conferred by Proposition 218 with respect to the approval of the new assessment by mailed ballot. Following submittal of this Report and the property owner's Petition/Waiver to the City of Moorpark City Council (the "Council") for preliminary approval, the Council, by Resolution, may call for a Public Hearing on the proposed establishment of assessments. The public hearing must be held for the purpose of allowing public testimony regarding the proposed assessments and the services and improvement they would fund. This hearing is scheduled for May 20, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. At this hearing, the Council may take action to form the District and to approve the levy of the assessments for fiscal year 2015-16. If the assessments are so confirmed and approved, the levies would be submitted to the County Auditor/Controller in July 2015 for inclusion on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year 2015-16. In each subsequent year for which the assessments will be levied, the Council must direct the preparation of an Engineer's Report, budgets and proposed assessments for the upcoming fiscal year. After the Engineer's Report is completed, the Council may preliminarily approve the Engineer's Report and proposed assessments and establish the date for a public hearing on the continuation of the assessments. CITY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 19 PAGE 2 LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS SILICON VALLEY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION,INC.V SANTA CLARA COUNTY OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY In July of 2008, the California Supreme Court issued its ruling on the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, Inc. v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority ("SVTA vs. SCCOSA"). This ruling is the most significant court case in further legally clarifying the substantive assessment requirements of Proposition 218. Several of the most important elements of the ruling included further emphasis that: • Benefit assessments are for special benefits to property, not general benefits • The services and/or improvements funded by assessments must be clearly defined • Assessment districts must be drawn to contain all parcels to receive a special benefit from a proposed public improvement or service. This Engineer's Report, and the process used to establish this proposed assessment for 2015-16 are consistent with the SVTA vs. SCCOSA decision. The assessments are for special benefits only, the improvements are well-defined and the district boundary is well- drawn and narrowly drawn. DAHMS V.DOwNTOWN POMONA PROPERTY On June 8, 2009, the 4th Court of Appeal amended its original opinion upholding a benefit assessment for property in the downtown area of the City of Pomona. On July 22, 2009, the California Supreme Court denied review. On this date, Dahms became good law and binding precedent for assessments. In Dahms the court upheld an assessment that was 100% special benefit on the rationale that the services and improvements funded by the assessments were directly provided to property in the assessment district. BONANDER V.TOWN OF TIBURON On December 31, 2009, the 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a benefit assessment approved by property owners to pay for placing overhead utility lines underground in an area of the Town of Tiburon. The Court invalidated the assessments on the grounds that the assessments had been apportioned to assessed property based on in part on relative costs within sub-areas of the assessment district instead of proportional special benefits. BEUTZ V.COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE On May 26, 2010 the 4th District Court of Appeals issued a decision on the Steven Beutz v. County of Riverside ("Beutz") appeal. This decision overturned an assessment for park maintenance in Wildomar, California, primarily because the general benefits associated with improvements and services was not explicitly calculated, quantified and separated from the special benefits. CITY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT No.ADIS-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 20 PAGE 3 GOLDEN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION V.CRY OF SAN DIEGO On September 22, 2011, the San Diego Court of Appeal issued a decision on the Golden Hill Neighborhood Association v. City of San Diego appeal. This decision overturned an assessment for street and landscaping maintenance in the Greater Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego, California. The court described two primary reasons for its decision. First, like in Beutz, the court found the general benefits associated with services were not explicitly calculated, quantified and separated from the special benefits. Second, the court found that the City of San Diego had failed to record the basis for the assessment on its own parcels. COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT LAW This Engineer's Report is consistent with the requirements of Article XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and with the SVTA decision because the improvements to be funded are clearly defined; the improvements are directly available to and will directly benefit property in the District; and the improvements provide a direct advantage to property in the District that would not be received in absence of the Assessments. This Engineer's Report is consistent with Buetz, Dahms and Greater Golden Nil/because, the improvements will directly benefit property in the District and the general benefits have been explicitly calculated and quantified and excluded from the Assessments. The Engineer's Report is consistent with Bonander because the Assessments have been apportioned based on the overall cost of the improvements and proportional special benefit to each property. CnY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SC IConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 21 PAGE 4 PLANS& SPECIFICATIONS The work and improvements proposed to be undertaken by the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD15-01 (the "District") and the cost thereof paid from the levy of the annual assessment provide special benefit to Assessor Parcels within the District as defined in the Method of Assessment herein. Consistent with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, (the "Act") the work and improvements are generally described as follows: Within the landscaping and lighting district, the improvements to be maintained are generally described as the maintenance and servicing of setback landscaping, detention basins, stormwater access road, and all necessary appurtenances, and labor, materials, supplies, utilities and equipment, as applicable, for property owned or maintained by the City of Moorpark located in or adjacent to the Vistas at Moorpark (Tentative Tract No. 5130) located between Spring Road and Walnut Canyon Road. In addition maintenance of setback landscaping and trails on the west side of Spring Road between Charles Street and the project entry way shall be the responsibility of the District. Any plans and specifications for these improvements will be filed with the City of Moorpark and are incorporated herein by reference. As applied herein, "maintenance" means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of said improvements, including repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement; providing for the life, growth, health, and beauty of landscaping, and the cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti. "Servicing" means the furnishing of electric current, or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for the lighting or operation of any improvements; maintaining, operating and servicing street and traffic safety lighting, and water for irrigation of any landscaping or the maintenance of any other improvements. Crry OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 22 PAGE 5 FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 ESTIMATE OF COST Description of Improvements to be maintained: City Improvements The maintenance of improvements including but not limited to landscaped areas, irrigated ground cover, irrigation systems,detention basins and a storrnwater access road located within or adjacent to the District. The maintenance of setback landscaping and trails on the west side of Spring Road between Charles Street and the project entry way. HOA Improvements The maintenance of landscaped areas located in the eastern and southern areas of the District as illustrated in the Maintenance Responsibility Map identified as HOA maintenance area located in Appendix A of this Report. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape improvements,but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape improvements. Estimate of Cost FY 2015-16 Direct Costs(City Maintained Improvements) Landscape Maintenance&Replacement $314,430 Spring Road Landscape Maintenance&Replacement $112,352 Detention Basin Maintenance&Replacement $190816 Access Road Maintenance&Replacement $37,279 Total City Maintained Direct Costs $654,077 Contingency(10%) $65,408 Administrative Costs $13,082 Total City Maintained Costs $732,567 Total EDUs 110 Proposed FY 15-16 assessment rate $6,659.70 Back-up Assessment(HOA Maintained Improvements) Landscape Maintenance&Replacement $686,268 Contingency(10%) $68,627 Administrative Costs $13,725 Total HOA Maintained Costs $768,620 Total Assessment Budget $1,501,187 Total EDUs 110 Total Maximum Authorized FY 15-16 assessment rate $13,647.15 Coy OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 23 PAGE 6 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RESERVE FUND The District has a Capital Improvement Reserve Fund to provide funding for unforeseen expenses (slope failures, etc.). The projected year-end balance for said Capital Improvement Reserve Funds shall not exceed one(1) year of estimated program costs for the district; and if and when it is determined that levying the maximum authorized assessment for the district in any given year, would cause the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund for the district to exceed said limit, then the amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in the district, shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund year- end balance to exceed said limit. In any event, the amount of the assessment shall always remain unchanged. Any reduction to the amount actually levied upon the property, shall not affect the maximum authorized assessment amount for that or any future year. In the event the amount levied is less than the maximum authorized assessment amount, the amount levied shall not be less than 10% of the maximum authorized assessment. CITY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 24 PAGE 7 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT This section of the Engineer's Report includes an explanation of the benefits to be derived from the maintenance and servicing of lighting and landscaping facilities throughout the City, and the methodology used to apportion the total assessment to properties within the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. AD15-01. The City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. AD15-01 consists of all Assessor Parcels within the boundaries of Tentative Tract Map No. 5130 as defined within the area of the boundary diagram included within this Engineer's Report (see the Assessment Roll for a list of all the parcels included). The parcels include all privately or publicly owned parcels within said boundaries. The method used for apportioning the assessment is based upon the proportional special benefits to be derived by the properties in the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No.AD15-01 over and above general benefits conferred on real property or to the public at large.The apportionment of special benefit is a two step process:the first step is to identify the types of special benefit arising from the improvements, and the second step is to allocate the assessments to property based on the estimated relative special benefit for each type of property. DISCUSSION OF BENEFIT In summary, the assessments can only be levied based on the special benefit to property. This benefit is received by property over and above any general benefits. Moreover, such benefit is not based on any one property owner's use of the District's landscaping and drainage improvements or a property owner's specific demographic status. With reference to the requirements for assessments, Section 22573 of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 states: The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements." Proposition 218, as codified in Article XIIID of the California Constitution, has confirmed that assessments must be based on the special benefit to property: "No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel." CrrY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT No.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 25 PAGE 8 The following benefit categories summarize the types of special benefit to residential, commercial, industrial and other lots and parcels resulting from the installation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements to be provided with the assessment proceeds. These categories of special benefit are derived from the statutes passed by the California Legislature and other studies which describe the types of special benefit received by property from maintenance and improvements such as those proposed by the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. AD15-01. These types of special benefit are summarized as follows: A. Drainage of water and runoff from property in the District B. Protection from flooding and standing water due to the improved drainage systems C. Improved proximity to new and well maintained landscaping and other public improvements for property in the District D. Improved views and scenery and other resources values for property in the District. E. Enhanced desirability of property in the District directly as a result of the landscaping improvements and drainage improvements funded by the assessments F. Creation of individual lots for residential use that, in absence of the assessments, would not have been created. In this case, the recent the SVTA v. SCCOSA decision provides enhanced clarity to the definitions of special benefits to properties in three distinct areas: • Proximity • Expanded or improved access • Views The SVTA v. SCCOSA decision also clarifies that a special benefit is a service or improvement that provides a direct advantage to a parcel and that indirect or derivative advantages resulting from the overall public benefits from a service or improvement are general benefits. The SVTA v. SCCOSA decision also provides specific guidance that park improvements are a direct advantage and special benefit to property that is proximate to a park that is improved by an assessment: The characterization ofa benefit may depend on whether the parcel receives a direct advantage from the improvement(e.g.proximity to a parr)or receives an indirect, derivative advantage resulting from the overall public benefits of the improvement(e.g.general enhancement of the district's property values). Proximity, improved access and views, in addition to the other special benefits listed above further strengthen the basis of these assessments. CITY OF MOORPARK -CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT No.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 26 PAGE 9 BENEFIT FINDING In summary, real property located within the boundaries of the District distinctly and directly benefits from improved protection from flooding, closer proximity, access and views of improved landscaping and the improved drainage systems funded by the Assessments. These improvements directly enhance the utility, attractiveness and desirability of benefiting parcels in the District. The Improvements are specifically designed to serve local properties in the District, not other properties or the public at large. These are special benefits to property in the District in much the same way that sewer and water facilities, sidewalks and paved streets enhance the utility and desirability of property and make them more functional to use, safer and easier to access. GENERAL VERSUS SPECIAL BENEFIT The Assessments allow the City to provide permanent public Improvements within its boundaries at a much higher level than what otherwise would be provided in absence of the Assessments. Moreover, in absence of the Assessments, the Improvements would not be provided because the City does not have alternative available funds to provide the Improvements. All of the Assessment proceeds derived from the District will be utilized to fund the cost of providing a level of tangible "special benefits" in the form of landscaped areas, trail systems, drainage facilities, other Improvements and costs incidental to providing the Improvements and collecting the Assessments. Although these Improvements may be available to the general public at large, the permanent public Improvements in the District were specifically designed, located and created to provide additional and improved public resources for the direct advantage of property inside the District, and not the public at large. Other properties that are either outside the District or within the Districts and not assessed, do not enjoy the unique proximity, access, views and other special benefit factors described previously. Moreover, the homes in the District would not have been built if the Assessments were not established because an assessment for the Improvements was a condition of development approval. In summary, real property located within the boundaries of the District distinctly and directly benefits from closer proximity, access and views of Improvements funded by the Assessments, the creation of developable parcels, the extension of usable land area provided by the Assessments and other special benefits. The Improvements are specifically designed to serve local properties in the District, not other properties or the public at large. The District boundary has been narrowly drawn to include those parcels that receive a direct advantage from the Improvements. The public at large and other Crry OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 27 PAGE 10 properties outside the District receive only limited benefits from the Improvements because they do not have proximity, good access or views of the Improvements. Without the Assessments, the public improvements within the District would not be maintained and would turn into brown, unmaintained and unusable public improvements and public lands. If this happened, it would create a significant and material negative impact on the desirability, utility and value of property in the District. The Improvements are, therefore, clearly above what otherwise would be provided. In fact, it is reasonable to assume that if Assessments were not collected and the Improvements were not maintained as a result, properties in the District would decline in desirability, utility and value by significantly more than the amount of the Assessment. We therefore conclude that all the landscaping Improvements funded by the Assessment are of special benefit to the identified benefiting properties located within the District and that the value of the special benefits from such Improvements to property in the District reasonably exceeds the cost of the Assessments for every assessed parcel in the District. (In other words, as required by Proposition 218: the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on each parcel reasonably exceeds the cost of the assessments.) QUANTIFICATION OF GENERAL BENEFIT Although the analysis used to support these Assessments concludes that the benefits are solely special, as described above, consideration is made for the suggestion that a portion of the benefits are general. General benefits cannot be funded by these assessments-the funding must come from other sources. The maintenance and servicing of these Improvements is also partially funded, directly and indirectly from other sources including City of Moorpark, the County of Ventura and the State of California. This funding comes in the form of grants, development fees, special programs, and general funds, as well as direct maintenance and servicing of facilities (e.g. curbs, gutters, streets, etc.) This funding from other sources more than compensates for general benefits, if any, received by the properties within the Districts. In the 2009 Dahms case, the court upheld an assessment that was 100% special benefit on the rationale that the services funded by the assessments were directly provided within the assessment district. It is also important to note that the improvements and services funded by the assessments in Pomona are similar to the improvements and services funded by the Assessments described in this Engineer's Report and the Court found these improvements and services to be 100% special benefit. Also similar to the assessments in Pomona, the Assessments described in this Engineer's Report fund improvements and services directly provided within the District and every benefiting property in the District enjoys proximity and access to the Improvements. Therefore, Dahms establishes a basis for minimal or zero general benefits from the Assessments. The General Benefits from these Assessments may be quantified as illustrated in the following table. CITY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT N0.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 28 PAGE 11 Relative General Benefit Relative General Benefit Factor Weight Contribution Benefit Creation of parcels 90 0% 0 Extension of recreation area 2 10% 0.2 Proximity to improved landscaped areas 2 10% 0.2 Access to improved landscaped areas 2 10% 0.2 Improved views 2 10% 0.2 98 0.8 Total Calculated General Benefit= 0.8% As a result,the City will contribute at least 0.8%of the total budget from sources other than the Assessments. This contribution offsets any general benefits from the Improvements. This general benefit contribution is the sum of the following components: The City and / or Homeowners Association owns, maintains, rehabilitates and replaces curb and gutter along the border of the District Improvements. This curb and gutter serves to support, contain, retain, manage irrigation flow and growth, and provide a boundary for the improvements. The contribution from the City and / or Homeowners Association towards general benefit from the maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of the curb and gutter is conservatively estimated to be 1%. • The City and / or Homeowners Association owns and maintains local public streets along the border of the District Improvements. These public streets provide access to the Improvements for its enjoyment as well as efficient maintenance. The contribution from the City and / or Homeowners Association towards general benefit from the maintenance of local public streets is conservatively estimated to be 1%. The value of the construction of the Improvements can be quantified and monetized as an annuity. Since this construction was performed and paid for by non-assessment funds, this "annuity" can be used to offset general benefit costs, and is conservatively estimated to contribute 25%. Therefore the total General Benefit is conservatively quantified at 0.8% which is more than offset by the total non-assessment contribution towards general benefit of 27%. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT The second step in apportioning assessments is to determine the relative special benefit for each property. This process involves determining the relative benefit received by each property in relation to a single family home, or, in other words, on the basis of Single Family Equivalents (SFE). This SFE methodology is commonly used to distribute QTY OF MOORPARK - CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 29 PAGE 12 assessments in proportion to estimated special benefit and is generally recognized as providing the basis for a fair and appropriate distribution of assessments. For the purposes of this Engineer's Report, all properties are designated a SFE value, which is each property's relative benefit in relation to a single family home on one parcel. In this case, the "benchmark" property is a commercial property on a one acre parcel; such properties are assigned 1.0 benefit unit which is one Single Family Equivalent or one SFE. ASSESSMENT APPORTIONMENT The proposed assessments for the District would provide direct and special benefit to properties in this District. The properties within Tract 5130 consist of 110 residential single family dwellings, each of which receives similar benefit from the proposed improvements. Therefore, the Engineer has determined that the appropriate method of apportionment of the benefits derived by all parcels is on a SFE basis. All improved residential properties with a single residential dwelling unit are assigned one Single Family Equivalent or 1.0 SFE. Detached or attached houses, zero-lot line houses and town homes are included in this category. Properties with more than one residential unit are designated as multi-family residential properties and are assigned 0.75 SFE per residential unit. Commercial, industrial and institutional properties are generally open and operated for more limited times, relative to residential properties. Therefore, the relative hours of operation can be used as a measure of the relative benefits, since employee density and use also provides a measure of the relative benefit to property. Since such properties are typically open and occupied by employees approximately one-half the time of residential properties, it is reasonable to assume that commercial, industrial and institutional properties uses receive one-half of the special benefit on a land area basis relative to single family residential property. Other properties types that are used for commercial, industrial or institutional purposes are assigned 0.5 SFE per quarter acre. The assessment is subject to an annual adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles Area as of December of each succeeding year (the CPI). In the event that the actual assessment rate for any given year is not increased by an amount equal to the CPI change, any such deferred assessment increase may be added to the total amount assessed in any subsequent year. In such event, the maximum authorized assessment amount shall be equal to the base year assessment as adjusted by the increase to the CPI, plus any and all CPI adjustments deferred in any and all prior years. In addition, the annual adjustment may be increased due to delinquent assessments on property in the District as specified above. Including the authorized annual adjustment, the maximum fiscal year 2015-16 assessment rate per equivalent dwelling unit is $13,647.15. The proposed fiscal year 2015-16 assessment rate per equivalent dwelling unit is $6,659.70. CrY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT No.AD 15-01 SC IConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 30 PAGE 13 APPEALS AND INTERPRETATION Any property owner who feels that the assessment levied on the subject property is in error as a result of incorrect information being used to apply the foregoing method of assessment, may file a written appeal with the Director of Public Works or her or his designee. Any such appeal is limited to correction of an assessment during the then current or, if before July 1, the upcoming fiscal year. Upon the filing of any such appeal, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee will promptly review the appeal and any information provided by the property owner. If the Director of Public Works or her or his designee finds that the assessment should be modified, the appropriate changes shall be made to the assessment roll. If any such changes are approved after the assessment roll has been filed with the County for collection, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee is authorized to refund to the property owner the amount of any approved reduction. Any property owner who disagrees with the decision of the Director of Public Works or her or his designee, may refer their appeal to the City Council of the City of Moorpark and the decision of the City Council of the City of Moorpark shall be final. Cm'OF MOORPARK l �, CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 31 PAGE 14 ASSESSMENT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, California, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (collectively "the Act"), adopted its Resolution Initiating Proceedings For the Formation of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No.AD-15-01; WHEREAS, said Resolution directed the undersigned Engineer of Work to prepare and file a report presenting an estimate of costs, a diagram for the assessment district and an assessment of the estimated costs of the improvements upon all assessable parcels within the assessment district, to which Resolution and the description of said proposed improvements therein contained, reference is hereby made for further particulars; NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, by virtue of the power vested in me under said Act and the order of the City Council of said City of Moorpark, hereby make the following assessment to cover the portion of the estimated cost of said improvements, and the costs and expenses incidental thereto to be paid by the assessment district. The amount to be paid for said improvements and the expense incidental thereto, to be paid by the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No.AD15-01 for the fiscal year 2015-16 is generally as follows: SUMMARY COST ESTIMATE F.Y.2015-16 Budoet Direct Costs $654,077 Contingency $65,408 Administrative Costs $13,082 Total Levy to Budget $732,567 As required by the Act, an Assessment Diagram is hereto attached and made a part hereof showing the exterior boundaries of said City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD15-01. The distinctive number of each parcel or lot of land in the said City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD15-01 is its Assessor Parcel Number appearing on the Assessment Roll. CITY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SCIConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 32 PAGE 15 And I do hereby assess and apportion said net amount of the cost and expenses of said improvements, including the costs and expenses incident thereto, upon the parcels and lots of land within said City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD15-01, in accordance with the special benefits to be received by each parcel or lot, from the improvements, and more particularly set forth in the Cost Estimate and Method of Assessment hereto attached and by reference made a part hereof. The assessment is made upon the parcels or lots of land within the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD15-01 in proportion to the special benefits to be received by the parcels or lots of land, from said improvements. The assessment is subject to an annual adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles Area as of December of each succeeding year(the CPI). In the event that the actual assessment rate for any given year is not increased by an amount equal to the CPI change, any such deferred assessment increase may be added to the total amount assessed in any subsequent year. In such event, the maximum authorized assessment amount shall be equal to the base year assessment as adjusted by the increase to the CPI, plus any and all CPI adjustments deferred in any and all prior years. In addition, the annual adjustment may be increased due to delinquent assessments on property in District AD15-01 as specified in the Assessment Apportionment section of this Engineer's Report. Each parcel or lot of land is described in the Assessment Roll by reference to its parcel number as shown on the Assessor's Maps of the County of Ventura for the fiscal year 2015-16. For a more particular description of said property, reference is hereby made to the deeds and maps on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder of said County. I hereby place opposite the Assessor Parcel Number for each parcel or lot within the Assessment Roll, the amount of the assessment for the fiscal year 2015-16 for each parcel or lot of land within the said City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD15-01. Dated: April 21, 2015 OQROFEss/O q m Engineer of Work N� yp`i.ox`N W. BCrs,IS ci- w C 52091 m 6- cc EXP.12-31-16 By * g �'rFoC1CA"FOP�\Pt John W. Bliss, License No. C52091 CRY OF MOORPARK ----, CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SC IConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 33 GA 23) II I( 1 • 2- Pckr sr 1 I • / Z\ ri =\. , i i N FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,COUNTY OF VENTURA, - _.- %I-4W) Dist 4c Location C CALIFORNIA, THIS DAY OF ,2015. CA 23 CITY CLERK /,I �1, 19A •191 19A 4iLOSP ---18B RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 41%.-I r-A''' OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, •) _ I —' „` z. COUNTY OF VENTURA,CALIFORNIA,THIS '), ` " :,_`_y; I,„ DAY OF ,2015. ?, � ,F' -_C� DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS --� AN ASSESSMENT WAS CONFIRMED AND LEVIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FILED THIS DAY OF MOORPARK ON THE LOTS,PIECES AND PARCELS 2015,AT THE HOUR OF O'CLOCK OF LAND ON THIS ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM ON THE .M.M. IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY DAY OF ,2015 AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY OF VENTURA, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 AND SAID ASSESSMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA,AT THE REQUEST OF DIAGRAM AND THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR SAID THE CITY OF MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL. FISCAL YEAR WERE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY OF VENTURA ON THE DAY OF , COUNTY AUDITOR,COUNTY OF VENTURA 2015.REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO SAID RECORDED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE EXACT Note AMOUNT OF EACH ASSESSMENT LEVIED AGAINST REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE MAPS AND DEEDS EACH PARCEL OF LAND. OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY OF VENTURA FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF ANY PARCELS SHOWN HEREIN. THOSE MAPS SHALL GOVERN FOR ALL DETAILS CITY CLERK CONCERNING THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF SUCH PARCELS. EACH PARCEL IS IDENTIFIED IN SAID MAPS BY ITS DISTINCTIVE ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER SCI Consulting Group AD 15 01 Boundary CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING 4745 Mange's Blvd MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. AD15-01 Fairfield, CA 94534 ASSESSMENT DIAGRAMS 4 PAGE 17 APPENDIX A—MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY MAP LEGOD I KNOT MAINTENAART NCE �(LI ) )ANCE AREA r IHOA MAINTENANCE AREA(FM2 8. OFFSITE T5045 (23.035 ONLY–NOT PART OF LND) 9. OFFSITE KWICKWIC25,8 (EASEMENT'P') ®ILMD MAINTENANCE AREA 10. DETENTION BASIN 8 (10,065 SF) (LANDSCAPE) 11. DETEN110N BASIN A(140,283 SF) 1 1. WALNUT CANYON RD. (21,282 SF) —�. j \ 2 NORTH NILS PKWY. (114,354 SF) ITILIID MAINTENANCE AREA STORMWATER . 3.MAID 1 (18,771 SF)(EASEMENT'E') ACCESS ROAD t 4.OFFSITE T5045(14,227 '1') 12. DETENTION BASIN B 5.OFFSITE NORTH MIS PKWY 16,131 13. DETENTION BASIN A(28,202,4200 ) (EhSE]DtT 14. ACCESS RD. SOUTH 1-5045(8131 SF) ILIAD MAINTENANCE AREA (EASEMENTS L h M) 130(9,105 S9 LL—'(IRRIGATED GROLNDCOVER(MYCPORUM)) 16. ACCESS RD. NORTH T-15. ACCESS RD. SOUTH 5045(3,481 SF) Q 6.NORTH NILS PKWY. (101,236 SF) (EASEMENT',f) 7.01TSITE NORTH Ii1S PICWY.(12,150 SF) 17. ACCESS RD. NORTH VCWNTI (8.368 SF) 3 . (FAg]ENT'r) (EASEMENT.F& 3 0 i r0 0 1111; ,q . ; ,f WO% 1 0 #111:1111 3 T .2® a itxstoofink . "Sr ©�I �C111 . � DISTRICT ' BOUNDARY e 44 3.Y * 1131114 AIX O [ i0 419 ,v 3.©o opo n4rfir Eg-F.: on 3.Q 1 / Ai 1011;11g':;0 ViZo o/ rium k , i411' •-ar--- 000411011 MIN 911111111101141014111 ',,:', .. 0 (1) re baiox lii x1c \\ • It DISTRICT BOUNDARY [ a n© r;411.: ;: h ROAD { � osax 0' 800' 105 glaMOMWII 1,0111IXi SCALE 1' 100' ma a /W is ^ �•�JEMSEM 1872 DONLON SFREET MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITYMAP `rte DESIGN PHONEU 805//964-69777 1 OF 1 _ =_ `s""`me FAx /654-6979 VISTAS AT MOORPARK ,lr17f 14,20J3 h CITY OF MOORPARK s•''' CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING&LIGIITING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.AD 15-01 SC I Consu ltingGrou p ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 35 PAGE 18 APPENDIX B—2015-16 ASSESSMENT ROLL Each lot or parcel listed on the Assessment Roll is shown and illustrated on the latest County Assessor records and these records are, by reference made part of this report. These records shall govern for all details concerning the description of the lots or parcels. Assessor's Parcel No. Owner Name SFE's Assessment 512-0-010-010 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 13 $86,576 512-0-010-025 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-010-055 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 10 $66,597 512-0-010-065 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 6 $39,958 512-0-020-010 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 20 $133,194 512-0-020-030 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-030-010 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 18 $119,875 512-0-030-025 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 18 $119,875 512-0-040-035 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-040-040 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-040-070 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-040-130 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-040-145 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-040-240 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 15 $99,895 512-0-050-140 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 10 $66,597 512-0-050-350 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-160-140 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 512-0-160-155 MOORPARK 1 INV LLC 0 $0 CITY OF MOORPARK - CITYOFMOORPARKLANDSCAPING&LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT No.AD 15-01 SC IConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FY 2015-16 36 Attachment 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 FOR THE CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AD15-01 WHEREAS, this Council designated SCI Consulting Group as Engineer of Work and ordered said Engineer to make and file an Engineer's Report for a proposed Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District; and WHEREAS, the report was duly made and filed with the Council and duly considered by this Council and found to be sufficient in every particular, whereupon it was determined that the report should stand as the Engineer's Report for all subsequent proceedings; and WHEREAS, in order to expedite the proceedings, the property owner has submitted a Petition and Waiver, wherein the property owner (1) has requested that the new assessment district be formed; and (2) has waived all rights conferred by Proposition 218 with respect to the approval of the new assessment by mailed ballot/notice and the 45-day time period for balloting; and WHEREAS, on May 20, 2015 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. at the City of Moorpark, City Council Chambers, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California 93021, the public hearing was duly and regularly held, and all persons interested and desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to speak and be heard, and all matters and things pertaining to the levy were fully heard and considered by this Council, and all oral statements and all written protests or communications were duly considered; and WHEREAS, at the public hearing the Council thereby acquired jurisdiction to order the levy and the confirmation of the diagram and assessment prepared by and made a part of the Engineer's Report to pay the costs and expenses thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The public interest, convenience and necessity require that the levy be made. 37 Resolution No. 2015 - Page 2 SECTION 2. The City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD 15-01 benefited by the improvements and assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof, and the exterior boundaries thereof, are as shown by a map thereof filed in the office of the Council, which map is made a part hereof by reference thereto. SECTION 3. The Engineer's Report as a whole and each part thereof, to wit: (a) the Engineer's estimate of the itemized and total costs and expenses of maintaining the improvements and of the incidental expenses in connection therewith; (b) the diagram showing the assessment district, plans and specifications for the improvements to be maintained and the boundaries and dimensions of the respective lots and parcels of land within the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD 15-01; and (c) the assessment of the total amount of the cost and expenses of the proposed maintenance of the improvements upon the several lots and parcels of land in the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD 15-01 in proportion to the estimated special benefits to be received by such lots and parcels, respectively, from the maintenance, and of the expenses incidental thereto; are finally approved and confirmed. SECTION 4. Final adoption and approval of the Engineer's Report as a whole, and of the plans and specifications, estimate of the costs and expenses, the diagram and the assessment, as contained in the report as hereinabove determined and ordered, is intended to and shall refer and apply to the report, or any portion thereof as amended, modified, or revised or corrected by, or pursuant to and in accordance with, any resolution or order, if any, heretofore duly adopted or made by this Council. SECTION 5. The assessment to pay the costs and expenses of the maintenance of the improvements for fiscal year 2015-16 is hereby levied. SECTION 6. Based on the oral and documentary evidence, including the Engineer's Report, offered and received at the hearing, this Council expressly finds and determines (a) that each of the several lots and parcels of land will be specially benefited by the maintenance of the improvements at least in the amount if not more than the amount, of the assessment apportioned against the lots and parcels of land, respectively, and (b) that there is substantial evidence to support, and the weight of the evidence preponderates in favor of, the aforesaid finding and determination as to special benefits. 38 Resolution No. 2015 - Page 3 SECTION 7. Immediately upon the adoption of this resolution, but in no event later than the second Monday in August following such adoption, the Council shall file a certified copy of the diagram and assessment and a certified copy of this resolution with the Auditor of the County of Ventura. Upon such filing, the County Auditor shall enter on the County assessment roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount of assessment thereupon as shown in the assessment. The assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of County taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of the assessments. After collection by the County, the net amount of the assessments, after deduction of any compensation due the County for collection, shall be paid to the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD 15-01. SECTION 8. The moneys representing assessments collected by the County, shall be deposited in the City Treasury to the credit of the improvement fund previously established under the distinctive designation of the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD15-01. Moneys in the improvement fund shall be expended only for the maintenance, servicing, construction or installation of the improvements. SECTION 9. The assessments levied are in conformance with Proposition 218. SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of May, 2015. Janice S. Parvin, Mayor ATTEST: Maureen Benson, City Clerk 39