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ALBERT PRIETO STEVEN KUENY
MayorACity Manager
JAMES 0.WEAK CHERYL J. KANErn
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F
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THOMAS C. FERGUSON NIALL FRITZ 11 411 r t& hi t
Councilmember miwyr4, •41,30: Director of
DANNY A. WOOLARD41We Community
Councilmember / Development
LETA YANCY-SUTTON 4 ) R. DENNIS DELZEIT
Councilmember City Engineer
DORIS D. BAN KUS JOHN V. GILLESPIE
City Clerk Chief of Police
JOHN C. GEDNEY
City Treasurer )
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Steven Kueny, City Manage
DATE: June 13, 1985
SUBJECT: Supplement to Engineer' s Report for Proposed Parks
Maintenance Assessment District (AD-85-1 and AD-83-1)
and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District (AD-84-2)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
At the June 3rd Council Meeting, the public hearing for each of the
Districts was conducted and it was noted that the hearings would be
continued (reopened) at the June 17th Meeting. Staff was directed
to review 1) funding options for the proposed assessments for the
Parks Maintenance District and the landscaping portion of the Lighting
and Landscaping District; 2) a more equitable spread of costs for the
same two items; and 3) a listing of the proposed assessment for each
of the Districts. Items 2) and 3) are discussed in the final draft
Engineer' s Report for each District and in the Engineer' s memorandum.
DISCUSSION
Parks Maintenance District
The Engineer has re-evaluated the method of spread attributed to each
of the land uses. The primary change is placing , a higher benefit
recognition to non-residential uses. The modified spread has 75% of
the costs attributed to residential usses and 25% to other land uses.
The previously used spread method had about 95% of the cost attributed
to the various residential uses. Another change is in calculating at
this time the additional number of units that would be included in
payment of assessments for the single family and other residential
land uses. This resulted in 763 additional single family units being
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June 13, 1985
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added. If we had waited until the new list was published by the
County Auditor/Controller it is likely that many of these lots
would not be assessed in 1985/86 .
$30, 000. 00 has also been deducted from the proposed amount to be
assessed in 1985/86. This is a recognition of the balance from
AD-83-1 for 1984-85 for the maintenance of Glenwood Park. This
should be sufficient to maintain this park in 1985/86. The City
has the authorityin Streets and Highways Code Sections 22605 and
22611 to consolidate AD-83-1 into proposed Ad-85-1, and for the
newly formed district to assume the assets and liabilities of the
former District. There is a direct benefit to the 190 homeowners
within AD-83-1, since their assessments would go from about $156 . 25
to $15. 31 in the Citywide AD-85-1.
The funding options for the maintenance of the parks are the following:
1. Reduction of Expenditures - Not recommended at this time.
Bids for contract maintenance will be opened at 10: 00 a.m. on June 17,
so it may be possible to reduce proposed expenditures, depending on
the bid results.
2 . Use of Quimby Interest - Quimby Interest may be used for
parks maintenance under current State legislation until January 1, 1987 .
Interest used for maintenance would not be available for the numerous
proposed park improvements.
3 . General Fund - The General Fund may be used for any City
expenditure, including park maintenance, but without major changes to
funding priorities, could not fund park maintenance activities to any
large extent.
4. Any Combination of Items 1, 2 or 3, as well as the park
assessments, could be utilized. In addition, donations and volunteer
labor could be solicited.
5. Increase the Fee Structure for rental of the Community Center
to attempt to offset a greater portion of costs. It is currently
estimated that $28, 000. 00 is needed to pay for costs from sources
other than rental income.
Lighting and Landscaping District
The Engineer has modified the spread on the landscaping portion of
the District to provide for an equal benefit regardless of land use.
This change would reduce the cost of the landscaping portion to $11. 74
for each benefiting property, or unit, in the case of apartments and
mobile home parks.
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June 13, 1985
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The total assessments for this portion of the landscaping assessments
would be about $54, 544 . In addition, the 74 lots in the current
AD-84-1 (Griffin) would each pay an additional $144. 00 for the interior
landscaping within their project for a total of $10, 656. 00. The prop-
erties in this development will see an approximate 50o reduction in
their assessments if the proposed assessments are adopted. The grand
total for landscaping related improvements would be $65, 200. 00.
As with the Parks Maintenance District, 763 additional single family
homes have been added to this land use code. This contributed to the
lowering of both the landscaping and lighting portions of the District.
The lighting portion of the proposed assessment has been reduced to
$25. 23 for single family homes from the previously proposed amount of
$31. 00. It had been $28 . 54 in 1984-85. In March/April, 1985 the City
was billed for 863 street lights of various lumin levels.
The available funding options are:
1 . Reduction of expenses - not recommended.
2. Gas Tax Fund - The use of these funds for street lighting
and landscaping purposes would severly hinder the City' s funding for
both Capital Improvement Program and maintenance needs, such as
traffic signals, striping and signing and road repair.
3 . General Fund - Use of these funds for street lighting and
landscaping purposes would require major changes to the City' s
current funding priorities.
4. Any Combination of Items 1 , 2 and 3.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1 . Adopt Resolution No. 85- Ordering Formation of
"Parks Maintenance Assessment District No. AD-85-1" and Confirming
the Assessment. (ITEM 7 A)
2. Adopt Resolution No. 85- Making Certain Changes to the
"Moorpark Lighting Assessment District No. AD-84-2" ; Consolidating
Certain Assessment Districts and Portions of Assessment Districts within
said "Moorpark Lighting Assessment Sitrict No. AD-84-2" ; and Confirming
the Assessments for said District for the Fiscal Year Commencing
July 1, 1985 and Ending June 30 , 1986. (ITEM 7 B)
3. If you do not order the formation of "Parks Maintenance
Assessment District No. AD-85-1" , then, in order to continue the
assessment for "Moorpark Landscape Maintenance Assessment District
No. Ad-83-1" (Glenwood Park) , you must adopt Resolution No. 85-
Confirming the Assessment for said AD-83-1 for the Fiscal Year
Commencing July 1, 1985 and Ending June 30, 1986 . (ITEM 7 C)
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