REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 05/03/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Finance Department
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RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO INCREASE, LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS IN CITY OF CORONA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO 84-2, ZONE 19, COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, APPOINTING THE ENGINEER OF RECORD, AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER'S REPORT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to consider approving a resolution to initiate proceedings to increase the assessment in Landscape Maintenance District No 84-2, Zone 19, commencing in Fiscal Year 2024. The annual assessment in Zone 19 has not increased since July 1, 2022, and the zone is currently operating at a deficit due to ongoing increases in labor and maintenance costs. A Prop 218 ballot measure is required to increase the assessment with a 50% + 1 majority vote of the property owners.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-038, initiating proceedings to increase, levy and collect assessments in City of Corona Landscape Maintenance District No. 84-2, Zone 19, commencing in Fiscal Year 2024 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, appointing the Engineer of Record, and ordering preparation of an Engineer's Report.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Landscape Maintenance District No. 84-2, Zone 19 ("LMD 84-2" or "Zone 19") was established in 1986 in accordance with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. The purpose of this district is to provide landscape maintenance and operating services for the public landscaping and related appurtenances within the Zone 19 boundaries.
Zone 19 encompasses approximately 36.78 acres dispersed throughout South Corona and includes 3,692 benefit units. Annual assessments are levied on each benefit unit to pay for services to maintain the landscaping within th...
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