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Home My WebLink AboutPW Point San Pedro Road Median Landscaping Assessment District PPTDepartment of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 1 Point San Pedro Median Landscaping Assessment District FY 2021-22 Assessment Public Hearing Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 2 Why an annual public hearing? Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 3 Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 1.(Section 22628) Any interested person, prior to the conclusion of the hearing, may file a written protest with the clerk, stating their objection to the assessment and Engineer’s report as filed 2.(Section 22630) During the hearing, the City Council may order changes in any of the matters provided in the Engineer’s report; 3.(Section 22630.5) If there is a majority protest against the increase of the assessment from any previous year, the proposed increase in the assessment shall be abandoned. 4.(Section 22631) If a majority protest has not been filed, the City Council may adopt a resolution confirming the diagram and assessment, either as originally prposed or as changed. Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 4 District formation Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 5 History •Formed in 2011 to generate revenue to reconstruct, repair and maintain the 29 median islands along Point San Pedro Road •Both City and County properties assessed •City of San Rafael designated as the lead agency Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 6 Before and after 2008 Today Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 7 Assessment Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 8 FY 2021-22 Proposed Assessment Two portions of annual assessment $52.79 capital debt service (some prepaid) $49.99 annual operations & maintenance $102.78 per EBU Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 9 Capital debt service •Finances the debt service from reconstructing the medians in 2014 •Total amount bonded was $1,750,000 •When district formed, residents were given the option to prepay the capital debt portion –Those residents only pay the annual operations and maintenance portion of the assessment every year Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 10 Operations and Maintenance •Fund the annual operations and maintenance of 29 medians Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 11 Brief history of assessments •FY 2013-14 to FY 2017-18, assessment flat at $79.48 •Increases in FY 2018-19 and FY 2019-20 were greater than 3% due to “catch up” increases allowed from prior years when the assessment was not increased $2.99 increase proposed this year Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 12 Why the increase •Maximum annual increase allowed = 3% •Operations and Maintenance revenues generated still <expenses –Revenues: $150,107 –Expenses: $185,200 •Per proposition 218 increase up to the maximum allowed without returning to voters Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 13 Management of district Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 14 Oversight and public outreach •Parks (City) manages landscaping contractor •Citizen’s oversight committee = representatives from Point San Pedro Road Coalition Roadway Committee •Committee receives weekly updates from landscaping contractor and is in regular communication with Parks Supervisors •Committee posts regular updates on Nextdoor and Road Coalition website Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 15 Meeting current challenges •Drought conditions continue –Water rates (MMWD) will be increasing –Irrigation repairs remain a consistent need •As funds are available, Committee working with Parks to replace high-water needs plants with more drought tolerant landscaping •City has made considerable progress in resolving issues re: oversight of landscaping contractor in recent years Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 16 Tonight’s public hearing Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 17 Options 1.Conduct the public hearing and adopt the resolution, thus ordering the levy of assessments for FY 2021-22. 2.Do not adopt the resolution, which will result in no levy of assessments for FY 2021-22. This may result in an inability for the required maintenance on the Point San Pedro to be performed, as there will be no revenue for the assessment district collected in the coming year if the levy of assessments is not approved. Department of Public Works Pt San Pedro Medians Assessment District June 21, 2021 Public Hearing www.cityofsanrafael.org/DPW Slide 18 Quesitons?