HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 92-44 Ll AD No. 5 FY 1992 - 1993 INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM DESERT
TO: City Council and City Manager
FROM: Richard J. Folkers, Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director
SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 5
(COOK AND COUNTRY CLUB)
DATE: May 28, 1992
RECOMMENDATION:
By minute motion:
1. Approve the Engineer's Report for subject assessment district as filed.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 92-44 declaring the intent to levy and collect
assessments for the fiscal year 1992-93 and setting the public
hearing for subject assessment district.
BACKGROUND:
This district was formed under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 as
outlined in the California Streets an Highways Code. Annually, each district is
reviewed and an updated Engineer's Report is presented to the City Council for
action and a resolution of intention is adopted to levy and collect assessments
for the maintenance of the district improvements.
The Engineer's Report includes specific information on the assessment district,
plans and specifications, estimates of costs, a diagram of the district and an
assessment of the estimated costs and improvements. This report is approved as
filed or modified, and is the basis for the annual assessment and kept on file in
the City Clerks office for review prior to the public hearing.
Public Works staff recommends that the Engineer's Report be approved as filed and
the adoption of the resolution setting the public hearing for this assessment
district.
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Original on File with City Clerk' s Office
RESOLUTION NO. 92-44
CITY OF PALM DESERT
ENGINEER'S REPORT
FOR THE LEVY OF 1992-93 FISCAL YEAR ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 5
SECTION 1. BACKGROUND
This report is prepared for the City Council of the City of Palm Desert to be
approved prior to the levy of annual assessments under the Landscaping an
Lighting Act of 1972. The report is in compliance with the requirements of
Article 4, Chapter 1 , Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code, State of
California.
Before the recommended assessments can be confirmed by the City Council a public
hearing must be held to allow public comments on the proposed assessments. The
date for the hearing will be set by resolution of the City Council at which time
the contents of this report will be discussed and approved.
SECTION 2. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
The improvements to this district consist of landscaped street medians and
developed subdivision within the district that consist of landscaped parkways and
/or street lighting.
The street medians are:
Country Club Drive - Cook Street east to Eldorado Drive.
** Country Club Drive - Cook Street west 3/4 mile.
Frank Sinatra Drive - Cook Street east to Desert Falls Country Club entrance.
Cook Street - Frank Sinatra Drive sout to Hovley Lane East.
Hovley Lane East - Corporate Way west to Beacon Hill .
Via Cinta - Hovley Lane East north to end.
** NOTE: this median section is maintained by Marriott Desert Springs.
The landscaping includes trees, shrubs, ground cover, lighting and automatic
sprinkler system.
The subdivisions are:
Tract 25639 (Desert Mirage) - The improvements consist of parkway landscaping and
street lights (4)
Tract 213398-1 (Sandcastle) - The improvement consist of street lights ( 11 ) .
RESOLUTION NO. 92-44
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Engineer's Report #5
All amenities will be maintained on a regular basis. Maintenance includes the
provision of services and materials for sustaining growth, cultivation or
amendment of soil , trimming, pruning, spraying, fertilizing or curing disease and
removal of dead or discarded mateial rubbish, debris or other waste.
SECTION 3. ESTIMATED COSTS.
All street lighting and landscaping improvements currently exist within the
boundaries of the district. The costs for FY 1992-93 will be for the maintenance
of the existing improvements.
Estimated Cost FY 1992-93, Street Medians
Maintenance and Operation
Landscape Maintenance $37,000.00
Repair Fund 6,000.00
Electric 3,600.00
Water 15,000.00
Total Maintenance and Operation $61 ,600.00
Incidental Expenses
County Assessment Processing $ 175.00
Assessment Roll Preparation 800.00
Administration 300.00
Total Incidental Expenses $1275.00
Fund (Surplus) or Deficit ($11 ,250.00)
Grand Total Costs FY 1992-93 $51 ,625.00
Estimated Cost FY 1992-93, Tract 25639 (Desert Mirage)
Maintenance Operation
Landscape Maintenance $ 6,000.00
Repair Fund 3,000.00
Electric 720.00
Water 450.00
Total Maintenance and Operation $ 9,670.00
Incidental Expenses 0
Included in Street Medians
Grand Total Costs FY 1992-93 $ 9,670.00
RESOLUTION NO. 92-44
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Engineer's Report #5
Estimated Cost FY 1992-93, Tract 21338-1 (Sandcastles)
Maintenance and Operation
Electric $1 ,066.00
Total Maintenance and Operation $ 1 ,066.00
Incidental Expenses 0
Included in Street Medians
Grand Total Cost FY 1992-93 $ 1 ,066.00
The City Finance Department reports an excess fund surplus of $11 ,250.00 is being
carried forward from previous fiscal years' activities.
SECTION 4. ASSESSMENTS
Individual assessments for street medians are distrubted on a proportional basis
related to the percentage of street median adjacent to the property. Parcels
within the industrial areas south of Hovley Lane East receive a benefit due to
access to the street and are assessed $15.00 each. All parcels, within a
subdivision that is maintained through the district, share equally in the benefit
and cost. This direct cost will be added to any cost derived from the street
median maintenance. The amount to be collected through assessment is $62,361 .00.
SECTION 5. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
A diagram for the Assessment District has been submitted to the City Clerk in the
format required and is available for inspection at normal office hours. The
lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the district are those lines
and dimensions shown on the maps at the Assessor of Riverside County, California
for the year in which this report was prepared and are incorporated by reference
herein and made part of this report.
SECTION 6. PROPERTY OWNERS LIST
The property owners list with the names and addresses of each property owner of
each lot or parcel as shown on the assessment diagram in Section 5 herein is the
list of property owners shown on the last equalized tax roll of the Assessor of
Riverside County, California and is by reference made part of this report.
RESOLUTION NO. 92-44
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Engineer's Report #5
SECTION 7. ASSESSMENT ROLL
The total assessment for FY 1992-93 will be $62,361 .00. The official assessment
roll is submitted as a separate document entitled Assessment Roll for Landscaping
and Lighting District No. 5.
Date: / /9y
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RIARD CH FOLKERS .E.
ENGINEER OF WORK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer's Report, together with Assessment
and Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was filed with me on the day of
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer's Report, together with the
Assessment and Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was approved by the City
Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, on the day of
19 .
SHEILA GILLIGAN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA