HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 01-56 Silver Spur Ranch District 18 Resolution No. 01-56
CITY OF PALM DESERT
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 01-56 INITIATION OF
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT PROCEEDINGS FOR
UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES AT SILVER SPUR RANCH
AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES (DISTRICT 18)
DATE: MAY 10, 2001
CONTENTS: RESOLUTION NO. 01-56
PETITIONS COVER PAGE
DEPUTY CITY CLERK CERTIFICATION OF PETITIONS
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 01-56 , initiating proceedings for the undergrounding of
overhead electric and communication utility facilities to underground facilities pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter 12.12 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert, California and
the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913.
Executive Summary:
Adoption of the above resolution begins the process of forming an assessment district
for undergrounding of utilities in the Silver Spur Ranch area. The next step is to RFP for
the City to hire an assessment district engineer and report back to City Council with a
recommendation.
Discussion:
After several meetings between staff and residents of Silver Spur Ranch, volunteers
went door-to-door to gather 192 owners' signatures requesting that the City of Palm
Desert begin the formation of an assessment district for undergrounding utilities.
The total number of property owners in this district is 248, and the number of signatures
certified by the City Clerk's office is 177. This represents seventy-one percent (71%) of
the property owners within the district.
The seventy-one percent (71%) certification of petition signatures qualifies this
assessment district to participate in the City's utility undergrounding assistance
program. Preliminary cost estimate for the assessment district is $2.4 to $2.7 million. A
closer estimate will be given once the detailed design is complete. This cost was
discussed at length with the property owners. Attachment #2 to this report is the cover
page on the petitions that gives the property owners specific information.
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Resolution No. 01-56
Staff Report
Resolution for the Silver Spur Ranch Assessment District
May 10, 2001
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After the engineer is hired it will take approximately eight to nine months to finish the
design and put the project out to bid. Once the bid prices are known, the engineer will
spread the assessment and complete the engineer's report. If all goes well, ballots will
be sent out in February 2002 to the property owners for the confirmation vote. If
successful, construction can start in May 2002 and be completed by Thanksgiving 2002.
Please call me if you have any questions.
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TO: CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PALM DESERT
PETITION FOR
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS
1. We, the undersigned, are the owners of the parcels of land within the
proposed assessment district shown on the map attached as Exhibit "A", which map is
a part of this document.
2. We hereby file with the City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert this
Petition in order to petition the City to order the conversion of the existing overhead
electrical and communication facilities to underground locations within the proposed
assessment district, together with appurtenances and appurtenant work, as generally
described on Exhibit "B", attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Improvements[")
and to undertake proceedings for the formation of an assessment district for purposes
of assessment of such parcels if land to pay for the costs of such Improvements
pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (California Streets and Highways
Code, Section 10000 et seq.).
3. We understand that the total cost of the Improvements will be charged
to the parcels of land within the assessment district which specially benefit from the
Improvements in proportion to the special benefits determined to be received by the
respective parcels in the assessment district.
4. We understand without extensive preliminary engineering work only an
estimate of the cost of the conversion can be provided at this time. The total estimated
cost is $2,660,000 including incidental and financing costs. This estimate is subject to
the final design of the Improvements, and the final cost may or may not exceed such
estimate.
5. We understand that the estimated cost stated above does not include
the cost of constructing, reconstructing, relocating or converting electrical and
communication facilities, including connections to the owner's premises, located on any
parcel of land within the proposed assessment district. The estimated cost of such
additional work is approximately $2,500 per residence, and will depend upon the length
and location of such work. This work may at the option of the property owner be
performed by and paid for by the property owner or if the property owner wishes to be
included in the assessment district costs.
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Petition for Special Assessment Proceedings
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6. We understand that a report will be prepared on the project, including
plans and specifications, a detailed cost estimate, and a division of the costs among the
benefitted parcels of land, that the Citywill conduct
nd o uct a public hearing on the formation of
the proposed assessment district, the ordering of the proposed Improvements, and the
levying of the proposed assessments, and that the city will mail notice of the estimated
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unt of the assessment and the date, time, and location of the public hearing to
each property owner within the proposed assessment district.
7. We understand that the City Council must abandon the proceedings to
form the Assessment District in the event of a majority protest under Article XIIID of the
California Constitution. A majority protest exists under Article XIIID if, at the conclusion
of the hearing on the Assessment District, the ballots submitted (and not withdrawn) in
opposition to the proposed assessments exceed the ballots submitted (and not
withdrawn in favor of the assessments, with ballots weighted according to the
proportional financial obligation of the affected properties.
8. We understand that in the absence of a majority protest (as defined in
paragraph 7, above) the City Council may, following the conclusion of the public hearing
on the proposed assessments, confirm the proposed assessments and order the
proposed Improvements. We understand that the City Council may make changes in
connection with the assessment district, including, but not limited to, changes to the
proposed Improvements (including the elimination of improvements ) and cost
estimates (including line items in the engineer's report); provided, however, this Petition
and Waiver will not be deemed as consent to any increase in the amount of any
individual assessment beyond the amounts set forth in the engineer's report. We
understand that at the conclusion of the public hearing, if a decision is made by the City
Council to proceed, the assessments will become due and payable within the following
30-day period; that bonds may be issued by the City to represent any assessments
which remain unpaid at the end of such 30-day period; and that annual assessment
installments necessary to pay principal and interest on those bonds, maintenance costs
and administrative costs of the City will thereafter be levied and collected by the City.
9. This Petition and Waiver may be signed in counterparts.
When signed return to:
City Clerk
City of Palm Desert
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, California 92260
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Deputy City Clerk
DATE: April 30, 2001
SUBJECT: Formation of Undergrounding Utility Assessment District No. 18
{Silver Spur) - Certification of Petitions
I, Rachelle D. Klassen, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California,
hereby certify the following information.
Total District Parcel Count: 248
Number of Signatures Received: 192
Total Number of Signatures Certified: 177
The 177 certified signatures represent 71% of the property owners within the
District, thereby qualifying it for initiation proceedings. The petitions are on file and
available for inspection in the Office of the City Clerk.
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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