HomeMy Public PortalAbout6) 7D Initiate process for a citywide street Maintenance Assessment DistrictAGENDA
ITEM 7.D.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DATE: March 17, 2020
TO: The Honorable City Council
MEMORANDUM
FROM: Bryan Cook, City Manager j
By: Brian Haworth, Assistant to the City Manager l l/N�
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR A CITYWIDE STREET
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 20-5454 initiating proceedings for a citywide street
maintenance assessment district pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982;
and
2. Direct staff to present an overview of the proposed assessment district, including its
legally required formation proceedings at the April 21, 2020 Council meeting (at
which time Council will be asked to give final direction to staff regarding continuation
of the proceedings for a citywide street maintenance assessment district).
BACKGROUND:
1. In 1982, the state legislature adopted the Benefit Assessment Act. This statute allows
local governments and special districts to finance the maintenance costs of most
public infrastructure—e.g. drainage systems, flood control facilities, and streets and
highways—by levying assessments on properties that receive direct benefit. These
assessments are collected in the same manner as property taxes.
2. In April 2019, Council received a report on current pavement conditions and deferred
maintenance needs of the city's 72 -mile street network. On an index from 0 (poor) to
100 (excellent), Temple City streets were collectively rated at 58, which is at the low
end of the "fair" category. With current road maintenance funding levels of $1.4
million annually, it is anticipated that this rating would drop to 49 (poor) over the next
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decade unless an additional $2.5 million—at minimum—is invested annually into city
streets.
ANALYSIS:
Given the City's finite resources, as well as limited funding opportunities at the state and
federal levels, staff recently retained the services of Harris and Associates to explore
sustainable funding models for ongoing road repairs. Recent analyses have concluded a
Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment District as a potentially viable funding source.
While findings are being prepared for Council review on April 21, 2020, staff is requesting
adoption of the attached resolution to initiate proceedings for the assessment district.
Please note this resolution does not commit Council to complete proceedings. Instead, it
meets a time -sensitive requirement to initiate the process should district formation be
successful by August 1, and should Council wish to place assessments on the County's
property tax roll for fiscal year 2020-21.
CITY STRATEGIC GOAL:
Actions contained in this report align with the City's strategic goals of good governance
and sustainable infrastructure.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the requested Council action.
ATTACHMENT:
A. Resolution No. 20-5454
ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 20-5454
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA INITIATING PROCEEDINGS
PURSUANT TO THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT ACT OF 1982
WHEREAS, in November 2018 Nichols Consulting Engineers (NCE) presented a
Pavement Management Program (PMP) report to the City of Temple City's ("City")
Facilities, Public Works and Infrastructure Standing Committee ("Standing Committee
and
WHEREAS, NCE's PMP report found that the average Pavement Condition
Index (PCI) for the City's streets was 58, which is considered "fair" and is lower than the
statewide average PCI of 65; and
WHEREAS, NCE projected that the average PCI on the City's streets would
continue to decrease over the next 10 years from the current average PCI of 58 to 49 if
funding for pavement overlay and rehabilitation projects is limited to $1.4 million per
year (which is the City's annual street maintenance budget and includes a combination
of Measure R, Measure M and SB 1 funds); and
WHEREAS, the City's Standing Committee directed NCE to run additional
funding scenarios to evaluate impact on the City's average PCI over a 10 -year or 20 -
year period if additional funding was allocated to pavement overlay and rehabilitation
activities, including additional up -front funding in the first several years; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Temple City ("City Council") has
determined that to provide a dedicated source of funds to finance pavement overlay and
rehabilitation activities and to equitably distribute the costs among benefited
landowners, it has determined to initiate proceedings pursuant to the Benefit
Assessment Act of 1982, being California Government Code sections 54703 et seq., to
levy assessments to finance such costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA AS FOLLOWS:
1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and the City Council so finds
and determines.
2. Appointment of Engineer Direction to File Report. The City Council hereby
appoints Harris &Associates as engineer ("Engineer") for all purposes of
proceedings undertaken by the City with respect to the levy of the assessments.
The City Council hereby directs the Engineer to return to the City Council on or
before April 20, 2020 to provide further information regarding such proceedings
and to prepare and file by May 20, 2020 with the City Clerk an engineer's report for
Resolution No. 20-5454
fiscal year 2020-21 in accordance with Government Code section 54716 and
Article XIIID, section 4, of the California Constitution. The City Council reserves the
right, at the meeting on or before April 20, 2020, to terminate this direction.
3. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage.
4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17�h day of March, 2020.
ATTEST:
Peggy Kuo, City Clerk
Tom Chavez, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Greg Murphy, City Attorney