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Home My Public Portal About2016.125 (06-21-16)RESOLUTION NO. 2016.125 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT PREPARED PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE, SECTION 22565 ET SEQ., AS ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 16, 2016, RELATING TO THE LYNWOOD LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City Council on February 16, 2016, adopted Resolution No. 2016 -038, directing the City Engineer to prepare and file with the City Clerk, a report in writing in accordance with the requirements of Streets and Highways Code, Section 22565 et. seq.; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has prepared and filed said report with the City Clerk and the City Clerk has presented said report to this City Council for consideration. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY FIND, PROCLAIM, ORDER, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council has considered said report as filed and is hereby approved. Section 2. Said report, including any plan and diagram 2016 -A, estimates of costs and expenses and assessments shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk and may be examined by any interested persons. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this City Council Resolution. [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 21St day of June, 2016. �)41 C Edwin Hernandez, Mayor ATTEST: Maria Quinonez, J. Arnoldo Beltran, City Clerk City Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: David A. Garcia Raul Godinez II, City Attorney Director of Public Works / City Engineer STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 215t day of June, 2016, and passed by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ALATORRE, SANTILLAN-BEAS, CASTRO AND MAYOR HERNANDEZ NOES: SOLACHE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 2016.125 on file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 21st day of June, 2016. Maria Quifionezp7dity Clerk 3 Prepared by: CITY OF LYNWOOD I June 21, 2016 LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT ENGINEER'S REPORT LYNWOOD LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT PREPARED Pursuant to the LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 (Division 15, Part 2) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Raul Godinez II, P.E. Director of Public Works /City Engineer 11330 Bullis Road Lynwood, California 90262 li[. 1.1 June 21, 2016 CITY OF LYNWOOD I June 21, 2016 LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 2of8 THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY HALL, LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA LYNWOOD LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT Pursuant to Resolution No. 2016 -038, adopted by your Honorable Body on February 16, 2016, 1 have prepared the Engineer's Report. ENGINEER'S REPORT This Engineer's Report is required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Division 15, Part 2, Streets and Highways Code of the State of California). The Engineer's Report contemplates the levying of an assessment to provide funds necessary to construct, install, maintain and service public lighting facilities and appurtenant facilities within the Lynwood Lighting Assessment District (the "District "). The assessment will be levied against those parcels of land within said District benefiting from the improvements, as required by law. Proper construction, installation, maintenance and servicing of the street lighting facilities within the District benefit all assessable properties within the District by providing proper illumination for ingress and egress and safe traveling at night to and from such properties. It also improves protection of such properties from crime and vandalism. The foregoing also enhances property values. Since the lighting facilities are located along the public streets, the front footage of each benefited property along such streets is used as the base for distributing the CITY OF LYNWOOD I June 21, 2016 LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 3of8 overall costs of the improvements in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each assessable parcel. The different assessments for commercial and residential properties are based on different lumen and other design requirements along major arterial and residential streets. THE ENGINEER'S REPORT Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, it is required that an Engineer's Report be prepared and filed with the City Clerk, who in turn presents it to the City Council for its consideration. This Engineer's Report consists of the following: 1. BOUNDARY MAP NO. 2016 -A: The plans and specifications for the improvements within the District are on file with the City Engineer and incorporated herein by reference. Plan No. 2016 -A shows the approximate location, nature and extent of the street lighting system of the District. Existing and previously proposed improvements for fiscal year 2016 -17 include, but are not limited to, the following: electrical energy; repair and replacement of street light standards and fixtures; labor; materials; equipment; miscellaneous improvements; overhead and incidental work and construction of capital improvement projects as required. A diagram of the District, showing the exterior boundaries of the District, is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is incorporated herein by reference. Reference is made to the Los Angeles County Assessor's Maps for fiscal year 2014 -15 for a detailed description of the lines and dimensions of any lots or parcels within the District. CITY OF LYNWOOD LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 2. ESTIMATE OF COSTS: Maintenance and Servicing Costs June 21, 2016 4of8 Taking into consideration the current economic constraints and resulting current fiscal budgetary policies, a conservative projected estimate of the maintenance and servicing costs with respect to the District (including incidental expenses) for the one - year period beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017 is as follows: Street Lighting A. Personnel $ 282,394 B. Maintenance & Operations $ 809,978 TOTAL COST $ 1,092,372 Capital Improvement Costs In 1993, the City of Lynwood entered into an agreement with the Lynwood Lighting Assessment District pursuant to Section 22662 (b) of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 whereby the District received an advance of $2,560,703 from the City of Lynwood for deposit to the Capital Improvement Fund and agreed to repay the City through the levy and collection of annual assessments for those improvements over a period of twenty (20) years, commencing with fiscal year 1992 -93 and is proposed to continue until the loan is paid. With the 2003 bond refinancing, the annual installment is $295,350. Commencing FY 2015 -2016 this installment will no longer apply. A list of the approved projects and their status is attached with this report as Exhibit B. Total Estimated Costs The total amount to be assessed against parcels within the District for FY 2016 -17, consisting of the maintenance and servicing costs for FY 2016 -17 is as follows: CITY OF LYNWOOD I June 21, 2015 LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 4,Mj FY 2016 -17 ASSESSMENT Street Lighting Costs ($ 1,092,372) Annual Installment for $ 0 Certificates of Participation (Revenue Bonds) Total Cost ($1,092,372) Estimated FY 15 -16 Balance (Exhibit C) $38,980 TOTAL LIABILITY (Total Cost — Balance) ($ 1,053,392) Expected Revenue and Amount to Be $1,031,398 Assessed at No Change in Foot Frontage (FF) Rates Tax Redemption Estimate $ 23,435 Other Revenue Estimate $ 8,018 Est. shortfall at end of FY 16 -17 $ 9,459 3. TOTAL NUMBER OF STREET LIGHTS IN THE CITY OF LYNWOOD: EDISON OWNED CITY OWNED TOTAL Number Number Number Lumens 7,000 8 191 199 9,500 1,842 344 2,186 15,000 196 52 248 20,000 138 0 138 25,000 653 711 1,364 4,Mj CITY OF LYNWOOD June 21, 2016 LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 6of8 EDISON OWNED CITY OWNED TOTAL Lumens Number Number Number 35,000 8 8 47,000 19 19 55,000 13 0 13 TOTAL 2,877 1,298 4,175 i 1. Residential properties with 7,000 to 15,000 lumens /light. 2. Commercial properties with 20,000 to 55,000 lumens /light. 4. ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED COST: j There are approximately 10,058 parcels of property, with approximately 559,828 lineal feet of front footage, within the District, excluding parcels of public property, which are not assessed for the cost of improvements. Zone Feet Rate Amount 1 470,277.43 $1.62/FF $ 761,849 2 89,551.25 $3.01 /FF $ 269,549 Estimated Assessment Revenue: $1,031,398 5. LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND BALANCE: Exhibit C is an analysis of the District fund balance. If the District rates remain the same i for F.Y. 2016 -17, the estimated year -end balance will be $231,324.52. CITY OF LYNWOOD I June 21, 2016 LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 6. ALTERNATIVES TO FUND THE DISTRICT: 7of8 Assessments for the Lynwood Lighting Assessment District have not been adjusted since F.Y. 1992 -1993, at which time the rates were decreased from $1.74 FF to $1.62 FF for residential and from $3.24 FF to $3.01 FF for commercial. AT this time the Lighting Assessment District is projected to have a surplus of $231,324.52 at the end of F.Y. 2016 -2017. The operations include energy costs, maintenance costs; additional lighting needs as well lighting projects to comply with State mandated AB32. These items will increase the Districts operational costs. At one point in the near future the City will need to consider increasing the assessment rates through the Proposition 218 process. At this time is it is recommended that District rates remain the same for FY 2016 -2017 7. ASSESSMENT ROLL: In compliance with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, copies of the County Assessor's Map and the County Tax Collector's tax rolls were used in this Engineer's Report. The assessment roll, for each parcel of land therein, shows the legal description, the County Assessor's code numbers, the assessable front footage used in calculating the assessment against each individual parcel and the total net assessment levied against the parcel. All assessable parcels of land in said District were included in one of the two zones of benefit as set forth herein above. The assessment rolls are on file in the .office of the City Clerk and are incorporated herein by reference. The Plans and Specifications are also on file in the Office of the City Engineer and are incorporated herein by reference. CITY OF LYNWOOD I June 21, 2016 LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 8 of 8 The foregoing Engineer's Report, which includes BOUNDARY MAP 2016 -A, and the DIAGRAM, ASSESSMENT ROLL and the ESTIMATE OF COSTS, is presented herewith for your approval by resolution. Dated this 21st day of June, 2016 Respectfully, Raul Godinez II, P.E. City Engineer City of Lynwood