Subject: PUBLIC
HEARINGS FOR PROPOSED MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS 19 AND 20
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 4
1. Conduct a public hearing for the formation of Maintenance District 19 (River Oaks Area Landscaping), and at the close of the public hearing direct the City Clerk to tabulate the property owner ballots and report the results at the August 7th Council meeting.
2. Conduct a public hearing for the formation of Maintenance District 20 (Renaissance - North First Landscaping), and at the close of the public hearing direct the City Clerk to tabulate the property owner ballots and report the results at the August 7th Council meeting.
By property owner request,
Maintenance Districts 19 and 20 are being formed in an attempt to continue the
maintenance services of two districts which did not receive voter approval last
fiscal year. The Engineer’s Report and proposed
district boundary map for each district are available in the City Clerk’s
Office for public examination.
MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT 19
Maintenance
District 19 is designed to maintain enhanced landscaping in the streets of a
commercial/residential development in North San José. Maintenance District 19 is split into two benefit zones in which
all costs associated with the maintenance of the enhanced landscaping specific
to the zone are assessed to the properties within that zone. Zone A proposes to maintain enhanced
landscaping on street islands in Research Place and River Oaks Parkway from
approximately 290 feet west of Cisco Road to Montague Expressway, plus special
street paving at the intersections of River Oaks Parkway and Research Place,
and at River Oaks Parkway and Navaro Way.
Zone B proposes to maintain enhanced landscaping on street islands in
Zanker Road, Innovation Drive, and River Oaks Parkway from North First Street
to approximately 290 feet west of Cisco Road.
Maintenance District 20
Maintenance
District 20 is designed to maintain enhanced landscaping in the streets of a
commercial/residential development in North San José. Maintenance District 20 is also split into two benefit zones in
which all costs associated with the maintenance of the enhanced landscaping
specific to the zone are assessed to the properties within that zone. Zone A proposes to maintain enhanced
landscaping on street islands in Renaissance Drive, plus streetside landscaping
fronting Renaissance Drive. Zone B
proposes to maintain enhanced landscaping in street islands on North First
Street.
On May 8, 2001,
the City Council adopted Resolutions 70337 for District 19, and 70338 for
District 20, which preliminarily approved the Engineer’s Reports for the
districts; set public meetings on June 19, 2001; set public hearings on June
26, 2001 for tabulation of the property owner ballots; and directed that the
ballots and notices of said meetings and hearings be mailed to property owners
within each district.
On May 11, 2001,
ballots and notices of the public meetings and hearings were mailed to property
owners in each of the maintenance districts.
The mailing was completed prior to the legal minimum requirement of 45
days before this hearing. As a result, property owners in each district have
contacted staff with inquiries about the assessment procedure and have been
submitting ballots to the Clerk.
The Departments of Transportation and Public Works conducted neighborhood information meetings for each district to discuss the services provided by the district, to provide additional information and address public concerns. These meetings were held in the evenings to accommodate the many residential property owners between June 5 and June 14, 2001.
On June 19, 2001,
the City Council will have conducted a public meeting for each district to
receive and record any public comment presented.
At these June 26,
2001 public hearings, the City Council will receive additional comments, and at
the close of each public hearing, direct the City Clerk to tabulate the
ballots. Each district has two separate
zones and each zone can be approved independent of the other. Each ballot is weighted according to the
proportional financial obligation of the affected property. For maintenance within each zone to begin
July 1, 2002, a majority of the ballots cast by the qualified electors within
that zone must be in favor of the assessments.
Assuming majority
approval of the assessments, the final action on August 7th will be adoption of a resolution for each
district declaring the ballot tabulation results, approving the Engineer’s
Report, the base assessment and the annual adjustment and imposing the
assessments on those properties within each respective district as described in
the Engineer’s Report. The assessments
will be collected through the Santa Clara County secured property tax bills
with the exception of publicly owned properties which will be invoiced
directly.
The Departments of Transportation and Public Works conducted public information meetings for Maintenance Districts 19 and 20 between June 5 and June 14. Staff has been addressing telephone and e-mail inquiries on an ongoing basis.
This memorandum and
related documents were prepared in cooperation with the Department of
Transportation and the Office of the City Attorney.
The Engineer’s
Reports have determined that there are general benefit costs to be paid each
year by the City from the General Fund or other funds that may be generally
available to the City. The general
benefit contributions for the following districts are to pay the City’s cost
for standard maintenance of street islands on major thoroughfares within each
district for the 2001‑02 fiscal year.
Each year the contribution will be evaluated based on the expected cost
for standard city maintenance for that year.
Maintenance District 19 FY 2001-02
Fire Station Assessment - $ 261.44
General benefit contribution - 7,162.00
$ 7,423.44
Maintenance District 20 FY 2001-02
General benefit contribution - $ 8,790
Costs incurred by
the City for the formation of the districts will be covered by funds previously
collected by the two failed districts Maintenance Districts 19 and 20 are being
established to replace. If the assessments
receive voter approval, the districts will assume all special benefit
maintenance costs. If not approved, the
maintenance costs will shift to the General Fund, requiring a reevaluation of
the level of maintenance provided.
RAJEEV BATRA
Acting Director, Public Works Department