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People Serving <br />People <br /> <br /> CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />l~.iverside <br /> <br />HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: Apr±~ 13, 2oo4 <br /> <br /> ITEM NO: 25 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: PREPARATION OF THE 2004/05 ENGINEER'S REPORT - RIVERWALK <br /> <br />LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT - RESOLUTION <br />ADOPTION <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />In August 2002 the Riverwalk Landscape Maintenance Assessment District was formed by <br />property owner ballot, pursuant to the requirements established by Proposition 218. The cost of <br />maintaining the landscaping and administration of the District is assessed to the property <br />owners within the District. The landscape improvements designed for the project area are in <br />excess of normal City standards and the construction of the improvements has been funded by <br />the Riverwalk Assessment District. <br /> <br />Continuation of the Landscape District requires an annual Engineer's Report, which outlines the <br />landscaping expense and the proposed assessments for next fiscal year. The assessment <br />formula adopted in 2002 with the formation of the District provides for assessments that range <br />from a minimum of $150 to a maximum of $230 per single-family residential lot and from $750 <br />to $1,000 per acre of non-residential land. The assessments can be increased annually by an <br />amount not to exceed the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). No increase is <br />proposed for the current year's levy. <br /> <br />To proceed with the Landscape Maintenance Assessment District process, it is necessary for <br />the City Council to adopt a Resolution ordering the preparation of the Annual Engineer's Report. <br />It is recommended that Albert A. Webb Associates, the original Assessment Engineer for the <br />District, prepare the Report. After preparation of the Report, it will be presented to the City <br />Council for the scheduling of a public hearing. The cost of preparation of the Report will be <br />charged to the Riverwalk Landscape Maintenance Assessment District administration <br />expenses. <br /> <br />FlSCALIMPACT: <br /> <br />The cost of maintaining the landscape improvements within the District will be assessed to the <br />property owners within the District. Assessments will not exceed the amount established in <br />2002 with the District formation. <br /> <br />25-1 <br /> <br /> <br />