PURPOSE

 

Pursuant to the 1972 Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Act, and in compliance with Proposition 218 requirements, staff is recommending that the City Council approve the Engineer�s Report and adopt a resolution of intention to levy and collect the FY 2003-2004 assessment for the Downtown Public Facility Maintenance District No. 1.

 

BACKGROUND

 

The 1972 Landscaping and Lighting Act allows local government agencies to utilize benefit assessments to pay for landscaping, lighting and other improvements and services in public areas. By definition, assessments must be calculated based on the benefit received (beyond the general public benefit) from improvements or services provided.  Each district must establish a formula for assessing individual parcels based on the benefit conferred. Additionally, per subsequent amendment by Proposition 218, which stipulates ballot, noticing and public hearing requirements, an Engineer�s Report providing a description of the improvements, maintenance and services provided, a diagram of the district, the special benefit conferred, the method of assessment, an estimate of costs, and the amount assessed to each parcel must be filed for each fiscal year assessments will be levied. 

 

ANALYSIS

 

Downtown Public Facility Maintenance District No. 1 provides for improvements to and maintenance of the five-level, 505-space City-owned (�AMC�) parking structure located at 133 East Orange Grove Avenue. Pursuant to the May 28, 1991 agreement between the City of Burbank Parking Authority and the original parcel owners, 60 percent of these costs are borne by the Authority, and the remaining 40 percent is distributed among the benefiting parcel owners based on the ratio of parcel land area to total land area:

 

Parcel	Parcel Owner	Land Area	Percentage
1,5 & 6	AMC	72,822 sf	70.44 %
4	Food Court	15,224 sf	14.73 %
2	Islands	12,203 sf	11.80 %
3	Panda	3,127 sf	3.03 %
		103,376 sf