HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 11-26 Initiating Formation Dublin Street Lighting Assessment District No. 2026-1
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RESOLUTION NO. 11 – 26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
INITIATING FORMATION OF DUBLIN STREET LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 2026-1 AND DIRECTING
THE PREPARATION OF THE REQUIRED ENGINEER’S REPORT PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 AND SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE XIIID OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
WHEREAS, Dublin Street Lighting Maintenance District (SLMD) 1983-1 was established by the City
Council on August 2, 1983. SLMD 1983-1 funds the maintenance and operation costs of public street
lighting within its boundaries. The assessments authorized for this district do not include an annual
escalator and are no longer sufficient to keep pace with expenditures; and
WHEREAS, Dublin SLMD 1999-1 was established by the City Council on June 1, 1999, to fund the
maintenance and operating costs of public street lighting within its boundaries. The City Council now
desires to update the district’s assessment methodology to reflect current best practices; and
WHEREAS, Dublin SLMD 1983-1 and SLMD 1999-1 account for all street lighting that is the
responsibility of the City, other than the lighting provided by Community Facilities District (CFD) 2017-1;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council is proposing to consolidate and replace Dublin SLMD 1983-1 and SLMD
1999-1 with a single district named Dublin Street Lighting Assessment District (SLAD) 2026-1 (the
“District”) to provide long-term financial sustainability of the City’s public street lighting system, improve
administrative efficiency, and provide a uniform assessment methodology across the City; and
WHEREAS, Section 22585 of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “Act”) requires the City
Council to adopt a resolution initiating proceedings for the formation of SLAD 2026-1, describing the
district and its improvements, specifying the distinctive designation of the proposed district, and ordering
the District Engineer to prepare and file a report in accordance with Article 4 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin contracted with Francisco & Associates to serve as the District
Engineer; and
WHEREAS, the improvements for the District are generally described as the operation,
maintenance, and servicing of street lighting that is the responsibility of the City; and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of Article XIIID of the California Constitution outlines the procedures and
requirements for imposing special assessments on properties within the district, stating that only parcels
receiving a "special benefit" from district improvements can be assessed, and that the City must identify
all such parcels and provide proper notice and ballots to property owners before holding a public hearing
on the proposed assessments for the district; and
WHEREAS, the City shall not impose assessments for the District if there is a majority protest. A
majority protest exists if, upon the conclusion of the public hearing, ballots submitted in opposition to the
District assessments exceed the ballots submitted in favor of the District assessments. In tabulating the
ballots, the ballots shall be weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected
property; and
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WHEREAS, the City intends to continuing levying assessments for SLMD 1983-1 and SLMD 1999-1
if there is a majority protest opposing the District assessments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Dublin City Council hereby initiates proceedings for the
formation of SLAD 2026-1 and directs the District Engineer to prepare and file a report in accordance with
Article 4 of the Act and Section 4 of Article XIIID of the California Constitution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin, on this 3rd day of
March 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri and Mayor Hu
NOES:
ABSENT: Councilmember Morada
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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