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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 23-26 Item 8.1 Approving the Preliminary Engineer’s Report, Declaring Intent to Form Dublin Str Reso. No. 23-26, Item 8.1, Adopted 04/07/2026 Page 1 of 3 RESOLUTION NO. 23 – 26 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENT TO FORM DUBLIN STREET LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2026-1 AND TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS, AND SCHEDULING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING PROTESTS WHEREAS, the City Council is proposing the formation of an assessment district pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (commencing at Section 22500 of the California Streets and Highways Code), to replace existing Dublin Street Lighting Maintenance District (SLMD) 1983- 1 and 1999-1; and WHEREAS, on March 3, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution 11-26, designated the City Engineer, or their designee, as Engineer of Work and ordered said Engineer to initiate proceedings for the formation of Street Lighting Assessment District 2026-1 (SLAD 2026-1) to consolidate and replace SLMD 1983-1 and SLMD 1999-1 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, by its Resolution 11-26, the City Council ordered the Engineer of Work to prepare and file a report in writing in accordance with Article 4 of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Act) and Section 4 of Article XIIID of the California Constitution (Proposition 218); and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council to form SLAD 2026-1 and levy and collect assessments within SLAD 2026-1 for Fiscal Year 2026-27; and WHEREAS, said Engineer of Work has made and filed with the City Clerk a preliminary report in writing as called for in said Resolution and under and pursuant to said Act, and said report has been presented to this Council for consideration; and WHEREAS, the proposed maximum assessment rate for SLAD 2026-1 will be authorized to increase annually by 3% or by the annual change in the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, whichever is greater, beginning in Fiscal Year 2027-28; and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered said report and finds that each and every part of said report is sufficient and that said report neither requires nor should be modified in any respect. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 3 OF THE ACT, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: That the Engineer's estimate of the itemized and total costs and expenses of the acquisition of improvements and maintaining said improvements and of the incidental expenses in connection therewith, as contained in said reports be, and each of them are he reby preliminarily approved and confirmed by the City Council. Docusign Envelope ID: 9EEEBAFD-AB1B-4B93-AB7C-75F68462EC4D Reso. No. 23-26, Item 8.1, Adopted 04/07/2026 Page 2 of 3 Section 2: That the diagrams showing the new assessment district, description of the improvements to be acquired and maintained, and the boundaries and dimensions of the respective lots and parcels of land within SLAD 2026-1, as contained in said report be, and it is hereby preliminarily approved and confirmed by the City Council. Section 3: That the assessment of the total amount of the cost and expenses of the proposed maintenance of said improvements be apportioned upon the several lots and parcels of land in SLAD 2026-1 in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by such lots and parcels, respectively, from said maintenance, and of the expenses incidental thereto, as contained in said report be, and they are hereby preliminarily approved and confirmed by the City Council. Section 4: The City Council hereby declares that it is its intention to seek the levy of SLAD 2026-1 pursuant to the Act, over and including the land within SLAD 2026-1 boundaries, and to levy and collect assessments on all such land to pay the annual costs of the improvements. The City Council finds that the public’s best interest requires such levy and collection. Section 5: The boundaries of SLAD 2026-1 are defined in the FY 2026-27 SLAD 2026-1 Engineer’s Report and are within the boundaries of the City of Dublin, within the County of Alameda, State of California. Section 6: The improvements for SLAD 2026-1 include operation, maintenance, acquisition, and servicing of public street lighting and appurtenant facilities benefiting properties within the boundaries of SLAD 2026-1. Services provided include all necessary service, operations, administration, and maintenance required to keep the improvements in a satisfactory operating condition. Section 7: For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the proposed assessments are outlined in the Engineer’s Report which details any changes or increases in the annual assessment. Section 8: The City Council authorizes the mailing of notices and ballots to all affected property owners within SLAD 2026-1 a minimum of 45 days prior to the public hearing in accordance with Proposition 218. Section 9: Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing on SLAD 2026-1 will be held by the City Council on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as feasible in the Peter W. Snyder Council Chamber, located at 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin. Section 10: On June 17, 2026, or as soon thereafter as possible, the ballots returned will be tabulated to determine if a majority protest exists. The results of the ballot tabulation will be reported to City Council at the next regular scheduled City Council meeting. Section 11: The City Council authorized and directs the City Clerk to give the notice of public hearing required by the Act and Proposition 218. Section 12: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of such hearing as provided by law. {Signatures on the following page} Docusign Envelope ID: 9EEEBAFD-AB1B-4B93-AB7C-75F68462EC4D Reso. No. 23-26, Item 8.1, Adopted 04/07/2026 Page 3 of 3 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin, on this 7th day of April 2026 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Josey, McCorriston, Morada, and Qaadri NOES: ABSENT: Mayor Hu ABSTAIN: _____________________________ Mayor Pro Tempore ATTEST: ___________________________ City Clerk Docusign Envelope ID: 9EEEBAFD-AB1B-4B93-AB7C-75F68462EC4D