DATE: June 4, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AND ORDERING THE ASSESSMENTS TO BE LEVIED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FOR THE OCEANSIDE LIGHTING DISTRICT, ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2-1991
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Engineer's Report confirming the diagram and assessments and ordering the assessments to be levied for FY 2025-26 for the Oceanside Lighting District, Assessment District No. 2-1991.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Oceanside Lighting District ("District") was formed in 1991 pursuant to the authority granted by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, codified in the California Streets and Highways Code. The formation of the District eliminated the eight separate lighting districts covering various sections of the City of Oceanside ("City"), and provides the means to finance the operation and maintenance of the street lighting system on the City's public streets.
Each year the City Council is required to conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed fiscal year assessments to be levied within the District. The public hearing provides all interested persons an opportunity to be heard, either in writing or orally at the public hearing, regarding the renewal and assessments. Since the formation of the District the assessments for the property owners within the District have remained the same.
On April 23, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution 25-R0194-1 approving the Engineer's Report for the annual renewal of the District. The Engineer's Report has not been modified and is attached hereto. As part of the public hearing process regarding the proposed FY 2025-26 assessments to be levied within the District, after consideration of the evidence submitted, the City Council is requested to adopt resolutions confirming the diagram and assessments for FY 2025-26. The ass...
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