DATE: May 6, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: INITIATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE OCEANSIDE LIGHTING DISTRICT, ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2-1991, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the following resolutions for the Oceanside Lighting District, Assessment District No. 2-1991 so as to initiate the proceedings for the renewal thereof by: 1) directing the City Engineer to prepare an Engineer's Report; 2) approving the Engineer's Report as prepared or modified; 3) declaring the intent to levy and collect assessments for FY 2026-27 and setting a public hearing for June 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers regarding the proposed assessments.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Oceanside Lighting District, Assessment District No. 2-1991 ("District"), was formed in 1991 under the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the "1972 Act"). The 1972 Act requires the annual renewal of the District in order to levy and collect assessments for the ensuing fiscal year. The purpose of the District and the levy of the assessments is to provide funds for the operation and maintenance of streetlights and other improvements on public streets within the District.
At the time the District was formed, the intent was to levy both "general" and "local" assessments to each applicable property within the District. A "general" benefit assessment covers costs associated with the City's share of the state freeway and highway lighting costs for said thoroughfares and are assessed against each parcel of land within the District. A "local" benefit assessment covers costs applicable to a property which fronts or adjoins a collector or local street.
ANALYSIS
The City Council, under the 1972 Act, must approve the assessments being charged by the District. Also, the levy and collection of assessments requires t...
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