Report Prepared by: Michael Miller, Public Works Manager - Tax Services
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SUBJECT: Maintenance Districts Engineer's Reports and Budgets - Fiscal Year 2018/2019 and Setting a Public Hearing
REPORT IN BRIEF
Consider setting a public meeting for Monday, June 4, 2018, to address the proposed Engineer's Reports and Budgets. The Council must then conduct a formal public hearing set for Monday, June 18, 2018, before a determination is made on the level of assessment to approve.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2018-23, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, approving the Engineer's Reports on Maintenance Districts and setting a public meeting and a public hearing thereon.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Adopt Resolution approving Engineer's Reports and Budgets on the various Maintenance Districts; set a public meeting for Monday, June 4, 2018, and a public hearing for Monday, June 18, 2018; and,
2. Return to Staff with specific direction; or,
3. Deny.
AUTHORITY
Chapter 26 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the State of California Streets and Highways Code provides the applicable general law for Maintenance Districts; and,
Article I (alternative method for the levy of benefit assessments) of Title 13, Division VIII, of the Merced Municipal Code (MMC) dealing with Maintenance Districts, provides for subsequent modifications to existing Maintenance Districts; and,
Initiative Measure (Proposition 218, Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) approved at the November 5, 1996, election and also known as the "Right to Vote on Taxes Act," provides for assessment ballot proceedings.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Addresses Fiscal Year 2018/2019 City Administrative Priority for Maintenance District Funding.
DISCUSSION
The Fiscal Year 2018/2019 budgets and engineer's reports are complete and balanced with available revenue. Several Districts will continue to benefit from existing operating reserve funds, as well as a consumer price index...
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