Santa Monica, California
Council Meeting: January 9, 1996
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Public Hearing on Proposed Streetlighting District on
Various City Streets
INTRODUCTION:
This report requests that the City Council hold a public hearing to
determine the convenience and necessity of constructing streetlights
on:
Lincoln Blvd. - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue
Prospect Avenue - from Marine Street to end of street (dead end)
Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue;
withdraw the request for streetlight installation on:
Chelsea Avenue - from Washington Avenue to California Avenue
23rd Street - from Washington Avenue to Idaho Avenue; approve the replacement of deteriorated
streetlights on; San Vicente Blvd.
- from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street; and order
the work to begin.
BACKGROUND
Procedure for Residential Streetlight Installation
On November 14, 1995, City Council adopted Resolution of Intention No.
8963(CCS) setting a public hearing for the purpose of determining
whether public convenience and necessity require the construction of
streetlighting and declaring its intention to construct streetlighting
and replace deteriorated streetlights. In accordance with Municipal
Code, whenever the occupants of 60 percent of the residential units in
any area petition the City Council to institute proceedings for
residential streetlighting, the City Council shall institute
proceedings under the California Improvement Act of 1911 to provide
residential streetlighting to such area.
All property owners are assessed for streetlighting based on the
dimensions of each property. Residential owners are assessed 50% of
the cost unless they are a corner lot. If the legal address of the
corner lot is on the adjacent street, the property owners pay 20% of
their side footage costs. The City pays the remaining 50% and 80% of
applicable costs. Commercial property owners are assessed 100% of
their front footage, and for corner lots, 40% of the adjacent street
footage costs, with the City paying the remaining 60% of the adjacent
street footage costs.
Successful streetlighting petitions contain the signatures of a
minimum of sixty percent (60%) of each area's occupants. Petitions
are then presented to City Council and a public hearing to hear
protests is set. After the public hearing, the City Council may order
the work to begin. The project will be competitively bid and a
contract will be awarded by City Council to the lowest and most
responsible bidder. Owners may pay for the improvements in full or
they may pay over ten (10) years at an interest rate of 8.75% per
annum. Bonds will be authorized by City Council to be sold for
installment payments.
The Petitions for Streetlight Installation
At the request of residents, staff prepared streetlight petitions for:
Lincoln Boulevard
- from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue Chelsea
Avenue
- from Washington Avenue to California Avenue
Prospect Avenue
- from Marine Street to end of street (dead end)
Yale Street
- from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue 23rd
Street
- from Washington Avenue to Idaho Avenue
A minimum of sixty percent (60%) of occupants of these streets signed
the petitions requesting the installation of streetlights. Rent
Control staff reviewed the petitions and determined that they conform
with Rent Control Regulations for pass-through of assessments to
tenants.
A preliminary meeting between staff, owners and residents was held on
August 17, 1995. On November 22, 1995, notice of public meeting and
public hearing were mailed to property owners and residents. A public
meeting was also held, per the Government Code requirements, on
December 7, 1995, to discuss the location of streetlights, types of
streetlights (decorative versus standard) available and the
approximate costs to the property owners. Only the property owners on
Yale Street requested the more expensive decorative streetlights for
their block. Hence, their assessment will be higher than those blocks
that requested the standard streetlights. The City pays only 50% of
the cost for the standard streetlights and property owners choosing
the decorative streetlights will be required to pay the difference
between the standard streetlighting and the decorative streetlighting.
In December 1995, property owners on Chelsea Avenue and 23rd Street
signed new petitions requesting not to have streetlights installed on
their streets. Among the, signatories were property owners who had
previously requested the installation of streetlights. After the
removal of those names, the two streets of Chelsea Avenue and 23rd
Street no longer met the 60% requirement. As a result, staff
recommends not to install streetlights on those streets.
Notices were posted on affected streets on November 24, 1995,
residents and property owners were mailed the 45-day advance notice on
November 22, 1995, and a Notice was advertised in The Outlook in the
manner prescribed by State Law.
Copies of the signed petitions, a map of the proposed assessment
district, and a list of property owners and occupants will be
available in the Council Chambers at the time of public hearing.
The Proposed Streetlight Replacement on San Vicente Boulevard
The Capital Infrastructure Needs Assessment Study, completed in
February of 1984 and presented to the City Council, recommended that
deteriorated and energy inefficient streetlights be replaced at
various locations throughout the City. Several streets needing
circuit and pole replacement were identified in the study and staff
has determined that the streetlight system on San Vicente Boulevard
from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street is in greatest need of replacement.
This determination was based on the number of actual repairs made and
the number of repairs planned to maintain the 75-year old, badly
deteriorated system on San Vicente Boulevard. In FY 94-95,
streetlights on San Vicente Boulevard between 4th Street and 7th
Street were replaced. This is a continuation of that project.
Preliminary notices were mailed to property owners on August 23, 1995.
Staff held a public meeting with property owners and residents on
December 7, 1995. Assessments for San Vicente Boulevard are proposed
to be divided equally between property owners and the City since staff
decided to replace the existing decorative streetlights with similar
decorative ones. There will be no pass-through of costs to tenants
since this is not a tenant initiated petition.
In the past the City has initiated other streetlight replacement
projects including La Mesa Drive in 1985 and another portion of San
Vicente Boulevard in 1994.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total estimated cost for the project is $313,500 which includes
incidental costs such as staff time for engineering surveys, public
notification, advertisement, construction management, inspection, and
construction costs. The total estimated assessment is $29.40 per foot
of property frontage for standard streetlights. The estimated
prorated assessment for residential property owners is $14.70 per
front foot with the City paying an equal amount, and $29.40 per front
foot of property frontage for commercial property owners. Property
owners on Yale Street and San Vicente Boulevard will be assessed
approximately $24.40 and $27.00 per front foot respectively.
The City's portion of the assessment costs will be financed through
the annual streetlighting Capital Improvement Project account. A
grant program will be available for low- to-moderate income
households.
The estimate for a typical residential property owner's share is
approximately $735 for a 50-foot lot frontage. Yale Street and San
Vicente Boulevard property owners will pay approximately $1,220 and
$1,350 for a 50-foot lot and the City's cost would be $735 and $1,350
respectively. The proposed breakdown is as follows:
Estimated property owner assessments $ 169,000
Estimated City contribution 144,500
Total project estimate $ 313,500
The City's share for this project is available in CIP Account No. 01-770-453-20094-8905-99155, in the amount of $144,500. The remaining
costs for the project in the amount of $169,000 will be paid through
the property owner assessments. Assessments will be paid upon
completion of the work and will be held in a Trust Account No. 80-000-000-00000-9750-04289 pending payment to the contractor. Bonds are
issued for any unpaid assessments. Bond proceeds are paid to the
contractor or assignee, and the property owner(s) then pay off the
bond holder(s) over time.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Open the public hearing on the convenience and necessity of
the proposed streetlight, as described in the Resolution of
Intention No. 8963 (CCS) on:
Streetlight Installation:
Lincoln Boulevard - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue
Prospect Avenue - from Marine Street to end of
street(dead end)
Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to Washington
Avenue
Streetlight Replacement:
San Vicente Boulevard - from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street
2. Withdraw the request for streetlights installation on:
Chelsea Avenue - from Washington Avenue to
California Avenue
23rd Street - from Washington Avenue to Idaho
Avenue; and
3. Close the public hearing, acknowledge any protests and adopt
the attached resolution finding that the public convenience
and necessity requires the construction and replacement and
hereby ordering the work to begin.
Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Director of Environmental and Public
Works Management
Anthony Antich, P.E., City Engineer
Attachment: Resolution
Notice of Public Hearing
Notice of Improvement
Streetlight Petitions
Council Meeting: January 9, 1996 Santa Monica,
California
RESOLUTION NUMBER
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
REQUIRES THE CONSTRUCTION OF STREETLIGHTING, REPLACEMENT
OF DETERIORATED STREETLIGHTS AND APPURTENANT WORK AND
ORDERS WORK TO BEGIN ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS AS SET FORTH
IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NUMBER 8963 (CCS).
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica, on the
14th day of November, 1995, passed and adopted its Resolution of
Intention, being Resolution No. 8963(CCS), declaring its intention to
order work described therein to be done, which Resolution of
Intention duly and legally was published as required by law and
notice of said improvement has been given in the manner required by
law and all written objections and protests to the proposed work or
the extent of the district to be assessed were heard and considered
by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held duly and regularly
pursuant to Resolution No. 8963(CCS) and the laws and Constitution of
the State of California on the proposed construction of
streetlighting, replacement of deteriorated streetlighting and
appurtenant work thereto, as described in the Resolution No.
8963(CCS), on:
Streetlight Installation:
Lincoln Boulevard - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue
Prospect Avenue - from Marine Street to end of street (dead end)
Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue; and
Streetlight Replacement:
San Vicente Boulevard - from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street
WHEREAS, said improvements have been considered fully,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The public interest and convenience requires, and
the City Council of the City of Santa Monica hereby orders, the work
described in Resolution No. 8963(CCS) to be done on:
Lincoln Boulevard - from Montana Avenue to Alta Avenue
Prospect Avenue - from Marine Street to end of street(dead end)
Yale Street - from Montana Avenue to Washington Avenue
San Vicente Boulevard - from Ocean Avenue to 4th Street
Any and all of said protests and objections of every kind and nature
to the proposed work or to the extent of the district to be assessed
be, and the same are hereby, overruled and denied.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby resolves that the public
interest and convenience does not require streetlight installation
on:
Chelsea Avenue - from Washington Avenue to Idaho Avenue
23rd Street - from Washington Avenue to California Avenue
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines further
that the "Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation, and Majority
Protest Act of 1931" shall not apply to the making of said
improvement. SECTION 4. Improvements shall be conducted under the
Improvement Act of 1911, which is Division 7 of the Streets and
Highways Code of the State of California, and the Street
Superintendent and the City Attorney presented to the said City
Council the Resolution of Intention required by said Improvement Act
to initiate the proceedings for said improvements.
SECTION 5. After the bid package has been prepared, the City
Clerk hereby is directed to post a notice for five days on or near
the door of the City Council Chambers of the City Hall inviting
sealed proposals or bids for doing the work ordered and referring to
the specifications on file and to publish a notice inviting such
proposals for two days in The Outlook, a newspaper published and
circulated in said City.
SECTION 6. Reference hereby is made to Resolution No. 8963(CCS)
for a description of the work, the assessment district, the bonds to
be issued, and for further particulars.
SECTION 7. The City Council shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in
full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Marsha Jones Moutrie
City Attorney