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. -' REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council :from the :Ci Mana er July 10, 2000 Subject Seaport Boulevard Landscape Maintenance District — District Confirmation and Levying of Assessments — Engineering File No. 807-05 Recommendation 1. Conduct a public hearing, declare ballot results 2. Confirm the Revised City Manager's and Revised Engineer's Reports 3. Adopt a resolution to order the levying of assessments, in accordance with the Revised City Manager's and Revised Engineer's Reports. B�ckground This Maintenance District was formed on July 27, 1987, to provide a source of revenue for the maintenance and operation of certain landscaping and storm water retention facilities along Seaport Boulevard. Since then, annual or bi-annual public hearings have been conducted to receive input from affected property owners, and to approve the budget and assessment. There have been no assessments since 1996, when Proposition No. 218 became effective. On May 22, 2000, the City Council approved the Manager's and Engineer's Reports, and adopted Resolution of Intention No. 13905, which ordered the levying of assessments for fiscal years 2000-2001 through 2004-2005. The reports also provide budgets for each of the five years under consideration, and the Resolution provides for the maximum annual assessment for the period. The Council's action set into motion the calling for a"property owner's election" on the assessments, by notifying the owners of a"notice of election and public hearing". In accordance with the above Resolution, election notices and ballots were mailed out to the affected property owners, as required by Proposition No. 218. The public hearing that will be conducted today will allow concerned parties to speak for or against the action. Qualified voters will be allowed to change their vote during this public hearing. A final tally of votes will be reported at the conclusion of the public heanng. Action may be taken by the Council to adopt the Resolution as recommended, or to modify the reports including the assessment distribution formulas, and ask the property owners to revote. .... .._ __ _ .___.. .. .�__.�.._ _