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S.3A Page 1 REPORT To the HonorabJe Mayor and City Council From the City Manager June 9, 2008 SUBJECT Levy of Benefit Assessments for Fiscal Year 2008/2009 for the Seaport Centre Maintenance District, Seaport Boulevard Landscape Maintenance District, and the Redwood Shores Landscape Maintenance District 1995-1. RECOMMENDATION Adopt three (3) separate resolutions to: 1. Order the Levy of Benefit Assessments for FY 200812009 for the Seaport Centre Maintenance District in the amount of $187,000.00; 2. Order the Levy of Benefit Assessments for FY 200812009 for the Seaport Boulevard Landscape Maintenance District in the amount of $212,500.00, and 3. Order the Levy of Benefit Assessments for FY 200812009 for the Redwood Shores Landscape Maintenance District 1995-1 in the amount of $190,175.24. BACKGROUND These three small districts were formed to pay for the maintenance of facilities that were determined to require a level of service greater than regularly required. The Seaport Centre Maintenance District was established in 1987 to pay for the maintenance of stormwater pump stations, sewage pump stations, and levee systems. The Seaport Boulevard Landscape Maintenance District, established in 1987, and the Redwood Shores Landscape Maintenance District, established in 1995, pay for the maintenance of additional landscaping. The districts are annually and individually assessed to allow taxes to be levied and collected by the San Mateo County Tax Controller and Collector's Office. Both the Seaport Centre Maintenance and the Seaport Boulevard Landscape Maintenance Districts are in the fourth year of their approved five-year budgets. The agreement for the Redwood Shores Landscape Maintenance District allows for an increase in the assessment amount based on escalating labor costs. For FY 2008/2009, the maximum allowable adjustment of 3.5% is made. Related budgets, assessments, and City Manager's Report are available for review in the City Engineer's Office. AL TERNA TlVES Council may choose not to authorize one or more of the tax levies, and consequently, not provide additional services to area property owners. Reduced maintenance levels of some systems such as sewer pump stations, storm pump stations, and levees may compromise public health and safety. FISCAL IMPACT The districts' finances are separate from the City's General Funds; therefore, this action has no fiscal impact to the City, unless Council decides to use General Funds to subsidize the districts' operations.