REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Informational Report Responding to Council Questions Regarding Parking Maintenance District No. 122 - Franklin Square
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
Item 4J on the Council's April 20, 2021 agenda was the Resolution of Intention for Parking Maintenance District No. 122 - Franklin Square (PMD 122). The Resolution of Intention is the first step in the process of levying the annual assessment for the Franklin Square maintenance district. It specifies the proposed amount of the assessment, explains the method upon which the assessment is calculated, accepts a report by the Public Works Director containing the supporting details of the assessment, and establishes the time and date for the Public Hearing, after which the Council can adopt a second resolution formally approving the assessment so that it may be collected with the property tax rolls.
During discussion of the item, Council deferred the Resolution of Intention and directed staff to return with a separate report covering the following items:
* What happens if Council does not approve next year's assessment for PMD 122?
* What is the process for increasing the assessment for PMD 122?
* What is the process for dissolving PMD 122?
DISCUSSION
Staff from the Department of Public Works, City Attorney's Office, and City Manager's Office have reviewed the questions and have also discussed them with an outside consultant.
History of PMD 122
The City Council established PMD 122 in 1965 according to the Maintenance District provisions of City Code (which in turn adopts state law, the Improvement Act of 1911, codified in the Streets & Highway Code). The City Council has modified PMD 122 over the years, most notably in 1996 and 2003. In each instance the Council's action reduced the amount of the assessment collected from the property owners in the district for operations and maintenance costs. In 1996, the C...
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