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Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts (LLADs) - Hold Public Hearings for the City’s Five LLADs, Hold Public Hearing regarding Proposed Assessment Increase for the Victoria by the Bay LLAD, and Adopt Resolutions Confirming Diagrams and Assessments for the City’s five LLADs for Fiscal Year 2025/26
RECOMMENDATION:
City staff is recommending City Council take the following actions:
1) Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Ordering Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 for the City of Hercules Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 83-2 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972;
2) Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Ordering Levy of Assessments for FY 2025/26 for the City of Hercules LLAD 2002-2 (Hercules Village) pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972;
3) Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Ordering Levy of Assessments for FY 2025/26 for the City of Hercules LLAD 2004-1 (Baywood) pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972;
4) Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Ordering Levy of Assessments for FY 2025/26 for the City of Hercules LLAD 2005-1 (Bayside) pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and
5) Victoria by the Bay LLAD Action Items:
a. Hold a Public Hearing to receive testimony regarding the proposed increase to the maximum assessment rate for the City of Hercules Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 2002-1 (Victoria by the Bay LLAD) commencing with FY 2025/26;
b. Prior to the conclusion of public testimony, request any remaining assessment ballots for the Victoria by the Bay LLAD be delivered to the City Clerk, close public testimony and declare the balloting period closed, and any ballots received after that time shall be considered invalid and not counted;
c. Declare that the assessment ballots will be tabulated on June 24, 2025 outside City Council Chambers upon close of the balloting period and that any interested person may attend and watch the tabulation process;
d. Announce the results of the ballot tabulation will be declared at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting and this agenda item will be continued until that time;
e. On July 22, 2025 adopt a Resolution declaring the results of the ballot tabulation regarding the proposed increase to the maximum assessment rate for the Victoria by the Bay LLAD commencing Fiscal Year 2025/26; and
f. On July 22, 2025 adopt a Resolution approving the Final Engineer’s Report, Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Ordering Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 for the Victoria by the Bay LLAD pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.