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TO: City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
APPROVE ENGINEERS REPORTAND RESOLUTION FORMING PARKWAYS MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 10 FOR "MOUNTAIN GATE" TRACT 30963
RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council approve an Engineer's Report regarding annual maintenance costs for off-site
landscaped parkways and approve a Resolution authorizing the formation of Parkways
Maintenance District No. 10 for a new 308 home subdivision at Highway 111 & Gateway Drive
called"Mountain Gate"Tract 30963.The development is by Century Crowell Communities(Century
Vintage Homes). This formation is being done under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 &
Proposition 218 legal procedures.
SUMMARY:
Century Vintage Homes, the property owner, has submitted a signed petition "Ballot" and a written
"Waiver of Notice of Hearing", waiving the 45-day notice requirement as a sole-owner developer
to form the referenced parkways maintenance district for Tract 30963. This will enable the annual
maintenance costs of the landscaped parkways to be placed on the Riverside County Tax
Assessors assessment rolls forfiscal year 2003/04 and on-going future years for the 308 proposed
single family homes within proposed Parkways Maintenance District No. 10 (PMD#10).
BACKGROUND:
On February 26, 2003 the City Council approved the Planned Development District (PDD) for
"Mountain Gate"Tract 30963 for a 308 unit single family home subdivision located at the northeast
corner of Highway 111 &Gateway Drive. The developer is Century Crowell Communities(Century
Vintage Homes) based in San Bernardino. The principals of Century have signed a petition
requesting the proposed Parkways District#10 formation referenced above. The project will be
built in fourteen phases on 83 acres over a period of 2 years or less, but the off-site parkways
landscaping will be installed in the first year of construction.
The proposed landscaping will include: palm trees, turfed areas with mow strips, desert indigenous
trees & ground cover, annual flowers, a sprinkler irrigation & emitter drip system, walkways, and
retention basin at the following locations: Highway 111; Two entryway gates at 1. Gateway Drive
entry&2. Tramview Rd. entry; Hwy. 111 Retention Basin; end of street landscape at: Pamela Dr.;
Video Rd.; Lawrence Circle; Alberto Cir.; Jiminez Circle. The developer will install the referenced
landscaped parkways and gated entrys, including the irrigation system and all related landscape
&streetscape work at their own expense and the on-going maintenance costs will be placed on the
tax rolls to be paid annually by the property owners within the tract. The firm proposed to maintain
the landscaping will be"Pac West Land Care, Inc.", which currently maintains all of the City's other
parkways maintenance districts, as well as City Facilities, City parks and center medians. Pac West
provided the maintenance costs referenced in the Engineer's Report for PMD No. 10.
On April 2nd City Council approved the hiring of Albert A. Webb Associates as the Assessment
Engineer for the project and on June 11th City Council approved the resolution of intention for
Assessment District 161 for the construction of streets,sewer,storm drains,water and other public
improvements for Tract 30963. The AD 161 Public Hearing is scheduled for July 30, 2003.
PMD No. 10 will include an annual "Consumers Price All Items Index" (All Urban Consumers)
automatic adjustment based on the greater Los Angeles- Riverside- Orange Counties regional
Consumers Price Index(CPI) to cover expected annual inflationary increases for labor, materials,
PMD#10 Mountain Gate Tract 30963-page 2
water usage and SCE energy cost increases anticipated over future years. The Engineer's Report
for PMD#10 is on file in the City Clerk's office.
The City Council will not be required to conduct a Public Hearing, due to the attached Waiver,
signed by the developer's representative as current sole owner of the 83 acre subdivision. City
Council will be asked to consider approval of a Resolution approving the Engineer's Report and
ordering improvements forming Parkways Maintenance District No. 10.
The developer previously deposited$10,000 with the City to cover the City's formation costs for the
proposed 1913/1915 Acts District and new Parkways Maintenance District#10. Those funds have
been established in account number 261-4492-43200, which will be used as the expenditure
account for this initial formation phase of the two proposed districts.
This proposed parkways maintenance district is being formed underthe"Landscaping and Lighting
Act of 1972" (Division 15, Part 2 of the California Streets and Highways Code) and Article X111 D,
Section 4, of the California Constitution (Proposition 218).
There is no cost to the City for this maintenance district since all costs are either paid for by the
developer or assessed to the property owners on the annual assessors tax rolls since it has been
determined that all 308 properties within the subdivision receive special benefit from the proposed
landscaped parkways. ,
ROBERT L. MOHLER DAVID J. BARAKIAN
Grants & Government Affairs Manager Director of Public Works/City Engineer
APPROVE DaL
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Signed petition "Ballot" from project Developer (as sole-landowner Century Homes)
2. "Waiver of Notice of Hearing" (waiving 45-day notice requirement as sole-landowner)
3. Engineer's Report dated June 5, 2003
4. District Boundary Map
5. Resolution approving Engineer's Report (FY 03/04 Assessment) and authorizing
the improvements, forming Parkways Maintenance District No.10
REVIEWED BY DEPI OF FINANCE
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DATE: June 5, 2003
AGENCY: City of Palm Springs
PROJECT: Parkways Maintenance District No. 10 "Mountain Gate Tract 30963"
(Northeast corner of Highway I I I (N. Palm Canyon) & Gateway Drive)
FISCAL YEAR: July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004
.FROM: David J. Barakian, Director of Public Works/City Engineer
(Prepared by Robert L. Mohler, Grants and Government Affairs Manager)
PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT
A. PARKWAY MAINTENANCE ANNUAL COSTS
1. Hwy. I I I & Gateway Dr. & certain public areas of Tr.30963
(Maintenance Cost Est. by Pac West Land Care, Inc.)* $42,234.00
2. a. Electrical for Sprinkler Controllers & Ground Lighting
(RGA Landscape Architects- Cost Estimate)** 4,500.00
b. Desert Water Agency Provided Water (for Irrigation)**
(Estimated Water Costs) 36,500.00
SUBTOTAL 1 & 2 83,234.00
3. a. Maintenance, Parts and Repairs
(Estimated 5%) 4,162.00
b. City Administration Costs (Est. 10%) 8,323,00
TOTAL COSTS ESTIMATED FOR 2003/04 $95,719.00
B. NUMBER OF PARCELS IN DISTRICT - One (1) currently- (308 lots in future)
C. AMOUNT TO ASSESSMENT IN 2003/04 ' $95,719.00
(To be assessed to Assessors Parcel No. 669-340-001-9 to
Century Vintage Homes as sole current land owner)
D. ANNUAL COSTS PER EACH PARCEL (FUTURE AMOUNTS TO ASSESSMENT)
Lots 1 thru 308- Tract No. 30963 (Future proportionate share = $310.78 aver. per lot)
E. See City Account No. 001-2451-43590 for budget detail
This report has been prepared pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972"
(DIVISION 15, PART 2 of the Streets & Highways Code) and Article XIIID, Part 4 of the
California Constitution (Proposition 218). Note: PMD#10 shall include an annual "Consumers
Price All Items Index" (All Urban Consumers) based on the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange
County regional Consumers Price Index (CPI) to cover expected future labor, material, water
& electrical costs anticipated for Parkways Maintenance District No. 10.
Dated: 5 D3 AL
David J. Barakian, PE RCE 28 331
Director of Public Works/City Engineer ^� '�
* Exhibit "A"- Cost Est. from Pac West Land Care, Inc. dated June 3, 2003 (2 pgs.) f��`ti
** Exhibit "B"- Cost Est. from RGA Landscape Architects, Inc. dated May 21, 2003 (2 pgs. �f//
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
PARKWAYS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 10
MOUNTAIN GATE, TRACT NO. 30963
WAIVER OF NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: The Honorable City Council of the City of Palm Springs:
The undersigned, being an authorized representative of the legal owner of Tract
No. 30963 in the City of Palm Springs, does hereby represent the following:
1) The City Council of the City of Palm Springs ("Council" and "City",
respectively) is taking proceedings to:
a) Subdivided Tract No. 30963 into 308 residential lots; and
b) Form Parkways Maintenance District No. 10 under the
Landscaping and Lighting District Act of 1972 and in accordance with the legal
requirements of Article XHIC of the Constitution of the State of California (Proposition
No. 218).
2) Proceedings under lb) above must be completed prior to August 10, 2003,
in order that maintenance assessments on the property in Tract No. 30963 may be placed
thereon by the Riverside County Recorder for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 as required by the
City.
3) The undersigned does hereby waive for itself and its assigns all notices
and other communications with respect to such proceedings described in Section 1)b)
hereof and consents to the completion of such proceedings at the earliest possible time,
but in no event later than August 7, 2003, in order that such assessments may be levied
and collected in Fiscal Year 2003-2004.
Dated this Z3 day of 2003.
CENTURY CROWELL COMMUNITIES
(CENTURY VINTAGE HOMES)
Mountain Gate Palm Springs Ventures,LLC
By: �e Lid. da /
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Title: ,
1003/008/24700 v]
BALLOT
PARKWAYS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 10
Parcel Number: Tract 30963 (APN 669-340-001-9)
Record Owner: Century Crowell Communities (Century Vintage Homes)
Mountain Gate Palm Springs Ventures, LLC
Address: 1535 South"D" Street, Suite 200
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Phone: (909) 381-6007 FAX: (909) 381-0041
YES, I APPROVE the proposed annual assessment of$95,719.00,
adjusted annually for inflation, on the parcel identified on this
ballot. (308 parcels x $310.78 per parcel =$95,719.00 total)
NO, I DO NOT APPROVE the proposed assessment on this
parcel.
Signature of Record Order, or Authorized Representative if the parcel is owned
by other than an individual.
RETURN THIS BALLOT TO:
City of Pahn Springs
Parkways Maintenance District No. 10 Assessment District
P. O. Box 2743
322 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92263
Your completed ballot may be mailed or personally delivered, but it must be received
prior to the end of the public hearing on August 10, 2003. Incomplete, late or unsigned
ballots will not be considered in the tabulation.
1003/008/24723 vl
RESOLUTION NO.
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE SPREAD OF ANNUAL
ASSESSMENTS AND CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT,
DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT SPREAD FOR FORMATION OF
PARKWAYS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 10 ("MOUNTAIN
GATE" TRACT NO. 30963) AT NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE
(HIGHWAY 111) &GATEWAY DRIVE AND ASSOCIATED TRACT
PARKWAYS&OFF-SITE LANDSCAPE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-
04. (MOUNTAIN GATE PMD-10)
WHEREAS in accordance with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 that the
Engineer of Work has determined the estimated maintenance costs for the first year in order to
prepare the annual spread of assessment for Parkways Maintenance District No. 10, requested by
Century Crowell Communities (Century Vintage Homes) for"Mountain Gate" Tract 30963; and
WHEREAS Public Hearing notice was waived by,,Century Crowell Communities as sole-owner
developer of Tract 30963 who filed a signed petition "Ballot" and "Waiver of Notice of Hearing"
(waiving the 45-day notice provision and the Public Hearing); and
WHEREAS the spread of assessment shall be forwarded to the County Tax Collectorwho, in turn,
shall place this assessment on the County Tax Roll.
The City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1. The City Council does hereby declare its intent to levy and collect assessments
within Parkway Maintenance District No. 10 for the Fiscal Year 2003-04 for
"Mountain Gate", at the request of Century Crowell Communities, the developer.
Section 2. Description of Work-The public interest, convenience and necessity require, and
it is the intention of the City Council to order the following work to be done, to wit:
Plant, replace or repair, trim, water and generally maintain off-site trees, shrubs,
groundcover, grass, etc. within Pgrkway Maintenance District No. 10 (Mountain
Gate Tract 30963), along perimeter;of a new 308 home subdivision located at the
northeast corner of North Palm Canyon Drive (Hwy. 111) and Gateway Drive.
Section 3. Description of Assessment District The City Council hereby makes the expenses
of said maintenance chargeable upon the District hereby declared to be the areas
benefitted by said maintenance and to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses
thereof, said assessments to be collected as a part of the property tax assessment
by the County Tax Collector's Office,in the same manner and subject to the same
penalties for non-payment. (There are 308 single family lots within PMD No. 10).
Section 4. Engineer's Report - All of the said,work to be done shall be as shown on the
Boundary Maps of the Districts, on file in the office of the City Engineer, and in
accordance with the Engineer's Report on file in the office of the City Clerk. The
City Council hereby approves the Engineer's Report and reference is hereby made
to same for a more particular description of said work; and the same is incorporated
herein and made a part hereof. (Assessment in FY 03-04= $95,719, assessed to
Century Vintage homes as sole landowner in 03-04). Eventually the costs will be
assessed to all 308 landowners 'as 'homes sell in 03-04 & 04-05, which would
average $310.78 per parcel based'on 03-04 cost estimates.
Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of the diagram and
assessment roll with the County Tax`Collector, together with a certifiied copy of
this Resolution upon its adoption and the auditor is requested to collect such
assessments on the tax roll in the manner and subject to the same penalties for
non-payment as are county property taxes.
Page 1 of 2
Parkways Maintenance District No. 10 Resolution-page 2
Section 6. This project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under Section 15273 of the guidelines
as an ongoing maintenance charge.
Section 7. Improvement Act - all of the work herein proposed shall be accomplished
pursuant to the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", being Division 15, Part
2 of the California Streets & Highways Code, beginning with Section 22500; and
Article XIIID, Section 4 of the California Constitution (Proposition 218).
Section 8. Designation of the Person to Receive Inquiries-The following person is designated
as the official to receive any inquiries concerning these improvements:
David J. Barakian
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
City of Palm Springs- City Hall
3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, California 92262
Telephone: (760) 323-8253 (Ext. 8732)
ADOPTED this day of 2003
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
City Clerk City Manager
REVIEWED,&APPROVED:
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