Regular 4.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 06/08/2015
- TITLE
- Public Hearing and Resolutions Setting Annual Assessments for Fiscal Year 2016
- PRESENTED BY:
- Patrick M. Weber
- Department:
- City Hall Administration
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The following annual assessment and property tax resolutions have been completed by the Finance Division and the assessments are ready to be spread on the tax files.
Storm sewer fees will increase by 2.7% and arterial fees will increase by 2.7% for FY 2016. There are no mill increases in FY 2016 for General Fund, Transit, Library, and Public Safety 1 levies.
These assessments are listed as sub items under one agenda item. The Council may conduct one public hearing where anyone may speak about any of the assessments. After the public hearing is closed, the Council will need to take action on each individual assessment resolution. All assessments take a majority vote except for the Arterial Construction assessment. The Arterial Construction assessment requires two-thirds (2/3) of all Council members present and voting to pass because the assessment rate is proposed to increase.
| Storm Sewer |
| Arterial Construction |
| Business Improvement District |
| Mill Levy Rates for General Fund, Transit, Library & Public Safety 1 |
| Tourism Business Improvement District |
Storm sewer fees will increase by 2.7% and arterial fees will increase by 2.7% for FY 2016. There are no mill increases in FY 2016 for General Fund, Transit, Library, and Public Safety 1 levies.
These assessments are listed as sub items under one agenda item. The Council may conduct one public hearing where anyone may speak about any of the assessments. After the public hearing is closed, the Council will need to take action on each individual assessment resolution. All assessments take a majority vote except for the Arterial Construction assessment. The Arterial Construction assessment requires two-thirds (2/3) of all Council members present and voting to pass because the assessment rate is proposed to increase.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The Council must hold a public hearing and then may:
- Approve the resolutions; or
- Not approve the resolutions
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The assessment increases reflect general inflationary and other cost effects on providing these public services.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that one public hearing be held for all the assessments and that the City Council approve each individual resolution. The Arterial Construction resolution requires a super-majority (2/3) of Council members present and voting to approve it.