The Cudahy City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday approving the engineer’s report, confirming the diagram and levying the annual assessment to maintain the City of Cudahy Street Lighting Assessment District for fiscal year 2025–26. City staff said there is no proposed rate increase for the coming year and that the district funds operation and maintenance of street lights and traffic signals.

City staff presented a financial synopsis that showed a $206,000 cost to administer the district; $73,000 of that was identified as coming from property assessments and the balance covered by gas tax funds, the staff presentation said. The staff report noted that a proposal to form a new landscaping and lighting district had not been approved because of a majority protest.

Council members raised concerns about the adequacy of the consultant’s outreach and the engineering assessment. Council Member Martin Fuentes and others urged a redo of outreach, emphasizing Spanish‑language materials and door‑to‑door notification. “A customer will say no if they don’t understand what it is they’re buying,” Fuentes said, urging additional education and active recruitment for community participation. Council Member Gomez and others said materials were not sufficiently translated into Spanish.

Staff response: The city manager said the consultant met the contract’s required steps, but that additional marketing and outreach were not included and would require additional cost for a redo. Members of the public who spoke during the hearing urged the council to proceed and also raised examples from neighboring cities.

Action taken: The council closed the public hearing and approved the resolution to confirm the engineer’s report and levy the assessment. Council members asked staff to investigate the consultant’s outreach and consider whether further work and additional funding should be pursued to improve community engagement before any future ballot or assessment efforts.