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Council approves street‑lighting assessment and annual CFD special tax levies
Summary
Council voted to levy street‑lighting assessments and annual special taxes for three community facilities/maintenance districts; no increases to resident assessments were proposed.
The Seal Beach City Council on June 9 approved annual levies for the street‑lighting assessment district and three community facilities/maintenance districts, city finance staff said.
Director of Finance Renato presented the street lighting assessment, which he described as administrative and consistent with prior years; the city’s consultant estimated total costs for lighting, utilities and engineering at $266,500. Assessments will cover $140,998; the city’s general fund will subsidize an estimated $125,512, which is included in the adopted budget. Finance staff and Willdan consultant Tony Thrasher were available to answer questions.
Council then approved the annual special tax levies for three districts brought forward in separate motions:
• Huron Point (CFD) — levy to cover principal, interest and administrative costs estimated at $281,266.30.
• Pacific Gateway Business Center (CFD) — two levies: (a) debt service and bond obligations of $611,328.36 and (b) maintenance for parks, parkways and open space of $73,034.32.
• Seal Beach Boulevard / Lampson Avenue maintenance district — estimated levy of $123,984.60 to fund landscape maintenance within the district.
Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about how assessment zones are calculated for single‑family parcels; staff explained that under the 1972 act engineer reports allocate costs by zones of special benefit and the assessments reflect proportional benefit within each zone. Each levy and the street‑lighting assessment were approved on separate motions; the votes recorded were 5–0.
Staff said there is no increase to resident assessments for the street‑lighting district this year and that the general fund subsidy is included in the adopted budget.
