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Council confirms street lighting and landscaping assessment for 2025–26 amid talk of longer‑term funding options
Summary
After a public hearing, the council confirmed the annual diagram and assessment for the city’s Street Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District for FY 2025–26, authorizing collection of the existing maximum assessment and noting that any supplemental increase would require a costly Proposition 218 process and an affirmative property‑owner vote.
The Redondo Beach City Council held a public hearing and confirmed the Street Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District diagram and assessments for fiscal year 2025–26, adopting Resolution CCDash2506DashO32.
Staff presentation: Public Works Director Andy Wingie and City Engineer Lauren Sablan summarized the district’s engineer’s report, the annual projected expenditure (approximately $2.7 million) and the assessment framework. Under the existing Landscape & Lighting Act the maximum assessment the city may levy is about $1.5 million; the remaining $1.2 million is supported from the general fund.
Public comment and council questions: Members of the public asked about timing and repair schedules; council members probed the difference between reaffirming the existing assessment and conducting a supplemental Proposition 218 process to raise the assessment beyond the current maximum. Staff said a supplemental assessment to close the funding gap would require an engineer’s report, consultant work (staff estimated consultant scope at six-figure cost), and an affirmative, weighted property‑owner vote — a more arduous process than the majority‑protest process commonly used for other fees.
Action: After the hearing the council adopted the enabling resolution to confirm the diagram and assessments for FY 2025–26 and directed staff to continue reporting on options. Several council members requested cost estimates for any future Proposition 218 effort and asked staff to return with scenarios for supplemental assessments and for alternatives such as a parks or open space district.
Who spoke: Public Works Director Andy Wingee and City Engineer Lauren Sablan presented the staff report. Council members asked probing questions about Prop 218 pathways and likely costs. No majority protest was reported at the hearing.
Next steps: The adopted assessment will be collected on the Los Angeles County tax roll for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. Staff said it will return with cost estimates and methodology options should the council want to pursue a supplemental Prop 218 vote to close the district funding gap.
