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Riverbank council approves annual assessments for multiple landscaping, lighting and storm-drain districts
Summary
Council approved a series of resolutions June 11 levying and collecting annual assessments for several consolidated landscaping and lighting districts and two storm drain assessment areas; most votes were unanimous (5–0) while the Crossroads district passed 3–0 because members with conflicts recused. The approved actions include the Calendar Avenue improvement bid on the consent calendar.
The Riverbank City Council on June 11 approved a package of resolutions to levy and collect annual assessments for landscaping, lighting and storm drain districts across the city.
On the consent calendar the council approved a resolution awarding the Calendar Avenue improvement project to United Pavements Maintenance, Inc., and authorized future change orders. The consent calendar, which also included routine minutes and waivers of readings, passed on a 5–0 roll call.
During the itemized public hearings, staff presented engineer reports and recommended levies for multiple landscape and lighting districts, including consolidated districts comprising Sterling Ridge, Eastwood Estates, Elmwood Estates, Chianti, South Bend and Courtney Estates; Ridgewood Place; River Cove; Sierra Vista Estates; and the Crossroads district.
Each of the landscape and lighting resolutions for items 10.1 through 10.4 was approved 5–0 following public hearings with no public speakers. Item 10.5 (Crossroads Landscaping & Lighting District) was approved after three council members recused themselves for conflicts of interest; the motion carried on a 3–0 vote.
The council also approved storm-drain assessments for two districts. The Heartland storm-drain district was shown with a proposed assessment of $51.83 for FY 2024–25 (an increase of about $10.37) and the Sterling Ridge storm-drain assessment was listed at $98 (an increase of $25.41); the council adopted those levy resolutions by roll call vote 5–0.
Staff said assessment proceeds pay for landscape maintenance, street lighting and capital improvements within the listed districts. For Crossroads, staff explained the district uses zones with different assessment levels and recommended the engineer’s report and levy for approval. Council members had earlier declared conflicts for Crossroads West; staff clarified Crossroads West is part of a Community Facilities District (CFD) formed in 2016 and therefore follows a different budgetary process.
Where council members recused themselves, the official vote tally reflected only the remaining eligible members. No amendments to the engineer reports were made in the June 11 proceedings.
