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Council hears detailed explanation of Prop 218 assessment districts and how ballots, increases would work
Summary
City staff explained two proposed assessment districts (landscape maintenance and beach berm), the Prop 218 process, that proposed assessments would not be one‑time fees and could increase annually by a CPI‑based formula, and council and residents discussed voter impacts and ballot timing.
City staff and the city manager used Feb. 9 council time to walk through the Prop 218 process for two proposed assessment districts: a Landscape & Maintenance Assessment District and a Beach Berm Assessment District.
City Manager Michael and policy staff said the districts were developed to recover costs that the general fund currently subsidizes, citing an estimated general‑fund subsidy of about $900,000 for the landscaping program. Staff explained that the engineer's report allocates benefit parcel‑by‑parcel and that ballots will be…
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