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Adelanto council places multiple assessments and fees on tax rolls; water/sewer standby fee approved 4–1
Summary
Council approved placing a water and sewer standby charge, two landscape/streetlight assessments and a CFD special tax on the county tax roll for FY 2024–25; staff said the APUA charge will raise about $539,000 (water) and $329,000 (sewer) and the landscape assessments range $294–$506 annually per lot.
At its July 24 meeting, the Adelanto City Council approved several routine tax and assessment measures to be placed on the county tax roll for collection in fiscal year 2024–25.
City Attorney/staff (Todd) described an APUA water and sewer standby fee (Resolution 24-02) that applies to vacant, unimproved parcels and helps fund bonds used to improve water and sewer infrastructure. Staff estimated the charge would raise about $539,000 for the water fund and about $329,000 for the sewer fund. After public comment and questions from Councilwoman Jeanette about long-standing parcels that lack sewer access, the council adopted Resolution 24-02 by a recorded vote of 4–1.
Council also opened and approved the levy and collection of assessments for the Algonquin Landscape Maintenance Assessment District (Resolutions 24-65 and 24-66). Staff said assessment amounts vary by parcel and range roughly from $294 to $506 per year to fund landscape maintenance in specified neighborhood areas.
A separate public hearing covered streetlight maintenance assessments (Resolutions 24-67 and 24-68), with staff estimating roughly $78 per year for impacted parcels. No public speakers opposed either of those assessments; the council approved both measures.
In new business the council approved Resolution 24-63 to place the annual CFD 2006-2 Mello-Roos special taxes on the tax roll for collection. Staff explained the Mello-Roos levy applies to defined improvement areas (between Seneca, Bellflower and Verbena) where developers financed infrastructure and the tax repays bonds over time.
City staff emphasized these are targeted assessments that apply to specific parcels and that disclosure is typically part of the purchase/ownership record for affected properties. Where residents or councilmembers expressed confusion about legacy charges on older parcels, staff offered to investigate specific cases separately.
Votes recorded on the items were taken in open session; public notices and engineer's reports were provided in staff materials as required for these assessment proceedings.
