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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-30-1988 Adjourned City Council Meeting MINUTES ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 130 SOUTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 30, 1988 ****************************************************************** CALL TO ORDER The Adjourned City Council Meeting was called to order by M~yor Winkler at 4:05 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Pro Tem Dominguez. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, WASHBURN, WINKLER ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Also present were: City Manager Molendyk, Assistant City Manager Rogers, City Attorney Harper, Acting Administrative Services 'Director Wood, Community Development Director Miller, Community Services Director Watenpaugh, Public Services Director Kirchner, Special Projects Engineer Keith and City Clerk Kasad. BUSINESS MATTERS 1. Discussion of Trial Assessment District 87-1. (East side of Chaney Street, Lakeshore Drive to Flint Street). Special Projects Engineer Keith gave a brief overview of the proposed assessment district, and advised that the original report on this district had been presented last year. He explained the problems with the proposed assessment vs. the actual costs of the parcels being considered, making approximately 85 parcels of substandard value for the district. - City Attorney Harper explained the three ways to proceed with this assessment district being: 1) petition signed by 60% of the affected property owners in favor of the district; 2) declaration of necessity by the Health Department; and 3) override of the 1931 debt limit by a 4j5thsvote of. the City Council. He further explained that another i.mportant step at this point is to have an underwriter review the district'for bond consideration. He commented on the costs of the district and the limitations placed on the City by not being~~lowed to place liens on property to recoup the costs. Councilman Washburn questioned how the 85 lots previously mentioned were substandard. Special Projects Engineer Keith explained that their valuations were substandard in comparison with the assessment. Councilman Washburn further questioned the use of old valuations vs. new valuations and if this would vary the costs. City Attorney Harper advised that the underwriter may decide that the properties are under assessed and base bonding on a different figure, however, under Proposition 13 the property cannot be reassessed for the current property owner. PAGE TWO - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - AUGUST 30, 1988 Councilman Washburn requested background on the conception of this assessment district. Special Projects Engineer Keith explained that it was based on verbal direction from Council to work toward upgrade of this area. Councilman Washburn commented that more resident involvement and interest would help convince Council to vote in favor of the district. Councilman Dominguez advised that at the original resident meetings only three people spoke in opposition. He questioned what could be done in the case of hardships. Special Projects __ Engineer Keith explained that hardship cases could be financed by the City and extended for up to 30 or 40 years. Councilman Buck questioned whether the property would be reappraised. City Attorney Harper advised that this could not be done until the property is sold. Councilman Dominguez stressed the need to educate the residents to implement this type of district. Council concurred that this district would be more easy to approve if the majority of the residents are in favor. Council also concurred to direct staff to contact the underwriter for review and revision of cost estimates. Staff advised that this could be completed in approximately two weeks with a report back to Council. After further Council discussion, it was discovered that only three Councilmembers would be able to vote to override the 1931 debt limit, because two members own property in the district. City Attorney Harper was directed to explore alternatives for approval with this circumstance. Special Projects Engineer Keith requested clarification from Council as to whether he should include the school costs in __ the new estimates. Council concurred to leave these costs out of the district. ADJOURNMENT THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 5:00 P.M. BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS ~(;)A JIM WINKLER, MAYOR CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ADJOURNED AT - - ~r;:....~~. ~ VICKI L~AD' CITY CITY OF LA~__>ELSINORE CLERK .... .... .