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Neighborhood Lighting District No. 96-07 Fiscal Year 2026/27 Annual Assessments [Published 05/29/2026]
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00537
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Location
Location: District 2 and District 6
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing, and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution confirming the assessment diagram and assessment roll as set forth in the Engineer’s Annual Report, and levying the assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 for the Neighborhood Lighting District No. 96-07.
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Contact
Contact: Jessica Steinhauer, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-8243, jsteinhauer@cityofsacramento.org; Eric Frederick, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-5129, efrederick@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Finance
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Presenter
Presenter: Jessica Steinhauer, Senior Development Project Manager, jsteinhauer@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Finance
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Background
3-Schedule of Proceedings
4-Resolution Confirming Diagram and Levying Assessment
5-Exhibit A - District Boundary Map
6-Exhibit B - FY2026/27 District Budget & Parcel Assessments
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: On October 22, 1996, Council approved the formation of the Neighborhood Lighting District No. 96-07 (District) for the Swanston Estates neighborhood. The District provides an affordable means of providing for neighborhood lights by maintaining lights on SMUD wood poles. Two other neighborhoods, Youngs Heights and Colonial Heights, have since annexed to the District.
The District is required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (California Streets and Highways Code § 22500 et. seq.), the “1972 Act,” to present an annual budget to Council for approval. Approval of the annual budget will authorize the City to collect assessments in an amount to provide funding for maintenance and energy costs of neighborhood lighting in the District for FY2026/27 (see Exhibit B attached to the Resolution).
On May 12, 2026, Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-0115 approving the Engineer’s Annual Report and declaring its intention to levy an assessment for the District. Approval of the attached Resolution will authorize the City to levy assessments to provide funding for maintaining neighborhood lights in the District for FY2026/27.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The actions in the recommended Resolution are required by the 1972 Act for annual proceedings of an existing district.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Under the CEQA Guidelines, continuing administrative activities of an assessment district and creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environmental do not constitute a project and are therefore exempt from CEQA review (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15378(b)(2), (b)(4)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The recommended Council action will ensure continuation of an affordable means of maintaining lights on SMUD wood poles within this District.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: The annual estimated District budget is developed taking into consideration the cost of services, the projected number of parcels in each subdivision, and the amount of projected surplus/deficit in the District fund balance at the end of the current fiscal year. The total District assessment for FY2026/27 is projected at $49,290 and District expenditures at $37,049. Revenues that exceed project expenditures will be used to maintain a prudent fund balance. District revenues and expenditures for FY2026/27 are shown in Exhibit B to the Resolution and are specified in greater detail in the Engineer’s Annual Report on file with the Infrastructure Finance Division of the Department of Finance.
The District consists of three subdivisions. Pursuant to previous Council action authorizing annual increases to the District’s assessment amount (Resolution No. 96-575), the maximum authorized assessment amount for the District is automatically increased for FY2026/27 by 2.48% based on an increase in the February 2026 Consumer Price Index for San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward area (All Urban Consumers). The actual assessment amount for the District will also increase by 2.48% for FY2026/27, but the actual assessment will still be below the maximum authorized assessment. Details of the assessment and cost for each subdivision and a breakdown of the assessment per parcel are included in the Engineer’s Annual Report. The District is self-supporting and has no impact on the General Fund.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise(LBE)
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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