Based on requests from residents within City limits along the canals within the Lake View Haven and Lake Eden subdivisions, the City is implementing a special assessment to fund the costs of annual aquatic management. The canals are shown on the attached map and include the four Lake Eden Canals and Lake Shore Haven Canal.  The aquatic management services funded by the special assessment will include monthly algae and aquatic weed control of the canals through spraying to provide safe and effective results, but will not include dredging or other capital items or repairs.

The objective of aquatic management is:

• to prevent the canals from becoming clogged with vegetation,
• allow for vessel movement,
• eliminate obstruction to the free-flow of storm water runoff, and
• reduce health and safety risks associated with the proliferation of unwanted invasive aquatic vegetation.
  
  

Unlike the Fire Rescue Special Assessment, the proposed canal aquatic management special assessment will not be levied citywide; rather, it will be levied on a limited number of waterfront properties, listed on the attached assessment roll, that will receive the benefits from the canal aquatic management services to be provided by the City and funded by the special assessment.  

For the initial year, the projected cost per linear footage for each Canal / waterfront property is as follows:

The yearly and monthly projected costs for each property owner are included in the attached tables for each site and only reflect the cost of contracted aquatic management services during the 2021-22 fiscal year. There will be an administrative cost of $20.66/year per each of the 103 properties.

Every year, the City will use the actual costs of the aquatic management services to adjust the special assessment to fund the costs of annual canal aquatic maintenance.

The special assessment will address existing algae and aquatic weed overgrowth issues resulting in an improved level of service to the neighborhoods, reduced waterway clogging, and improved storm water drainage and vessel movement.

Funds for the project are available in the Utilities Field Operations budget.

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Not proceed with the proposed special assessment to fund the costs of annual aquatic management for the private canals located within the Lake View Haven and Lake Eden subdivisions and continue the existing Stormwater Division maintenance operations to respond only to emergency relief in these neighborhoods.