Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 07, 2023
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 23-029, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE CITY OF CARSON COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2018-01 (MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES) APPROVING ANNEXATION NO. 12 (DOMINGUEZ COMMERCE CENTER) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2001 E. DOMINGUEZ STREET & 20740 S. WILMINGTON AVE (APN: 7318-012-018 AND 7318-012-020) WITHIN THE FUTURE ANNEXATION AREA (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On November 7, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18-119 establishing the City of Carson Community Facilities District No. 2018-01 (“CFD No. 2018-01”) (Maintenance and Services) and Future Voluntary Annexation Areas. With the formation of CFD No. 2018-01 complete, projects in the city-wide Future Voluntary Annexation Areas are now able to be annexed into CFD No. 2018-01. This action would authorize the annexation of the Dominguez Commerce Center warehouse project at 2001 E. Dominguez Street and 20470 S. Wilmington Avenue (APN:7318-012-018 and 7318-012-020) (“Property”) into CFD No. 2018-01 by unanimous consent of the property owner.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. OPEN the public hearing.
2. TAKE public testimony and accept any written and/or oral communications.
3. CLOSE the public hearing.
4. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 23-029, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE CITY OF CARSON COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2018-01 (MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES) APPROVING ANNEXATION NO. 12 (DOMINGUEZ COMMERCE CENTER) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2001 E. DOMINGUEZ STREET & 20740 S. WILMINGTON AVE (APN: 7318-012-018 AND 7318-012-020) WITHIN THE FUTURE ANNEXATION AREA”
5. RECEIVE and FILE the Unanimous Approval Consent Letter from BSREP III DOMINGUEZ LLC.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action deemed appropriate by the City Council.
IV. BACKGROUND
Project Description
The Dominguez Commerce Center includes the demolition of an existing 633,388 square-foot industrial building on two contiguous parcels at 2001 E. Dominguez Street (APN:7318-012-018) and 20470 S. Wilmington Avenue (APN: 7318-012-020). The two lots will be merged for the construction of a new 430,873 square-foot speculative warehouse building and associated site improvements. The 19-acre project site is located within the MH (Manufacturing, Heavy) Zone with a General Plan land use designation of Heavy Industrial.
The project was administratively approved on October 11, 2022 and will entail the construction of an approximately 43-foot-high, 430,873-square-foot warehouse building with associated surfacing parking (241 stalls & 63 trailer stalls) and landscaping (68,193-square-foot). The building consists of a 414,373-square-foot warehouse area, 10,000-square-foot office space, and 6,500-square-foot mezzanine. Once completed, the project will be accessible on both Dominguez Street and Wilmington Avenue.
CFD Annexation Discussion
When the City formed CFD No. 2018-01, certain properties including the 2001 E. Dominguez Street (APN:7318-012-018) and 20470 S. Wilmington Avenue (APN: 7318-012-020) were identified on the boundary map as being within the Future Voluntary Annexation Area. Pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, Section 53311, et seq. of the California Government Code (the “Act”), this prior hearing allowed the Property to be annexed by unanimous consent of affected landowners of the Properties without holding a second public hearing and election of property owners.
On January 10, 2023, the owner of the Property, BSREP III DOMINGUEZ LLC, submitted an Executed Unanimous Approval Consent Letter (Exhibit No. B to Resolution No. 23-029) with the City for annexation into the CFD No. 2018-01. This City Council action would allow the Property to annex into the CFD No. 2018-01 to pay for ongoing services associated with the development. These ongoing services include all City services permitted by the CFD, including the maintenance of parks, roadways, and sidewalks. Should Council adopt Resolution No. 23-029 (Exhibit No. 1), the City Clerk, or designee, would be directed to record the Amendment No. 12 to Notice of Special Tax Lien (Exhibit No. 2) with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office to effectuate the levying of special taxes on the property.
The Property will be taxed in accordance with Tax Zone No. 14 of the Rate and Method of Apportionment for CFD No. 2018-01, which amounts to $62,356.38 ($3,204.83 per acre) annually. The amount is consistent with the calculation methodology used to determine the “Industrial Zone 1 - Local Truck / Truck Oriented Routes” rate from the city-wide Fiscal Impact Analysis report prepared by the City’s CFD Consultant, NBS Government Finance Group.
V. FISCAL IMPACT
Annexation of the Property into CFD No. 2018-01 will increase the City’s revenues by approximately $3,204.83 per acre, which amounts to $62,356.38 annually. The cost for the annexation is paid by the developer/owner pursuant to the City’s Deposit System (Development Application Process). As a result, there is no immediate impact to the City’s General Fund.
VI. EXHIBITS
1. Resolution No. 23-029 (pgs. 4-24)
2. Amendment No. 12 to Notice of Special Tax Lien (pgs. 25-35)
Prepared by: James Nguyen, Project Manager / Saied Naaseh, Director of Community Development