Brief

The Bureau of Street Lighting submitted an ordinance to establish a lighting district covering Bryant Street and Eton Avenue. The Council adopted the ordinance on May 12, 2026, by a vote of 14-0-1. The ordinance became effective on May 28, 2026, and was transmitted to the Mayor on May 13. The file is now closed following Council action.

Full summary

The Bureau of Street Lighting initiated this file to create a new street lighting maintenance assessment district on Bryant Street near its intersection with Eton Avenue in Canoga Park (Council District 3). The district covers a single streetlight on Bryant Street between 23 and 127 feet east of the Eton Avenue centerline, installed as part of a private development project. All costs for operating and maintaining the lighting system are to be paid entirely through annual property assessments on the four benefiting parcels — no city general funds are involved. The four affected properties are all single-family residences on Bryant Street. Their annual assessments, calculated using the Bureau's Proposition 218-compliant methodology based on lot size, land use, and proximity to the light, range from $152.43 to $177.84 per parcel, for a total district assessment of $635.13 per year. All four parcels fall in Benefit Zone 2, which covers modern lighting systems on residential streets at a base rate of $101.62 per equivalent dwelling unit. The assessment may increase annually by no more than the Los Angeles-area Consumer Price Index without a new property owner ballot. Because Proposition 218 requires property owner approval before assessments can be levied, the Bureau was directed to mail ballots and notices to the four parcel owners. A weighted ballot process determines the outcome: if yes votes equal or exceed no votes by proportional financial obligation, the assessment proceeds; if no votes prevail, the district is abandoned and the lighting system must be removed or left unbuilt. The Bureau, per standing Council policy, casts yes votes on behalf of any City-controlled public properties within a district. The Council adopted the ordinance 14-0-1 on May 12, 2026. The ordinance was published on May 18 and took effect May 28, 2026. The assessments are set for fiscal year 2025-26, but will only be transferred to the property tax rolls if the lighting system is energized by July 1, 2026; otherwise they carry over to the fiscal year in which the system is activated.

Activity (6)

• 2026-05-18 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: May 28, 2026.
• 2026-05-13 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is May 26, 2026.
• 2026-05-12 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2026-05-08 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 12, 2026.
• 2026-02-18 Bureau of Street Lighting document(s) referred to Council.
• 2026-02-18 Document submitted by Bureau of Street Lighting, dated January 28, 2026.

Documents (5)

• 2026-05-28 Final Ordinance of Intention No. 188929 · other
• 2026-05-18 Declaration of Posting · other
• 2026-05-12 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-01-28 Report from Bureau of Street Lighting · report
• 2026-01-28 Attachment to Report dated 1-28-26 - Draft Ordinance of Intention · attachment