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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - February 3, 1992 Page - 7 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) F. Resolution Approving Contractual Services Agreement with BSI Consultants, Inc. , to Provide Assessment Engineering Services. Council Member Santos asked why this work had to be done by a consultant. Bill Silva, City Engineer, explained that assessment- district work is specialized, and the process requires preparation of a detailed Engineer's Report for every parcel in the City. He said there are only a handful of engineers throughout the State who do this work. He described the qualification-based selection process that was utilized and said BSI has experience in this area. He said it takes a tremendous amount of work to put the necessary documents together, and BSI will provide the information to the City on tape and on disks so the City can update their records in future years. He said timing is critical to meet the Assessor's Office deadlines to put assessments on the tax roles. In response to questions from City Council , Mike Oliver, Acting City Manager, described the public notice procedures. He said the Assessment District Engineer will begin to design the Assessment District and all commercial , residential , and industrial parcels must be identified and defined. He said staff will be meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and will begin to prepare presentations for the community. He said the Preliminary Assessment Report will be presented to the City Council at their March 2 Work Session; and, at that time, the Assessment Engineer will ask for direction from the City Council regarding modifications, including subsidies for low-income property owners. He said every property owner will then be notified of their right to protest and the date of the Public Hearing, which will be conducted in April . In response to questions from City Council , Steve Meyers, City Attorney, said the process is highly technical . He said once the Assessment Engineer has completed the Engineer's Report, if approved, the City Council will then adopt a resolution to proceed, which is the first formal action in the Assessment District process. He said the City Clerk is then ordered by the City Council to provide each property owner with a notice regarding the right and ability to protest, and a notice will also be published in The Daily Review. He said the City Council will set the time and place of the Public Hearing and written protests will be received. The City Council can decide to proceed with the Assessment District or to abandon it at that time.