HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-09 - AGENDA REPORTS - ANNUAL LEVY ASMTS SD (2)Agenda Item: 10
DATE: June 9, 2015
SUBJECT: ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Darin Seegmiller
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing for Landscape Maintenance Districts 1 and T1, with the exception
of Zones T23 and T23A, the Streetlight Maintenance District, the Golden Valley Ranch
Open Space Maintenance District, the Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas, and the Tourism
Marketing District.
2. Adopt the resolutions approving the Engineer's Reports for the Fiscal Year 2015-16 annual
levy of assessments for the continuation of maintenance for Landscape Maintenance Districts
1 and T1, with the exception of Zones T23, and T23A, the Streetlight Maintenance District,
the Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District, the Drainage Benefit
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Assessment Areas, and the Tourism Marketing District.
BACKGROUND
For the City Council's consideration, this report presents the Final Engineer's Reports for the
special districts identified below. Specifically, staff is requesting approval to direct the City's
contractual assessment engineer, Willdan Financial Services, to transmit all necessary
assessment data to the Los Angeles County Auditor Controller for inclusion on the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2015-16 Property Tax Rolls.
1. Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) Nos. 1 and T1, with the exception of Zones T23 and
T23A.
2. Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas (DBAA) 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, 22, 2008-1, 2008-2, 2013-1,
and 2014-1.
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3. Streetlight Maintenance District (SMD) No. 1.
4. Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District (GVROSMD).
5. Tourism Marketing District (TMD).
The attached resolutions direct Willdan Financial Services (Willdan) to prepare assessment
Engineer's Reports for the City's LMD, DBAA, SMD, and GVROSMD Districts for approval by
the City Council. The proposed special districts actions are authorized by State Law as outlined
in Article XIIID of the California Constitution (Proposition 218) and required to levy assessment
on properties receiving special benefits.
Descriptions of the four special districts and the Tourism Marketing District follow.
Landscape Maintenance District (LMD)
Fifty-five financially independent LMD zones are administered by the City. These combined
LMD zones, primarily administered through contracts, encompass over 1,300 acres of landscape
areas including street medians, parkways, side -panels, 8 parks, numerous monument signs, more
than 20 miles of paseos, approximately 60,000 trees, and 46 miles of landscaped medians.
Each LMD zone confers a special benefit upon properties through the installation and
maintenance of landscape and ornamental features. Approximately 30,000 homes and
businesses within LMD zones, comprised of varying size and amenities, financially contribute to
supporting these by way of a special assessment appearing on their annual property tax bill. The
City takes a very conservative fiscal approach to the management of the zones, has implemented
many cost -savings measures, and aggressively rebids landscape contracts to ensure operational
costs remain competitive. The total recommended LMD operational budget for FY 2015-16 is
$13.055 million, which represents a $1.953 million reduction in comparison to FY 2014-15.
While rate escalators have been authorized by parcel owners and are a component of the base
rate, the maximum annual assessment rate adjusts automatically. The City Council may levy
assessment rates up to or less than the maximum assessment rate. Even though maximum
assessment rates adjust automatically, the actual assessment levied each year must be approved
by the City Council as part of this noticed public hearing.
For FY 2015-16, the Annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the previous year through February
2015 increased approximately one-tenth of a percent (0.10 %). For FY 2015-16, staff is
recommending the City Council levy less than the maximum allowable rate for 70 percent (39 of
55) of the City's active Landscape Maintenance District zones.
The inclusion of CPI escalators allows the City to maintain and provide a consistent level of
landscape service to each of the LMD zones as maintenance costs increase from year to year.
CPI escalators also allow the City to be responsive to requests identified by the community for
new projects and adequately funds future capital reserve needs.
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In instances where the maximum levied assessment is recommended, these LMD zones do not
meet their financial operational and reserve goals and/or do not include a CPI escalator that
allows operational costs to keep pace with increasing maintenance costs. A detailed LMD
Recommended Rate Table that provides background information and identifies recommended
FY 2015-16 assessment levies for each LMD local zone is included as an attachment to this
report.
Each year, assessment rates recommended to the City Council are determined on the specific
needs of each LMD zone. For a typical LMD zone, maintenance contracts represent 25 percent
of the total annual operational cost. The City's landscape maintenance contracts include
provisions which allows vendors to request a CPI adjustment if the contracts are renewed into
their option years. A typical maintenance contract term is two years with three, one-year
options.
The remaining 75 percent, which makes up the operating costs of a LMD zone, funds
expenditures which include administration, water and electrical utilities, plant replacements,
scheduled and unanticipated repairs, and monitoring services. For FY 2015-16, administration
costs represent 14.1 percent of the total LMD operational budget with 10.9 percent of this
amount ($1,425,042) dedicated to City personnel. The remaining 3.2 percent is comprised of
base operational and maintenance expenditures in the amount of $363,489, and capital outlay,
$48,500.
A breakout of all LMD operational costs are provided below.
Administration
$
1,837,031
14.1%
Utilities
$
289,185
2.2%
Water
$
2,908,247
22.3%
Inspections
$
526,484
4.0%
Contractual Services
$
34,400
0.3%
Landscape Services
$
3,156,079
24.1%
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$
209,380
1.6%
Reimbursement to the General Fund
$
805,120
6.2%
Capital Outlay (Computer Replacement)
$
15,040
0.1%
Transfers Out
$
209,893
1.6%
Totals
$13,055,896
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As the State of California enters its fourth year of drought, the responsible management of water
during this time continues to be a priority for our organization. Beginning in 2010, the City
upgraded all 550 of its irrigation devices to smart controllers to keep our landscaped medians and
neighborhoods throughout the City looking great with minimal watering. The purchase of an
additional 80 smart controllers to replace devices in neighborhoods annexed into the City in 2012
was also approved by Council this past March.
In response to the July 2014 water restrictions imposed by the State, the City's Landscape
Maintenance District operation has further reduced its water usage by an additional 20 percent
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and restricted watering to two days per week from November to March and three days per week
from April to October. Following Governor Brown's April 1, 2015 water declaration and the
subsequent actions of the State Water Resources Control Board, Special Districts' staff has
discontinued watering all remaining turf medians and began modifying the irrigation system to
maintain the 1,013 trees located within these medians.
By switching to smart controllers and using best practices such as year-round, night-time
watering, as well as irrigation pauses during seasonably cooler winter months, the City has
reduced its total annual water usage by approximately 330 million gallons; saving more than one
billion gallons of water over the past four years. While the water utility represents 22.3 percent
($2,908,947) of the total LMD operational budget, overall recommended water budget for FY
2015-16 is $174,228 less than the amount budgeted in FY 2014-15.
During the next several years, the City intends to begin removing all remaining turf from its
older medians and replacing it with low -water -use plants. Turf removal is scheduled for removal
along Valencia Boulevard and Orchard Village Road beginning in early 2016. Furthermore, a
contract to design the turf removal from all remaining medians will come before the Council this
summer.
Finally, to ensure compliance with the Political Reform Act as contained in Government Code
Sections 81000 through 91014, a separate agenda item and resolutions have been prepared for
proceedings required for LMD Zones T23 and T23A.
Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas (DBAA
Ten DBAAs are administered by the City. Each DBAA benefits properties by preventing
groundwater from rising to a point where property damage could occur and/or channeling
surface or sub -surface water to drainage areas. Combined, the DBAAs are equipped with 4
pump stations, 5 flow meters, 22 hydroaugers, 35 observation wells, and various surface and sub-
surface drainage systems.
As identified in the proposed Engineer's Report, DBAA 6 and 18, located in the Shangri-La
community, each encompass fund -balance deficits. The Shangri-La development was entitled by
Los Angeles County, which also required the creation of two DBAAs to pump groundwater to
the surface for discharge into the storm drain and eventually into the Santa Clara River. At the
time of their creation, there was no stormwater permit or 100 mg/1 chloride requirements in place
or forecasted for the operation of the two DBAAs.
In the absence of these future permitting requirements, Los Angeles County did not incorporate
consumer price index (CPI) escalators into the creation of either of the DBAAs, as the originally
approved maximum levy amount was anticipated to be sufficient to address future maintenance.
The Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) stormwater permit requirements and
presence of naturally occurring groundwater which exceeds the 100 mg/l requirements, coupled
with the enactment of Proposition 218 in 1995, have led to the imposition of two separate fines
during the last 12 years which has caused deficits for the two DBBAs.
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For FY 2015-16, staff is recommending the City Council levy the maximum allowable rate for 9
of the City's I 1 DBAAs.
Streetlight Maintenance District (SMD)
The SMD benefits properties by funding energy and maintenance costs associated with the
streetlights and traffic signals. The SMD is comprised of parcels that are part of the original
district previously transferred to the City from Los Angeles County and parcels that have been
annexed into the district at a later date. There are approximately 18,660 streetlights within the
City. To keep up with the increased costs of operating and maintaining the street lighting system,
it is recommended that the City Council apply the maximum levy for each of the proposed rates.
Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District (GVROSMD)
As a condition of project approval, the City Council required the Golden Valley Ranch
development to create an open space maintenance district. The GVROSMD is comprised of 900
plus acres of natural and undeveloped land, which is administered by the City through contracts
for park ranger services. For FY 2015-16, staff is recommending the City Council levy
approximately 35 percent less than the maximum allowable rate for the Golden Valley Ranch
Open Space Maintenance District.
Tourism Marketing District (TMD)
As part of the 21 -Point Business Plan for Progress, the TMD was established to provide an
assessment of 2 percent, assessed by local hotels on visitors. These funds are used to market the
City of Santa Clarita as a tourism destination and attract high-quality, high -economic impact
events to the City.
The recommended action for the TMD is authorized by the Parking and Business Area Law of
1989 (Section 36500 et. seq. of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California), which
permits the City to levy assessments on businesses within a business improvement area and to
use such proceeds for the benefit of the businesses within said area.
For the TMD, each business in the benefit zone shall pay a charge of 2 percent of total room
rents charged and received from transient hotel guests who do not make the hotel their principal
place of residence.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other direction as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund associated with these actions. Adequate special district
monies to fund preparation of the attached Engineer's Reports were previously appropriated by
the City Council as part of the Fiscal Year 2014-15 Annual Budget.
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ATTACHMENTS
Annual Levy Public Hearing Notice
Tourism Marketing District Public Hearing Notice
DBAA FY 2015-16 Resolution
GVROSMD FY 2015-16 Resolution
LMD FY 2015-16 Resolution
SMD FY 2015-16 Resolution
TMD FY 2015-16 Resolution
FY 2015-16 Recommended Rate Table
LMD FY 2015-16 Engineer's Report (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
DBAA FY 2015-16 Engineer's Report (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
SMD FY 2015-16 Engineer's Report (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
GVROSMD FY 2015-16 Engineer's Report (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
TMD FY 2015-16 Engineer's Report (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
FY 15-16 Santa Clarita LMD Assessment Roll (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
FY 15-16 Santa Clarita SMD Assessment Roll (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
A Public Hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita in the City
Hall Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, 1st floor, Santa Clarita, California, on the
9th day of June 2015, at or after 6:00 p.m., to consider the FY 15-16 Annual Levy of
Assessments for the City's Special Districts.
The Districts subject to this Public Hearing include:
1. Landscape Maintenance Districts with the exception of Zones T23, T23A, Streetlight
Maintenance District, Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Preservation District, Drainage
Benefit Assessment Areas, and the Tourism Marketing District.
2. Landscape Maintenance District Zones T23, T23A.
The City Council, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Parking and Business
Improvement Area Law of 1989, both being Divisions of the Streets and Highways Code of the
State of California, and the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982, being a Division of the Government
Code, desires to levy annual assessments for the districts pursuant to Article XIII D of the
California Constitution.
Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons may appear and be heard on this matter at that
time. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Administrative Services Department,
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355; (661) 290-2202,
Darin Seegmilier, Project Development Coordinator.
If you wish to challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence
delivered to the City Council, at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Dated: May 21, 2015
Kevin Tonoian,
City Clerk
Publish Dates: May 28, 2015
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
A Public Hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita in the City
Hall Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, 1 st floor, Santa Clarita, California, on the
9th day of June 2015, at or after 6:00 p.m., to consider the FY 15-16 Tourism Marketing District.
The City Council, pursuant to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989, a
Division of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, being a Division of the
Government Code, desires to levy annual assessments for the districts pursuant to Article III D of
the California Constitution.
Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons may appear and be heard on this matter at that
time. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Administrative Services
Department, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355; (661) 290-2202 Darin
Seegmiller, Project Development Coordinator.
If you wish to challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you
or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence
delivered to the City Council, at, or prior to, the public hearing.
RESOLUTION NO. 15-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
TO CONTINUE THE SANTA CLARITA TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT
(BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA) AND THE HOTEL TOURISM
MARKETING BENEFIT ZONE IN THE CITY
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existing under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (Section 36500 et
seq. of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California) authorizes the City to levy
assessments on businesses within a parking and business improvement area which is in addition
to any assessments, fees, charges, or taxes imposed in the City and to use such proceeds for the
benefit of businesses within such parking and business improvement area pursuant to said
Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (hereafter "1989 BID Law"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on May 25, 2010, pursuant to
Ordinance No. 10-4 established the Tourism Marketing District (hereafter "TMD") and a Hotel
Tourism Marketing Benefit Zone (hereafter 'Benefit Zone"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 36533 of the 1989 BID Law, the Advisory Board for the
TMD has caused a report ("Annual Report") to be prepared and filed with the City Clerk, which
describes the improvements and activities for which assessments are to be levied and collected
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for the 2015-16 fiscal year; and this Annual Report has been presented to the City Council for
review and approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends to levy and collect assessments within the Benefit
Zone of the TMD for fiscal year 2015-16 and by this resolution fixes a time and place for a
public hearing to be held by the City Council on the levy of the annual assessment for fiscal
2015-16 pursuant to Section 36535 of the 1989 BID Law.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. Declaration of Intention. Pursuant to the 1989 BID Law, the City Council
hereby declares its intention to levy and collect assessments on businesses within the Hotel
Tourism Marketing Benefit Zone of the TMD for fiscal year 2015-16, which commences July 1,
2015, to pay for the improvements, services and activities authorized by Ordinance No. 10-4 and
described in the Annual Report filed with the City Clerk.
SECTION 3. Boundaries. For fiscal year 2015-16, the boundaries of the TMD which
includes all of the real property within the City of Santa Clarita; and the Hotel Tourism
Marketing Benefit Zone which is inclusive of the hotels now operating in the City and identified
and attached hereto as Exhibit "A" shall be unchanged from the boundaries established by
Ordinance No. 10-4.
SECTION 4. Exemption of Newly Established Business. The City Council proposes to
annually levy assessments against all businesses in the Benefit Zone in accordance with the
proposed system of assessments as set forth on Exhibit "B" and as such has determined that the
assessments on newly established hotels shall commence immediately upon the first day of
operation and after the public hearing for inclusion of such property.
SECTION 5. use of Assessment Revenues. That the proposed uses of the revenues
derived from charges levied against businesses in the Benefit Zone for fiscal year 2015-16
generally include but are not limited to the following:
a) Promoting the identity of Santa Clarita through financial support of key regional and
national events that support tourism and result in an economic impact; and
b) Developing and implementing a destination marketing strategy and promotions
targeting potential hotel guests; and
c) Developing and undertaking an advertising and public relations program focusing on
the business and leisure travel trade; and
d) Subsidization of high quality, high economic impact events; and
e) Annual operation expenses including but not limited to annual district administration
functions and expenses, printing, postage and meetings; and
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f) Support and funding of the Summer Trolley program; and
g) Attendance at key meeting and consumer trade shows.
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SECTION 6. Method of Assessment. In addition to any assessments, fees, charges or
taxes imposed otherwise in the City, the City Council proposes to levy assessments against
businesses in the Benefit Zone in fiscal year 2015-16 for the purpose of funding the programs,
activities and services that will promote the City and hotels as a tourist destination. A description
of the proposed system of assessments is set forth on Exhibit "B," attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 7. Annual Report. The City Council hereby approves the Annual Report for
fiscal year 2014-15 as submitted to the City Clerk or as amended herein by City Council
direction. Said Annual Report as submitted or amended provides a full and sufficient description
of the improvements, services and activities to be funded by the assessments for fiscal year 2015-
16; the boundaries of the Tourism Marketing District and the Hotel Tourism Marketing Benefit
Zone within the TMD, and the proposed assessments to be levied upon the businesses within the
TMD for that fiscal year. Said report as submitted or amended is by reference is made part of this
resolution.
SECTION 8. Public Hearing. A public hearing concerning the 2015-16 levy of annual
assessments for the TMD Benefit Zone will be held on June 9, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter can be heard at the City Council's regularly held meeting, located at
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita. At the public hearing, written and oral protests may be
presented to the City Council. The form and manner of protests shall comply with Sections
36524 and 36525 of the 1989 BID Law, which generally establish that if written protests are
received from the owners of businesses that will pay 50 percent or more of the assessments to be
levied and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protests to less than that 50 percent, no
further proceedings to levy the proposed assessment shall he taken for n nerind of nne venr frnm
the date of the finding of a majority protest by the City Council. If the majority protest is only
against the furnishing of a specified type or types of improvement or activity, those types of
improvements or activities shall be eliminated. Every written protest shall be filed with the clerk
at or before the time fixed for the public hearing. The City Council may waive any irregularity in
the form or content of any written protest and at the public hearing may correct minor defects in
the proceedings. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion
of the public hearing
SECTION 9. Notice of Hearing. Pursuant to Section 36534 of the 1989 BID Law, the City
Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of the public hearing by causing the resolution of intention
to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City not less than seven days
before the public hearing scheduled for June 9, 2015.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th of June 2015.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Kevin Tonoian, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of June, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
RECUSED: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
Dated: May 21, 2015
Kevin Tonoian,
City Clerk
Publish Dates: May 28, 2015; May 31, 2015
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RESOLUTION NO. 15-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE FINAL ENGINEER'S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT,
ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND
CONTINUED MAINTENANCE FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DRAINAGE
BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA NOS. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, 22, 2008-1,
2008-2, 2013-1, and 2014-1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-16
WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to the provisions of the Benefit Assessment Act
of 1982, Chapter 6.4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code,
commencing with Section 54703 (Act) did by previous Resolution, order the Willdan Financial
Services (Engineer) to prepare and file a report in connection with the proposed levy and
collection of assessments for the assessment district known and designated as the City of Santa
Clarita Drainage Benefit Assessment Area Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, 22, 2008-1, 2008-2, 2013-1, and
2014-1 (Areas) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution was duly and legally published in the time, form, and
manner as required by law and which Resolution is on file in the office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Santa
Clarita and the City Clerk has presented to the City Council such report entitled "Final
Engineer's Report, City of Santa Clarita Drainage Benefit Assessment Area Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20,
22, 2008-1, 2008-2, 2013-1, and 2014-1 Fiscal Year 2015-16" (Report); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully examined and reviewed the Report as
presented, and is satisfied with each and all of the items and documents as set forth therein, and
finds that the levy has been spread in accordance with the special benefits received from the
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and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to levy and collect assessments against parcels of
land within the Areas for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, to
pay the costs and expenses of operating, maintaining, and servicing the improvements within the
Areas; and
WHEREAS, the assessment rates within the Areas are exempt from the assessment
balloting procedures set forth in Section 4 of Proposition 218, because they were formed by
consent of the landowners, and the proposed assessments per lot or parcel are not proposed to
increase by more than the assessment rates approved by the landowners at the time of annexation
into the Areas.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. The Final Engineer's Report as presented consists of the following:
a. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location, and extent of the
improvements to be maintained and of the maintenance work;
b. Estimate of the cost of maintenance of the improvements for the Areas for the Fiscal
Year 2015-16;
An annual assessment for Fiscal Year 2015-16 of the estimated costs of the
maintenance of those improvements to be maintained during such fiscal year,
assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the Areas in
proportion to the special benefits received; together with a formula pursuant to which
such annual assessment may be adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to the
Assessment Law without the necessity for additional assessment ballot procedures.
The Final Engineer's Report, as presented, is hereby approved, and is ordered to be filed
in the office of the Clerk of the City Council as a permanent record and to remain open to public
inspection.
SECTION 3. The Clerk of the City Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution, and the minutes of this meeting shall so reflect the presentation of the
Assessment Engineer's Report.
SECTION 4. That the City hereby proposes an annual levy of assessments for Santa
Clarita Drainage Benefit Assessment Area Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, 22, 2008-1, 2008-2, 2013-1, and
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The maintenance of drainage improvements shall include the furnishing of services and
materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation, and servicing of the improvements.
SECTION 5. Following notice duly given, the City Council has held a full and fair
Public Hearing regarding its Resolution approving and or amending the Report prepared in
connection therewith; the levy and collection of assessments, and considered all oral and written
statements, protests and communications made or filed by interested persons.
SECTION 6. The City Council hereby finds that each and every part of the Engineer's
Report is sufficient, and the City Council hereby approves, passes on, and adopts the Engineer's
Report as submitted to the City Council and filed with the City Clerk.
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SECTION 7. The City Council does hereby reference the Engineer's Report, which
indicates the amount of the assessments, the Areas' boundaries, detailed descriptions of the
improvements, and the methods of assessment. The Engineer's Report is on file in the office of
the City Clerk, and reference to the Engineer's Report is hereby made for all particulars.
SECTION 8. The City Council hereby directs staff to file said assessments with the
County Auditor for collection with the regular property taxes for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 9th day of June 2015.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Kevin Tonoian, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of June, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
RECUSED: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. 15-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE FINAL ENGINEER'S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT,
ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND
CONTINUED MAINTENANCE FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH OPEN SPACE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-16
WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscape and Lighting
Act of 1972, being Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code, commencing with
Section 22500 (Act) did by previous Resolution, order Willdan Financial Services (Engineer) to
prepare and file a report in accordance with Chapter 1, Article 4, of the Act, commencing with
Section 22565, in connection with the proposed levy and collection of assessments for the City
of Santa Clarita Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District (District), for the fiscal
year commencing July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution was duly and legally published in the time, form, and
manner as required by law and which Resolution is on file in the office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Santa
Clarita and the City Clerk has presented to the City Council such report entitled "Final
Engineer's Report, City of Santa Clarita Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District,
Fiscal Year 2015-16" (Report); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully examined and reviewed the Report as
presented, and is satisfied with each and all of the items and documents as set forth therein, and
finds that the levy has been spread in accordance with the special benefits received from the
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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to levy and collect assessments against parcels of
land within the District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
to pay the costs and expenses of operating, maintaining, and servicing the improvements within
the District; and
WHEREAS, the assessment rates within the District are exempt from the assessment
balloting procedures set forth in Section 4 of Proposition 218, because the District was formed
by consent of the landowners, and the proposed assessments per lot or parcel are not proposed to
increase by more than the assessment rates approved by the landowners at the time of annexation
into the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
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SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. The Final Engineer's Report as presented consists of the following:
a. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location, and extent of the
improvements to be maintained and of the maintenance work;
b. Estimate of the cost of maintenance of the improvements for the District for the
Fiscal Year 2015-16;
c. An annual assessment for Fiscal Year 2015-16 of the estimated costs of the
maintenance of those improvements to be maintained during such fiscal year,
assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the District in
proportion to the special benefits received; together with a formula pursuant to which
such annual assessment may be adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to the
Assessment Law without the necessity for additional assessment ballot procedures.
The Final Engineer's Report, as presented, is hereby approved, and is ordered to be filed
in the office of the Clerk of the City Council as a permanent record and to remain open to public
inspection.
SECTION 3. The Clerk of the City Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution, and the minutes of this meeting shall so reflect the presentation of the
Assessment Engineer's Report.
SECTION 4. That the City hereby proposes an annual levy of assessments for Santa
Clarita Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Preservation District thereon to provide for the
following work:
Installation, construction, or maintenance of any authorized improvements under the Act,
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appurtenant to any of the aforementioned or which are necessary or convenient for the
maintenance or servicing thereof.
SECTION 5. Following notice duly given, the City Council has held a full and fair
Public Hearing regarding its Resolution approving and or amending the Report prepared in
connection therewith; the levy and collection of assessments, and considered all oral and written
statements, protests and communications made or filed by interested persons.
SECTION 6. The City Council hereby finds that each and every part of the Engineer's
Report is sufficient, and the City Council hereby approves, passes on, and adopts the Engineer's
Report as submitted to the City Council and fled with the City Clerk.
SECTION 7. The City Council does hereby reference the Engineer's Report, which
indicates the amount of the assessments, the District's boundaries, detailed description of
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improvements and the method of assessment. The Engineer's Report is on file in the office of
the City Clerk, and reference to the Engineer's Report is hereby made for all particulars.
SECTION 8. The City Council hereby directs staff to file said assessments with the
County Auditor for collection with the regular property taxes for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 9th day of June, 2015.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Kevin Tonoian, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
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regular meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of June, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
RECUSED: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. 15-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
THE FINAL ENGINEER'S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT, ORDERING
THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS ORDERING CONTINUED
MAINTENANCE FOR ALL ZONES WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ZONES T23, AND T23A, WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS NOS. 1 AND T1
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-16
WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscape and
Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code
(commencing with Section 22500) (hereafter referred to as the "Act") did by previous
Resolution, order the Engineer, Willdan Financial Services, to prepare and file a report in
accordance with Chapter 1, Article 4, of the Act, commencing with Section 22565, in connection
with the proposed levy and collection of assessments for the Santa Clarita Landscape
Maintenance District Nos. 1 and T1 comprising of Zone Nos. 1, 2, 3, 3A, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 7A, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 2008-1, T1, T2, T3,T313, T4, T5, T6, T7,
T8, T17, T20, T23-1, T23-2, T23-13, T29, T31, T31-1, T31 -1A, T31-2, T33, T44, T46, T47, T48,
T51, T52, T62, T65, T65 -A, T65-13, T67, T71, and T72 (Districts) for the fiscal year
commencing July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution was duly and legally published in the time, form, and
manner as required by law and which Resolution is on file in the office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Santa
Clarita and the City Clerk has presented to the City Council such report entitled "Final
Engineer's Report, City of Santa Clarita Landscape maintenance District Nos. i and 11, Fiscal
Year 2015-16" (Report); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully examined and reviewed the Report as
presented, and is satisfied with each and all of the items and documents as set forth therein, and
finds that the levy has been spread in accordance with the special benefits received from the
improvements, operation, maintenance, and services to be performed, as set forth in said Report;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to levy and collect assessments against parcels of
land within the Districts for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
to pay the costs and expenses of operating, maintaining, and servicing the improvements within
the Districts; and
WHEREAS, the assessment rates within the Districts are exempt from the assessment
balloting procedures set forth in Section 4 of Proposition 218, because the Districts were formed
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by consent of the landowners, and the proposed assessments per lot or parcel are not proposed to
increase by more than the assessment rates approved by the landowners at the time of annexation
into the Districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. The Final Engineer's Report as presented consists of the following:
a. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location, and extent of the
improvements to be maintained and of the maintenance work;
b. Estimate of the cost of maintenance of the improvements for the Districts for the
Fiscal Year 2015-16;
An annual assessment for Fiscal Year 2015-16 of the estimated costs of the
maintenance of those improvements to be maintained during such fiscal year,
assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the Districts in
proportion to the special benefits received; together with a formula pursuant to which
such annual assessment may be adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to the
Assessment Law without the necessity for additional assessment ballot procedures.
The Final Engineer's Report, as presented, is hereby approved, and is ordered to be filed
in the office of the Clerk of the City Council as a permanent record and to remain open to public
inspection.
SECTION 3. The Clerk of the City Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution, and the minutes of this meeting shall so reflect the presentation of the
Assessment Lll ,tl lli\.1 J lvl pVl L.
SECTION 4. That the City hereby proposes an annual levy of assessments for Santa
Clarita Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1 and Tl thereon to provide for the following
work:
The installation, construction, or maintenance of any authorized improvements under the
Act, including, but not limited to, landscape and irrigation improvements and any facilities which
are appurtenant to any of the aforementioned or which are necessary or convenient for the
maintenance or servicing thereof.
SECTION 5. Following notice duly given, the City Council has held a full and fair
Public Hearing regarding its Resolution approving and or amending the Report prepared in
connection therewith; the levy and collection of assessments, and considered all oral and written
statements, protests and communications made or filed by interested persons.
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SECTION 6. The City Council hereby finds that each and every part of the Engineer's
Report is sufficient, and the City Council hereby approves, passes on, and adopts the Engineer's
Report as submitted to the City Council and filed with the City Clerk.
SECTION 7. The City Council does hereby reference the Engineer's Report, which
indicate the amount of the assessments, the Districts' boundaries, description of improvements,
and the methods of assessment. The Engineer's Report is on file in the office of the City Clerk,
and reference to the Engineer's Report is hereby made for all particulars.
SECTION 8. The City Council hereby directs staff to file said assessments with the
County Auditor for collection with the regular property taxes for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 9th day of June 2015.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Kevin. Tonoian, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of June, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
RECUSED: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. 15-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
THE FINAL ENGINEER'S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT, ORDERING
THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND
CONTINUED MAINTENANCE FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-16
WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscape and Lighting
Act of 1972, being Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code, commencing with
Section 22500 (Act) did by previous Resolution, order Willdan Financial Services (Engineer) to
prepare and file a report in accordance with Chapter 1, Article 4, of the Act, commencing with
Section 22565, in connection with the proposed levy and collection of assessments for the City
of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 (District) for the fiscal year commencing
July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution was duly and legally published in the time, form, and
manner as required by law and which Resolution is on file in the office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Santa
Clarita and the City Clerk has presented to the City Council such report entitled "Final
Engineer's Report, City of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, Fiscal Year
2015-16" (Report); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully examined and reviewed the Report as
presented, and is satisfied with each and all of the items and documents as set forth therein, and
finds that the levy has been spread in accordance with the special benefits received from the
improvements, operation, maintenance, and services to be performed, as set forth in said Report;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to levy and collect assessments against parcels of
land within the District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
to pay the costs and expenses of operating, maintaining, and servicing the improvements within
the District; and
WHEREAS, the assessment rates within the District are exempt from the assessment
balloting procedures set forth in Section 4 of Proposition 218 because the District was formed by
consent of the landowners, and the proposed assessments per lot or parcel are not proposed to
increase by more than the assessment rates approved by the landowners at the time of annexation
into the District.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. The Final Engineer's Report as presented consists of the following:
a. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location, and extent of the
improvements to be maintained and of the maintenance work;
b. Estimate of the cost of maintenance of the improvements for the District for the
Fiscal Year 2015-16;
c. An annual assessment for Fiscal Year 2015-16 of the estimated costs of the
maintenance of those improvements to be maintained during such fiscal year,
assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the District in
proportion to the special benefits received; together with a formula pursuant to which
such annual assessment may be adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to the
Assessment Law without the necessity for additional assessment ballot procedures.
The Final Engineer's Report, as presented, is hereby approved, and is ordered to be filed
in the office of the Clerk of the City Council as a permanent record and to remain open to public
inspection.
SECTION 3. The Clerk of the City Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution, and the minutes of this meeting shall so reflect the presentation of the
Assessment Engineer's Report.
SECTION 4. That the City hereby proposes an annual levy of assessments for Santa
Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 thereon to provide for the following work.
Installation, construction, or maintenance of any authorized improvements under the Act,
including, but not limited to, streetlight improvements and any facilities which are appurtenant to
any of the aforementioned or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing
thereof.
SECTION 5. Following notice duly given, the City Council has held a full and fair
Public Hearing regarding its Resolution approving and or amending the Report prepared in
connection therewith; the levy and collection of assessments, and considered all oral and written
statements, protests and communications made or filed by interested persons.
SECTION 6. The City Council hereby finds that each and every part of the Engineer's
Report is sufficient, and the City Council hereby approves, passes on, and adopts the Engineer's
Report as submitted to the City Council and filed with the City Clerk.
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SECTION 7. The City Council does hereby reference the Engineer's Report, which
indicates the amount of the assessments, the District's boundaries, detailed description of
improvements and the method of assessment. The Engineer's Report is on file in the office of
the City Clerk, and reference to the Engineer's Report is hereby made for all particulars.
SECTION 8. The City Council hereby directs staff to file said assessments with the
County Auditor for collection with the regular property taxes for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 9th day of June 2015
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Kevin Tonoian, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of June, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
RECUSED: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. 15-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
TO CONTINUE THE SANTA CLARITA TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT
(BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA) AND THE HOTEL TOURISM
MARKETING BENEFIT ZONE IN THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita (the "City") is a general law City organized and
existing under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (Section 36500 et
seq. of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California) authorizes the City to levy
assessments on businesses within a parking'and business improvement area which is in addition
to any assessments, fees, charges, or taxes imposed in the City and to use such proceeds for the
benefit of businesses within such parking and business improvement area pursuant to said
Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (hereafter "1989 BID Law"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on May 25, 2010, pursuant to
Ordinance No. 10-4 established the Tourism Marketing District (hereafter "TMD") and a Hotel
Tourism Marketing Benefit Zone (hereafter "Benefit Zone"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 36533 of the 1989 BID Law, the Advisory Board for the
TMD has caused a report ("Annual Report") to be prepared and filed with the City Clerk, which
describes the improvements and activities for which assessments are to be levied and collected
for Fiscal Year 2015-16; and this Annual Report has been presented to the City Council for
review and approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends to levy and collect assessments within the Benefit o
Zone of the TMD for Fiscal Year 2015-16 and by this resolution fixes a time and mace for a
public hearing to be held by the City Council on the levy of the annual assessment for Fiscal y
Year 2015-16 pursuant to Section 36535 of the 1989 BID Law.
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NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as
follows: N
SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. Declaration of Intention. Pursuant to the 1989 BID Law, the City Council
hereby declares its intention to levy and collect assessments on businesses within the Hotel s
Tourism Marketing Benefit Zone of the TMD for Fiscal Year 2015-16, which commences July 1,
2015, to pay for the improvements, services, and activities authorized by Ordinance No. 10-4 and B
described in the Annual Report filed with the City Clerk.
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SECTION 3. Boundaries. For Fiscal Year 2015-16, the boundaries of the TMD which
includes all of the real property within the City of Santa Clarita; and the Hotel Tourism
Marketing Benefit Zone which is inclusive of the hotels now operating in the City and identified
and attached hereto as Exhibit "A" shall be unchanged from the boundaries established by
Ordinance No. 10-4.
SECTION 4. Exemption of Newly Established Business. The City Council proposes to
annually levy assessments against all businesses in the Benefit Zone in accordance with the
proposed system of assessments as set forth on Exhibit 'B" and as such has determined that the
assessments on newly established hotels shall commence immediately upon the first day of
operation and after the public hearing for inclusion of such property.
SECTION 5. Use of Assessment Revenues. That the proposed uses of the revenues
derived from charges levied against businesses in the Benefit Zone for Fiscal Year 2015-16
generally include but are not limited to the following:
a) Promoting the identity of Santa Clarita through financial support of key regional and
national events that support tourism and result in an economic impact; and
b) Developing and implementing a destination marketing strategy and promotions
targeting potential hotel guests; and
c) Developing and undertaking an advertising and public relations program focusing on
the business and leisure travel trade; and
d) Subsidization of high-quality, high -economic impact events; and
e) Annual operation expenses including but not limited to annual district administration
functions and expenses, printing, postage, and meetings; and
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g) Attendance at key meeting and consumer trade shows.
SECTION 6. Method of Assessment. In addition to any assessments, fees, charges, or
taxes imposed otherwise in the City, the City Council proposes to levy assessments against
businesses in the Benefit Zone in Fiscal Year 2015-16 for the purpose of funding the programs,
activities, and services that will promote the City and hotels as a tourist destination. A
description of the proposed system of assessments is set forth on Exhibit "B," attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 7. Annual Report. The City Council hereby approves the Annual Report for
Fiscal Year 2014-15 as submitted to the City Clerk or as amended herein by City Council
direction. Said Annual Report as submitted or amended provides a full and sufficient description
of the improvements, services, and activities to be funded by the assessments for Fiscal Year
2015-16; the boundaries of the Tourism Marketing District and the Hotel Tourism Marketing
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Benefit Zone within the TMD, and the proposed assessments to be levied upon the businesses
within the TMD for that fiscal year. Said report as submitted or amended by reference is made
part of this resolution.
SECTION 8. Public Hearing. A public hearing concerning the 2015-16 levy of annual
assessments for the TMD Benefit Zone will be held on June 9, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter can be heard at the City Council's regularly held meeting, located at
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita. At the public hearing, written and oral protests may be
presented to the City Council. The form and manner of protests shall comply with Sections
36524 and 36525 of the 1989 BID Law, which generally establish that if written protests are
received from the owners of businesses that will pay 50 percent or more of the assessments to be
levied, and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protests to less than that 50 percent, no
further proceedings to levy the proposed assessment shall be taken for a period of one year from
the date of the finding of a majority protest by the City Council. If the majority protest is only
against the furnishing of a specified type or types of improvement or activity, those types of
improvements or activities shall be eliminated. Every written protest shall be filed with the
Clerk at or before the time fixed for the public hearing. The City Council may waive any
irregularity in the form or content of any written protest and at the public hearing may correct
minor defects in the proceedings. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time
before the conclusion of the public hearing
SECTION 9. Notice of Hearing. Pursuant to Section 36534 of the 1989 BID Law, the City
Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of the public hearing by causing the resolution of intention
to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City not less than seven days
before the public hearing scheduled for June 9, 2015.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th of June 2015.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Kevin Tonoian, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of June, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
RECUSED: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
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EXHIBIT A
SANTA CLARITA
TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT
HOTEL TOURISM MARKETING BENEFIT ZONE
Hotels in Fiscal Year 2015-16
The following is a list of hotels now operating, or proposed to operate in the Tourism
Marketing District and specifically the Hotel Tourism Marketing Benefit Zone for Fiscal Year
2015-16.
Best Western Valencia Inn
27413 Wayne Mills Place
Santa Clarita, CA
Holiday Inn Express
27513 Wayne Mills Place
Santa Clarita, CA
Courtyard by Marriott
28523 Westinghouse Place
Santa Clarita, CA
Embassy Suites
28508 Westinghouse Place
Santa Clarita, CA
Hyatt Regency Valencia
24500 Town Center Drive
Santa Clarita, CA
(Assessor #--2861071009)
(Assessor #--2861071008)
(Assessor #--2866034080)
(Assessor #--2866034083)
(Assessor #--2861062020)
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Exhibit B
SANTA CLARITA
TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT
HOTEL TOURISM MARKETING BENEFIT ZONE
Proposed System of Assessment (Methodology)
The proposed system of assessments is designed to generate revenue from hotels in the City to
provide a method of funding public programs and activities that will promote the City and hotels
as a tourist destination. The City's hotels comprise the Benefit Zone and are the only business
proposed to be assessed. An annual assessment is to be levied against hotels based on the
benefits they derive from the programof activities. Businesses located outside the Benefit Zone
(i.e., all non -hotel businesses) would not be assessed as they derive only, at most, an indirect
benefit from the program of activities.
Any modification to the Benefit Zone or program of activities for which the assessments are
proposed to be levied would be subject to notification of all businesses within the Area and a
public hearing before the City Council. At such public hearing, the City Council shall hear all
protests and receive evidence, including written protests, for and against such modification.
Each business in the Benefit Zone shall pay a charge of 2% of total room rents charged and
received from transient hotel guests who do not make the hotel their principal place of residence.
Once the system of charges is established, it cannot be changed without written notice to all
businesses in the Area and a public hearing held by the City Council. At such public hearing, the
City Council shall hear all protests and receive evidence, including written protests, for and
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Charges will be collected by the City of Santa Clarita, with the funds being remitted to a special
fund of the City for expenditure in accordance with its adopted annual budget as presented by the
Advisory Committee appointed by the City Council.
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