HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-24 - RESOLUTIONS - ENG RPT T23 T23A LMD (2)RESOLUTION NO. 16-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS, PRELIMINARILY
APPROVING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISTRICTS,
AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR COMMENT (PUBLIC HEARING) ON THE
ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR ZONES T23 AND T23A WITHIN
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICTS NO. T1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, pursuant to the
provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15 of the Streets and
Highways Code of the State of California (Act), desires to initiate proceedings for Santa Clarita
Landscape Maintenance District No. T1 and Zone Nos. T23 and T23A (Districts) and for the
levy and collection of assessments within the proposed Districts for Fiscal Year 2016-17, for the
purposes provided therefore in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (City) is desirous to take
proceedings to provide for the annual levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2016-17 to provide for
the costs and expenses necessary to pay for the maintenance of the improvements in said
Districts; and
WHEREAS, the assessment rates are adequate to maintain the facilities; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain the facilities at a standard acceptable to the City, the
assessments within the Districts will need to be levied for Fiscal Year 2016-17; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act, does hereby require if the
assessment rate is to be increased, a notice of the proposed assessment, along with a ballot, shall
be mailed to all owners of identified parcels within the Districts, and that the agency shall
conduct a public hearing not less than 45 days after the mailing of said notice; and
WHEREAS, the assessments for Fiscal Year 2016-17 are not proposed to be increased
above the approved Consumer Price Index (CPI); and
WHEREAS, the CPI has been determined to be 2.03 percent calculated from the annual
change in the CPI, during the preceding year ending in December, for All Urban Consumers, and
the Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County areas; and
WHEREAS, notices and Assessment Ballots are not required if assessments are not
increased, other than for the amount of the CPI; and
WHEREAS, Willdan Financial Services has prepared a preliminary Engineer's Report
(Report) generally containing the following:
a. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location, and extent of the
improvements to be maintained.
bo An estimate ofthe cost of file mainteiianCe and/or servicing ofthe improvements
for the Districts for the referenced fiscal year.
An assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance and/or servicing,
assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the
Districts in proportion to the benefits received. That upon completion of the
preparation of said Report, the original shall be filed with the City Clerk, who
shall then submit the same to this legislative body for its immediate review and
consideration.
WHEREAS, this City Council has examined and considered the Report, diagram, and
assessments, and the proceedings prior thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals: That the above recitals are all true and correct.
SFCTIONT 2 Declaration olf I—I tentinn. '1'i�n.+tl,a n"hli- int rr CSt '.nd !'nn-venience
requires, and it is the intention of this legislative body, to levy and collect assessments to pay the
annual costs and expenses for the installation, replacement, maintenance, and/or Servicing of the
improvements for the above -referenced Districts. No new improvements or any substantial
changes in existing improvements are proposed as a part of these proceedings.
SECTION 3. Fiscal Year: That the assessments as above authorized and levied for
these proceedings will provide revenue and relate to the Fiscal Year, commencing July 1, 2016,
and ending June 30, 2017.
SECTION 4. Preliminarily Approves Report: The City Council hereby finds that each
and every part of the Engineer's Report is sufficient and the City Council hereby preliminarily
approves, passes on, and adopts the Engineer's Report as submitted to the City Council and filed
with the City Clerk. The preliminary report shall stand as the Engineer's Report for the purposes
of all subsequent proceedings pursuant to this Resolution of Intention.
SECTION 5. Districts Improvements: 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 6. Public Hearing: The City Council hereby appoints June 28, 2016, at
6:00 p.m., in the City of Santa Clarita, California, as the time, place, and date of the Public
Hearing on the Report. At the hearing, the City Council shall hear and consider all discussion
regarding the proposed assessment as described in the Report.
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SECTION 7. Adoption of Resolution: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 24th day of May 2016.
ATTEST:
CITY
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 24th day of May 2016, by the following vote:
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COUNCILMEMBERS
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Boydston, Acosta, McLean, Weste, Kellar
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