HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-05-23 - RESOLUTIONS - LEVY & COLLECT ASMTS LMD T4 (2)RESOLUTION 17-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
CONSOLIDATION OF STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1, LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1, AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.
T-1 INCLUDING AND INCORPORATING ZONE T4 THEREIN AS PART OF THE SANTA
CLARITA LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT; AND THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR ZONE T4 WITHIN THE SANTA CLARITA
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-18
WHEREAS, the City Council of Santa Clarita, California (City Council), 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), being the legislative body for Santa Clarita's
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1; and Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1, and T-1
(Existing Districts) inclusive of Zone T4, (Benefit Zone), pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 2,
Section 22605 of the Act, may order the consolidation into a single assessment district, two or
more existing assessment districts, formed pursuant to the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to consolidate the Existing Districts and Benefit
Zone referenced herein into a single assessment district for Fiscal Year 2017-18 to be designated
as the "Santa Clarita Landscaping and Lighting District" (Consolidated District), retaining the
Benefit Zone boundaries, improvements, methods of apportionment, and maximum assessments
previously established within the Existing Districts and Benefit Zone; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, desires to initiate
proceedings for the levy and collection of the annual assessments within the Consolidated
District for Fiscal Year 2017-18, and specifically for the Benefit Zone identified herein for the
purposes provided therefore in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has retained Willdan Financial Services, for the
purpose of assisting with the consolidation of the Existing Districts and the annual levy of
assessments for the Consolidated District, and to prepare and file a report with the City Clerk in
accordance with Article 4, commencing with Section 22565, of Chapter 1 of the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. Annual Levy Report: The City Council hereby orders Willdan Financial
Services, acting as Assessment Engineer, to prepare and file with the City Clerk an Engineer's
Report concerning the installation, construction, or maintenance of any authorized improvements
under the Act, any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in existing
improvements, and the levy and collection of the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 assessments for
the Consolidated District and Benefit Zone as required by the provisions of the Act.
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SECTION 2. Improvements: The installation, construction, or maintenance of any
authorized improvements under the Act, including, but not limited to streetlighting, traffic
signals, 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 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of May 2017.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that foregoing
Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council, of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 23rd day of May 2017, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS :
Kellar, Weste, McLean, Smyth
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS :
None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS :
None
RECUSE:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Miranda
CITY CLER
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