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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. 1 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 2