HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-05-23 - RESOLUTIONS - CONSOLIDATION OF SMD NO. 1 (2)RESOLUTION 17-37
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 THE ZONES THEREIN AS THE
SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT; AND THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH ZONE WITHIN THE SANTA CLARITA
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT, EXCLUDING ZONES
T4, T23 AND T23A, 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 Streetlighting Zones A and B, and Landscaping Zones 1, 2, 3,
3A, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 2008-1,
T2, T3,T313, T5, T6, T7, T8, T17, T20, T23-13, T29, T31, T33, T44, T46, T47, T48, T51, T52,
T62, T65, T65 -A, T65-13, T67, T68, T69, T71, T77 and T1 (Benefit Zones), 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
Zones 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 Zones boundaries, improvements, methods of apportionment, and
maximum assessments previously established within the Existing Districts and Benefit Zones;
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 Zones 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:
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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 Zones as required by the provisions of the Act.
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.
MAYOR
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 the
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: McLean, Kellar, Weste, Miranda, Smyth
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK
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