HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-06-12 - RESOLUTIONS - LEVY ASMTS ENGRS RPT SC LLD FY 2018-19 (2)' RESOLUTION 18-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE CITY'S
INTENTION TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS, PRELIMINARILY APPROVE
THE ENGINEER'S REPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SANTA CLARITA
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-19,
AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING
ON THESE MATTERS
WHEREAS, the City Council 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), did by previous resolution, initiate proceedings calling for the
preparation and filing of the annual Engineer's Report for the Santa Clarita Landscape and
Lighting District inclusive of Streetlighting Zones A and B and Landscaping Zones 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, 30,31,2008-1,
Tl, T2, T3,T3B, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T17, T20, T23-1, T23-2, T23 -B, T29, T31, T31-1, T31 -IA,
T31-2, T33, T44, T46, T47, T48, T51, T52, T62, T65, T65 -A, T65 -B, T67, and T71 (District),
and the levy and collection of assessments within the District for Fiscal Year 2018-19, for the
purposes provided therefore in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous to undertake proceedings to provide for the
annual levy of District assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 to provide for the costs and
expenses associated with the operation, maintenance, and servicing of the improvements in the
District and Zones that provide special benefits to the parcels therein; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain the improvements and facilities at a standard acceptable
to the City, the assessments within the District will need to be levied for FY 2018-19; and
WHEREAS, the designated Engineer of Work for the District, Willdan Financial
Services (Engineer), has prepared and filed with the City Clerk a preliminary Engineer's Report
(Report) concerning the installation, construction, or maintenance of any authorized
improvements under the Act, including any proposed new improvements or any substantial
changes in existing improvements, and the levy and collection of the proposed FY 2018-19
assessments for the District as required by the provisions of the Act. Pursuant to Chapter 1,
Article 4, Section 22567 of the Act, this Report contains the following:
a. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location, and extent of the
improvements to be maintained, which incorporate the installation, replacement, construction,
maintenance, and/or servicing 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.
b. An estimate of the cost of the operation, maintenance, and/or servicing of the
improvements for the District for the referenced fiscal year.
c. Diagrams for the District. ,
d. An assessment of the estimated costs of the operation, maintenance, and/or servicing,
of the improvements, assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the
District in proportion to the special benefits received; and
WHEREAS, this City Council has examined and considered the Report, improvements,
diagrams, and assessments, and the proceedings prior thereto; and
WHEREAS, the FY 2018-19 Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been determined to be
3.61 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, the FY 2018-19 assessments as described in the Report for the District are
not proposed to be increased above the previously approved and adopted CPI and such
assessments are adequate to maintain the facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals: That the above recitals are all true and correct. '
SECTION 2. Declaration of Intention: That the public interest and convenience
requires, and it is the intention of this legislative body, to levy and collect assessments to pay the
net annual special benefit costs and expenses for the installation, replacement, construction,
maintenance, and/or servicing of the improvements and facilities for the above -referenced
District. 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 described in the Report and proposed to
be levied as part of these proceedings will provide revenue related to the installation,
replacement, construction, maintenance, and/or servicing of any authorized improvements under
the Act as outlined in the Report for the fiscal year, commencing July 1, 2018, and ending June
30, 2019.
SECTION 4. Preliminarily Approves Report: The City Council hereby finds that the
Report sufficiently describes the proposed improvements, estimated costs, method of
apportionment and the assessments for FY 2018-19, and the City Council hereby preliminarily
approves, passes on, and adopts the Report as submitted to the City Council and filed with the
City Clerk. The preliminary report shall stand as the Report for the purposes of all subsequent
proceedings pursuant to this resolution of intention.
SECTION 5. Assessments: The proposed assessments as described in the Report for FY I
2018-19 are not proposed to be increased above the previously approved and adopted CPI
adjustment.
' SECTION 6. Districts Improvements: The installation, construction, or maintenance of
any authorized improvements under the Act, including, but not limited to street lighting,
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 7. Public Hearing Date: The City Council hereby appoints June 26, 2018, at
6:00 p.m., in the City of Santa Clarita, California, as the time, place, and date of the public
hearing regarding the District, the Report prepared and filed in connection therewith and the levy
of assessments for FY 2018-19. At the hearing, the City Council shall hear and consider all
discussion regarding the proposed assessments as described in the Report.
SECTION 8. Notice of Public Hearing: The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk
or their authorized representative to cause notice of the public hearing to be given in the manner
provided by applicable law.
SECTION 9. Adoption of Resolution: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 12' day of June 2018.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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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 No. 18-31 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 12' day of June 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: McLean, Kellar, Smyth, Miranda, Weste
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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