HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-06-11 - RESOLUTIONS - DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO LEVY ASMTS, PREL (7)RESOLUTION NO. 19-24
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 THE GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH OPEN SPACE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-20
WHEREAS, under 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), the Golden Valley
Ranch Open Space Maintenance District (District) was approved by the property owners in
2004; 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 (FY) 2019-20 to
provide for the costs and expenses necessary to pay for the maintenance of the improvements in
said District; 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 District will need to be levied for FY 2019-20; 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 District, and the agency shall conduct a
public hearing not less than 45 days after the mailing of said notice; and
WHEREAS, the assessments for FY 2019-20 are not proposed to be increased above the
approved Consumer Price Index (CPI); and
WHEREAS, the CPI has been determined to be 3.24 percent calculated as the annual
change in the CPI, during the preceding year ending in December, for All Urban Consumers, for
the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim 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.
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b. An estimate of the cost of the maintenance and servicing of the improvements for the
District for the referenced fiscal year.
c. An assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance and servicing, assessing the
net amount upon all assessable lots and parcels within the District 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; and
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, 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 annual
costs and expenses for the installation, replacement, maintenance and servicing of the
improvements 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 as above authorized and levied for these
proceedings will provide revenue and relate to the fiscal year, commencing July 1, 2019, and
ending June 30, 2020.
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. District 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 25, 2019, 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.
SECTION 7. Adoption of Resolution: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this I Ph day of June 2019.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
DATE: L2-
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
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I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 19-24 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita
at a regular meeting thereof, held on the l I' day of June 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kellar, Weste, Miranda, Smyth, McLean
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK