HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-06-13 - RESOLUTIONS - SMD 1 ANNEX 2000-L9RESOLUTION NO.00-72
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS AND APPROVING
AN ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN
TERRITORY KNOWN AS TRACT NOS. 51931-01 AND 51931-02
INTO "SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. W AS ANNEXATION NO.2000-L9,
DECLARING THE CITTS INTENTION TO ORDER THE ANNEXATION
AND TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS, DETERMINING
THAT THESE PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO
THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972
AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES ACT, AND OFFERING A
TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, 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 (the "Act"), desires to initiate proceedings for the annexation
of certain property (the "Annexed Area") to the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance
District No. 1, (the 'District") and declares the City's intention to order the annexation of
the Annexed Area for the levy and collection of annual assessment within the proposed
Annexed Area for the Fiscal Year 2000/2001, for the purposes provided therefor in the Act;
and
WHEREAS, the Newhall Land and Farming Company, a California Limited
Partnership, City of Santa Clarita, Brookfield Bridgeport PA 2 Inc., Greystone Homes, Inc.,
a Delaware Corporation, Centex Homes, a Nevada General Partnership, Standard Pacific
Corp., a Delaware Corporation, D.R. Horton Inc., a Delaware Corporation,
Richmond American Homes of California, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, Jefferson at South
River, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership, Jefferson at South River II, L.P., a Delaware
Limited Partnership, Hanover R.S. Limited Partnership, a Texas Limited Partnership, and
Riverwalk at Town Center, Limited, a Texas Limited Partnership, (hereinafter referred to
as the "Developers"), are the sole owners of that certain real property located in the City of
Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California, more particularly described as
follows:
Legal Description:
Tract Map Nos.: 51931-01 and 51931-02
Assessor Parcel Nos.: 2866-007-032, -042, and -044
2866-018-141
2811-001-059, -061, -119, -120, -121, and -123
2811-002-002, -044, -049, and -051
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Location: Both sides of McBean Parkway south of Newhall
Ranch Road and north of Magic Mountain
Parkway
WHEREAS, the Developers are developing the property as a multi -family
residential, single-family residential, non-residential, school, and open space project
(hereinafter referred to as the "Projects"); and
WHEREAS, as a condition to its approval of the recordation of the final Tract
Nos. 51931-01 and 51931-02 to be recorded on the Projects, the City of Santa Clarita
(hereinafter referred to as the "City") has required that the Developers install streetlight
improvements adjacent to the Projects, as more particularly shown as Streetlight
Improvement Areas (hereinafter referred to as the "Improvement Areas") on Exhibit "A"
attached hereto, be improved with streetlighting and related improvements to a standard
acceptable to the City, and that said Developers provide a means satisfactory to the City for
assuring the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Improvement Areas
and improvement thereto; and
WHEREAS, the improvements to be installed, constructed, or maintained within the
proposed Annexed Area may include installation, construction, or maintenance of any
authorized improvements under the Act, including, but not limited to, streetlight
improvements and any facilities which are appurtenant to any of the aforementioned or
which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof; and
WHEREAS, Section 22608 of the Act limits the requirement for the resolutions,
Engineer's Report, notices of hearing, and right of majority protest under the Act to the
territory included within the annexation and waives these requirements with the written
consent of all of the owners of property within the territory to be annexed; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act does hereby require
that a notice of the proposed assessment, along with a ballot, shall be mailed to all owners
of identified parcels within the Annexed Area, and that the agency shall conduct a public
hearing not less than 45 days after the mailing of said notice; and
WHEREAS, the Annexation consists of the development known as Tract
Nos. 51931-01 and 51931-02; and
WHEREAS, the Developers have submitted a petition to the City requesting to have
their developments annexed into the City Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1; and
WHEREAS, the Developers, as stated in their petition, may waive all statutory
notices of hearing and rights of majority protest by any interested property owners within
the Annexation; and
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WHEREAS, the City has prepared a diagram attached as Exhibit "A," which is
designated Proposed Annexation (2000-L9) into Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance
District No. 1, and an assessment showing the proposed boundaries of the territory to be
annexed into the District which is benefited by the construction of the improvements and
the amount to be assessed against each of the parcels within the proposed annexation to the
District; and
WHEREAS, the City has ordered the preparation of an Engineer's Report in
accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the Streets and
Highways Code giving a description of the annexation; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report, diagram, and assessments have been approved
and filed with the City Clerk and are open to public inspection, and may be referred to for
all details regarding the improvements, the boundary of the proposed annexation, the
assessments, total costs, and description of the parcels to be assessed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has examined and considered the Engineer's Report,
diagram, assessment, and the proceedings prior thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby (1) finds that the public interest and
convenience requires; and (2) declares its intention to order the formation of the Annexation
and to levy and collect assessments against the assessable lots and parcels of land within
such annexation for that portion of the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2000 and ending
June 30, 2001 to pay the costs and expenses of the maintenance of improvements described
below. If the assessments proposed by this resolution are approved by the property owners
pursuant to a mailed ballot election conducted in accordance with Article XIIID of the
California Constitution, the City Council in subsequent fiscal years may thereafter impose
the assessment at any rate or amount that is less than or equal to the amount authorized
for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, increased each year based upon the Consumer Price Index, All
Urban Consumers, for the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside Area ("CPI"), as determined by
the United States Department of Labor, or its successor, without conducting another mailed
ballot election. The engineer shall compute the percentage of difference between the CPI
for March of each year and the CPI for the previous March, and shall then adjust the
existing assessment by an amount not to exceed such percentage for the following fiscal
year. Should the Bureau of Labor Statistics revise such index or discontinue the
preparation of such index, the engineer shall use the revised index or a comparable system
as approved by the City Council for determining fluctuations in the cost of living.
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SECTION 3. That the City hereby proposes to annex to the Santa Clarita
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, the Annexed Area, generally located in the vicinity
of the Newhall Ranch Road, Magic Mountain Parkway, McBean Parkway, and Bouquet
Canyon Road, also known as Assessor Parcel Nos.: 2866-007-032, -042, and -044,
2866-018-141, 2811-001-059, -061, -119, -120, -121, and -123, and 2811-002-002, -044, -049,
and -051, and to levy annual assessments thereon to provide for the following work:
Installation, construction, or maintenance of any authorized improvements under
the Act, including, but not limited to, streetlight improvements and any facilities which are
appurtenant to any of the aforementioned, or which are necessary or convenient for the
maintenance or servicing thereof.
The distinctive designation for the proposed Annexed Area shall be "Annexation
No. 2000-L9 to the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1, when referred to
separately and upon annexation will be included in the designation of the Santa Clarita
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1.
SECTION 4. That the Developers have provided the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita a petition fully signed and notarized, waiving all statutory notices of hearing
and notice periods, granting the City the right to maintain and service the streetlight
improvements and gives consent to the establishment of an assessment for the proposed
annexation of the property into the District in an amount reasonably determined by the
City to cover all costs and expenses incurred for the continued maintenance, operation, and
servicing of the streetlight improvements.
SECTION 5. A diagram for the District (Section 22570 of the Streets and highways
Code) and an assessment (Section 22572 of the Streets and highways Code) showing the
area to be annexed, benefited, and assessed for the improvements has been prepared as
Exhibit "A." The diagram, assessment, and improvement plans have been filed with the
City Clerk.
SECTION 6. The diagram, which indicates by a boundary line the extent of the
territory proposed to be annexed into the District, is hereby declared to describe the
proposed boundaries of the proposed annexation to the District and shall govern for all
details as to the extent and location of said annexation.
SECTION 7. The City Council is satisfied with the correctness of the diagram and
assessment, including the proceedings and all matters relating thereto.
SECTION 8. That notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of June, 2000 at the
hour of 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the City Council Chambers at 23920
Valencia Boulevard, in the City of Santa Clarita, the City will hold a public hearing to
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receive and tabulate all ballots with reference to the Annexed Area pursuant to the Right to
Vote on Taxes Act.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 13thday of June 2000.
VYO
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) as.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City of Santa Clarita at a regular
meeting thereof, held on the 13th day of June
vote of Council: , 2000 by the following
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Kellar, 3gth, Weste
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Ferry,, Darcy,
CITY CLERK
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