HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-07-08 - RESOLUTIONS - ENGINEER FOR PROPOSED NEW OR INCREASE ASMT T44 T48 T62RESOLUTION NO. 25-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT
OF 1972 (SECTIONS 22500 ET. SEQ. OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS CODE) INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO LEVY A PROPOSED NEW
OR INCREASED ASSESSMENTS COMMENCING FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 FOR
LANDSCAPING ZONES T44 BOUQUET CANYON, T48 SHADOW HILLS, AND
T62 CANYON HEIGHTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT AND ORDERING THE ENGINEER
TO PREPARE AND FILE A REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 OF
CHAPTER 1 OF SAID ACT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (City) did form the City
of Santa Clarita Landscaping and Lighting District (District) which includes Landscaping
Zones T44-Bouquet Canyon, T48-Shadow Hills and T62-Canyon Heights (T44, T48, and
T62), pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Act), in
which assessments have been previously levied and collected; and
WHEREAS, said Act requires that proceedings for the levy of assessments shall
be initiated by resolution describing any proposed new improvements or any substantial
changes in existing improvements or assessments in accordance with Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 22620) of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways
Code of the State of California, and ordering the Engineer to prepare and file a report in
accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of Said Act; and
WHEREAS, the City has approved a consulting engineer contract with Willdan,
naming Willdan as the Assessment Engineer and firm responsible for preparing the
Engineer's Report and assisting in the adjustment of the maximum assessment for parcels
within T44, T48, and T62.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California,
does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby orders that Willdan, an engineer registered
pursuant to the Professional Engineers Act (Chapter 7, commencing with Section 670, of
Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code), has been designated Assessment
Engineer for the proposed new or increased assessments for T44, T48, and T62. Willdan
is hereby ordered to prepare and file an Engineer's Report for the City Council's review,
consideration, and adoption in accordance with the Act and the laws of the State of
California.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita proposes the levy of
proposed new or increased assessments for T44, T48, and T62 within the District
commencing in Fiscal Year 2026-27 pursuant to the Act.
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SECTION 4. The proposed improvements within T44, T48, and T62 are generally
described as irrigated slope landscaping, non -irrigated landscaping, and turf. The work to
be performed may include but is not limited to (as applicable), landscaping, planting,
shrubbery, trees, grass, other ornamental vegetation, irrigation systems, hardscapes and
fixtures; statuary, fountains and other ornamental structures and facilities; facilities which
are appurtenant to any of the foregoing or which are necessary or convenient for the
maintenance or servicing thereof, including, but not limited to, clearing, removal of
debris, the installation or construction of curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks, or paving, or
water, irrigation, drainage landscaped areas, or electrical facilities; and park or
recreational improvements, including, but not limited to, playground equipment, shade
structures, play courts, public restrooms, and paseos/trails.
SECTION 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of resolutions of the City and
shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings
of the City Council of the City in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is
presented.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 8t" day of July 2025.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE: �I
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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. 25-44 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 8th day of July 2025, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ayala, McLean, Weste, Gibbs, Miranda
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK
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