HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-14 - RESOLUTIONS - CONFIRM INCREASED ASMT ENG RPT DIAGRAM FY2026 27 LLD ZONE T44RESOLUTION NO.25-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER' S REPORT, THE
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENTS RELATED THERETO FOR
LANDSCAPING ZONE T44 (BOUQUET CANYON) WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT, AND APPROVING THE LEVY
AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972,
Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (Act, including Sections
22500 through 22679), on July 8, 2025, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (City)
adopted Resolution No. 25-44 (Resolution of Initiation) to initiate proceedings to levy proposed
increased assessments for Landscaping Zones T44 (Bouquet Canyon), T48 (Shadow Hills), and
T62 (Canyon Heights) (referred to collectively as T44, T48, and T62 or Zones; and referred to
individually as Zone, T44, T48, or T62) within the City of Santa Clarita Landscaping and
Lighting District; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution of Initiation also ordered the City's Assessment Engineer to
prepare the report required by Streets and Highways Code Section 22622 for T44, T48, and T62
-- for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (the Engineer's Report); and
WHEREAS, on July 8, 2025, after fully considering the Engineer's Report, the City
Council adopted Resolution No. 25-45 (Resolution of Intention) declaring its intention to levy
and collect an increased assessment for T44, T48, and T62, preliminarily approving said
Engineer's Report, calling for a property owner protest ballot proceeding for the proposed
increased assessments related thereto in accordance with the relevant provisions of "Proposition
218" (California Constitution Article XIII D, Section 4, as implemented through Government
Code §§ 53750 through 53759.2), and the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution of Intention set the Public Hearing for October 14, 2025, at
6:00 p.m., and authorized the proceedings for a Proposition 218 ballot; and
WHEREAS, on July 8, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-46 (Procedural
Resolution) establishing assessment setting procedures for the Zones consistent with the
requirements of Proposition 218 related to the consideration of assessment protest ballots
submitted by record owners, as well as the requirements of "AB 2257" (Government Code
§ § 53759.1 and 53759.2) to require record owners to exhaust administrative remedies by
submitting a timely written objection as a condition of filing litigation to challenge the proposed
assessments for the Zones; and
WHEREAS, this resolution pertains only to Zone T44 (Bouquet Canyon), as set forth
herein; and
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WHEREAS, on July 31, 2025, the Notice of Public Hearing and protest ballot were
mailed to the property owners of record in T44 regarding the levy of increased assessments and
the assessment range formula pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations governing majority
protest proceedings, including but not limited to Proposition 218 and AB 2257; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the requirements of AB 2257 and the Procedural Resolution,
the Notice of Public Hearing identified a deadline of September 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., for the
submission of timely written objections to the proposed updated assessments for the Zones; and
WHEREAS, as of September 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., the City had received no timely
written objections, and therefore, the City Council determined that no clarifications or reductions
to the proposed assessments for the Zones were warranted under Government Code Section
53759.1(d); and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2025, the City Council held the duly noticed Public Hearing
not less than 45 days after the mailing of the notices and ballots, to consider all oral statements
and all written protests and communications made or filed by any interested persons regarding
the proposed increased assessments, and to receive and accept all protest ballots until the
conclusion of the Public Hearing from the property owners of record within T44; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the Public Hearing, the City Clerk or their designee
publicly unsealed, tabulated, and canvassed all timely, valid protests submitted to the City by
property owners within T44; and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2025, by resolution, the City Council confirmed the results
of the ballot tabulation and property owner protest ballot proceeding conducted in accordance
with the provisions of Proposition 218, and as more fully set forth in Section 3 of this resolution.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2: Following notice duly given, the City Council held a full and fair Public
Hearing regarding the proposed increased assessments and assessment range formula, and the
levy and collection of assessments for the Zone. During the Public Hearing, the City Council
considered all public testimony and written statements, protests and communications made or
filed by interested persons, as well as all documents identified in this resolution notably
including the Engineer's Report and the Assessment Roll for T44.
SECTION 3: In accordance with the provisions of Proposition 218 (as defined herein),
based on the separate resolution adopted by City Council declaring the results of the protest
ballot proceedings on October 14, 2025, the City Council hereby determines that a majority
protest of the proposed new assessments did not exist for T44. The City Council hereby confirms
the Engineer's Report, the Assessment Diagram, and the Assessment identified in the
Assessment Roll.
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SECTION 4: City Council's adoption of this resolution shall constitute a levy of
increased assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-27. A copy of the Assessment Roll, which specifies
the amounts to be levied for each parcel in T44, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and will
be incorporated in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Engineer's Report and is incorporated herein
and made a part hereof as though fully set forth.
SECTION 5: The City Council finds that the assessments as set forth in the Assessment
Roll comply with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and Article XIII D
of the California Constitution, and that the City Council has complied with all laws pertaining to
the levy of an annual assessment. The City Council hereby authorizes and approves annual
assessments for parcels within T44 in amounts that do not exceed the assessment range formula
set forth in the Engineer's Report. Accordingly, the assessment range formula allows for annual
adjustments to the maximum assessment rate based on the percentage change in the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles -Long Beach -Anaheim area, as
published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Specifically, the
adjustment is based on the CPI figure released in March or April of each year, reflecting year -
over -year inflation within the regional economy where the District/Zone is located.
SECTION 6: Pursuant to applicable law, the City Manager or their designee is hereby
authorized and directed to file as may be required the annual levy of assessments for T44
commencing in Fiscal Year 2026-27 as approved herein with the Los Angeles County
Auditor/Controller along with a certified copy of this resolution; and/or other resolutions and
documents as may be required by the County Auditor/Controller or County Assessor, including
copies of this Engineer's Report or Assessment Diagram confirmed by this resolution.
SECTION 7: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution,
and the minutes of this meeting shall so reflect the City Council's approval and confirmation of
the increased assessments; the Engineer's Report and Assessment Diagram prepared; and the
establishment of the maximum assessment rates, assessment range formula, and the related
maximum assessments so authorized commencing in Fiscal Year 2026-27 as outlined in the
Engineer's Report.
SECTION 8: This resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 141h day of October 2025.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
of
L.
CITY CLERK
DATE,: ��"y��'�
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. 25-51 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 14th day of October 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS :
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS :
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
McLean, Weste, Gibbs, Ayala, Miranda
None
None
CITY CLERK
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