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Home My WebLink About2000-05-23 - RESOLUTIONS - LMD LEVY ASSMT (2)... ............._.. _.._.... RESOLUTION NO. 00- 57 ORDERING THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL ZONES WITHIN LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, Tl, AND T1A, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT AND DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, Tl, AND T1A, AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING 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 Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 Annexation Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Zone Nos. Tl, T1A, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T17, T23, T23A, T23B, T29, T30, T31, T42A, T42B, T46 (the "District") and for the levy and collection of assessments within the proposed District for the fiscal Year 2000/01, for the purposes provided therefor in the Act; and The public interest and convenience require the City to initiate proceedings for the levy of assessments within the District for the Fiscal Year 2000/01, for the purposes provided thereof in the Act; and Section 22622 of the Act requires the City to adopt a resolution generally describing any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in the existing improvements and ordering the Engineer to prepare and file a report in accordance with Article 4 of the Act. WHEREAS, as a condition of its original approval for development previously the County and now the City of Santa Clarita (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), has required that the developer install landscape improvements adjacent to the Project, as more particularly shown as Landscape Improvement Areas (hereinafter referred to as the "Improvement Areas"), on Exhibit "A" attached hereto, be improved with landscaping and related improvements to a standard acceptable to the City, and that Developers provide a means satisfactory to the City for assuring the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Improvement Areas and improvements thereto; and WHEREAS, the improvements to be installed, constructed or maintained within the District may include 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; and WHEREAS, the responsibility is now on the individual property owners within the developments to provide a means satisfactory to the City for assuring the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the Improvement Areas and improvements thereto; and WHEREAS, the current assessment rate is adequate to maintain the current 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 Fiscal Year 2000/01; and WHEREAS, Proposition 218, the Right to Vote On Taxes Act does hereby require that 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 that the agency shall conduct a public hearing not less than 45 days after the mailing of said notice; and WHEREAS, the assessments for Fiscal Year 2000/01 are not proposed to be increased above the approved CPI Index; and WHEREAS; the current CPI has been determined to be 2.5 percent calculated from March 1999 to March 2000; and WHEREAS, notices and Assessment Ballots are not required if assessments are not increased other than for the amount of the current CPI; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared a diagram attached as Exhibit "A," showing the District boundaries and zones which are benefited by the improvements and the amount to be assessed against each of the parcels within the District; and WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report, diagram and assessment have been 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 District, the assessments, total costs, and description of the parcels to be assessed; and WHEREAS, this City Council has examined and considered the diagram, assessments, 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: 1. That the above recitals are true and correct; and 2. That the City hereby proposes an annual levy of assessments for Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance District Annexation Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, District Nos. Tl, T1A, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T17, T23, T23A, T23B, T29, T30, T31, T42A, T42B, T46 and Ad Valorem Districts thereon to provide for the following work; and 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. 3. The City Manager is directed to cause the preparation of a report in accordance with Article 4 of the Act for the District, and upon completion, to file said report with the City Clerk, who shall then submit the same to the City Council for its consideration; and 4. In accordance with the City Council's order, the City's Engineer has filed with the City Clerk the Engineer's Report required by Article 4 if the Act and entitled "Combined Engineer's Report Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 Fiscal Year 2000/2001" (the "Engineer's Report"). All interested persons are referred to the Engineer's Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the proposed annual assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District; and 5. The Engineer' Report has been presented to the City Council and the City Council has duly considered each and every part of the Engineer's Report; and 6. 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 benefited, and assessed for the improvements has been prepared as Exhibit "A." The diagram, assessments, and improvement plans have been filed with the City Clerk; and 7. The diagram, which indicates by a boundary line the extent of the District, is hereby declared to describe the proposed boundaries of the District and shall govern for all details as to the extent and location of said District; and 8. This City Council is satisfied with the correctness of the diagram and assessment including the proceedings and all matters relating thereto; and 9. The public interest and convenience require and it is the intention of the City Council of the City to levy and collect additional assessments within the District for the Fiscal Year 2000/01; and 10. 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; and 11. The City Council does hereby reference the Engineer's Report which indicates the amount of the proposed increased assessments, the District boundary, detailed description of improvements, and the method of assessment. The Engineer's Report is on file in the office of the City Clerk and reference to the Engineer's Report is hereby made for all particulars; and 12. That notice is hereby given that on the 27`" 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 with reference to the District. 13. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of May 200 ATTEST: ex CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF SANTA CLARITA OR I, Sharon Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 23rd day of May 2000 by the following vote of Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Weste, Smyth, Ferry, Kellar, Darcy NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None NED:Itk Dishier% mes00Am �/� CITY CLERK EXHIBIT "A" Zone Location Map 5/1/00 2:38 PM EXHIBIT "A" Zone Location Map 5/1/00 2:38 PM EXHIBIT "A" 5/1/00 2:38 PM EXHIBIT "A" Zone Location Map 5/1/00 3:39 PM