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Home My WebLink About2001-05-08 - RESOLUTIONS - LMD T1 ANNUAL LEVY (2)RESOLUTION NO. 01-50 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, ORDERING THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO EXISTING SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. T1 AND THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN SUCH ANNEXATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001/2002 AND CONFIRMING DIAGRAMS AND ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE AND AS PROVIDED BY ARTICLE XIIID OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION WHEREAS, the City Council by its Resolution No. 01-30 initiated proceedings, and by its Resolution No. 01-30 declared its intention to annex territory into Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. Tl (the "District") as an Annexation (the "Annexation") and to levy and collect assessments against lots and parcels of land within such Annexation pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code, commencing with Section 22500 (the "Act"), to pay for the costs and expenses of operating, maintaining and servicing ornamental structures, landscaping and appurtenant facilities located within public places within the boundaries of the Annexation; and WHEREAS, the Engineer selected for the Landscape Districts has prepared and filed with the City Clerk, and the City Clerk has presented to the City Council, a report in connection with the proposed Annexation and the proposed annual levy and collection of assessments against lots and parcels of land within the Annexation, and the City Council did by previous Resolution approve such report (the "Engineer's Report"); and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to annex the territory within the Annexation and levy and collect assessments against lots and parcels of land within the Annexation for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2002, to pay for the costs and expenses of operating, maintaining and servicing ornamental structures, landscaping and appurtenant facilities located within public places within the boundaries of the Annexation; and WHEREAS, the City has conducted a mailed ballot election in connection with the levy of assessments within the Annexation in accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution, and has tabulated ballots in accordance with the "City of Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance Districts Procedures for the Completion Return and Tabulation of Assessment Ballots." NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1. Following notice duly given, the City Council has held a full and fair public hearing regarding its Resolution No. 01-30, the Engineer's Report prepared in connection with the proposed Annexation and the levy and collection of assessments, and considered all oral and written statements, protests and communications made or filed by interested persons, and has tabulated all ballots. 2. The City Council hereby finds that a majority protest does not exist as defined in Section 4(e) of Article XIIID of the California Constitution with respect to this Annexation. All oral and written protests and objections to this Annexation and the proposed levy and collection of assessments are hereby overruled by the City Council. 3. Based upon its review of the Engineer's Report, a copy of which has been presented to the City Council and which has been filed with the City Clerk, and other reports and information, the City Council hereby finds and determines with respect to the Annexation included in the Engineer's Report, that: (I) the land within the Annexation will be specially benefited by the operation, maintenance and servicing of ornamental structures, landscaping, including trees, shrubs, grass and other ornamental vegetation, and appurtenant facilities, including irrigation systems, located in public places within the boundaries of the Annexation; and the Annexation includes all lands so specially benefited; (III) the net amount to be assessed upon the lots and parcels within the Annexation in accordance with the assessment for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2002 is apportioned by a formula and method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated special benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements; and (iv) only special benefits are assessed and no assessment is imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.' 4. The City Council hereby orders the proposed improvements to be made as set forth in the Engineer's Report, as modified, which improvements are briefly described as follows: The operation, maintenance and servicing of ornamental structures; landscaping including trees, shrubs, grass and other ornamental vegetation; and appurtenant facilities including irrigation systems located in public places within the boundaries of the Annexation. Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of the ornamental structures; landscaping and appurtenant facilities including repair, removal or replacement of all or part of any of the ornamental structures; landscaping or appurtenant facilities providing for the life, growth, health and beauty of the landscaping including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing and treating for disease or injury; the removal of trimmings, gs, rubbish, debris and other solid waste; and the cleaning. Servicing means the furnishing of water and electricity for the irrigation and control of the landscaping and the maintenance of any of the ornamental structures or appurtenant facilities. 5. The City Council hereby confirms the diagrams and assessments set forth in the Engineer's Report as: The maintenance, operation and servicing of the ornamental structures, landscaping and appurtenant facilities shall be performed pursuant to law. Commencing with fiscal year 2001-02, the County Auditor of Los Angeles County shall enter on the County Assessment Roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount of the assessment, and. such assessments shall then be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the County taxes are collected. After collection by the County, the net amount of the assessment after deduction of any compensation due the County for collection shall be paid to the City Treasurer. For fiscal year 2001-02, the City's representative is hereby authorized and directed to collect such assessments. 6. The assessments are in compliance with the provisions of the Act and Article XIIID of the California Constitution, and the City Council has complied with all laws pertaining to the levy of annual assessments pursuant to the Act and Article XlHD of the California Constitution. 7. The assessments are levied for the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of the improvements described in Section 5, above, for fiscal year 2001-02. 8. The City Treasurer shall deposit all money representing assessments collected for the Annexation to the credit of a special fund known as "Improvement Fund, City of Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. T1 -B" and such money shall be expended only for the maintenance, operation and servicing of the ornamental structures, landscaping and appurtenant facilities as described in Section 5 above. 9. The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the levy of assessments for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2002. 10. A certified copy of the diagrams and assessments shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk and shall be open for public inspection. 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of May, 2001. ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) $ CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) 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 80' day of May, 2001 by the following vote of Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kellar, Ferry, Smyth, Darcy, Weste NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None CITY CLERK NM:uk pr%a6hid\T*WuNm.\1Tms?H-Md e