HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-06-24 - RESOLUTIONS - LMD 1 T1 T1A ANNUAL LEVY (2)RESOLUTION NO. 03-94
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE LEVY OF
ASSESSMENTS AND CONTINUED MAINTENANCE FOR
SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NUMBERS 1, T1, AND T1A
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003/04
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"), adopted the Resolution of intention on the 27th day of
May 2003, to initiate proceedings for the annual levy of assessments for Santa Clarita Landscape
Maintenance District Nos. 1, Tl, and T1A, which include annexation Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Zone Nos. T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T17, T23, T23A, T23B,
T29, T30, T31, T42A, T42B, T42C, T46 (the 'District") for Fiscal Year 2003/04, for the
purposes provided therefore in the Act; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution was duly and legally published in the time, form and
manner as required by law and which Resolution is on file in the Office of the City Clerk; 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 2003/04 are not proposed to be increased
above the approved Consumer Price Index (CPI); and
WHEREAS; the current CPI has been determined to be 2.8 percent, calculated from the
annual average; 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," which is
designated Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1, Tl, and T1A showing the
boundaries of the District which are benefited by the improvements, and the amount to be
assessed against each of the parcels within the District; and
WHEREAS, the 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
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WHEREAS, this City Council has examined and considered the diagram, assessments
and the prior proceedings thereto; and
WHEREAS, said City Council, has hereby duly received and considered evidence, oral
and documentary, concerning the proceeding and the necessity for the contemplated work and
the benefits to be derived therefrom, and said City Council hereby finds that a majority protest
does not exist.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. That the City hereby proposes an annual levy of assessments for Santa
Clarita Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1, Tl, and T1A which include annexation Nos. 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Zone Nos. Tl, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T17,
T23, T23A, T23B, T29, T30, T31, T42A, T4213, T42C, and T46 thereon to provide for the
following work:
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.
SECTION 3. The City Manager has directed to have a report prepared in accordance
with Article 4 of the Act for the District, and which is on file with the City Clerk.
SECTION 4. 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.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby finds that each and every part of the Engineer's
Report is sufficient, and the City Council hereby approves, passes on, and adopts the Engineer's
Report as submitted to the City Council and filed with the City Clerk.
SECTION 6. The City Council does hereby reference the Engineer's Report, which
indicates the amount of the 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.
SECTION 7. The City Council hereby directs staff to file said assessments with the
County Auditor for collection with the regular property taxes for Fiscal Year 2003/04.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of June, 2003.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
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 Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 24th day of June, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kellar, Weste, Ferry, McLean, Smyth
NOES: COUNCILMEM 3ERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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