HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-13 - RESOLUTIONS - OPEN SPACE DISTRICT FORMATION (4)RESOLUTION NO. 05-111
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS AND
MAKING CERTAIN DESIGNATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH A PROPOSED
OPEN SPACE AND PARKLAND PRESERVATION DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (the "City") desires to
undertake proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972,"
being Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with
Section 22500) (the "Act") and in accordance with Article XUD of the California Constitution
and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (commencing with Section 53750 of the
California Government Code) to form an assessment district (the "District") to fund a portion of
the costs of the construction, acquisition, preservation, improvement, servicing, financing and
maintenance of open space lands, parks and parkland of benefit to property within the City (the
"Property"); and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the proposed District shall be concurrent with the
boundaries of the City as shown on the map presented to this Council and on file with the City
Clerk and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the title of the proposed District shall be "City of Santa Clarita Open Space
and Parkland Preservation District"; and
WHEREAS, the City has approved a consulting engineer's contract with Harris &
Associates, naming Harris & Associates as the Assessment Engineer and firm r-sponsible for
preparing the Engineer's Report and assisting in the public hearing and formation process for the
proposed District.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City proposes to form the "City of Santa Clarita
Open Space and Parkland Preservation District." The boundaries of said District shall be
concurrent with the boundaries of the City as shown on the map entitled "City of Santa Clarita
Open Space and Parkland Preservation District Diagram/Boundary Map," on file with the City
Clerk.
SECTION 2. The purposes of District are to fund a portion of the costs of the
construction, acquisition, preservation, improvement, servicing, financing and maintenance,
including related debt service costs, of open space lands, parks and parkland of benefit to the
Property, all as more particularly described in the Open Space and Parkland Program for the City
of Santa Clarita (the "Program").
SECTION 3. Harris & Associates, 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 District. Harris &
Associates 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 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 5. 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 13th day of September, 2005.
FIN-WIMW
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 13th day of September, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: McLean, Weste, Kellar, Ferry, Smyth
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA CLARlTA
ss.
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true
and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 05-111, adopted by the City Council of the City
of Santa Clarita, California on September 13, 2005, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of
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Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Coffman
Deputy City Clerk
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