HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-06-10 - RESOLUTIONS - LMD 1 T1 A2 LEVY ASMT (2)RESOLUTION NO. 08-54
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO
LEVY ASSESSMENTS, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISTRICTS AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR
COMMENT (PUBLIC HEARING) ON THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR ALL ZONES
WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NOS. 1, T1 AND A2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008/09
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"), declares its intention for the Santa Clarita Landscape
Maintenance District Nos. 1, Tl and A2, and Zone Nos. 2008-1, 1, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T17, T23, T23A, T2313, T29, T30, T31, T42A, T4213,
T42C, T46, T47, and T52 (the "Districts") and for the levy and collection of assessments within
the proposed Districts for the Fiscal Year 2008/09, for the purposes provided therefore in the
Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita is desirous to take proceedings
to provide for the annual levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2008/09 to provide for the costs and
expenses necessary to pay for the maintenance of the improvements in said Districts; and
WHEREAS, the current assessment rates are 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 Districts will need to be levied for Fiscal Year 2008/09; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act, does hereby require 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 Districts, 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 2008/09 are not proposed to be increased
above the approved Consumer Price Index; and
WHEREAS, the current Consumer Price Index has been determined to be 3.3 percent
calculated from the annual change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), during the preceding year
ending in March, for All Urban Consumers, for the Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County
areas, and
WHEREAS, notices and Assessment Ballots are not required if assessments are not
increased other than for the amount of the current Consumer Price Index; and
WHEREAS, Harris and Associates has prepared a preliminary Engineer's Report
("Report") generally containing the following:
a. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location, and extent of the
improvements to be maintained.
b. An estimate of the cost of the maintenance and/or servicing of the improvements
for the Districts for the referenced fiscal year.
c. An assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance and/or servicing,
assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the
Districts in proportion to the benefits received. That upon completion of the
preparation of said Report; the original shall be filed with the City Clerk, who
shall then submit the same to this legislative body for its immediate review and
consideration.
WHEREAS, this City Council has examined and considered the diagram, assessments,
and the proceedings prior thereto.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals. That the above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. Declaration of Intention. That the public interest and convenience
requires, and it is the intention of this legislative body, to levy and collect assessments to pay the
annual costs and expenses for the installation, replacement, maintenance and/or servicing of the
improvements for the above -referenced Districts. No new improvements or any substantial
changes in existing improvements are proposed as a part of these proceedings.
SECTION 3 Fiscal Year. That the assessments as above authorized and levied for these
proceedings will provide revenue and relate to the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2008 and
ending June 30, 2009.
SECTION 4. Preliminarily Approves Report. 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.
SECTION 5. District Improvements. The 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.
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SECTION 6. Public Hearin. The City Council hereby appoints June 24, 2008, at
6:00 p.m. in the City of Santa Clanta, California as the time, place, and date of the Public
Hearing on the Report. At the hearing, the City Council shall hear and consider all discussion
regarding the proposed assessment as described in the Report.
SECTION 7. Adoption of Resolution. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this IOth day of June, 2008.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK-.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, MMC, 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 10th day of June, 2008, by the following vote.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ferry, McLean, Ender, Weste, Kellar
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
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. 08-54, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clanta, California on June 10, 2008, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this day of
, 20_.
Sharon L. Dawson, MMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Caputo
Deputy City Clerk
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