HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-01-08 - RESOLUTIONS - LMD ANNEX 1 A2 T1 (3)RESOLUTION NO. 08-7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS AND
MAKING CERTAIN DESIGNATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED
ANNEXATIONS INTO, DETACHMENTS FROM, CREATION OF NEW
ZONES, AND DISSOLUTION OF EXISTING ZONES, AND ASSESSMENT
RATE ADJUSTMENTS IN LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NOS. 1, A2 AND T1
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 XIIID of the California
Constitution and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (commencing with
Section 53750 of the California Government Code) to annex various properties in the City into,
create new Zones within' and adjust assessment rates in various Zones within Landscape
Maintenance District (LMD) No. 1 (the "Annexations, Creations and Adjustments") to fund the
costs of installation, servicing and maintenance of improvements within public rights-of-way and
landscape easements within various areas in the City (the "Improvements"); to detach various
parcels from LMD Nos. 1 and A2 and from Zones within LMD No. T1 (the "Detachments") that
are being annexed into new or existing Zones in LMD No. 1; and to dissolve various Zones
within LMD No. T1 (the "Dissolutions") that are no longer needed; and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the proposed Annexations, Creations and Adjustments
shall be as described on the map presented to this Council and on file with the City Clerk and
incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the City has approved a consulting engineer's contract with Harris &
Associates, naming Harris & Associates as the Assessment Engineer and firm responsible for
preparing the Engineer's Report and assisting in the public hearing and formation process for the
proposed Annexations.
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 annex various properties into and
create new Zones within and adjust assessment rates in various Zones within LMD No. 1. The
boundaries of said Annexations, Creations and Adjustments shall be as described on the map
entitled "City of Santa Clarita Annexations to Landscape Maintenance District No. 1," on file
with the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. The purposes of the Annexations, Creations and Adjustments are to fund
the costs of installation, servicing and maintenance of landscaped improvements 'within public
rights-of-way and dedicated landscape easements within various areas. -in the City:
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SECTION 3. The City Council of the City proposes to detach various properties that are
being annexed into new or existing Zones in LMD No. 1 from LMD No. 1 Zone 1 — Annexation
IE, LMD No. A2 Annexations 1, 6 and 8, and LMD No. T1 and Zones within LMD No. T1 that
fund only Area -Wide landscaping improvements and improvements that are being incorporated
into the new or expanded Zones, which are: Zones TIC, T1D, TIF, TIG, T1H, T1I, T1J, T1K,
T1L, TIN, TIO, TIP, T1R, TIT, T1X, TIY, T1Z, T1-27, T1-28, T1-30, TI -32, T1-33 and
T1-34. A listing of these parcels, and the Zone they are detaching from, is on file with the City
Clerk.
SECTION 4. The City Council of the City proposes to dissolve various Zones within
LMD No. TI that are no longer needed due to parcel detachments and parcel annexations into
new or existing Zones in LMD No. 1. The Zones proposed to be dissolved are LMD No. T1,
Zones T9 (including Annexations T9A-T9G), T10 (including Annexations T10A-T10G), TIC,
TID, TIF, TIG, TIH, TII, T1J, T1K, T1L, TIN, TIO, TIP, T1R, TIT, T1X, T1Y, T1-27,
T1-28, T1-30, T1-32, T1-33 and T1-34.
SECTION 5. 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
Annexations. 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. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a contract with
Harris & Associates in an amount not to exceed $46,000 (maximum amount of
contract). Furthermore, the amount of $75,000 (maximum amount of appropriation needed for
all services, including Harris, postage for mailing of the ballot packets and an informational
letter, etc) is hereby appropriated from LMD No. T1 Areawide zone fund balance into
account #12501-5161.002.
SECTION 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 7. 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 8th day of January, 2008.
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CITY CLERK
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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 8th day of January, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ferry, McLean, Boydston, Kellar
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Weste
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. 08-7, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita, California on January 8, 2008, 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 Caputo
Deputy City Clerk
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