HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-07-14 - RESOLUTIONS - ASMT RATES LMD NOS 1 A2 AND T1 (2)RESOLUTION NO. 09-70
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, Tl, 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 Nos. T1 and A2 (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 foregoing recitals are true and correct, and the City Council hereby so
finds and determines.
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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.
SECTION 4. 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. I Zone 1 — Annexations
1 A, 1 C, 1 D, and 1 F; LMD No. 1 Zone 2A and Zone 2A — Annexations 213, 2C, 2D, 2E, and 2G;
LMD No. A2 — Annexations 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7; and LMD No. T1 and LMD No. T1, Zone T7.
SECTION 5. The City Council of the City proposes to dissolve various Zones within
LMD Nos. A2 and T1 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. A2 Annexations 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 and LMD T1 Zone T7.
SECTION 6. 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. An amount of $107,500 (maximum amount of appropriation needed for all
services, including Harris & Associates, postage for mailing of the ballot packets and an
informational letter, etc.) is hereby appropriated from LMD No. 1, Zone 2008-1 Major
Thoroughfare Medians Fund Balance (Fund 357) and into account 12541-5161.002 (Zone 2008-1
Major Thoroughfare Medians — Professional Services). Further, the City Manager is hereby
authorized to increase the existing contract with Harris & Associates to an amount not to exceed
$200,000.
SECTION 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 8. 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 14th day of Jul 009.
ATTEST:
MAYOR
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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 14th day of July, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: McLean, Ender, Kellar, Weste, Ferry
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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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. 09-70, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita, California on July 14, 2009, 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, MMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Caputo, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
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