HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-10 - RESOLUTIONS - INTENT TO LEVY ASMTS - OSPD (2)' RESOLUTION NO. 14-17
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 THE OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-15
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being
Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California (Act), the Open Space
Preservation District (District) was approved by the property owners in 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (City) is desirous to take
proceedings for the annual levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2014-15 to provide for the costs
and expenses necessary to pay for the maintenance and servicing of the improvements in said
District; and
WHEREAS, the assessment rates are adequate to maintain and service the facilities; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain and service the facilities at a standard acceptable to the
' City, the assessments within the District will need to be levied for Fiscal Year 2014-15; 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 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 2014-15 are not proposed to be increased
above the approved annual escalator; and
WHEREAS, staff is not recommending approval of an annual escalator of $1 per Benefit
Unit for Fiscal Year 2014-15; and
WHEREAS, notices and Assessment Ballots are not required if assessments are not
increased other than for the amount of the approved annual escalator; and
WHEREAS, Willdan Financial Services 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.
rb. An estimate of the cost of the maintenance and/or servicing of the improvements for
the District 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 District 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 Report, diagram, and
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 District. 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, 2014, and
ending June 30, 2015.
SECTION 4. Preliminarily Approves Report: The City Council hereby finds 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.
SECTION 6. Public Hearing: The City Council hereby appoints June 24, 2014, at
6:00 p.m., in the City of Santa Clarita, 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.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June 2014.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Armm6 Chaparyan, Interim 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 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kellar, Acosta, McLean, Boydston, Weste
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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