HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-10 - RESOLUTIONS - INTENT TO LEVY ASMTS FOR DBAA (2)' RESOLUTION NO. 14-19
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, AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR
COMMENT (PUBLIC HEARING) ON THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA
NOS. 3, 6,18,19,20,2008-1, 2008-2, AND 2013-1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-15
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, has previously
formed a special maintenance district pursuant to the terms of the Benefit Assessment Act of
1982, Chapter 6.4 of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the California Government Code, commencing
with Section 54703 (Act), said benefit assessment areas known and designated as Drainage
Benefit Assessment Area Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, 2008-1, 2008-2 and 2013-1 (Areas); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (City) is desirous to take
proceedings to provide for the annual levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2014-15 to provide for
the costs and expenses necessary to pay for the maintenance of the drainage benefit
improvements in said Areas; and
' WHEREAS, the assessment rate for Drainage Benefit Assessment Area Nos. 3, 20,
2008-1, 2008-2, and 2013-1 are adequate to maintain the facilities, and Drainage Benefit
Assessment Area Nos. 6, 18, and 19 are not adequate to maintain the facilities; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain the facilities at a standard acceptable to the City, the
assessments within the Areas will need to be levied for Fiscal Year 2014-15; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act, does hereby require that 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 Areas, 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 2014-15 for Drainage Benefit Assessment
Areas Nos. 3, 6, 18, and 19 are not proposed to be increased from the previous year's
assessments, as the establishment of these Areas did not include a Consumer's Price Index (CPI)
escalation clause; and
WHEREAS, the assessments for Fiscal Year 2014-15 for Drainage Benefit Assessment
Areas Nos. 20, 2008-1, 2008-2, and 2013-1 are not proposed to be increased above the approved
Consumer's Price Index (CPI); and
WHEREAS, the CPI has been determined to be 0.54 percent calculated as the annual
change in the CPI, during the preceding year ending in February, 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 CPI; 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.
b. An estimate of the cost of the maintenance and/or servicing of the improvements for
the Areas 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 areas 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, diagrams, 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 Areas. No new improvements or any substantial changes
in existing improvements or zones 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 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. I
' SECTION 5. Areas Improvements: The maintenance of drainage improvements shall
include the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance,
operation, and servicing of the improvements.
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.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June 2014.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Armind 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: McLean, Acosta, Kellar, Boydston, Weste
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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