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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3434 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) RESOLUTION NO. 3434 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss CITY OF SAN JACINTO ) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND LEVYING THE ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING AND PARK DISTRICT NO. 1 (LLPD #1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 (ANNUAL LEVY LLPD #1 FY 2012- 2013) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jacinto has initiated proceedings for the levy and collection of assessments for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 for Landscaping, Lighting and Park District No.1 pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California for the maintenance of landscaped areas, street lights and public parks; and WHEREAS, the City Council has ordered the filing of an Engineer's Report with the City Clerk, a report pursuant to law for the City Council's consideration and subsequently thereto the City Council adopted its Resolution of Intention approving the Engineer's Report, and declaring the intention of the City Council to order the levy and collection of assessments to pay the costs and expenses of maintaining the landscaped areas, street lights and public parks in the District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013; and WHEREAS, in November, 1996 the voters of the State of California passed Proposition 218 which added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the California Constitution requiring, among other things, new procedures for the approval of the levying of assessments against real property; and WHEREAS, Article XIIID, Section 4 of the California Constitution requires that assessments comply with state procedural and approval provisions by July 1 , 1997, unless and Assessment District meets certain exemptions as set forth in Section 5 of Article XIIID, which exemptions include the following: "(a) any assessment imposed exclusively to finance capital costs or maintenance and operation expenses for sidewalks, streets, sewers, water, flood control, drainage system or vector control." "(b) any assessment imposed pursuant to a petition signed by the persons owning all of the parcels subject to the assessment at the time the assessment is initially imposed"; and Page 1 of 3 WHEREAS, the District assessments proposed for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year are exempt from Proposition 218 because the assessments either generate revenue for the operation and maintenance of streets and highways, all expenditures thereunder qualifying as street maintenance as defined by the State of California, or the assessments were approved by the property owners on June 16, 1992, originally imposed prior to the passage of Proposition 218; and WHEREAS, the adoption of this Resolution, among other things, is required to levy the proposed assessment for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 for the District; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined and ordered by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, as follows: SECTION 1: Following notice duly given by publication, the City Council has held a public hearing regarding the levy of the proposed assessment within the District for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013 to pay for the costs and expenses of maintaining and servicing the public landscaped improvements, street lights and parks installed and constructed within the District. All interested persons were afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard regarding protests and objections have been considered by the City Council. SECTION 2: The City Council hereby confirms the diagram and assessment set forth in the Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and orders the maintenance and servicing of the public landscaped improvements, street lights and parks installed and constructed in the District and as more particularly described in the Engineer's Report. SECTION 3: The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the levy of an assessment for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013. Said assessment is levied without regard to property valuation. SECTION 4: The maintenance and servicing of the public landscaped areas, street lights and parks shall be performed pursuant to law and the County Auditor of Riverside County shall enter on the County Assessment Roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount of the assessment and such assessment shall then be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the County taxes are collected. After collection by the County, the net amount of the assessments shall be paid to the City Treasurer. Page 2 of 3 SECTION 5: The City Treasurer shall deposit all moneys representing assessments collected by the County to the credit of a special fund known as Landscaping, Lighting and Park District No. 1 Fund. SECTION 6: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file the assessment with the County Auditor, together with a certified copy of this Resolution upon its adoption. SECTION 7: A certified copy of the assessment diagram shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and open for public inspection. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of July 2012 by the following vote: Ayes: Bartel, Di Memmo, Ledezma, Miller, Kotyuk Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None City of San Jacinto By: Andrew F. Kotyuk, Mayor ATTEST: ( 71.(FSa 1 p L Rick Miller, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Best, Best & Krieger, LLC. �.� /3 effr y S. Balling r, City Attorney Page 3 of 3