HomeMy WebLinkAbout6686RESOLUTION NO 6686
A RESOLD I ION OF [HE CITY COUNCIL OF 11IE C11 Y OF REDLANDS
DECLARING 1 TS IN1 ELATION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMEN TS
WITHIN REDLANDS' LANDSCAPE ASSESSMEN T DISTRICT NO 1 FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACI OF 1972, AND ES TABLISHING A TIME AND PLACE FOR
HEARING PROTE.S FS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF 1 11E CITY OF REDLANDS AS
FOLLOWS
Section 1 The City Council of the City of Redlands hereby (1) lends that the public
interest and convenience requires and (2) declares its intention to levy and collect assessments
against the lots and parcels of property within an existing assessment district designated
"Redlands' Landscape Assessment District No 1" (the "District") pursuant to the provisions of
the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways
Code (commencing with Section 22 00) (the "Act ') for fiscal yeai 2008-09, commencing filly 1,
2008 and ending June 30, 2009, to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements described
in Section 3 hereof
Section 2 Reference is hereby made to a map on file in the office of the City Cleik and
open for public inspection foi a description of the extertot boundaries of the District
Section 3 The existing improvements may he bi icily described as follows The
opeiatnon, maintenance and servicing of public streets \�ithm the Distuct. specifically the
operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping, including trees, shrubs, glass and othei
ornamental vegetation, and appurtenant facilities, including irrigation systems and diannawe
devices, located in public roadways, streets and rights-of-way within the boundai res of the
District ` fvlai ntenance" means the fuinishing of services and materials for the ordinary and
usual maintenance, operation and servicing of the landscaping and appurtenant facilities,
including repan, removal oi replacement of all oi part of any of the iandscapmg and appurtenant
facilities, providing lot the life, growth, health and beauty of the landscaping, including
cultivation, in igati 011, minim ng, splaying, fertilizing and treating foi disease 01 injury. the
removal of 11immings, rubbish, debris and othei solid waste, and the cleaning, sandblasting, and
painting of landscaping and appurtenant facilities to remove of cover graffiti 'Servicing' means
the furnishing of electric current, eneigy or gas fol the opeiation of any of the appurtenant
facilities and the furnishing of watei tot the irrigation of the landscaping and the maintenance of
any of the appurtenant facilities
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Section 4 The assessments to be levied and collected against the assessable lots
and parcels of property within the Dish let foi fiscal yea' 2008-09 ate not proposed to
increase from the assessments levied and collected for fiscal year 1997-1998
Section 5 Public property owned by any public agency and in use in the
Pei foi mance of a public function which is included within the boundaries of the Dish ict
shall not be subject to assessment to be nude undei these proceedings to coves any of the
costs and expenses of the improvemcnts
Section 6 All railroad, gas, water and electric utility rights-of-way are included
within the District and shall he assessed in accoidance with the benefits received from the
improvements
Section 7 Reference is hereby made to the Report of the Engineei entitled
Engineers Report foi Redlands Landscape Assessment Disti ict No 1. Fiscal Yea'
2008-09" on file in the office of the City Cleik foi a full and detailed description of the
improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein and the proposed
assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District
Section 8 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
APPOINTS TUESDAY THE 15 I'll DAY OF JULY, 2008 AT THE HOUR OF 7 00
P M , IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, CITY OF REDLANDS, 35
CAJON STREET, SUITE 2, REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA 92373, AS THE TIME AND
PLACE FOR THE HEARING OF PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS TO THE LEVY OF
THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISTRICT All
interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to heat and be heard Any interested
person may file a written protest with the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the
healing A wiitten protest shall state all grounds of objection A protest by a property
ownei shall contain a desci iptron sufficient to identity the property owned by the signer
thereof The City Council shall considei all oral statements and all written protests made
or tiled by any interested person
Section 9 i'he City Cleik is heieby authorized and di'ected to give notice of such
hearing in accordance with law
Section 10 The City Council hereby deter mines and declares that the proposed
assessments constitute d continuation or assessments existing on the effective date of
Article XIIID, that the assessments are imposed exclusively to finance the maintenance
and operation expenses foi streets and that the assessments aie exempt from the
requnements of Article XIIID, Section 4 of the California Constitution
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Section 1 1 The City Council hereby designates Tom Fujiwaia, Assistant City
Engineer, telephone numbei (909) 798-7584, to answer inquiries regarding the hearing,
protest pi oceedings and procedural of technical matters
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17°i day of lune, 2008
ATTEST
I, Lorrie Poyzei, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
17`h' day of June, 2008 by the following, vote
AYES Councilmembers Gilbreath, Gallaghei, Aguilar, Bean, Mayor Harrison
NOES None
ABSENT None
ABSTAIN None
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