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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6586_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 6586 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN REDLANDS STREET LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007-08 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, ESTABLISHING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING PROTESTS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Redlands hereby (1) finds 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 Street Lighting 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 22500) (the "Act") for fiscal year 2007-08, commencing July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, 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 Clerk and open for public inspection for a description of the exterior boundaries of the District. Section 3. The proposed improvements are briefly described as follows: The operation, maintenance and servicing of public streets and sidewalks within the District, including the operation, maintenance and servicing of public lighting facilities, including safety lighting and traffic signals, and appurtenant facilities, located along public roadways, streets and rights-of- way within the boundaries of the City. Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of the public lighting facilities, and appurtenant facilities, including repair, removal or replacement of all or part of any of the public lighting facilities, or appurtenant facilities. Servicing means the maintenance of any of the public lighting facilities or appurtenant facilities and the furnishing of electric current or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for the public lighting facilities or for the lighting or operation of appurtenant facilities. Section 4. The assessments to be levied and collected against the assessable lots and parcels of property within the District for fiscal year 2007-08 are 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 performance of a public function which is included within the boundaries of the District shall not be subject to assessment to be made under these proceedings to cover any of the costs and expenses of the improvements. Section 6. All railroad, gas, water and electric utility rights-of-way are included within the District and shall be assessed in accordance with the benefits received from the improvements. Section 7. Reference is hereby made to the Report of the Engineer entitled "Engineer's Report for Redlands Street Lighting Assessment District No. 1, Fiscal Year 2007-08" on file in the office of the City Clerk for 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 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2007 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 hear and be heard. Any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the hearing. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the signer thereof, The City Council shall consider all oral statements and all written protests made or filed by any interested person. Section 9. The City Cleric is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of such hearing in accordance with law. Section 10. The City Council hereby determines and declares that the proposed assessments constitute a continuation of assessments existing on the effective date of Article XII[D, that the assessments are imposed exclusively to finance the maintenance and operation expenses for streets and that the assessments are exempt from the requirements of Article XIIID, Section 4 of the California Constitution. Section 11. The City Council hereby designates Tom Fujiwara, Assistant Public Works Director; telephone number (909) 798-7655, to answer inquiries regarding the hearing, protest proceedings and procedural or technical matters. ADOPTED SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of June, 2007. a j - yor of the City of Redlands ATTEST: City Perk 1, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of June, 2007, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Gil, Gallagher, Aguilar, Mayor Harrison NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Gilbreath ABSTAIN: None Y r L059 Poyzer, (Yylerk