HomeMy WebLinkAbout6373_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 6373
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 2005-06 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
2005-06, commencing July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006, 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 2005-06 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
2005-06" 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 5TH DAY OF JULY, 2005 AT THE HOUR OF 3:00 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 Clerk 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 XIIID, 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, telephone number
(909) 798-7655, to answer inquiries regarding the hearing, protest proceedings and
procedural or technical matters.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 7th day of June, 2005.
Sud n Peppier, Maydr
ATTEST:
Lorri Poyzer, i , Ierk
I, 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
7th day of ,,lune, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Gil, Gilbreath, George, Harrison; Mayor Peppier
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
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