HomeMy WebLinkAbout7519_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 7519
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 2015-2016 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF
1972, AND 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 2015-2016, come-nencing July 1, 2015, and ending
June 30,2016,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 2015-2016 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.
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Section 7. Reference is hereby made to the Report of the Engineer entitled "City of
Redlands Street Lighting No. 1 Engineer's Report for the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Annual Levy"
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 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2015, AT THE HOUR OF 6:00 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 California Streets and Highways Code Sections 22626, 22552 and 22553.
Section 10. The City Council hereby detennines 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 Michael Pool, Municipal Utilities and
Engineering Director, telephone number (909) 798-7698, to answer inquiries regarding the
hearing, protest proceedings and procedural or technical matters.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of June, 2015.
Paul W. Foster, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sam I n, ity Clerk
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I, Sam Irwin, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certifies that the foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 2nd day of June, 2015,
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmexnbers Harrison, Gilbreath, Barich, James;Mayor Foster
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Sam Irwin, City Clerk
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