HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - Reso 2024-30 - 06/26/2024 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025
The City Council of the City of Cathedral City (hereafter referred to as the "City Council") does
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, The City Council has by previous Resolutions initiated proceedings and
declared its intention to levy special benefit assessments against parcels of land within the Street
Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 (hereafter referred to as the "District") for the
fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025; pursuant to the provisions of the
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways
Code, commencing with Section 22500 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") to pay the costs and
expenses of operating, maintaining and servicing landscaping, lighting and appurtenant facilities
located within public places in the District; and,
WHEREAS, The Engineer selected by the City Council has prepared and filed with the City
Clerk, and the City Clerk has presented to the City Council an Engineer's Annual Levy Report
(hereafter referred to as the "Report") in connection with the proposed levy and collection of special
benefit assessments upon eligible parcels of land within the District, and the City Council did by
previous Resolution approve such Report; and,
WHEREAS, The City Council desires to levy and collect assessments against parcels of
land within the District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, to
pay the costs and expenses of operating, maintaining and servicing landscaping improvements
and street lighting improvements and appurtenant facilities located within public places in the
District; and,
WHEREAS, The City Council has previously conducted a property owner protest ballot
proceeding as part of the formation of the District and any increase in assessments pursuant to
the applicable provisions of the California State Constitution Article XIIID and said District
assessments proposed to be levied for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 are described in the approved
Report.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR THE DISTRICT, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Following notice duly given, the City Council has held a full and fair Public Hearing
regarding its Resolution approving or amending the Report prepared in connection
therewith; the levy and collection of assessments, and considered all oral and
written statements, protests and communications made or filed by interested
persons. The City Council has determined that the property owners in accordance
with the requirements of the California State Constitution, Article XIIID have
approved the assessments so presented.
Section 2: Based upon its review (and amendments, as applicable) of the Report, a copy of
which has been presented to the City Council and which has been filed with the City
Clerk, the City Council hereby finds and determines that:
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a) The land within District will receive special benefit by the operation,
maintenance and servicing of landscaping, lighting, and appurtenant
facilities within the boundaries of District.
b) The District includes all of the lands receiving such special benefit.
c) The net amount to be assessed upon the lands within the District is in
accordance and apportioned by a formula and method which fairly
distributes the net amount among all eligible parcels in proportion to the
special benefit to be received by each parcel from the improvements and
services for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30,
2025.
Section 3: The Report and assessment as presented to the City Council and on file in the
office of the City Clerk are hereby confirmed as filed.
Section 4: The City Council hereby orders the proposed improvements to be made, which
improvements are briefly described as the maintenance, operation, administration
and servicing of the improvements including turf, ground cover, shrubs and trees,
irrigation systems, street lighting, water features, entry monuments, drainage
systems and all appurtenant facilities related thereto.
Section 5: The maintenance, operation and servicing of the landscaping, lighting and
appurtenant facilities shall be performed pursuant to the Act and the County Auditor
of Riverside shall enter on the County Assessment Roll opposite each parcel of
land the amount of levy, and such levies shall 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 levy shall be paid to the City Treasurer.
Section 6: The City Treasurer shall deposit all money representing assessments collected by
the County for the District to the credit of a fund for the Street Lighting and
Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, and such money shall be expended only for
the maintenance, operation and servicing of the landscaping, lighting and
appurtenant facilities as described in Section 4.
Section 7: The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the District levy for the Fiscal Year
commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025.
Section 8: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file the levy with the County
Auditor upon adoption of this Resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED,AND ADOPTED THIS 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024.
AYES: Councilmembers Lamb, Gutierrez and Gregory; Mayor Pro Tern
Ross and Mayor Carnevale
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
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