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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO INITIATE
PROCEEDINGS FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ANNUAL
ASSESSMENTS FOR CONSOLIDATED PALM DESERT LANDSCAPING
AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR
2021/2022
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert (hereafter referred to as the "City Council")
does resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the City Council, through previous resolutions, has formed and levied
annual assessments for the Consolidated Palm Desert Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 1 (hereafter referred to as the "District"), pursuant to the
provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, part 2, division 15 of the Streets
and Highways Code of the State of California, commencing with section 22500 (hereafter
referred to as the "Act"), for the purpose of collecting assessments by the County of
Riverside on behalf of the City of Palm Desert in order to pay for the maintenance and
services of improvements related thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to initiate proceedings for the levy and
collection of annual assessments for fiscal year 2021/2022 for the landscape and lighting
improvements and services that provide benefit to the properties within the District,
pursuant to the provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City has retained Willdan Financial Services for the purpose of
assisting with the annual levy of the District, including the preparation and filing of an
Engineer's Report (hereafter referred to as the "Report") with the city clerk, in accordance
with the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR THE DISTRICT, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 2.
Section 3.
The above recitals are true and correct.
Order. The City Council hereby orders Willdan Financial Services to
prepare and file with the city clerk the Report on the levy of assessments
for the District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021 and ending June
30, 2022, in accordance with chapter 3, section 22622 of the Act.
Improvements and Services. The improvements within the District include,
but are not limited to, turf, groundcover, shrubs and trees, irrigation
systems, street lighting, water features, entry monuments, drainage
systems and all appurtenant facilities and operations related thereto. The
Report will provide a more detailed description of the improvements and
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-13
Section 4.
services that the District provides and will describe any new improvements
or substantial changes to the improvements for which properties are
assessed.
Necessity for Levy and Collection of Assessments. The City Council hereby
determines that in order to provide the improvements generally described
in section 3 of this resolution and shown, in detail, in the Report, it is
necessary to levy and collect assessments within the District for fiscal year
2021/2022, and that these assessments will be outlined and described in
the Report and imposed, pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the
requirements of California Constitution article XIII D.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City
Council, held on this 13th day of May 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: HARNIK, JONATHAN, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, and KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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KATHLE KELLI?"; MA N
M. GLORIA S NCHEZ, ACTING ITY CLERK
CITY OF P M DESERT, CALIIFRNIA
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