HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2021-15RESOLUTION NO. 2021-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR PALM
DESERT BENEFIT ASSESSMENT 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, by previous action and resolution, formed the "Palm
Desert Benefit Assessment District No. 1" (hereafter referred to as the "District"), pursuant
to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982, chapter 6.45, division 2, title 5 of the Government
Code of the State of California, commencing with section 54703 (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, operation, 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 maintenance,
operation, and servicing of the drainage basin and facilities that provide benefit to the
property within the District, pursuant of 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, pursuant to
the provisions of the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR THE DISTRICT, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 2.
Section 3.
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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 concerning the levy of special
benefit assessments for properties in the District for the fiscal year
commencing July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022.
Purpose of District. The purpose of this District is to fund the activities that
are necessary to operate, maintain, and serve the drainage basin
constructed in a portion of Section 29, Township 4 South, Range 6, East
SBM and to be enlarged in connection with current and new development
of properties. The maintenance, operation, and servicing of these
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Section 4.
improvements may include, but are not limited to, all materials, equipment,
labor and incidental expenses deemed necessary to keep the drainage
basin in satisfactory condition. The Report will provide a more detailed
description of the improvements and 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 such improvements will be outlined and described in
the Report and imposed, pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the
requirements of California Constitution articles XIII C and 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:
KATHLEE KELLY: MAYOR
M. GLORIA SAN-CHEZ, ACTING ITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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