HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2022-039RESOLUTION NO. 2022-39
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 2022/2023
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'), that provides for the collection of assessments by the County of
Riverside on behalf of the City of Palm Desert 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 the fiscal year 2022/2023 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 Annual Levy Report (hereafter referred to as the 'Report") with the city clerk,
in accordance with 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. The above recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. Order. The City Council hereby orders Willdan Financial Services for the
purpose of assisting with the annual levy of the District, including the
preparation and filing of the Report with the city clerk, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act.
Section 3. Purpose of District. The purpose of this District is to fund the activities
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
improvements may include, but are not limited to, all materials, equipment,
labor and incidental expenses deemed necessary to keep the drainage
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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 of the
improvements for which properties are assessed.
Section 4. Necessity for Levv and Collection of Assessments. The City Council
hereby determines that 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
2022/2023 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 12th day of May, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: JONATHAN, KELLY, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, and HARNIK
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE )kC4HARNW, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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