HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2023-013RESOLUTION NO. 2023-013
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
2023/2024
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”), that provide for the collection of assessments by the
County of Riverside on behalf of the City of Palm Desert 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 2023/2024 for the landscape and
lighting improvements and services that provide benefit to th e 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 Annual Levy Report (hereafter referred to as the “Report”) with the city clerk,
in accordance with the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, as follows:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. 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, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024, in
accordance with chapter 3, section 22622 of the Act.
Section 3. 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 services that the District provides and shall
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describe any new improvements or substantial changes of the improvements for which
properties are assessed.
Section 4. Necessity for Levy 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 2023/2024 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.
ADOPTED ON MAY 11, 2023.
KATHLEEN KELLY
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2023-013 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on May 11, 2023, by the
following vote:
AYES: HARNIK, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, TRUBEE, AND KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Desert, California, on .
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
Kathleen Kelly (May 23, 2023 17:08 PDT)
Kathleen Kelly
Anthony Mejia (May 24, 2023 08:39 PDT)
Anthony Mejia (May 24, 2023 08:39 PDT)
May 24, 2023