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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2024-020 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-020 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 2024/2025 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 f iscal year 2024/2025 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 Annual Levy 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. 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, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, 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 describe DocuSign Envelope ID: DCF9D5A0-571A-407A-A9CA-81E231BCF098 Resolution No. 2024-020 Page 2 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 2024/2025 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 9, 2024. KARINA QUINTANILLA MAYOR ATTEST: ANTHONY J. MEJIA CITY CLERK I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2024-020 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 9, 2024, by the following vote: AYES: HARNIK, KELLY, NESTANDE, TRUBEE, AND QUINTANILLA 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 DocuSign Envelope ID: DCF9D5A0-571A-407A-A9CA-81E231BCF098 5/10/2024