HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2025-027RESOLUTION NO. 2025-027
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
2025/2026
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 2025/2026 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 by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Order. The City Council hereby orders W illdan 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, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, 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. There are no new
improvements or substantial changes in the existing improvements proposed as part of
this Resolution.
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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 2025/2026 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.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED ON MAY 8, 2025.
JAN C. HARNIK
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2025-027 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 8, 2025, by the
following vote:
AYES: NESTANDE, PRADETTO, QUINTANILLA, TRUBEE, AND HARINK
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
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