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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 94-065^� �•• rJ•„ �.«r RESOLUTION NO. 94-65 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM DESERT CONSOLIDATED LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City Council by its previous Resolution initiated proceedings, and by its previous Resolution approved the Final Annexation And Annual Levy Report which described the assessments against parcels of land within the Palm Desert Consolidated Landscape And Liqhting Maintenance Assessment District, (hereinafter referred to as District) for the fiscal year commencinq July 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1995, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Liqhting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code, commencing with Section 22500 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") to pay for the costs and expenses of operatinq, maintaininq and servicinq landscapinq and lighting and appurtenant facilities including special services, located within public places in the City; and WHEREAS, the Engineer selected by the City Council has prepared and filed with the City Clerk, and the City Clerk has presented to the City Council, a report in connection with the proposed levy and collection upon eligible parcels of land within the District, and the City Council did by previous Resolution approve such report; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to levy and collect assessments against parcels of land within District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1995, to pay for the costs and expenses of operatinq, maintaining and servicing landscapinq and lighting and appurtenant facilities located within public places in the City. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Following notice duly given, the City Council has held a full and fair public hearing reqardinq its Resoiution Approving/Amending the Final Annexation And Annual Levy Report, in connection therewith; the levy and collection, and considered all oral and written statements, protests and communications made or filed by interested persons. � � - 2 - Section 2. Based upon its review (and amendments, as applicable) of the Final Annexation And Annual Levy Report, a copy of which has been presented to the City Council and which as been filed with the City Clerk, the City Council hereby finds and determine that: i) the land within the District will be benefited by the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping, and liqhting improvements, located in public places within the boundaries of District. ii) District includes all of the lands so benefited; and iii) the net amount to be assessed upon the lands within the District in accordance with the fee for the fiscal year commencinq July 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1995, is apportioned by a formula and method which fairly distributes the net amount amonq all eligible parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each parcel from the improvements and services. Section 3. The Report and assessment as presented to the City Council and on file in the office of the City Clerk are hereby confirmed as filed. Section 4. The City Council hereby orders the proposed improvements to be made, which improvements are briefly described as follows: The maintenance, servicing and operation of the landscape improvements that include planting materials such as turf, ground cover, shrubs and trees, automatic sprinkler systems, liqhtinq and drainaqe systems, and all appurtenant facilities and operations related thereto includinq special services, as well as the servinq and maintenance of street liqhts and operations related thereto. Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicinq of the landscaping, lighting, and appurtenant facilities, including repair, removal or replacement of all or part of any of the landscapinq, liqhtinq, or appurtenant facilities, providing for the life, growth, health and beauty of the landscaping, including cultivation, -� RESOLLJTION N0. 94-65 .. - 3 - irrigation, trimming spray, fertilizing and treatinq for disease or injury; and the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris and other solid waste. Servicinq means and furnishing of water for the irrigation of the landscaping and electricity for both the landscaping and lightinq, and the maintenance of any of the appurtenant facilities. Section 5. The maintenance, operation and servicing of the landscapinq, lighting and appurtenant facilities shall be performed pursuant to the "Act" and the County Auditor of Riverside shall enter on the County Assessment Roll opposite each parcel of land the amount of levy and such levies shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the County taxes are collected. After collection by the County, the net amount of the levy shall be paid to the City Treasurer. Section 6. The City Treasurer shall deposit all money representinq assessments collected by the County for the District to the credit of special funds for the City of Palm Desert Consolidated Landscape And Liqhting Maintenance Assessment District, and such money shall be expended only for the maintenance, operation and servicing of the landscaping, lighting and appurtenant facilities as described in Section 4. Section 7. The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the District levy for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1995. Section 8. Section 9. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file the levy with the County Auditor upon adoption of this Resolution. A certified copy of the levy shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and open for public inspection. 1"'1 �.✓' - 4 - � PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, on the 23rd day of June , 1994, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: BENSON, CRITES, SNYDER, WILSON NOE S : NONE ABSENT : KELLY ABSTAIN: NONE IY WILSON, MAYOR OF PALM DESERT, ATTEST: -- l � ,, 1 ; ��;� � �i� � ��G�, ^ . . %��-�/7 �� ���...� SHEILA R, --GILLIGAN, CI� CLERK CITY OF PALM DESERT✓,�ALIFORNIA 0