HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 97-064RESOLUTION NO. 97-64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS
FOR THE CITY OF PALM DESERT FIRE TAX PURSUANT TO CITY
ORDINANCE NO. 223, FISCAL YEAR 1997/98
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California (hereafter referred to as the
"City Council") does resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the Ciry Council pursuant to City Ordinance 223 desires to
prepare the annual assessment against parcels of land within the City of Palm Desert
for the Fire Tax for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998
to pay the described costs; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has retained MuniFinancial, Inc. (hereafter
referred to as Engineer) for the purpose of assisting the City with the preparation of
the annual assessment and collection of the Fire Tax assessments; and,
WHEREAS, the City and it's legal counsel have reviewed Proposition 218 and
found that the District complies with applicable provisions of Section XIII D of the
California State Constitution; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1 That the special Fire Tax assessments be paid by the residents to the City
per year and shall be as follows:
Fire Tax as specified in City Ordinance 223:
$48.00 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDL� per year, for single family developed
parcels.
$24.00 per parcel per year for vacant land over 2,000 square feet.
$36.00 per year per equivalent dwelling unit (EDL� for Apartment units in
complexes of four units or more and mobile homes in parks
$48.00 for Commercial properties less than or equal to 2,600 square feet,
including a 25% reduced assessment for sprinklers or a 50% discount if fire
resistant with sprinklers. Commercial properties in excess of 2,600 square feet
are assessed based upon an equivalent tax computed in accordance with the Fire
Flow Requirements by area using an established Fire Flow Actuary Table as
adopted within City Ordinance No. 223.
RESOLUTION NO. 97-64
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS �oth day of July , 1997.
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I� Sheila R. Gilligan , City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, County of
Riverside, State of California do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No.
97-64 was regularly adopted by the City Council of said City of Palm Desert at a
regular meeting of said council held on the loth day of July , 1997, by the
following vote:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, SNYDER, SPIEGEL and I�LLY
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