CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. ______
DISSOLVING ZONE 7 OF THE ISLAND CITY LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT, 84-2 WHEREAS, the City’s Island City Landscape & Lighting District 84-2 (the “District”) is organized and exists pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code §§ 22500) (the “Act”); and WHEREAS, the purpose of the District is to fund costs associated with certain landscaping and lighting improvements; and WHEREAS, the District is divided into six zones (collectively the “Zones” and each a “Zone”), each of which has its own set of improvements and its own assessment rate; and WHEREAS, the District’s Zone 7, comprising the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Bay Street, was annexed to the District in 1986; and WHEREAS, the purpose of Zone 7 was to accommodate the desire of property owners to Zone 7 landscaped with special, larger non-standard, street trees requiring enhanced maintenance compared with typical landscaping in the City, such as annual tree injections, more intensive pest management, and a more frequent tree trimming schedule; and WHEREAS, over the past two years, the non-standard trees have been replaced by street trees that are more typical of street landscaping in the City and the remaining landscaping and improvements in Zone 7 have been restored to good condition; and WHEREAS, there is no longer a need for Zone 7 to have a special funding source for enhanced maintenance and improvement; and WHEREAS, on May 5, 2026, by its Resolution No. 16391 (the “Resolution of Intention”), the City Council declared its intention to dissolve Zone 7; and WHEREAS, on June 16, 2026, at the time and place set forth in the Resolution of Intention, the City Council held a public hearing (the “Public Hearing”) on the dissolution of Zone 7; and WHEREAS, notice of the Public Hearing was published in the Alameda Journal on June 5, 2026; and WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing all interested persons had the opportunity to present to the City Council oral testimony and written testimony or protests; and WHEREAS, a majority protest does not exist; and
WHEREAS, having heard and considered all testimony and protests, the City Council desires to dissolve Zone 7.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Alameda that:
Zone 7 is ordered dissolved.
Any moneys in the improvement fund for the District at the time of dissolution shall be divided equally amongst the assessable parcels in Zone 7 and paid by the City to the current record owner of each parcel as shown on the Alameda County Assessor’s most recently equalized assessment roll as of the date on which dissolution is ordered by the City Council.
3. If any provision of this Resolution or the application of any such provision is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Resolution that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are severable and that the City Council declares that it would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion of this Resolution.
4. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall maintain it on file as a public record. * * * * *
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 16th day of June 2026, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this 17th day of June 2026. _____________________
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda
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