BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
SANTIAGO GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 2025/05
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025/05 BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTIAGO GHAD, APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT, DIRECTING THE GHAD MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE ENGINEER’S REPORT DATED JUNE 12, 2025, DECLARE THE GHAD’S INTENT TO ORDER AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE SANTIAGO GHAD, AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF AUGUST 4, 2025, WHICH IS A MINIMUM OF 45 DAYS AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE IS MAILED TO CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AND ANY PROTESTS THERETO
WHEREAS, on March 16, 1999, the Anaheim City Council adopted Resolution No. 99R-50 approving and ordering the formation of the Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District ("Santiago GHAD"); and
WHEREAS, the Santiago GHAD is a political subdivision of the State of California, governed by state law (Pub. Res. Code § 26500 et seq.), and constitutes a legal entity separate and distinct from the City of Anaheim (“City”), with operations independent of City functions; and WHEREAS, an assessment for GHAD services is to be considered for imposition on properties within the Santiago GHAD as reflected in the Engineer’s Report dated June 12, 2025; and WHEREAS, Public Resources Code Sections 26650 et seq. authorize, after a noticed public hearing, the levy and collection of an assessment upon specially benefited properties within the GHAD to pay for the maintenance and operation of GHAD improvements. Article XIII (D) of the California Constitution imposes additional requirements for the levy and collection of said assessment; and
WHEREAS, an Engineer’s Report (dated June 12, 2025) has been prepared by the GHAD Manager to reflect the special benefit conferred to properties within the GHAD; the GHAD Manager is a registered professional engineer, certified in the State of California, in compliance with Public Resources Code section 26651(a) and section 4(b) of Article XIII (D) of the California Constitution; the Engineer’s Report sets forth the purpose of the GHAD and a description of the method used in formulating the estimated assessments; and
WHEREAS, the record owner of each parcel within the boundary of the Santiago GHAD will be mailed a “Notice of (1) Adoption of Resolution No. 2025/05 by the Board of Directors of the Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District, (2) Proposed Assessment, (3) Public Hearing for August 4, 2025” (“Notice”) (Attachment A), and (4) a ballot (Attachment B) which includes the record owner’s Assessor’s Parcel Number(s) and related proposed assessment amount as described in the Engineer’s Report dated June 12, 2025; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE SANTIAGO GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. The GHAD Board directs the GHAD Manager to include the Notice and ballot in the Notice to be mailed to the record owners of each parcel upon which the assessment will be imposed. The Notice has been attached hereto as Attachment A and the ballot has been attached hereto as Attachment B; and
Attachment B to Resolution No. 2025/05
NOTICE OF (1) ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025/05 BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE SANTIAGO GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT, (2) PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, AND
(3) PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 4, 2025
The Anaheim City Council formed the Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District (“GHAD”) on March 16, 1999, under the authority of the California Public Resources Code, Division 17, Section 26500 et seq. with the approval of the City of Anaheim Resolution 99R-50.
Three property owners within the GHAD currently serve as the Board of Directors of the Santiago GHAD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:
On June 12, 2025, the GHAD Board adopted Resolution No. 2025/05 declaring its intention to impose an assessment on the properties included in the GHAD and directing that a public hearing be scheduled to consider the adoption of this assessment to fund the Santiago GHAD. The total yearly estimated budget for the Santiago GHAD, as set forth in the current Engineer’s Report, is $349,679. If the assessment is adopted, each residential parcel, Homeowner Association-owned parcel, and City of Anaheim-owned right-of-way will be assessed a maximum amount as shown on Exhibit B of the attached Engineer’s Report dated June 12, 2025, in Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2025/2026 dollars, plus an annual adjustment to reflect the percentage change in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers published for December. The assessment will be levied beginning in FY 2025/2026, to fund limited activities of the Santiago GHAD as described in the Plan of Control dated February 22, 1999, First Addendum to the Plan of Control dated November 9, 2017, revised January 15, 2019, and the Engineer’s Report dated June 12, 2025.
The attached Engineer’s Report (dated June 12, 2025) for the Santiago GHAD was prepared by a Professional Engineer, registered in the State of California, and describes in detail the reason for the assessment and the basis upon which the amount of the proposed assessment was calculated. The Engineer’s Report specifically sets forth the yearly estimated budget, the total assessment, the proposed estimated assessments to be levied each year against each parcel of property, a description of the method used in formulating the estimated assessment, and the conditions under which the assessment would expire, be replaced by another assessment, or continue indefinitely. A copy of GHAD Board Resolution No. 2025/05 and the Engineer’s Report is available for inspection at ENGEO Incorporated, 320 Goddard Way, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618 and on the Santiago GHAD website (www.santiagoghad.org).
The GHAD Board will conduct the public hearing on August 4, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the East Anaheim Community Center, Oak Room, 8201 East Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim, CA 92808, on the proposed assessment.
The following paragraph provides the procedure for returning and tabulating the ballots.
Copies of this Notice, a sealable ballot, and the Engineer’s Report have been sent to each of the property owners within the Santiago GHAD.
The ballot may be completed and mailed or hand delivered to Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District, ℅ ENGEO Incorporated, GHAD Manager, 320 Goddard Way, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618 or may be submitted at the public hearing. Each ballot may be submitted, withdrawn, or changed at any time prior to the conclusion of the testimony on the proposed assessment at the public hearing. At the hearing, the GHAD Clerk shall tabulate the ballots and
Attachment B to Resolution No. 2025/05
the GHAD Board shall consider any objections or protests to the assessment and certify the tabulation of the ballots.
The GHAD Board shall not impose the assessment if there is a majority protest. A majority protest exists if, upon conclusion of the hearing, ballots submitted in opposition to the assessment exceed the ballots submitted in favor of the assessment. In tabulating the ballots, the ballots shall be weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected property.
Inquiries regarding the proposed assessment may be made by mail to: Santiago GHAD ℅ ENGEO Incorporated, Attn: Matt Swanson, 320 Goddard Way, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618 or by phone at (949) 529-3479 or (925) 570-7999, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Enclosures: Engineer’s Report (dated June 12, 2025)
Sealable Ballot
BALLOT
Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District
Identification of Property(ies): Assessor’s Parcel Number(s) (if available) ____________________ Street(s) or Address(es): ___________________________________________________________ Record Owner: ___________________________________________________________________
____________ Yes, I approve the proposed annual benefit assessment of ________ described in the attached Notice on the property described by the assessor’s parcel number(s), street(s), or address(es) identified in this Ballot.
____________ No, I do not approve the proposed annual benefit assessment of _______ described in the attached Notice on the property described by the assessor’s parcel number(s), street(s), or address(es) identified in this Ballot.
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Signature of Record Owner or Authorized Representative of the above identified parcel(s)
Dated:
Mail or deliver sealed Ballot to:
Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District
℅ ENGEO Incorporated, GHAD Manager
Attention: Matt Swanson
320 Goddard Way, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618
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