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RESOLUTION NO. __________
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND
ADOPTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR’S
REPORT FOR TWENTY-SIX (26) TRAFFIC
SIGNAL MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND
THEIR 2025-2026 BUDGETS, CONFIRMING
THE ASSESSMENTS AND AUTHORIZING
COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY THE KERN
COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR. (ALL WARDS)
WHEREAS, Chapter 13.04 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield provides for an alternative procedure by which the City Council may provide for the payment of all or any part of the costs and expenses of maintaining and operating any public im provements which are local in nature, from annual benefit assessments apportioned among the several lots or parcels of property within the maintenance district established therefore; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Director has filed his report as set forth in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, including the 2025-2026 budgets for the Traffic Signal Maintenance Districts, with the City Clerk’s Office, as required by Section 13.04.130 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has filed in h er office affidavits setting forth the compliance with the requirements of Chapter 13.04 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code concerning publishing notice of the hearing on the Traffic Signal Maintenance Districts; and said City Council hereby finds that said n otice has been published in the manner required by law; and
WHEREAS, the above hearing was duly held by the City Council at the time and place for hearing protests to the fairness of the benefit formulas, the amount of the assessment on any parcel of property to be assessed and the reservation by the City of right to elect whether to proceed to perform work by City forces or by private contractor; and
WHEREAS, any written protests filed with the Clerk at or before the time set for said protest hearing were considered by said Council.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein.
2. The Council finds and determines that, for purposes of the majority protest provisions of Section 13.04.200 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code, there were not sufficient protests received and, therefore, there is not a majority protest.
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3. The Council hereby approves and adopts the Publ ic Works Director’s Report and 2025-2026 Budgets and confirms and levies the individual assessments as set forth in said Public Works Director’s Report.
4. The City Council hereby reserves the right to perform the work of maintenance and operation of the public improvements by City forces or by private contractor.
5. The Public Works Director is hereby directed to file assessments with the Kern County Tax Collector and the Kern County Tax Collector is hereby authorized to collect such assessments. These assessments are exempt from the procedural requirements of Proposition 218.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on _________________________________, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, KOMAN, BASHIRTASH, KAUR NOES: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED:
KAREN GOH
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
CITY ATTORNEY
By: ________________________________
VIRIDIANA GALLARDO-KING
Deputy City Attorney II
Attachments: Exhibit “1” - Director’s Report Traffic
Exhibit “A” - Director’s Report Benefit Formula
Exhibit “B” - Director’s Report Budget