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RESOLUTION NO. ____-2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BARSTOW TO DISESTABLISH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 83-1
WHEREAS, on January 21, 1985, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2679- 85, declaring its intention to form a public improvement district to provide sewer facilities for landowners in West Barstow;
WHEREAS, on March 18, 1985, by adoption of Resolution No. 2689-85, the City Council created Public Improvement District 83-1 (the “District”) pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 and ordered assessments against the individual parcels within the District’s boundaries (the individual parcels are listed in Exhibit “A”); WHEREAS, on April 22, 1985, by Resolution No. 2702-85, the City Council authorized the issuance of bonds to represent and be secured by certain unpaid assessments;
WHEREAS, the City has used the assessments to construct the sewer facilities, no longer has a remaining balance or debt, and now seeks to disestablish the District; WHEREAS, on July 15, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5219- 2025, declaring its intention on moving forward with disestablishing the District and to bring back the matter on August 19, 2025 for a public hearing to consider further proceedings;
WHEREAS, the City has caused publication of a notice of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation and also mailed notices to property owners to advise them of this public hearing and potential dissolution; and WHEREAS, the City Council, at the time and place set for the public hearing, has heard any and all persons interested in or objecting to the proposed dissolution of the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BARSTOW DOES HEREBY FIND, PROCLAIM, ORDER AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and hereby incorporated herein.
Section 2. The City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City to disestablish the District.
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Section 3. In accordance with the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, the District is hereby disestablished.
Section 4. Upon disestablishment of the District, any remaining funds shall be refunded as provided by the California Streets and Highways Code.
Section 5. City staff is directed to take any further actions necessary to effectuate the disestablishment of the District, including recording of this resolution (without the accompanying exhibit) against affected properties and any further steps necessary with the County of San Bernardino.
Section 6. The City Council finds and determines that this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the environment, and it is not a “project,” as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 2025. ____________________________
Timothy R. Silva, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Andrea Flores, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Matthew Summers, City Attorney
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I, Andrea Flores, City Clerk of the City of Barstow, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. ____-2025 is the actual Resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting on the 5th day of August 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Andrea Flores, City Clerk