RESOLUTION NO. 2023-______
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF ASSESSM ENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FOR
OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS 1 THROUGH 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 26, 31, 33, EASTLAKE, TOWN CENT RE, AND BAY BOULEVARD OF
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING
AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972
WHEREAS, the City Council has by previous Resolutions formed a nd levied annual assessments within the Chula Vista Open Space Districts 1 thru 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 26, 31, 33, Eastlake, Town Cent re, and Bay Boulevard (hereafter referred to as the “District s”), pursuant to the provisions of the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (hereafter referred to as the “Act”) and the Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 17.07 to pay for the maintenance and servicing of all improvements and facilities related thereto; and
WHEREAS, al l District and Zones of the Open Space District are attached hereto as Attachment A; and
WHEREAS, Section 22622 of the Streets and Highways Code requires the City Council to adopt a resolution that: (a) generally describes any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements within the Open Space Districts; and (b) orders the preparation and filing of an Engineer’s Report (hereinafter the “Report”) prepared in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of the Streets and Highways Code for the assessments which are proposed to be levied on assessable lots and parcels of land within the Open Space Districts for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has retained Spicer Consulting Group LLC, for the purpose of assisting with the Annual Levy of the District, and to prepare and file a report with the City Clerk in accordance with the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals
The Recitals set forth above are true and correct.
Section 2. Annual Levy Report
The City Council hereby orders Spicer Consulting Group LLC, to prepare and file with the City Clerk the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report concerning the levy and collection of assessments for the District for the Fis cal Y ear commencing July 1, 202 3, and ending June 30, 20 24, in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the Act.
Section 3. District Improvements
The facilities and items to be maintained by the Open Space Districts currently consist and will remain, in general, of the following: irrigation, aerification, insect infestation control, removal of noxious plant material, public walkway cleaning, weed abatement, pedestrian light maintenance, pruning of trees and shrubs, irrigation equipment upgrades, encroachment trims, replacement of dead or diseased plant material, fertilization, pest control, removal of weeds, trash and liter, trail maintenance, low flow and brow channel maintenance, slopes and canyons, signage within trails/canyons, repair of irrigation equipment, brush clearance, fencing maintenance, and retaining walls, p ursuant to Sections 22565 through 22574 of the Streets and Highways Code.
Services provided include all necessary service, operations, administration and maintenance required to keep the above-mentioned improvements in a healthy, vigorous and satisfactory working condition.
There are no proposed new improvements or substantial changes to existing improvements within the Open Space Districts.
Section 4. Severability
That the City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Resolution be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of the Resolution as hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. Effective Date
That this Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.
Section 6. Certification
That the City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause the same to be processed in the manner required by law.
Presented by Approved as to form
By:
Sarah Schoen Jill D.S. Maland
Director of Finance/Treasurer Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak Acting City Attorney
ATTACHMENT A
Open Space District Name
1 El Rancho del Rey Units 1-4
2 Lark Haven
3 Rancho Robinhood Units 1 & 2
4 Bonita Ridge
5 South Bay Villas
6 Hilltop Vista
7 Zenith Units 2, 3, & 4
8 Rancho Robinhood Unit 3
9 El Rancho del Rey
10 El Rancho del Rey 6, Casa Del Rey
11 Hidden Vista Village
14 Bonita Long Canyon
15 Bonita Haciendas
17 Bel Air Ridge
18 Rancho del Sur
20 Zone 1 Desilting Basin
20 Zone 2 Rice Canyon
20 Zone 3 H Street
20 Zone 4 Business Center
20 Zone 5 SPA I
20 Zone 6 SPA II
20 Zone 7 SPA III
20 Zone 8 N Desilting Basin
20 Zone 9 Telegraph Canyon Channel
23 Otay Rio Business Park
24 Canyon View Homes
26 Park Bonita
31 Telegraph Canyon Estates
33 Broadway Business Home Village
- Eastlake Maintenance District No. 1 Zone A
- Eastlake Maintenance District No. 1 Zone B
- Eastlake Maintenance District No. 1 Zone C
- Eastlake Maintenance District No. 1 Zone D
- Eastlake Maintenance District No. 1 Zone E
- Bay Blvd Maintenance District
- Town Centre Maintenance District