RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI APPOINTING
THE CITY ENGINEER AS THE ENGINEER OF WORK FOR THE CITY OF
COTATI LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND
DIRECTING THE PREPARATION AND FILING OF THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AND 2026-27 (PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972)
WHEREAS, the City initially formed ten Cotati Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts (“Districts”) from 1989 to 2003 in accordance with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (“Landscaping and Lighting Act”) to pay for costs associated with maintaining landscaping and streetlights within developments; and
WHEREAS, in FY 2017-18, the City consolidated the ten landscape and lighting assessment districts into one District; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 22622 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Council must annually appoint the Engineer of Work and direct the preparation and filing of the annual Engineer’s Report in order to levy and collect assessments on any following fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that there will be no annexations into the Assessment District in FY 2025-26 or FY 2026-27; and
WHEREAS, the action of appointing an Engineer of Record and directing them to prepare the FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27 LLAD Engineer’s Report does not constitute a project as defined by California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378; therefore, no further environmental review is required.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Cotati does hereby appoint the City Engineer as the Engineer of Work for the City of Cotati’s Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District and does hereby direct him to prepare and to file the Annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and 2026-27 showing any changes, pursuant to Section 22622 of the Streets and Highways Code.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on January 28, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney