Garden Grove City Council
Resolution No. _____
GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO
ORDER THE MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE; DESCRIBING THE DISTRICT TO BE BENEFITED, AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AN ASSESSMENT TO PAY THE COST AND EXPENSES THEREOF; AND SETTING THE
TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED
ASSESSMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Garden Grove, adopted Resolution No. ____, which described existing and any proposed new improvements or substantial changes in existing improvements in the Downtown Assessment District, and ordered the City Engineer to prepare and file a report pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, i.e., Division 15, Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of the California Streets and Highways Code (hereinafter "Act"); WHEREAS, the City Council formed an Assessment District to finance the maintenance of certain improvements under the Act;
WHEREAS, the proposed boundaries of such Assessment District are shown on a map thereof which indicates by a boundary line the extent of the territory included in such Assessment District, which map is designated "Assessment Diagram Downtown Assessment District" as part of the report of the City Engineer described more fully herein below and such map is on file in the City Clerk’s Office; WHEREAS, the City Engineer is competent to make and file with the City Council a report regarding maintenance of the improvements, which is required by the Act; WHEREAS, the City Council has directed the City Engineer to procure the required information and prepare and present to the City Council the written report of maintenance required by the Act; WHEREAS, the City Engineer has prepared the report, and filed it with the City Clerk and presented it to the City Council and the City Council has examined the report; WHEREAS, under the Act, before levying and collecting assessments in the Assessment District, the City Council is required to adopt a Resolution declaring its intention to do so; and WHEREAS, the City Council proposes no increase in assessment for a total of $19.92 per linear foot of frontage on Main Street and Garden Grove Boulevard.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds and declares that the public interest and necessity require the maintenance of certain improvements in the streets and other public easements as hereinafter described, and the City Council hereby declares its intention to levy and collect assessments covering the real property benefited by the improvements, pursuant to the Act.
Garden Grove City Council
Resolution No. _____
SECTION 2. The City Council intends to order maintenance of improvements in certain streets, and other public easements, as follows: A portion of Main Street from Garden Grove Boulevard to Acacia Parkway and a portion of Garden Grove Boulevard between 150.16 feet west of the centerline of Main Street and 150.06 feet east of the centerline of Main Street, all being within the district, including on street parking, sidewalks, center gutter, street lights, street trees, and street furniture, including bollards, benches, trash receptacles, drinking fountains, miscellaneous planters, and related items.
SECTION 3. The District is designated Downtown Assessment District, and is generally located on Main Street between Acacia Parkway and Garden Grove Boulevard.
SECTION 4. The report of the City Engineer is hereby approved, and the City Clerk is directed to endorse the fact and date of approval on the report and to file the report in its office. Reference is hereby made to the report, on file with City Clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements to be maintained; the boundaries of the Assessment District; and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.
SECTION 5. An assessment will be levied pursuant to the Act upon all property in Downtown Assessment District subject to assessment under the Act to pay the balance of costs and expenses of the maintenance of the improvements.
SECTION 6. Notice is hereby given that as there is no increase in the assessment for the 2026-27 Fiscal Year for Downtown Assessment District, there will only be one Public Hearing, which will be held on June 6, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as the City Council may hear same), in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California, which is hereby set as the time and place for the Public Hearing on the question of the levy of the proposed assessment. Any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk, in which each signer is interested, sufficient to identify the property, which must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing. In addition, all interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing. The City Council shall consider all oral statements and all written protests or communications made or filed by any interested persons.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall cause this Resolution of Intention to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of Garden Grove, California, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for the Public Hearing.