RESOLUTION NO. 8468
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ANNUAL
ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
AND ASSESSMENT AMOUNTS, AND AUTHORIZING THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE
STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM (LANDSCAPING AND STREET
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
WHEREAS, the City of Hawthorne intends to levy and collect assessments within the City Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District during Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hawthorne, California has heretofore adopted its Resolution No. 8468 on the 11th day of June 2024, which (1) approved preparation of an engineering report setting forth estimated street lighting assessments for fiscal year 2024-2025 (duly filed with the City Clerk's office) and (2) set a public hearing regarding the levy of the proposed assessment for improvement of the street lighting system (Landscaping and Street Lighting Act of 1972) for said fiscal year ending June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City provided published notice of the City Council's public hearing on the street lighting assessment for fiscal year 2024-2025 and the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on June 11, 2024 pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 22625; and WHEREAS, said public hearing has afforded the public ample opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed assessment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all evidence, written and oral, submitted to it and has reviewed the annual engineer's report, confirming the assessment diagram and assessments amount.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hawthorne, California as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that all of the facts set forth in the recitals of this Resolution are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The proposed diagram and assessment contained in the Engineer's Report, attached as Exhibit "A" to this Resolution, are hereby confirmed and approved and the County Tax Collector is hereby authorized to collect the assessment set forth in the Engineer’sReport.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Street Lighting Act of 1972 and the Rep01t of the Engineer, that the estimated amount necessa1y to maintain and operate the street lighting system and traffic signal lighting within the street lighting maintenance district for the fiscal year 2024-2025 is six hundred and five thousand one hundred and eleven dollars and no cents ($605,111.00), an assessment for said amount is hereby levied in said district at the rate of $0.58 per front foot for properties located in Zone 1, $1.33 per front foot in Zone 2, and $2.97 per front foot in Zone 3.
SECTION 4. The City Council adopts Resolution No. 8468 pursuant to Section 22631 of the California Streets & Highway Code.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 11th DAY OF JUNE 2024.
ALEX VARGAS,
Mayor
City of Hawthorne, California
ATTEST:
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Dayna Williams-Hunter
City Clerk
City of Hawthorne, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT KIM
City Attorney
City of Hawthorne, California
EXHIBIT “A”
ENGINEER’S REPORT