RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER,
CALIFORNIA, GENERALLY DESCRIBING ANY PROPOSED
IMPROVEMENTS OR SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN EXISTING
IMPROVEMENTS, AND ORDERING THE ASSESSMENT ENGINEER TO
PREPARE AND FILE A REPORT FOR LANCASTER LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND FOX FIELD INDUSTRIAL
CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO
PROVISIONS OF THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 OF
THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, in June 1983, the City Council of the City of Lancaster approved the formation of Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, and in February 2008, approved the formation of Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District (hereinafter referred to as the "District"), for the purpose of providing funds for the provision of landscape maintenance services located therein pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"); and
WHEREAS, said Act sets forth procedures and requirements that must be followed in establishing an annual assessment to be levied; and
WHEREAS, said procedures require the City Council to adopt a resolution generally describing any proposed improvements or substantial changes in existing improvements, and ordering the assessment engineer, Harris & Associates, to prepare and file a report in accordance with Section 22565, et seq., of said Act; and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 1996, the California electorate approved Proposition 218, the self-titled "Right to Vote on Taxes Act" (hereinafter referred to as "the Proposition"); and WHEREAS, said proposition sets forth procedures that must be followed in establishing an annual assessment to be levied; and
WHEREAS, said procedures require the City Council to identify all parcels, which will have a special benefit conferred upon them, including property owned by federal, state or local governmental agencies; determine the "proportionate special benefit" to each property in relationship to the entirety of cost of acquiring or constructing an improvement or of "maintaining and operating" such an improvement; order assessment of special benefits only; order the mailing of ballots (as required) to each property owner, and tabulate ballots at the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Proposition also exempts assessments imposed pursuant to a petition signed by the persons owning all of the parcels subject to the assessment at the time the assessment is initially imposed, existing on July 1, 1997, from the procedures of the Proposition.
Resolution No.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lancaster proposes to establish an assessment for landscape maintenance purposes to be levied against properties in Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California and the Proposition.
Section 2. Generally, the proposed improvements or substantial changes to existing improvements include maintenance of trees, plant material, and appurtenant improvements, including graffiti removal throughout the District.
Section 3. The assessment engineer is hereby ordered to prepare and file a report in accordance with said Act and Proposition.
Section 4. The amounts to be assessed for the expenses of such maintenance and operation of the work or improvements described above shall be levied and collected in the same manner, and by the same officers as taxes for County purposes are levied and collected, and shall be disbursed and expended for maintenance, operation, improvements, and service of the District, all as described in the Engineer's Report and Section 2 above. 4 5
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Resolution No.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 10th day of June, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, __________________________, ________________________ City of Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this 10th day of June, 2025.
(seal)
ANDREA ALEXANDER
City Clerk
City of Lancaster