RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER,
CALIFORNIA, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT,
FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE
PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY
AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE LANCASTER LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND FOX FIELD INDUSTRIAL
CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO
PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the City Council has, by its Resolution No. , generally described any proposed new improvements and substantial changes in the existing improvements, and ordered the assessment engineer, Harris & Associates, to prepare a report relative to Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District (hereinafter referred to as the "District") pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and pursuant to the provisions of Proposition No. 218, the self-titled "Right to Vote on Taxes Act" (hereafter referred to as the "Proposition"); and WHEREAS, the assessment engineer has prepared said Engineer's Report and filed same with the City Clerk, and said City Clerk has presented said Engineer's Report to this City Council for consideration; and
WHEREAS, the assessment engineer has prepared a diagram showing the boundaries of the District, and said diagram has been filed with the City Clerk, and the City Clerk has presented said diagram to the City Council for consideration; and WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report and diagram have been filed with the City Clerk and are open to the public for inspection and may be referred to for all details regarding the improvements, the boundary of the District, the assessments, total costs, and a description of the parcels to be assessed; and
WHEREAS, said Act and Proposition set forth a procedure that must be followed in establishing an annual assessment to be levied; and
WHEREAS, said procedure requires the City Council to adopt a Resolution declaring its intention to levy and collect assessments within the District for each fiscal year that an assessment is to be levied after the approval of the Engineer's Report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THAT:
Section 1. Said Engineer's Report be and the same is hereby preliminarily approved including the recommendations made therein, the City Clerk is hereby directed to endorse the fact and date of such approval on said Engineer's Report and to file said Engineer's Report in the office of the City Clerk.
Resolution No.
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Section 2. Said diagram be and the same is hereby approved, the City Clerk is hereby directed to endorse the fact and date of such approval on said diagram and to file said diagram in the office of the City Clerk.
Section 3. June 24, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City of Lancaster is hereby established as the time and place for the hearing on the levy and collection of the proposed assessment.
Section 4. This Council hereby declares its intention pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of said Act to provide for the servicing and maintenance of all landscape improvements within the District. Further, this Council hereby declares its intention to levy
and collect assessments to pay all the costs and expenses incurred for Fiscal Year 2024-25, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of said Act and Proposition.
Section 5. Generally, the proposed improvements or substantial changes to existing improvements include maintenance of trees, plant material, appurtenant improvements, and graffiti removal throughout the District.
Section 6. The City Council hereby determines the total estimated operating cost of the District for Fiscal Year 2025-26 is $2,106,334.56, which will be paid from assessments received and a carry-over balance. The City Council further determines that for Fiscal Year 202 5-26, the total cost of the District will be paid from the District Fund. The assessment for Fiscal Year 202 5-26 is $80.00 for parcels not annexed after July 1, 2005. Annexations after July 1, 2005, shall reflect the appropriate Consumer Price Index adjustments; for the Fiscal Year 202 5-26 period the adjusted rate
will be $143.83 per unit or lot in the Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District and the adjusted rate will be $0.4734 per benefit unit in the Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District. The adjusted rates reflect the CPI of 3.11 %.
Section 7. The diagram, which indicates by boundary lines the extent of the territory of the District, is hereby declared to describe the boundaries of the District and shall govern for all details as to the extent and location of said District.
Section 8. The City Clerk shall cause a notice of hearing by causing this Resolution to be published in accordance with Section 22626 of said Act and Section 6061 of the Government Code of the State of California.
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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