RESOLUTION NO. 25-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER,
CALIFORNIA, ANNOUNCING T HE RESULTS OF AN ASSESSMENT
BALLOT PROCEDURE, ORDERING THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
INTO THE LANCASTER MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, AND ORDERING
THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS THEREIN
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lancaster has, by previous Resolutions, initiated proceedings and declared its intention to annex territory (the “Annexations”) into the Lanca
ster Maintenance Districts, specifically the City of Lancaster’s Lighting Maintenance District
(“LLMD”); Landscape Maintenance District (“LMD”); and Drainage Maintenance District (“DMD”) (collectively the “Districts”), and to levy and collect annual assessments pursuant to the terms of the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California (commencing with Section 22500) (the “1972 Act”); the
Benefit Assessment Act of 1982, being Chapter 6.4, Part 1, Division 2 of the Government Code (the “1982 Act”), and the provisions of Section 53753 of the California Government Code, and Chapter 1, Article 4 of the Act and the provisions of the California Constitut
ion Article XIII D (“Proposition 218”); and
WHEREAS, at this time all notice and Public Hearing requirements as required by Proposition
218 have been met relating to the levy of the Annexations and annual levy of assessments; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has set Tuesday, June 24, 2025, as the time and place for the public hearing on the matter of the proposed Annexations and levy of annual assessments; and, WHEREAS, the assessments are in compliance with all laws pertaining to the levy of District assessments; said assessments are levied without regard to property valuation, and are in compliance with the provisions of Proposition 218 as the Annexations were approved by 100% of the property owners casting ballots at the time of the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. This City Council hereby finds and determines that the procedures for the annexation of territory and levy of assessments therein have been undertaken in accordance with Proposition 218.
Section 3. The public hearing has been duly held and, after the tabulation of returned assessment ballots, it has been determined there are no majority protests, as defined in Proposition 218.
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Section 4. The Annexations are hereby approved and confirmed. Based upon the testimony and other evidence presented at the Public Hearing, the City Council hereby makes the following determinations regarding the proposed Annexations:
• The proportionate special benefit derived by each assessed parcel has been determined in relationship to the entirety of the cost of the operations, maintenance and servicing of the improvements.
• The assessments do not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on each parcel.
• Only special benefits have been assessed.
The assessments for the Annexations into the Districts, as contained in the annual Engineer’s Reports for Fiscal Year 202 5-2026, are hereby confirmed and are levied upon the assessable parcels within the Annexations in the amounts set forth therein and as shown on the assessment ballots.
Section 5. The public interest and convenience require, and this legislative body does hereby order the maintenance work to be performed as said maintenance work is set forth in the Engineer’s Reports.
Section 6. The above-referenced Reports shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk, and shall remain open for public inspection.
Section 7. The County Auditor shall enter onto the County Assessment roll, opposite each assessable parcel, the amount assessed thereupon, as shown in the Reports.
Section 8. The assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected, and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of County Taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of the assessments.
Section 9. The assessments as above authorized and levied for these proceedings will provide revenue for District purposes related to the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026
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Resolution No. 25-
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 24th 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. 25- , for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this 24th day of June 2025.
(seal)
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