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 HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE
PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY
AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN LANCASTER LIGHTING
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 Lighting 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 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 the 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 this City Council for consideration; and WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report and the 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.
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. Said Engineer's Report, be and the same, is hereby preliminarily approved including the recommendations made thereon, 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.
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 23, 202 6, at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City of Lancaster is hereby established as the time and place for the Public 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 and Proposition to provide for the servicing and maintenance of all street lighting and public parking lot lighting (public lighting) 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 202 6-27, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of said Act and Proposition.
Section 5. Generally, the proposed improvements are maintenance, servicing, and installation of public lighting facilities within the District.
Section 6. The City Council hereby determines the total estimated operating cost of the district for Fiscal Year 2026-27 is $6,774,049.30. The public lighting improvements in the areas within the District will be maintained with funds generated by the Lighting Maintenance District. Each lot or parcel within the District will be assessed a full unit assessment of $135.06, based on the February CPI increase of 2.93% ($45 in zones that voted “No” during the 2003 election).
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. 4 5
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Resolution No.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 26th day of May, 2026, 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 26th day of May, 2026.
(seal)
ANDREA ALEXANDER
City Clerk
City of Lancaster