RESOLUTION NO. 26-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING TO AUGUST 11,
2026 THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE LANCASTER DRAINAGE
BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, AND DIRECTING
PUBLICATION OF NOTICE
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 26-36, ordering the assessment engineer to prepare and file a report for the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2026-27 pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982, California Government Code section 54703 et seq., and Resolution No. 26-37 (the “Resolution of Intention”), preliminarily approving the Engineer’s Report, declaring its intention to levy and collect assessments within the District at previously authorized rates, and fixing July 14, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. as the time for the public hearing on the annual assessment; and WHEREAS, the Resolution of Intention directed that notice of the time, date, and place of the public hearing be published, consistent with the City’s established practice for the District (see, e.g., Resolution No. 25-36), and the City Council desires that publication be completed prior to the conclusion of the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2026, the City Council opened the noticed public hearing on the annual assessment, received public testimony, and determined to continue the hearing, without closing it, to the Council’s regular meeting of August 11, 2026, so that notice may be published prior to the continued hearing; this Resolution concerns only the annual assessment at previously authorized rates and does not concern any proposed increase or expansion of the assessment;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. The public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 annual assessment for the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District is hereby continued to Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, California. The public hearing remains open.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to publish notice of the continued public hearing, stating the August 11, 2026 hearing date, time, and place and that the assessment is proposed at previously authorized rates with no new or increased assessment beyond the previously approved formula, pursuant to Government Code section 6066, with the first insertion published no later than Tuesday, July 28, 2026, and a second insertion at least five days thereafter and no later than Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall post the order of continuance as required by Government Code sections 54955 and 54955.1 promptly upon adoption of this Resolution.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 14th day of July, 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. 26-___, for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this ___ day of ____________, 2026.
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