RESOLUTION NO. 26-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING TO AUGUST 11,
2026, WITH THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE COUNTY
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR
LANCASTER LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
AND FOX FIELD INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, AND DIRECTING
PUBLICATION OF THE RESOLUTION OF INTENTION
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 26-38, 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 (the “District”) pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Streets and Highways Code section 22500 et seq., and Resolution No. 26-39 (the “Resolution of Intention”), preliminarily approving the Engineer’s Report, declaring its intention to levy and collect assessments within the District for Fiscal Year 2026-27 at the rates set forth therein, and fixing July 14, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. as the time for the public hearing on the annual assessment; and
WHEREAS, where the assessments to be levied are of the same or lesser amount as in the preceding year (including adjustments made pursuant to a previously approved formula), Streets and Highways Code section 22626(a) requires that notice of the hearing be given by publication of the resolution of intention itself pursuant to Streets and Highways Code sections 22552 and 22553 and Government Code section 6061, with publication completed at least 10 days before the hearing; and the City Council desires that publication of the Resolution of Intention be completed prior to the conclusion of the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code section 22629 provides that the hearing may be continued, but not to a date subsequent to August 10 without the prior consent of the county auditor, and that the hearing shall be held at the time and place specified in the notice and in any order continuing the hearing; the Auditor-Controller of the County of Los Angeles, by written consent dated July 10, 2026, on file with the City Clerk, has consented to the continuance of the hearing to August 11, 2026 and to receipt of the levy thereafter; 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 publication of the Resolution of Intention may be completed prior to the continued hearing; this Resolution concerns only the annual assessment at the rates set forth in the Resolution of Intention and does not concern any proposed increase in assessments or annexation of territory;
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 within Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance 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 Council finds and declares that the Auditor-Controller of the County of Los Angeles has given prior written consent, pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 22629, to the continuance of the hearing to August 11, 2026 and to receipt of the levy thereafter; the written consent is on file with the City Clerk and is made a part of the record of these proceedings.
Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to publish the Resolution of Intention itself, together with this Resolution or a notice of continuance stating the August 11, 2026 hearing date and time, in one insertion pursuant to Streets and Highways Code sections 22552, 22553, and 22626(a) and Government Code section 6061, with publication completed no later than Saturday, August 1, 2026 — at least 10 days before the continued hearing.
Section 5. 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 6. 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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