RESOLUTION NO. 23-0047
A RESOLUTION OF THE MANHATTAN BEACH CITY COUNCIL
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT
ASSESSMENTS WITHIN MANHATTAN BEACH LANDSCAPING
AND STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 99 FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS CODE AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR
HEARING PROTESTS
THE MANHATTAN BEACH CITY COUNCIL HEREBY FINDS, RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . The Man hattan Beach City Council hereby (1) finds that the public interest and convenience requires and (2) declares its intention to levy and collect assessments against the lots and parcels of property within an existing assessment district designated “Manhattan Beach Landscaping and Street Lighting Maintenance District No. 99” (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (the “Act”) for fiscal year 2023-2024, commencing July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements described below in Section 4.
Section 2. The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the boundaries o f the City of Manhattan Beach, with the exception of the area commonly known as Manhattan Village.
Section 3. Reference is made to a map on file in the office of the City Clerk and open for public inspection for a description of the exterior boundaries of the District.
Section 4 . The existing improvements may be briefly described as follows:
Landscaping and appurtenant facilities generally include trees shrubs, plants, turf, irrigation systems, and necessary appurtenances including curbs, hardscape, monumentation, fencing, drainage detention facilities drainage structure (including percolation wells) located in public rights -of-way, medians, parkways, and/or easements adjacent to public rights-of-way, in and along major thoroughfares and certain designated primary and secondary arterials as defined in the General Plan’s Infrastructure Element.
Lighting and appurtenant facilities including poles, lighting fixtures, conduits and the necessary equipment to maintain, operate, service and replace a lighting system at designated intersections, in medians, parkways and adjacent to certain public facilities in and along certain streets, rights-of-way and designated lots.
Section 5 . The assessments proposed to be levied and collected against the assessable lots and parcels of property within the District for fiscal year 202 3-2024 are not proposed to increase from the assessments levied and collected for fiscal year 2022- 2023. The assessments shall be allocated in all zones within the District, except Zone 10, to property owners within the District based upon an Equivalent Dwelling Unit parcel method more completely described in the Report. In Zone 10, the cost will continue to be allocated using the adjusted front footage method.
Section 6. Reference is made to the Report of the Engineer that is titled “Engineer’s Report for City of Manhattan Beach Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 1, Fiscal Year 2023-2024” (“Report”) on file in the office of the City Clerk for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.
On May 16, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23-0046 approving the Report.
Section 7. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT T HE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS JUNE 20, 2023, AT THE HOUR OF 6:00 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH, 1400 HIGHLAND AVENUE, AS THE TIME AND
PLACE FOR THE HEARING OF PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS TO THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISTRICT. All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard. Any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the hearing. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the signer. The City Council shall consider all oral statements and all written protests made or filed by any interested person.
Section 8. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Clerk to publish a copy of this resolution in the Beach Reporter, a newspaper of general circulation within Manhattan Beach, pursuant to Government Co de Section 6061 at least ten days before the date for the Public Hearing.
Section 9 . The City Council determines and declares that the proposed assessments constitute a continuation of assessments existing on the effective date of Article XIIID, that the assessments are imposed exclusively to finance the maintenance and operation expense s for streets, and that the assessments are exempt from the requirements of Article XIIID, Section 4 of the California Constitution.
Section 10 . The City Council designates Libby Bretthauer, Financial Services Manager, at (310) 802 -5597, to answer inquiries regarding the hearing, protest proceedings, and procedural or technical matters.
ADOPTED on May 16, 2023.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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RICHARD MONTGOMERY
Mayor
ATTEST:
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LIZA TAMURA
City Clerk