RESOLUTION NO. CSD24-279
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MURRIETA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, (1) DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY THE ANNUAL RATES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES WITHIN THE MURRIETA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025, (2) PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025, AND (3) DESIGNATING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THESE MATTERS WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Murrieta Community Services District (the “District”), pursuant to the provisions of Community Services District Law, as set forth in California Government Code, section 61000 et seq. (the “Code”), annually levies and collects authorized rates and charges on the Riverside County tax roll for the District to pay the operation, maintenance, and services provided, including street lighting, landscaping, flood and drainage control, park maintenance, open space maintenance, street sweeping and appurtenant services, and operations related thereto; and WHEREAS, the Board has retained Willdan Financial Services for the purpose of assisting with the annual levy of the District and to prepare and file an Engineer’s Annual Levy Report (the “Report”) with the Secretary of the Board pursuant to Section 61115 of the Code; and WHEREAS, the Report generally describes how the District was formed, the improvements and services within the District, the method of apportionment and dispensation of the benefits, and the budget containing the costs and proposed levy amounts for funding the benefits and the assessment roll; and WHEREAS, in 1997 the Board conducted property owner protest proceedings relating to the improvements and services described in the Report and the levy and collection of annual assessments and an assessment range formula related thereto for the District in accordance with the provisions of the California Constitution Article XIIID.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MURRIETA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Board hereby declares its intention to seek the annual levy of the District’s assessments pursuant to the Act, over and including the land within the District’s boundaries, to pay the costs of operation, maintenance, and services provided, including street lighting, landscaping, flood and drainage control, park maintenance, open space maintenance, street sweeping and appurtenant services, and operations related thereto for Fiscal Year 2024/2025.
Section 2. The boundaries of the District are the incorporated City limits of the City of Murrieta, within the County of Riverside, State of California, and a copy of the District Boundary Map and the zones contained therein have been previously filed with the Secretary of the Board and by reference is made part of this Resolution.
Section 3. The Board hereby preliminarily approves the Report and the assessments contained therein. This Report is hereby ordered to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Board as a permanent record which is available for public inspection. Secretary of the Board shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, and the minutes of this meeting shall so reflect the presentation of the Report.
Section 4. The Report also includes current improvements including the operation, maintenance and services for street lighting, landscaping, parks, open spaces, flood and drainage control, street sweeping and appurtenant facilities, and operations related thereto. In addition, the Report describes new improvements or substantial changes in existing improvements.
Section 5. Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing on these matters will be held by the Board on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as feasible in the City Council Chambers, located at 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA 92562.
Section 6. The Secretary of the Board shall give notice of the time and place of the Public Hearing by causing the publishing of the title of this Resolution once in the Local Newspaper for two (2) consecutive weeks, the first publication not less than fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing, and by posting a copy of this Resolution on the official bulletin board customarily used by the Board for the posting of notices, and shall cause mailed notice of the Public Hearing and the filing of the Report to be mailed to property owners subject to the rates and charges pursuant to the Code.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of May, 2024.
Lori Stone, President
ATTEST:
Cristal McDonald, Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tiffany Israel, General Counsel
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§ CITY OF MURRIETA ) I, Cristal McDonald, Secretary of the Murrieta Community Services District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. CSD24-279 was duly passed and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Murrieta Community Services District at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 7th day of May, 2024, and was signed by the President of the said District, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Cristal McDonald, Secretary
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