RESOLUTION NO. 23-4709
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE FORMATION OF LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 31 (WILLOW SPRINGS), THE CONCURRENT ANNEXATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF SAID DISTRICT INTO THE MURRIETA CONSOLIDATED LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW ASSESSMENTS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Murrieta (“City”), pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Division 15, Part 2 of the California Streets and Highways Code (“1972 Act”), desires to initiate proceedings for the formation of an assessment district known and designated as:
CITY OF MURRIETA
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 31
(WILLOW SPRINGS)
(“District”), and to levy and collect annual assessments on parcels within the District commencing in fiscal year 2023/24 to pay for the proportional special benefit received for the operation, maintenance, and servicing of landscaping improvements, and appurtenant facilities related thereto; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 2 of the 1972 Act, the City Council desires to concurrently annex and consolidate the District into the Murrieta Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting District (“Consolidated District”) as Zone No. 31; and WHEREAS, the City has retained Willdan Financial Services as the Assessment Engineer of Work for the purpose of assisting with the formation of the City’s landscaping and lighting districts, the establishment of annual assessments, and to prepare and file the required report(s) with the City Clerk concerning the formation of such districts and the annual assessments to be levied and collected on the County tax rolls pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1, Article 4 of the 1972 Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein.
Section 2. The City Council hereby orders the Assessment Engineer of Work to prepare and file with the City Clerk an Engineer's Report (“Report”) concerning the formation of the District; the improvements and services connected therewith and the proposed levy of annual assessments beginning in the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024, in accordance with Section 22623 of the 1972 Act. The Report shall contain a description of the improvements and services, an estimate of the costs financed by the levy of the assessments, the properties benefiting from the improvements and the method of apportioning the assessments connected with the District in accordance with Chapter 1, Article 4 of the 1972 Act.
Section 3. The improvements for which the District is being formed generally includes, but is not limited to, the maintenance, operation and servicing of the local landscaping improvements on the perimeter of the development within the public right-of-ways or easements, established or installed in connection with development of the properties within Tract 36779, and which shall be maintained for the special benefit of the properties within the District. The maintenance and servicing of these improvements may include, but is not limited to the regularly scheduled mowing, trimming, pruning, fertilization, pest/vector control, weed and graffiti abatement; installation, replacement and rehabilitation of the landscaping, repair or replacement of irrigation system; repair or replacement of hardscape improvements and other related amenities. The City’s Park and Recreation Department is currently responsible for overseeing the ongoing maintenance, servicing, and operation of such landscaping improvements and shall authorize and schedule such maintenance and servicing as need, based on available funding.
Section 4. That the territory within the District consists of the lots and parcels of land within the residential development known as Willow Springs, Tract 36779, which encompasses an area of land totaling approximately fifty acres (49.71 acres), generally located at the northwest corner of State Route 79/Winchester Road and Lazy Hawk Road. It is bordered by the subdivision known as Murrieta Springs to the south and west. This territory is identified on the Riverside County Assessor’s Parcel Number Maps as Parcels 057 through 060 on Page 07 of Book 963. Within this territory, the residential development (APN 963-070-057) is planned 283 single-family residential properties. The non-residential parcels (APNs 963-070-058, 059, 060) are planned for an approximately ten acre (9.48 acres) commercial/industrial commerce center.
Section 5. That the City Council proposes the concurrent consolidation and annexation of the District to the Consolidated District as Zone No. 31.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7h day of November, 2023.
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Lisa DeForest, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Tiffany Israel, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§ CITY OF MURRIETA ) I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 23-4709 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 7th day of November 2023, and was signed by the Mayor of the said City, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
Resolution No. 23-4709