RESOLUTION R2022-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING LEVYING OF ASSESSMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN PARKING ASSESSMENT AREA FOR 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAPA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.30; AND DETERMINING THAT THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA.
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 36500, et seq., as codified in Napa Municipal Code Chapter 3.30, and City Agreement No. 9354 between the City of Napa and the Napa Downtown Association (“NDA”), the City of Napa City Council adopted Resolution No. R2022-052 on June 7, 2022 approving the “Downtown Parking Assessment Area – 2023 Annual Report and Budget”, and declaring intent to levy assessments upon businesses within the Downtown Parking Assessment Area (DPAA) as outlined in Napa Municipal Code Chapter 3.30; and WHEREAS, said “Downtown Parking Assessment Area – 2023 Annual Report and Budget” provided as Exhibit “A” to this Resolution contains the Napa DPAA responses to specific measures from the California Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 including the 2023 NDA advisory board members, 2023 DPAA budget balance, including expected revenues and expenses, maintenance details; and WHEREAS, said “Downtown Parking Assessment Area – 2023 Annual Report and Budget” provided as Exhibit “B” to this Resolution contains the DPAA boundary map; and WHEREAS, a public hearing notice of the City Council’s intention to hold a public hearing to levy said assessments was published in the Napa Valley Register on Friday, June 10, 2022, and posted in publicly accessible locations; and the Napa Downtown Association was notified of this agenda item prior to the meeting date; and WHEREAS, said notice was give that the “Downtown Parking Assessment Area – 2023 Annual Report and Budget” containing all documents, locations map, and information relating the improvements and maintenance to be funded by the assessments was approved by the City Council on June 7, 2022, and is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Napa, CA, 955 School Street, Napa, CA; and WHEREAS, said public hearing was held by the City Council of the City of Napa on June 21, 2022 at the hour of 3:30 p.m., and at the hearing all persons desiring to be heard on all matters pertaining to the levying of assessments in the DPAA were heard; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, as follows:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
2. The City Council hereby determines that the actions authorized by this Resolution are exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15323 (normal operation of facilities for public gathering).
3. The City Council hereby confirms the “Downtown Parking Assessment Area – 2023 Annual Report and Budget” (as described in R2022-052 and this resolution, particularly including the recitals of this resolution, and Exhibits “A” and “B,” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and which may hereinafter be referred to as the “DPAA 2023 Report”). The DPAA 2023 Report makes no changes to the boundaries or classifications of parcels; the activities to be provided and the estimated costs of those activities are identified in Exhibit “A”; the method and basis of levying assessments are as set forth in NMC Sections 3.30.040 and 5.04.370; and the accounting of surplus, deficits, and contributions from other sources are as set forth in Exhibit “A.”
4. The City Council herby authorizes the levying and collection of assessments on the businesses within the “Downtown Parking Assessment Area” for 2023, in accordance with Napa Municipal Code Chapter 3.30.
5. Assessments shall be collected for the year at the same time and in the same manner as the collection of business license taxes from each business in the DPAA. Collection shall be made by the Finance Director of the City or such other official of the City responsible for the collection of such taxes and assessments.
6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 21st day of June, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Michael W. Barrett
City Attorney
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