RESOLUTION NO. 2025-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATTERSON, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CITY’S LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, ACCEPTING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT, AND GIVING NOTICE OF
THE TIME AND THE PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Patterson (“City Council”) pursuant to the terms of the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Division 15, Part 2 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (the “Act”), previously formed the special maintenance assessment districts known and designated as follows:
Country Hollow Estates Landscape Maintenance District
Kinshire Estates District Landscape Maintenance District Patterson Estates I, III, and IV Landscape Maintenance District Shirepark Estates Landscape Maintenance District
Walnut Square Landscape Maintenance District
Heartland Ranch Landscape Maintenance District
Heartland Ranch Overlay Zone 1 Landscape Maintenance District Miraggio Landscape Maintenance District
Sutter Point Landscape Maintenance District
Walker Ranch Landscape Maintenance District
Patterson Gardens Landscape Maintenance District
Keystone Pacific Business Park Landscape Maintenance District (the “Landscape Maintenance Districts”); and,
WHEREAS the City Council wishes to initiate proceedings to provide for the levy and collection of assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 to provide for the costs and expenses necessary to pay for the maintenance of the improvements within the Landscape Maintenance Districts; and, WHEREAS the City Council did by previous Resolution, order the preparation of an Engineer’s Report; and
WHEREAS there has been presented to the City Council the Engineer’s Report, as required by the Act, and the City Council desires to continue with the proceedings for said annual levy.
NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
RECITALS
1. That the above recitals are all true and correct.
DECLARATION OF INTENTION
2. That the public interest and convenience requires, and it is the intention of this legislative body, to levy and collect assessments to pay the annual costs and expenses for the installation, replacement, maintenance and/or servicing of the improvements for the above-referenced Landscape Maintenance Districts, said improvements generally described as follows:
Landscaping, planting, shrubbery, trees, turf, irrigation systems, entry monuments, hardscapes, walls, site lighting, including streetlights within the boundaries of the Landscape Maintenance Districts.
In addition to maintenance and servicing of improvements, the following capital improvement items will be funded by existing reserve fund balance or Fiscal Year 2025/26 assessment revenues:
• 62% of a mowing attachment and leased tractor to pull mower; $43,246.94 split between Kinshire Estates, Miraggio, Heartland Ranch, Heartland Ranch Overlay, Keystone Business Park, Keystone Business Park Annexation 1, Patterson Gardens, Sutter Point, and Walker Ranch Landscape Maintenance Districts. The remaining 38% of costs will be split with the City’s Community Facilities District 2018-02 and the General fund.
• $100,000 Basketball court in Walker Ranch Landscape Maintenance District. • $60,000 Splash pad resurfacing and baseball field completion in Patterson Gardens Landscape Maintenance District.
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
3. That said improvements are of direct benefit to the properties within the boundaries of the Landscape Maintenance Districts. The City Council declared the area to be benefited by said improvements, and for particulars, reference is made to the boundary maps as previously approved by the City Council, which is, by reference, incorporated into the Engineer’s Report, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and open for public inspection, and is designated as “City of Patterson Landscape Maintenance Districts Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2025/26.”
ENGINEER’S REPORT
4. That the Engineer’s Report, as presented to the City Council, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and open for public inspection. Reference is made to the Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements to be maintained, the boundaries of the Landscape Maintenance Districts and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the Landscape Maintenance Districts.
ASSESSMENTS
5. All costs and expenses of the works of maintenance and incidental expenses have been apportioned and distributed to the benefiting parcels in accordance with the special benefits received from the proposed work.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PROTESTS
6. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING IS HEREBY SCHEDULED IN THE REGULAR MEETING PLACE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, 1 PLAZA PATTERSON, CA 95363, OR VIRTUALLY AS NOTICED BY THE CITY, AT 7 P.M. ON TUESDAY JUNE 17, 2025.
AT THAT TIME THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER AND FINALLY DETERMINE
WHETHER TO LEVY THE PROPOSED ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, AND TO HEAR ALL
PROTESTS RELATING TO SAID PROPOSED PROCEEDINGS, OR THE ESTIMATE OF
THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE PROPOSED MAINTENANCE, OR THE PROPOSED ANNUAL ASSESSMENT; AND ANY OR ALL PERSONS INTERESTED MAY FILE A
WRITTEN PROTEST PRIOR TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING
REFERRED TO HEREIN OR, HAVING FILED SUCH A PROTEST, MAY FILE A WRITTEN
WITHDRAWAL OF THAT PROTEST PRIOR TO THE CONCLUSION OF SUCH HEARING, AND SUCH WRITTEN PROTEST MUST STATE ALL GROUNDS FOR OBJECTION. A
WRITTEN PROTEST BY A PROPERTY OWNER MUST CONTAIN A DESCRIPTION SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNED BY SUCH PERSON, E.G., ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER.
ANY INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAIL A PROTEST TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
ARACELY ALEGRE, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PATTERSON
P.O. BOX 667
PATTERSON, CA 95363
TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, ALL PROTESTS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. A POSTMARK SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT.
NOTICE
7. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give legal notice setting the date for the public hearing. Said notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of Patterson.
PROCEEDINGS INQUIRIES
8. For any and all information relating to these proceedings, including information regarding protest procedures, your attention is directed to the person designated below:
ARACELY ALEGRE, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PATTERSON
1 PLAZA
PATTERSON, CA 95363
TELEPHONE (209) 895-8014
The foregoing resolution was passed by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of May, 2025, and the resolution adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
EXCUSED:
APPROVED:
Michael Clauzel
Mayor City of the City of Patterson
ATTEST:
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Aracely Alegre
City Clerk of the City of Patterson
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, correct and true copy of a resolution passed by the City Council of the City of Patterson, a Municipal Corporation of the County of Stanislaus, State of California, at a special meeting held on the 20th day of May 2025, and I further certify that said resolution is in full force and effect and has never been rescinded or modified.
DATED:
City Clerk City of Patterson