1 RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
ASSESSMENTS IN THE MARINA BAY LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024
WHEREAS, the Marina Bay Landscap ing and Lighting Maintenance District was established in 2009 to provide landscaping and lighting improvements and maintenance in an area of the City known as Marina Bay; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2009 by Resolution No. 83-09 the City Council of the City of Richmond approved a maximum amount of individual maintenance assessments that may be levied by the City Council in the Marina Bay Landscap ing and Lighting Maintenance District (the “MBLLMD” or “District”) in future fiscal years and approved the index by which the stated maximum amount of individual assessments may be increased; and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2023 the City Council ordered preparation of an Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 regarding proposed improvements and costs of improvements and maintenance for the MBLLMD; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared the Engineer’s Final Annual Levy Report for the Marina Bay Landscap ing and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (“Engineer’s Re port”) which describes existing and proposed improvements and substantial changes to be made to existing improvements within the MBLLMD, and which estimates the costs of such improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City has reviewed the Engineer’s Report on file with the City Clerk’s Office at Richmond City Hall at 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond and determined that in order to pay the costs of proposed improvements for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 the City would have to increase District assessments from those levied in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 by an inflation rate of 3%, as permitted under Resolution No. 83-09.
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2023 , the City Council approved the preliminary Engineer’s Report on file with the City Clerk’s Office , declared its intention to levy and collect assessments in the Marina Bay Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, proposed to increase District assessments from those levied in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 under the maximum amount permissible under Resolution 83-09, and further resolved to conduct a hearing on the levy of the proposed assessments at a regular meeting of the Richmond City Council to be held at 6:30 p.m. on July 11, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly notice d public hearing on July 11, 2023 on the proposal to increase District assessments from those levied in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 under the maximum amount permissible under Resolution 83-09.
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Richmond does hereby approve the Engineer’s Report and the increase in District assessments from those levied in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 in accordance with the Engineer’s Report and under the maximum amount permissible under Resolution 83-09, and does hereby approve the levy and collection of assessments in the Marina Bay Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to record this resolution, together with Exhibit A as may be amended, with the office of the C ounty Recorder of Contra Costa County, California.
2 I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on July 11, 2023:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
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Clerk of the City of Richmond
Approved:
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Mayor
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney