RESOLUTION NO. __24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 FOR THE HILLTOP LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, DECLARING THE COUNCIL’S INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT
ASSESSMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, AND ANNOUNCING A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING ASSESSMENTS
WHEREAS, the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District (the “HLMD” or “District”) was established to provide landscaping improvements and maintenance within the Hilltop area of the City of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 1998, by Resolution No. 91-98, 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 Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District in future fiscal years and approved the index by which the stated maximum amount of individual assessments may be increased; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has caused the preparation of an Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 regarding proposed maintenance and costs of maintenance for the HLMD; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report for the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (“Engineer’s Report”), which describes existing and proposed improvements and substantial changes to be made to existing improvements within the HLMD and 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 maintenance for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, the City would have to increase District assessments from those levied in Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 by an inflation rate of 3% as permitted under Resolution No. 91-98;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and this City Council hereby so finds and determines:
Section 2. The City Council hereby preliminarily approves the Engineer’s Report on file with the City Clerk’s Office.
Section 3. The City Council declares its intention to levy and collect assessments in the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
Section 4. The City Council proposes to increase District assessments from those levied in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 by an inflation rate of 3% as permitted under Resolution No. 91-98.
Section 5. A public hearing on the levy of the proposed assessment will be conducted at a regular meeting of the Richmond City Council to be held at 6:30 PM on July 2, 2024, in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 440 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond.
Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution of the Council of the City of Richmond was duly passed and adopted at a meeting thereof held June 04, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTION:
___________PAMELA CHRISTIAN___________
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney