RESOLUTION NO. 23859
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 WITHIN LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 88- 1 (SYCAMORE HIGHLANDS),
APPROVING REPORT, AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE TIME AND
PLACE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City Council ("City Council") of the City of Riverside, California ("City"), has established Landscape Main tenance District No. 88-1 (Sy camore Highlands, formerly known as Lusk Highlander or Highlander) (hereafter referred to as “District”), pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, as set forth in Part 2 (commencing with section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code; and
WHEREAS, on February 15, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23824, which initiated proceedings to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 within the District, and ordered the preparation of an engineer’s report regarding assessments to be levied and collected within the District for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to pa y the costs of the maintenance and servicing of public landscaping and appurtenant facilities; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution No. 23824, Webb Municipal Finance, LLC, has prepared and filed the engineer’s report ("Report") with the City Clerk, and the Report has been presented to and considered by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the adjustment to the maximum annual assessment was originally based on the cumulative percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI- U) for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, California Standard Metropolitan Statistical area (“Index”) published by the Bureau of Labor Statis tics of the United States Department of Labor, which has been discontinued; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Index is the most comparable index and has generally replaced the prior index in Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Index has a beginning value of 100 and accordingly, the City Council finds and determines that the ma ximum assessment per EDU shall be adjusted for each Fiscal Y ear at the 2018-19 cumulative incr ease of 63.75 percent plus the cumulative annual percentage increase, if any, of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Index as it stands on January of each year over the base index of January 2018 not to exceed 10 percent in any Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City Council adopt a resolution of intention pursuant to section 22624 of the Streets and Highways Code fi xing and giving notice of the time and place of a hearing on said Report and the proposed assessments for said Fiscal Year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the C ity Council of the City of Riverside, California, as follows:
Section 1. Findings. The City Council finds that:
(a) The foregoing recitals are true and correct;
(b) The Report contains all matter s required by sections 22565 through 22574 of the Streets and Highways Code and may, therefore, be approved by the Council; and (c) No new improvements or substantia l changes in existi ng improvements, as such improvements are described in Section 3 hereof, are proposed.
Section 2. Intention. The City Council declares that it intends to levy assessments on all lots and parcels of assessable land within the District for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, as set forth in the Report. Those assessments will be collected at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected, and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of County taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of the assessments.
Section 3. Improvements. The improvements authorized for the District are:
(a) The installation and planting of la ndscaping, including trees, shrubs, grass, and other ornamental vegetation;
(b) The installation of park and r ecreation improvements including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) the preparation of land, such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks, and drainage; (ii) lights, playground equipment, play courts, and public restrooms; (c) The maintenance and/or servicing of the aforementioned improvements; and (d) The acquisition of land for par k, recreational, or open space purposes.
Section 4. Assessment District. The distinctive designation of the District is: Landscape Maintenance District No. 88-1 (S ycamore Highlands). The boundaries of the assessment district are described and shown in the Report.
Section 5. Report. The Report, which is on fi le with the City Clerk, and which has been presented to the City Council at the meeting at which this resolution is adopted, is approved.
Reference is made to the Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District, and a ny zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land therein for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Section 6: Hearing. The time and place of the public hearing re quired by sections 22624 through 22629 of the Streets and Highways Code is set for 3:00 p.m. on Ju ly 5, 2022, in the Art Pick Council Chamber of the City of Riverside at 3900 Main Street in the City of Riverside may be viewed at www.riversideca.gov/meeting. The age nda for the meeting will be published on June 23, 2022, and will indicate if the he aring is virtual or in-person. A copy of the agenda will be available at www.riversideca.gov/mee ting or may be requested from the City Clerk’s Office at [email protected].
Section 7: Notice of Hearing. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 3:00 p.m., on July 5, 2022, the City Council will hold an in-person and/or virtual public hearing with regard to the assessments to be levied on assessable lots and parcels in the District for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 as set forth in the Report on file with the City Clerk.
Any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the hearing, which protest must state all grounds of objection a nd describe the property within the District owned by any such person. Mail written statements to City Clerk, City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522, or email City_Cle [email protected]. Comments can be submitted via the eComment feature until two hours before the meeting at www.riversideca.gov/meeting.
Interested persons will be affo rded the opportunity to speak and be heard at 3:00 p.m. on July 5, 2022, by calling (669) 900-6833 and entering Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 to speak.
You may also appear in-person at the public hearing at the Art Pick Council Chamber at 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA.
Section 8. Publication of Resolution and Notice. The City Clerk shall cause a copy of this Resolution to be published once, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, in The Press- Enterprise as required by section 6061 of th e Government Code and sections 22552 and 22553 of the Streets and Highway Code.
Section 9. Designated Person. The City Counc il designates the Chief Financial Officer, telephone number (951) 826-5454, as the person to answer inquiries re garding the levying and collection of the assessments within the District for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 7th day of June, 2022.
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of Riverside, at a regular meeting held on the 7th day of June, 2022, by the following vote of the City Council:
Ayes: Councilmembers Edwards, Cervantes, Fierro, Conder, Perry, and Hemenway and Councilwoman Plascencia
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this 9th day of June, 2022.
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside