1 RESOLUTION NO. 23990
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT 3 ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 WITHIN STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1, APPROVING REPORT, AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE 4 TIME AND PLACE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
5 ASSESSMENTS.
6 WHEREAS, the City Council ("City Council") of the City of Riverside, California ("City"), 7 has established Street Lighting District No. 1 ("District") pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting 8 Act of 1972, Part 2 (commencing with § 22500) Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code; and 9 WHEREAS, on February 7, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23952, which 10 initiated proceedings to levy and collect assessments for fiscal year 2023-2024 within the District and 11 ordered the preparation of an engineer's report regarding the assessments proposed to be levied and 12 collected within the District to pay the costs of improvements and the maintenance and servicing of 13 public lighting facilities in the City for fiscal year 2023-2024; and 14 WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution No. 23952, Webb Municipal Finance, LLC, has 15 prepared and filed an engineer's report ("Report") with the City Clerk regarding the assessments to be 16 levied and collected within the District for fiscal year 2023-2024 to pay for the costs of improvements 17 and the maintenance and servicing of public lighting facilities, and the Report has been presented to 18 and considered by the City Council; and
19 WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City Council adopt a resolution of intention pursuant to 20 section 22624 of the Streets and Highways Code, among other things, fixing and giving notice of the 21 time and place of a public hearing on said report and the proposed assessments for said fiscal year. 22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, 23 California, as follows:
24 Section 1: Findings. The City Council finds that:
25 (a) The foregoing recitals are true and correct;
26 (b) The Report contains all matters required by sections 22565 through 22574 of 27 the Streets and Highways Code and may, therefore, be approved by the City Council; and 28 There are no new improvements, nor any substantial changes in existing
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2 Section 2: Intention. The City Council declares that it intends to levy assessments on all lots 3 and parcels of assessable land within the District for fiscal year 2023-2024, as set forth in the Report. 4 Those assessments will be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes are 5 collected, and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of county taxes shall apply to the 6 collection and enforcement of the assessments.
7 Section 3: Improvements. The improvements authorized for the District are:
8 (a) The installation or construction of public lighting facilities; 9 (b) The installation or construction of any facilities which are appurtenant to such 10 public lighting facilities or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof, 11 including grading, clearing, removal of debris, and the installation or construction of curbs, gutters, 12 walls, sidewalks, paving, or electrical facilities; and 13 (c) The maintenance and servicing of such public lighting facilities in the City. 14 Section 4: Assessment District. The distinctive designation of the District is "Street Lighting 15 District No. 1." Said assessment district includes all of the territory within the corporate limits of the 16 City and the boundaries thereof are coterminous with such corporate limits. 17 Section 5: Report. The Report, which is on file with the City Clerk and which has been 18 presented to the City Council at the meeting at which this resolution is adopted, is hereby approved. 19 Reference is made to the Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries 20 of the District, and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels 21 of land therein for fiscal year 2023-2024.
22 Section 6: Hearing. The time and place of the public hearing required by sections 22624 23 through 22629 of the Streets and Highways Code is set for 3:00 p.m. on June 27, 2023, in the Art Pick 24 Council Chamber of the City of Riverside at 3900 Main Street in the City of Riverside. The agenda 25 for the meeting will be published on June 15, 2023 and will be available at 26 www.RiversideCa.gov/meeting or may be requested from the City Clerk's Office at 27 City_ [email protected].
28 Section 7: Notice of Hearing. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 3:00 p.m., on June 27, CIY ATTORNEY's OFFICE
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1 2023, the City Council will hold a public hearing with regard to the assessments to be levied on 2 assessable lots and parcels in the District for fiscal year 2023-2024 as set forth in the Report on file 3 with the City Clerk.
4 Any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of 5 the hearing, which protest must state all grounds of objection and describe the property within the 6 District owned by any such person. Mail written statements to City Clerk, City Hall, 3900 Main Street, 7 Riverside, CA 92522, or email City [email protected]. Comments via the eComment feature 8 can be submitted until 11 a.m. on Tuesday June 27, 2023, at www.RiversideCa.gov/meeting. 9 Interested persons will be afforded the opportunity to speak and be heard at 3:00 p.m. on June 27, 10 2023, by appearing in-person at the public hearing at the Art Pick Council Chamber at 3900 Main 11 Street, Riverside, California or calling (669) 900-6833 and entering Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265. 12 Section 8: Publication. The City Clerk shall cause a copy of this Resolution to be published 13 once, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, in The Press-Enterprise as required by 14 section 6061 of the Government Code and sections 22552 and 22553 of the Streets and Highway Code. 15 Section 9: Assessment Amount. The annual assessment will not increase from the previous 16 year.
17 Section 10: Designated Person. The City Council designates the Chief Financial Officer, 18 telephone number (951) 826-5454, as the person to answer inquiries regarding the levying and 19 collection of assessments in the District for fiscal year 2023-2024. 20 ADOPTED by the City Council this 23rd day of May, 2023. 21 Patrice farleansen
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Mayor of the City of Riverside
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City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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28 1, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the
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foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of said City at 2 its meeting held on the 23rd day of May, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
3 Ayes: Edwards, Cervantes, Fierro, Councilwoman Plascencia, Perry and Hemenway 4 Noes:
5 Absent: Conder
6 Disqualified:
7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the 8 City of Riverside, California, this 24th day of May, 2023. 9 10
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