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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3900 MAIN STREET
RIVERSIDE, CA 92522
(951) 826-5567
RESOLUTION NO. 24117
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCI L OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS IN TENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 WITHIN LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 88- 1 (SYCAMORE HIGHLANDS),
PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972,
APPROVING REPORT, AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City Counc il (“City Council”) of the City of Riverside, California (“City”), has established Landscape Mainte nance District No. 88-1 (Sycamor e Highlands, formerly known as Lusk Highlander or Highlander) (her eafter 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 27, 2024, the City C ouncil adopted Resolution No. 24085, which initiated proceedings to levy and collect assessments for fiscal ye ar 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 to pay the costs of the maintenance and servicing of public landscaping and appurtenant facilities; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution No. 24085, 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 annu al 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, Ca lifornia Standard Metropo litan 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 a nd 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
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accordingly, the City Council finds and determines that the maximum asse ssment per EDU shall be adjusted for each Fiscal Year at the 2018-19 cumulative increase of 63.75 percent plus the cumulative annual percentage increa se, if any, of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Index as it stands on January of each year ove r 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 Hi ghways Code fixing and giving no tice of the time and place of a hearing on said Report and the proposed assessments for said fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESO LVED by the City 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 matters re quired 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 substantial changes in existing 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 2024-2025, 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 fo r 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 land scaping, 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;
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(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 (Sycamore 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 any zones therein, and the proposed as sessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land therein for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Section 6. Hearing. The time and place of the hearing re quired by sections 22624 through 22629 of the Streets and Highways Code is set for 3:00 p.m. on June 18, 2024, at the Art Pick Council Chamber of the City of Rive rside at 3900 Main Street in the City of Riverside. The agenda for the meeting will be pu blished on June 6, 2024, and will be available at www.Riversideca.gov/meeting or may be requested from the City Clerk’s Office at [email protected].
Section 7. Notice of Heari ng. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 3:00 p.m. on June 18, 2024, the City Council will hold an in-person and/or virtual public hearing with regard to the assessments to be levied on asse ssable lots and parcels in the Di strict for fiscal year 2024-2025, 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 st ate all grounds of objection and 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 [email protected]. Comments via the eComment feature can be submitted until 11 a.m. on Tuesday June 18, 2024, at www.Riversideca.gov/meeting.
Interested persons will be affo rded the opportunity to speak and be heard at 3:00 p.m. on June 18, 2024, by appearing in person at the public hearing at the Art Pick Council Chamber at 3900 Main
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Street, Riverside, California or calling (951) 826-8686 for public comment.
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 the Government Code and sections 22552 and 22553 of the Streets and Highway Code.
Section 9: Assessment Amount. The annual assessment is not proposed to increase from the previous year.
Section 10: Designated Person. The City Coun cil designates the Chie f Financial Officer, telephone number (951) 826-5454, as the person to answer inquiri es regarding the levying and collection of assessments in the District for fiscal year 2024-2025.
ADOPTED by the City Counc il this 21st day of May, 2024.
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PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, Califo rnia, certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Riverside, at a regular meeting held on the 21st day of May, 2024, by the following vote of the City Council:
Ayes: Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Mill, Perry, and Hemenway Noes:
Absent: Conder
Disqualified:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this 22nd day of May, 2024.
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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