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C[ tY ATTORNEY' S OFFICE
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951) 826- 5567
RESOLUTION NO. 24265
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025- 2026 WITHIN THE RIVERWALK
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, 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 Council (" City Council") of the City of Riverside (" City") has established the Riverwalk Landscape Maintenance District (" District") pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 (commencing with section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 24225, which initiated proceedingsto levy and collect assessmentsfor fiscal year 2025-2026within the District and orderedthe preparation of an engineer'sreport regarding assessmentsto be levied and collected within the District for fiscal year 2025-2026 to pay the costs of the maintenanceand servicing of public landscapingandappurtenantfacilities, parks, andpark andrecreationimprovements; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution No. 24225, Webb Municipal Finance, LLC, has prepared and filed the engineer' s report (" Report") with the City Clerk and the report has been presentedto and consideredby the City Council; and
WHEREAS, it is necessarythat the City Council adopt a resolution of intention pursuant to section 22624 of the Streetsand Highways Code, amongother things, fixing and giving notice of the time andplaceof a public hearing on saidreport andtheproposedassessmentsfor saidfiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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 required by sections22565 through 22574 of the StreetsandHighways Code andmay, therefore, be approvedby the City Council; c) The assessments which are proposed to be levied on all lots and parcels of assessable land within the District for fiscal year 2025- 2026 are based on the benefit conferred upon 1 2
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eachsuchparcelfromthemaintenanceandservicingof publiclandscapingandappurtenantfacilities, parks, and park and recreation improvements;
d) The proportionate special benefit derived by each such parcel has been determinedin relationshipto the entiretyof the capitalcostof themaintenanceandservicingof the public landscapingandappurtenantfacilities, parks, andpark andrecreationimprovements, exceptas to the special benefits derived solely by parcels located within Zone A, which are allocated proportionally among those parcels within Zone A;
e) The amount of the assessment which is proposed to be assessed on each such parcel is based upon and will not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on the parcel; and
f) The amounts of the assessments which are proposed to be levied on lots and parcels of assessable land within the District for fiscal year 2025- 2026 will not exceed the maximum amountauthorizedby avoteof thepropertyownersin the District in anelectionfor thatpurpose.
Section2. Intention. The City Council declaresthat it intendsto levy assessmentson all lots and parcels of assessable land within the District for fiscal year 2025- 2026, as set forth in the Report.
Thoseassessmentswill be collectedat the sametime and in the samemanneras countytaxes are collected, andall lawsprovidingfor thecollectionandenforcementof countytaxesshallapplyto the collection and enforcement of the assessments.
Section 3. Improvements. The improvements authorized for the District are:
a) The installation or planting of landscaping (asdefinedin the Act); b) The installation or construction of statuary, fountains, and other ornamental structures and facilities;
c) The installationor constructionof any facilities which areappurtenantto any of the foregoingor which arenecessaryor convenientfor the maintenanceor servicingthereof including, but not limited to, grading, clearing, removal of debris, the installation or constructionof curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks or paving, or water, irrigation, drainage, or electrical facilities; d) Theinstallationof parkor recreationalimprovementsincluding, but not limited to, all of the following:
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i) land preparation, such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks, and drainage; ii) lights, playground equipment, play courts, andpublic restrooms; e) The maintenance or servicing ( as both such terms are defined in the Act), or both, of anyof the foregoing; and
f) The acquisition of land for park, recreational, or open space purposes.
Section 4. Assessment District. The distinctive designation of the District is " Riverwalk Landscape Maintenance District." The boundaries of the District are described and shown in the Report.
Section 5. Report and Assessments. The Report, which is on file with the City Clerk, and which hasbeenpresentedto the City Council at the meeting in which this resolution is adopted, is approved. Reference is made to the Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundariesof the District, and any zonestherein, and the proposedassessmentsupon assessablelots and parcels of land therein for fiscal year 2025- 2026.
Section 6. Hearing. The time and place of the public hearing required by sections 22624 through 22629 of the StreetsandHighways Code is set for 3:00 p.m. on July 15, 2025, in the Art Pick Council Chamber of the City of Riverside at 3900 Main Street in the City of Riverside. The agenda for the meeting will be published on July 3, 2025, and will be available at www. Riversideca. gov/ meeting or may be requested from the City Clerk' s Office at City Clerk@riversideca. gov.
Section 7. Notice of Hearing. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 3:00 p.m. on July 15, 2025, the City Council will hold a public hearing with regard to the assessmentsto be levied on assessablelots and parcels of property in the District for fiscal year 2025-2026, as set forth in the Report on file with the City Clerk.
Any interestedpersonmay file a written protestwith the City Clerk prior to the conclusionof the hearing, which protestmust stateall groundsof objectionand describethe property within the District ownedby anysuchperson. Mail writtenstatementsto City Clerk, CityHall, 3900Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522, or email City Clerk@riversideca. gov. Comments via the eComment feature 3 1
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can be submitted until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at www. Riversideca.gov/meeting.
Interested persons will be afforded the opportunity to speak and be heard at 3:00 p.m. on July 15, 2025, by appearingin-person at the public hearing at the Art Pick Council Chamber at 3900 Main Street, Riverside, California or calling ( 951) 826-8686 for public comment.
Section 8. Publication. 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 Streetsand Highway Code.
Section 9: Designated Person. The City Council designates the Chief Financial Officer, telephone number ( 951) 826-5454, as the person to answer inquiries regarding the levying and collection of assessments in the District for fiscal year 2025- 2026.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 20th day of May, 2025.
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
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I, DonesiaGause, City Clerkof the City of Riverside, California, certifythatthe foregoing resolutionwasduly andregularly adoptedby the City Councilof the City of Riverside, at a regular meetingheldonthe20thdayof May, 2025, by thefollowing voteof theCity Council:
Ayes: Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Mill, andPerry
Noes:
Absent: ConderandHemenway
Disqualified:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereuntosetmy hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this 23rddayof May, 2025. 25- 0376 SBM 03/ 27/ 25
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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