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RESOLUTION NO. 24266
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 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 Council (" City Council") of the City of Riverside, California (" City"), has established Landscape Maintenance District No. 88-1 (Sycamore 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 March 4, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 24226, which initiated proceedingsto levy and collect assessmentsfor fiscal year 2025-2026 within the District, and ordered the preparation of an engineer' s report regarding assessmentsto be levied and collected within the District for fiscal year 2025-2026 to pay the costs of the maintenance and servicing of public landscapingandappurtenantfacilities; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution No. 24226, 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, the adjustment to the maximum annual assessmentwas originally based on the cumulative percentageincrease, 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 Statistics of the United StatesDepartment of Labor, which has been discontinued; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determinesthat the Riverside -SanBernardino - 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 1 2
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accordingly, the City Council finds and determines that the maximum assessmentper EDU shall be adjusted for each Fiscal Year at the 2018- 19 cumulative increase of 63.75 percent plus the cumulative annual percentage increase, if any, of the Riverside -San Bernardino -Ontario Index as it stands on Januaryof eachyearoverthebaseindex of January2018not to exceed10percentin anyfiscal year; and
WHEREAS, it is necessarythat the City Council adopt a resolution of intention pursuantto section22624 of the StreetsandHighways Codefixing and giving notice of the time andplace of a hearing on said Report andthe proposedassessmentsfor said fiscal 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 aretrue and correct;
b) The Report containsall mattersrequired by sections22565 through 22574 of the StreetsandHighwaysCodeandmay, therefore, be approvedby the Council; and c) No new improvementsor substantialchangesin existing improvements, as such improvements are described in Section 3 hereof, are proposed.
Section 2. Intention. The City Council declaresthat it intends to 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 andin the samemanneras County taxesare collected, andall lawsprovidingfor the collectionandenforcementof Countytaxesshallapplyto the collection and enforcement of the assessments.
Section 3. Improvements. The improvements authorized for the District are:
a) The installation andplanting of landscaping, including trees, shrubs, grass, and other ornamental vegetation;
b) The installation of park andrecreationimprovementsincluding, but not limited to, all of the following:
i) thepreparationof land, suchasgrading, leveling, cuttingandfilling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks, and drainage; 2 1
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ii) lights, playground equipment, play courts, andpublic restrooms; c) The maintenance and/or servicing of the aforementioned improvements; and d) The acquisition of land for park, 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 file 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 assessmentsupon assessablelots and parcels of land therein for fiscal year 2025- 2026.
Section 6. Hearing. The time and place of the hearing required by sections 22624 through 22629 of the Streets and Highways Code is set for 3:00 p.m. on July 15, 2025, at 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 requestedfrom 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 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 2025- 2026, 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 and describe the property within the District owned by any such person. Mail written statementsto City Clerk, City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522, or email City Clerk@riversideca. gov. Comments via the eComment feature can be submitted until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at www. Riversideca.gov/meeting. Interested personswill be afforded the opportunity to speak and be heard at 3:00 p.m. on July 15, 2025, by appearing in 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. 3 1
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Section 8. Publication of Resolution and Notice. The City Clerk shall causea copy of this Resolutionto bepublishedonce, at leastten (10) daysprior to thedateof thehearing, in ThePress - Enterprise as required by section 6061 of the Government Code and sections 22552 and 22553 of the StreetsandHighway 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.
ADOPTEDby the City Councilthis 20thdayof May, 2025.
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, DonesiaGause, City Clerkof the City of Riverside, California, certify that the foregoing resolutionwas duly andregularly adoptedby the City Council of the City of Riverside, at a regular meetingheldonthe20thdayof May, 2025, by thefollowingvoteof theCity Council:
Ayes: Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Mill, andPerry
Noes:
Absent: ConderandHemenway
Disqualified:
IN WITNESSWHEREOF, I havehereuntosetmy handandaffixedtheofficial sealof theCity of Riverside, California, this 23rd day of May, 2025.
DONES A AUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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