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RESOLUTION NO. 24374
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026- 2027 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 section22500) of Division 15 of the Streetsand Highways Code; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2026, the City Council adoptedResolution No. 24354, which initiated proceedingsto levy and collect assessmentsfor fiscal year 2026-2027 within the District and orderedthepreparation of an engineer'sreport regarding assessmentsto be levied andcollectedwithin the District for fiscal year 2026-2027 to pay the costs of the maintenance and servicing of public landscaping andappurtenantfacilities, parks, andpark andrecreation improvements; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution No. 24354, 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, among other things, fixing and giving notice of the time and place of a public 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 contains all matters required by sections 22565 through 22574 of the Streetsand Highways Code andmay, therefore, be approvedby the City Council; c) The assessmentswhich are proposed to be levied on all lots and parcels of assessableland within the District for fiscal year 2026-2027 arebasedon the benefit conferred upon
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eachsuchparcel from the maintenanceand servicing of public landscaping and appurtenantfacilities, parks, andpark andrecreation improvements;
d) The proportionate special benefit derived by each such parcel has been determined in relationship to the entirety of the capital cost of the maintenanceand servicing of the public landscaping andappurtenantfacilities, parks, andpark andrecreation improvements, except as 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 assessmentwhich is proposed to be assessedon 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 assessmentswhich are proposed to be levied on lots and parcels of assessableland within the District for fiscal year 2026-2027 will not exceedthe maximum amount authorizedby avote of the property owners in the District in an election for that purpose.
Section 2. Intention. The City Council declaresthat it intends to levy assessmentson all lots andparcels of assessableland within the District for fiscal year 2026-2027, as setforth 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 enforcementof 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 or planting of landscaping (asdefined in the Act); b) The installation or construction of statuary, fountains, and other ornamental structures and facilities;
c) The installation or construction of any facilities which are appurtenantto any of the foregoing or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof including, but not limited to, grading, clearing, removal of debris, the installation or construction of curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks or paving, or water, irrigation, drainage, or electrical facilities; d) The installation of park or recreational improvements including, 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 any of the foregoing; and
f) The acquisition of land for park, recreational, or open spacepurposes.
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 has been presentedto 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 boundaries of the District, and any zonestherein, and the proposed assessmentsupon assessablelots andparcels of land therein for fiscal year 2026-2027.
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 14, 2026, in the Art Pick Council Chamber of the City of Riverside at 3900 Main Streetin the City of Riverside. The agenda for the meeting will be published on July 2, 2026, 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 14, 2026, 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 2026-2027, as set forth in the Report on file with the City Clerk.
Any interestedpersonmay 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 ownedby any suchperson. Mail written statementsto City Clerk, City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522, or email City_ [email protected]. Comments via the eComment feature
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can be submitted until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at www. Riversideca. gov/ meeting.
Interestedpersons will be afforded the opportunity to speak and be heard at 3:00 p.m. on July 14, 2026, 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.
Section 8. Publication. The City Clerk shall causea copy of this Resolution to be published once, at least ten ( 10) days prior to the date of the hearing, in The Press -Enterprise asrequired by section 6061of the Government Codeand sections22552 and22553 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 2026- 2027.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 19th day of May, 2026.
Attest:
DONESIA CAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
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28 I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly adoptedby the City Council of the City of Riverside, at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of May, 2026, by the following vote of the City Council:
Ayes: Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Mill andPerry
Noes:
Absent: Conder and Hemenway
Disqualified:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this 26th day of May, 20 313806 SBM 04/ 07/ 26
DONESIA GJUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
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