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28 RESOLUTION NO. 24375
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 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 establishedLandscapeMaintenance District No. 88-1 (SycamoreHighlands, formerly known as Lusk Highlander or Highlander) ( hereafter referred to as " District"), pursuantto 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 24, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 24356, which initiated proceedingsto levy and collect assessmentsfor fiscal year 2026-2027 within the District, and orderedthepreparation of anengineer'sreport regarding assessmentsto be levied and collectedwithin the District for fiscal year 2026-2027 to pay the costs of the maintenance and servicing of public landscaping and appurtenantfacilities; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution No. 24356, 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 assessment was 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 StandardMetropolitan 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 herebyfinds 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
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accordingly, the City Council finds and deteiinines that the maximum assessmentper EDU shall be adjustedfor eachFiscal Year atthe 2018-19 cumulative increaseof 63.75 percentplus the cumulative annual percentage increase, if any, of the Riverside -San Bernardino -Ontario Index as it stands on January of eachyear over the baseindex of January2018 not to exceed10 percent in any fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, it is necessarythat the City Council adopt a resolution of intention pursuant to section 22624 of the Streetsand Highways Code fixing and giving notice of the time and place of a hearing on said Report andthe proposed assessmentsfor 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 are true and correct;
b) The Report contains all matters required by sections 22565 through 22574 of the StreetsandHighways Code andmay, therefore, be approvedby the Council; and c) No new improvements or substantial changesin existing improvements, assuch improvements are describedin Section 3 hereof, areproposed.
Section 2. Intention. The City Council declaresthat it intends to levy assessmentson all lots and parcels of assessableland within the District for fiscal year 2026-2027, as setforth in the Report.
Those assessmentswill be collected at the same time and in the samemanner 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 andplanting of landscaping, including trees, shrubs, grass, and other ornamental vegetation;
b) The installation of park andrecreation 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, andpublic restrooms; c) The maintenanceand/or servicing of the aforementioned improvements; and d) The acquisition of land for park, recreational, or open spacepurposes.
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 Cleric, and which has been presentedto the City Council at themeeting 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 zonestherein, andthe proposedassessmentsupon assessablelots andparcelsof land therein for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Section 6. Hearing. The time and place of the hearing required by sections 22624 through 22629 of the Streetsand Highways Code is setfor 3:00 p.m. on July 14, 2026, at the Art Pick Council Chamber of the City of Riverside at 3900 Main Street in the City of Riverside. The agendafor the meeting will be published on July 2, 2026, and will be available at www. Riversideca.gov/meeting or may be requestedfrom the City Clerk' s Office at City_ [email protected].
Section 7. Notice of Hearing. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 3:00 p.m. on July 14, 2026, the City Council will hold an in -person and/or virtual public hearing with regard to the assessmentsto be levied on assessablelots and parcels in the District for fiscal year 2026-2027, asset forth in the Report on file with the City Clerk.
Any interestedperson 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 ownedby anysuchperson. Mail written statementsto City Clerk, City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522, or email City_ [email protected]. Comments via the eComment feature can be submitted until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at www. Riversideca. gov/ meeting.
Interested persons 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.
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Section 8. Publication of Resolution and Notice. 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 6061 of the Government Code and sections22552 and 22553 of the StreetsandHighway Code.
Section 9: Designated Person. The City Council designatesthe Chief Financial Officer, telephone number ( 951) 826-5454, as the person to answer inquiries regarding the levying and collection of assessmentsin the District for fiscal year 2026-2027.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 19th day of May, 2026. 47,s20,_
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoingresolutionwasduly andregularlyadoptedat ameetingof the City Councilof saidCity at its meeting held on the 19th day of May, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Mill and Perry
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, 2026.
DONESIA GUSECity
Clerkof theCityof RiversideCITY
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