Resolution No. 2025-330
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-330
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
LEVYING SPECIAL TAXES TO BE COLLECTED DURING
FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 TO PAY THE ANNUAL COST OF
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES WITHIN COMMUNITY FACILITIES
DISTRICT NO. 2018-1 (SAFETY SERVICES) OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City Council of the City of San Bernardino (the City Council”) levy special taxes pursuant to Section 53340 of the Government Code for the payment of the annual cost of providing public safety services within Community Facilities District No. 2018-1 (Safety Services) of the City of San Bernardino, County of San Bernardino, State of California (the “District”), and for the payment of administrative expenses incurred in connection with the levy and collection of said special taxes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53340 of the Government Code, the City Council may by resolution provide for the levy of special taxes on parcels of taxable property in the District at a rate provided by ordinance or at a lower rate; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously levied special taxes on parcels of taxable property in the District by ordinance, including Ordinance No. MC-1506, adopted on October 3, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the special taxes will be levied for fiscal year 2025-26 on all parcels in each category of developed property in the District on the same basis and at the same rate to pay the cost of public safety services and for the payment of administrative expenses incurred in connection with the levy and collection of said special taxes; and WHEREAS, the rates of the special taxes that will be levied on such parcels for fiscal year 2025-26 will not exceed the rates of the special taxes that have previously been levied by ordinance;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council finds that the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Levy of Special Taxes. Special taxes shall be and are hereby levied for the 2025-26 fiscal year on all parcels of real property within the District which are subject to taxation, which are identified in Exhibit “A” attached hereto. Pursuant to Section 53340 of the Government Code, such special taxes shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure, sale, and lien priority in case of delinquency as is provided for ad valorem taxes.
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SECTION 3. CEQA. The Mayor and City Council finds this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. Transmittal to County. The City Clerk shall immediately following adoption of this resolution transmit a copy hereof to the County Auditor of the County of San Bernardino together with a request that the special taxes as levied hereby be collected on the tax bills for the parcels identified in Exhibit “A” hereto, along with the ordinary ad valorem property taxes to be levied on and collected from the owners of said parcels.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 16th day of July, 2025.
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Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
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Telicia Lopez, Acting City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez, Acting City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2025-330 adopted at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of July, 2025 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ____ day of July, 2025.
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Telicia Lopez, Acting City Clerk