Resolution No. 2025-344
Resolution 2025-344
August 6, 2025
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-344
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1022 AND ZONES 1, 2 AND 3
THEREOF FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2025, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of San Bernardino, California (the “City”) adopted Resolution No. 2025- 292, a resolution of intention pursuant to the Charter of the City of San Bernardino and Section 19 of Article 16 and in compliance with Article XIII D of the Constitution of the State of California (the “Assessment Law”), which, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on the levy and collection of assessments on the lots and parcels of assessable property within Assessment District No. 1022 and Zones 1, 2 and 3 thereof, of the City of San Bernardino (the “Assessment District”) for Fiscal Year 2025-26 pursuant to the Assessment Law for 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 6, 2025, in the Bing Wong Auditorium of the Norman F. Feldheym Public Library at 555 W. 6th Street, San Bernardino, California; and
WHEREAS, notice of said hearing was duly published as required by the Assessment Law and Section 6061 of the Government Code; and
WHEREAS, at the time and place of said hearing, as set forth in said resolution of intention, the City Council held the hearing and afforded all interested persons an opportunity to be heard, and considered all oral statements and all written protests or communicat ions made or filed by any interested persons, and at the conclusion of said hearing determined that a majority protest, to wit: written protests filed and not withdrawn by property owners owning more than 50 percent of the area of assessable land within the Assessment District, had not been received; and
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:
(a) the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference; (b) compliance has been had with all of the applicable requirements of the Assessment Law;
(c) a majority protest to the levy and collection of the proposed assessment has not been filed;
(d) the City Council may therefore proceed to confirm the assessment for the Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2025-26, and order the levy and collection of the assessment; and
Resolution No. 2025-344
Resolution 2025-344
August 6, 2025
(e) the assessments proposed to be levied on the lots and parcels of assessable property within the Assessment District for the maintenance, servicing and operation of landscaping and lighting and appurtenant facilities during Fiscal Year 2025-26, as contained in the report of Spicer Consulting Group, LLC. on file with the City Clerk (the “Report”), are determined pursuant to the methodology in the engineer’s report based on special benefit conferred upon each such parcel from the payment of the cost of the maintenance, servicing and operation of landscaping and lighting and appurtenant facilities.
SECTION 2. Levy of Assessment. Pursuant to the Assessment Law, the adoption of this resolution constitutes the levy of the assessment for the maintenance, servicing and operation of landscaping and lighting and appurtenant facilities within the Assessment District during Fiscal Year 2025-26, as contained in the Report, and such assessment is hereby levied. The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution together with the assessment contained in the Report with the County Auditor of the County of San Bernardino, who, pursuant to the Assessment Law, shall enter on the County Assessment Roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount assessed thereupon, as shown in said assessment.
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. 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 6th day of August, 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
Resolution No. 2025-344
Resolution 2025-344
August 6, 2025
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. 2025-344, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 6 th day of August, 2025 by the
following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
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ORTIZ _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ____ day of August, 2025.
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Telicia Lopez, Acting City Clerk