Resolution No. 2026-137
Resolution 2026-137
August 19, 2026
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-137
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS NOS. 951 (ZONE 1), 951 (ZONE
2), 952 (ZONES 1, 2 AND 2A), 952 (ZONE 3), 953, 956, 959 (ZONE 1), 962, 963, 968, 974, 975, 976, 981, 982, 986, 989, 991, 993, 997, 1001, 1002, 1005, 1007, 1012 AND 1016 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2026, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of San Bernardino, California (the “City”) adopted Resolution No. 2026-048, 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 Districts Nos. 951 (Zone 1), 951 (Zone 2), 952 (Zones 1, 2 and 2A), 952 (Zone 3), 953, 956, 959 (Zone 1), 962, 963, 968, 974, 975, 976, 981, 982, 986, 989, 991, 993, 997, 1001, 1002, 1005, 1007, 1012 and 1016 of the City of San Bernardino (collectively, the “Assessment Districts”) for Fiscal Year 2026-27 pursuant to the Assessment Law for 5:00 o’clock p.m. on July 15, 2026, 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 communications 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and at the conclusion of said hearing determined that a majority protest, to wit: written protests filed and not withdrawn by property owners owning more than 50 percent of the area of assessable land within the Assessment Districts, had not been received; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted the noticed public hearing pursuant to state law on July 15, 2026 to authorize the Fiscal Year 2026-27 annual levy enrollment, at the request of the San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector, the City is required to adopt this Resolution with additional language directing the County to complete the levy enrollment and authorizing the deduction of the County’s administrative charges; there are no other changes contained in this Resolution.
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; Resolution No. 2026-137
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(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 Districts for Fiscal Year 2026-27, and order the levy and collection of the assessment; (e) the assessments proposed to be levied on the lots and parcels of assessable property within the Assessment Districts for the maintenance, servicing and operation of public landscaping and appurtenant facilities for those designated Assessment Districts, landscaping and lighting for those designated Assessment Districts and for maintenance, servicing and operation of sewer lift stations and appurtenant facilities during Fiscal Year 2026-27, as contained in the report of Spicer Consulting Group, LLC on file with the City Clerk (the “Report”) for each of the Assessment Districts, are determined pursuant to the methodology in the engineer’s report based on special benefit conferred upon each such parcel; and
(f) such assessments do not exceed the amounts of the assessments which were levied for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
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 public landscaping and appurtenant facilities for those designated Assessment Districts, landscaping and lighting for those designated Assessment Districts and for maintenance, servicing and operation of sewer lift stations and appurtenant facilities within the Assessment Districts during Fiscal Year 2026-27, as contained in the Report for each of the Assessment Districts, 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. Direction to County. The County of San Bernardino Auditor- Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector is hereby directed to place the assessments on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 property tax roll along with the ordinary ad valorem property taxes.
SECTION 4. County Charges. The City hereby authorizes the total amount of the assessment, including applicable County of San Bernardino administrative and processing fees, to be placed on the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector annual property tax roll and collected in the same manner as ordinary property taxes.
SECTION 5. 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.
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SECTION 6. 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 7. 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 19th day of August 2026.
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Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
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Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Albert J. Maldonado, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-137 adopted at a regular meeting held on the 19 th day of August 2026 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 19th day of August 2026.
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Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk