RESOLUTION NO. 25-_______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER PROTEST
BALLOT PROCEEDING CONDUCTED FOR THE LEVY OF INCREASED ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO LANDSCAPING ZONES T44 (BOUQUET CANYON), T48 (SHADOW HILLS), AND T62 (CANYON HEIGHTS) WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
WHEREAS, on July 31, 2025, the City of Santa Clarita mailed a notice of public hearing (which included an assessment ballot) to each property owner within Landscaping Zones T44 (Bouquet Canyon), T48 (Shadow Hills), and T62 (Canyon Heights) (referred to collectively as Zones; and referred to individually as Zone, T44, T48, or T62) within the City of Santa Clarita Landscaping and Lighting District; and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2025, consistent with the notice, and pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 being Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (Act), and the California Constitution Article XIII D (Constitution), the City Council duly held a public hearing to consider approval of (a) proposed increased assessments for the Zones, and (b) the proposed annual levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for the improvements connected therewith; and
WHEREAS, the annual levy of assessments, as presented to the affected property owners of record in this ballot proceeding, included and identified the initial maximum assessment rate for Fiscal Year 2026-27, the proportional assessment amount balloted for each benefiting property, as well as the annual inflationary adjustment applicable to future assessments and the total amount balloted for each Zone; and
WHEREAS, these assessments as presented are intended to fund the special benefit costs and expenses related to the ongoing maintenance, operation, and servicing of the landscaping within public rights-of-way and dedicated landscape easements within various tracts and on individual parcels located throughout the City of Santa Clarita; and
WHEREAS, as of the close of the public hearing held on October 14, 2025, the City Council directed the City Clerk to publicly unseal and tabulate all assessment ballots received from the landowner(s) of record within T44, T48, and T62, and thereafter the City Clerk determined that those landowner(s) did cast their ballots, weighted by the proportional financial obligation of each ballot, the results of which are illustrated below:
Zone Total Ballots
Cast Yes Total Yes % No Total No %
T44 (Bouquet Canyon) _________ _________ _________ _________ ________ T48 (Shadow Hills) _________ _________ _________ _________ ________ T62 (Canyon Heights) _________ _________ _________ _________ ________
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The property owner protest ballot proceeding for the proposed increased assessments for the Zones were conducted pursuant to the provisions of California Constitution Article XIII D, Section 6, and Government Code Section 53753, with ballots presented to the affected property owner(s) for receipt by the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the public hearing on October 14, 2025, with each ballot weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected property.
SECTION 3: The public unsealing, tabulation, and canvass of the property owner protest ballots was conducted by the City Clerk or their designee on October 14, 2025, and all timely, valid protest ballots received by the City of Santa Clarita from the affected property owners were counted, the results of which as shown herein and were presented to the City Council on this day.
The City Council hereby confirms the dollar amounts of Total Ballots Cast, Yes Total, and No Total, as set forth in the recitals to this resolution.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk is hereby directed to enter this resolution into the minutes of the City Council, which shall constitute the official declaration of the result of such property owner assessment protest proceeding for the Zones.
SECTION 5: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this ____ day of _____________ 2025.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
DATE: ______________________
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 25-__ was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the ___ day of _______ 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK