RESOLUTION NO. 25-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF
PARCELS INTO STREET LIGHTING ZONE B WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT (SMD ANNEXATION L-101)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (City) desires to undertake proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California (1972 Act), and in accordance with the requirements of Section 4 of Article XIIID of the California Constitution (Proposition 218), to annex parcels into Street Lighting Zone B (Zone B) within the City of Santa Clarita Landscaping and Lighting District (District), such parcels to be annexed being designated as “SMD Annexation L-101;” and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of Zone B shall be as described on the maps previously presented to this Council and on file with the City Clerk, and the general boundaries of the parcels to be annexed as a part of SMD Annexation L-101 are attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” all of which are incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the City has approved a consulting contract with Willdan Financial Services (Willdan), designating the firm as the Assessment Engineer responsible for preparing the Engineer’s Report and assisting in the assignment of the maximum assessment for parcels within SMD Annexation L-101.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council proposes to annex the SMD Annexation L-101 parcels into Zone B. The boundaries of the District, specifically Zone B, are as described on the maps previously presented to this Council and on file with the City Clerk, including the initial establishment of Street Lighting Zone B, and including all previously approved annexations to Zone B.
SECTION 2: The purpose of the proposed annexation of parcels into Zone B is related to various residential and non-residential parcels located throughout the City, generally shown in Exhibit “A,” and as will be more particularly identified in the Engineer’s Report. The purpose of SMD Annexation L-101 is to fund improvements that provide a special benefit to those annexed parcels that are equivalent to improvements currently funded by Zone B.
SECTION 3: The improvements maintained within Zone B and the improvements to be maintained by SMD Annexation L-101 confer distinct and special benefit upon the parcels identified for annexation as part of SMD Annexation L-101.
SECTION 4: The City Council designates Willdan, an engineer registered pursuant to
the Professional Engineers Act (Chapter 7, commencing with Section 6700, of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code), to be the Assessment Engineer for the proposed annexation of parcels into Zone B, identified as SMD Annexation L-101. Willdan is hereby ordered to prepare and file an Engineer’s Report for the City Council’s review, consideration, and adoption in accordance with the 1972 Act and the laws of the State of California.
SECTION 5: The recitals to this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated herein.
SECTION 6: This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 7: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of resolutions of the City; and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of the City in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is presented.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this ___day of _________ 2025.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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:
CITY CLERK
EXHIBIT “A”