RESOLUTION NO. 26-___
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 ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO
THE FORMATION OF THE SANTA CLARITA DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA NO. 2025-1, COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 AND APPROVING CERTAIN
RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council called and duly held a property owner protest ballot proceeding for the formation of Drainage Benefit Assessment Area No. 2025 -1 (“District”) pursuant to the provisions of the Benefit Assess ment Act of 1982 and California Constitution Article XIII D (the “Constitution”), for the purpose of presenting to the qualified property owners within the proposed District the annual levy of assessments related thereto; and WHEREAS, the District include s a mixed -use development consisting of 576 dwelling units, compris ed of 259 apartment units within a single multi -family complex, 64 attached townhome units, 59 duplex structures containing 118 dwelling units, and 135 detached condominium units, together with commercial parcels totaling approximately 45,000 square feet of retail and restaurant use, including a Sprouts market, associated pad buildings, a drive-through Starbucks, and one (1) assisted living facility of approximately 137,149 square feet with 140 beds located on a single institutional parcel; and
WHEREAS, the annual levy of assessments commencing in Fiscal Year 2026/2027, as presented to the affected property owners of record in this ballot proceeding, included the initial maximum assessment rate, the proportional assessment amount balloted for each respective parcel, the applicable annual inflationary adjustment, and the total amount balloted for the District, all as intended to fund the special benefit costs and expenses related to the ongoing operation, maintenance, and servicing of drainage improvements and appurtenant facilities; and WHEREAS, the landowner(s) of record within the proposed District as of the close of the Public Hearing held on March 10, 2026 , did cast their ballots, weighted by the proportional financial obligation of each ballot, the results of which are illustrated below:
Total Ballots Cast Yes Total No Total
$ ____________ $ ____________ $ ____________
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 protest proceeding for the proposed District was conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution with ballots presented to the affected property owner (s) for receipt by the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing on March 10, 2026, with each ballot weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected property.
SECTION 3. The tabulation and canvass of the property owner protest ballots was conducted by the City Clerk or their designee, with all valid protes t ballots returned by the affected property owners being counted, the results of which as shown herein, have been presented to the City Council and are hereby confirmed.
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 protest proceeding.
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 10th day of March 2026.
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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. 26-____ was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 10th day of March 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK