RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA,
CALIFORNIA DECLARING THE INTENT TO LEVY AND COLLECT THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 18, 2023, TO CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND 19 SPECIAL BENEFIT ZONES
WHEREAS, the City Council proposes to initiate proceedings for the assessment of property annexed to the Northeast, Northwest, Sou thwest, and South Miller Street/South College Drive Landscape Maintenance Districts and the 19 Special Benefit Zones (“Districts”), pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Section 22500, et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code); and
WHEREAS, by the terms of Resolution Nos. 1994-96, 1994 -97, 1994 -98, and 1994-99, dated June 7, 1994, the City Council previously adopted a formula for annual adjustment of assessments based on the Consumer Price Index Figures of the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for Urban Los Angeles -Long Beach - Anaheim, CA areas.1
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Maria, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitals are true.
2. That it is the intention of this legislative body to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 20 23-24 to fund the costs and expenses for the maintenance of retention basins, parks, sidewalks and public thoroughfare landscaping, street trees, graffiti abatement, pest abatement, and all other public landscaping.
3. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized and directed to receive and appropriate assessments as reported in the Engineer’s Reports on Attachments A-D of the Council Agenda Report and are incorporated herein by reference; and are hereby authorized and directed to reallocate said appropriations and estimated revenues to reflect the final assessments as determined by the County of Santa Barbara.
4. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to approve the transfer of funds from appropriated reserve accounts for the purpose of covering operational costs when needed.
5. That the assessment districts affected by this Resolution of Intention are distinctively designated as follows: Northeast, Northwest , South Miller
1 U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for Urban Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA areas – includes Santa Maria. 2 Street/South College Drive, and Southwest Landscape Maintenance Districts, and the 19 Special Benefit Zones , which are described in Attachment “E” and shown on the map as Attachment “F” of the Council Agenda Report and are incorporated herein by reference.
6. That said work will provide a special and direct benefit to the properties as described in the Engineer’s Reports previously approved by the City Council.
7. That notice is hereby given that a public hearing on t he questions of the proposed assessments is hereby scheduled at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers which is located at 110 East Cook Street in Santa Maria, California, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
8. That direction is also given to provide notice of the public hearing pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Sections 22552 and 22553.
9. That the Engineer’s Reports pertaining to the proposed proceedings are on file with the Chief Deputy City Clerk and should be referred to for a full and detailed description of the improvements, Landscape Maintenance District Boundaries, any Special Benefit Z ones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the Districts.
10. The Chief Deputy City Clerk is hereby authorized to make minor chang es herein to address clerical errors, so long as substantial conformance of the intent of this document is maintained. In doing so, the Chief Deputy City Clerk shall consult with the City Manager and City Attorney concerning any changes deemed necessary.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Maria held this 20th day of June 2023.
ATTEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Department Director
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City Manager