RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA,
CALIFORNIA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 AND SETTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 4, 2024, TO
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR THE LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND THE 19 SPECIAL BENEFIT ZONES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Maria, California, at this time proposes to initiate proceedings for the assessment of property annexed to the Northeast, Northwest, Southwest 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 (Sec tion 22500, et seq . of the Streets and Highways Code); and
WHEREAS, the properties affected by these proceedings are described in Exhibit “E” and the boundaries of the Districts are shown on the map as Exhibit “F” and incorporated herein by reference.
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 24-25 to pay costs and expenses for the maintenance of retention basins, parks, sidewalks, graffiti abatement, pest abatement, street trees, and all other public landscaping.
3. By the terms of Resolution Numbers 1994-96, 1994-97, 1994-98, and 1994- 99, dated June 7, 1994, the City Council 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-Riverside-Orange County Areas.*
4. The Director of Fina nce is authorized and directed to receive and appropriate assessments as reported in the Engineer’s Reports on Exhibit A-D. Additionally, the Director of Finance is authorized and directed to reallocate said appropriations and estimated revenues to reflect the final assessments as determined by the County.
5. That the improvements to be funded by the proposed assessment are generally described as follows: maintenance of retention basins, parks, sidewalks and public thoroughfare landscaping, street trees, graf fiti abatement, and pest abatement.
*U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for Urban Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County areas – includes Santa Maria 2 6. That the assessment districts affected by this Resolution of Intention are distinctively designated as follows: South Miller Street/South College Drive, Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest Landscape Maintenance Districts, and the 19 Special Benefit Zones.
7. That the property affected by the proposed assessments are described in Exhibit “E”, and the boundaries of the Districts are shown on the map as Exhibit “F”.
8. That said work will provide a special and direct benefit to the properties as described in the Engineer’s Reports previously approved by this Council.
9. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to approve the transfer of funds from appropriated reserve accounts for the purpose of covering operational costs when needed.
10. That notice is her eby given that a public hearing on the questions of the proposed assessment is hereby scheduled at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers which is located at 110 East Cook Street in Santa Maria, California, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
11. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of the public hearing pursuant to Streets and Highways Code, Sections 22552 and 22553.
12. 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, and any Special Benefit Zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the Districts.
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3 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Maria held this 21st day of May 2024.
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 Head
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Interim City Manager
Exhibit A: Engineer Report-Northwest
Exhibit B: Engineer Report-Northeast
Exhibit C: Engineer Report-South Miller Street/South College Drive Exhibit D: Engineer Report-Southwest
Exhibit E: FY 24-25 District Assessment Rolls
Exhibit F: Landscape Maintenance Districts Map