RESOLUTION NO. 6588-2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FOR THE SEBASTOPOL STREET LIGHTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, PRELIMINARILY APPROVE THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND SET THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS.
WHEREAS, during 1981 the City Council ordered the formation of the Assessment District to levy and collect assessments to fund the operation and maintenance of the city-wide streetlight system pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and
WHEREAS, an Engineer’s Report is required to be prepared and filed each year outlining the proposed budget and assessment, the proposed improvements to be maintained, and any changes to the Assessment District in order to levy and collect assessment on any following fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City Council intends to levy and collect assessments from parcels within the Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2024-25, located within the City of Sebastopol, Sonoma County; and WHEREAS, on April 16, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6582-2024 appointing NBS as the Engineer of Work, directing the preparation and filing of the annual Engineer’s Report and describing any potential changes to the Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2024-25; and WHEREAS, NBS has prepared and filed with the City Clerk the annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024- 25 as required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and WHEREAS, the proposed improvements to be maintained in this Assessment District are the streetlights within the Sebastopol City limits; and
WHEREAS, the annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25 includes any changes to the Assessment District, such as subdivision developments, lot splits, land use changes or corrections during Fiscal Year 2023-24. The Fiscal Year 2024-25 assessment contains 4,004.5 equivalent Single-Family Dwelling (ESD) units; and
WHEREAS, all interested persons are referred to the filed Engineer’s Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the proposed operation and maintenance costs, the boundaries of the Assessment District and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2024-25; and
WHEREAS, the annual assessment per ESD unit for Fiscal Year 2024-25 is proposed to be $32.00 per ESD, no increase per ESD unit in comparison to Fiscal Year 2023-24; and WHEREAS, this Resolution is adopted pursuant to Section 22624 of the State of California, Streets and Highways Code.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 83788F64-A050-44C3-9FE3-1365B0D7D19E NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Sebastopol hereby intends to levy and collect assessments during Fiscal Year 2024-25 and preliminarily approves the filing of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Engineer’s Report with the estimate of costs to maintain said streetlight improvements and incidentals; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a public hearing regarding the levy on the proposed assessment will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in the regular meetingwill be held the Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street, Sebastopol and via teleconferencing from via Zoom.
At that time, the City Council will hear all protests relating to said proposed proceedings. Any interested person may, prior to the conclusion of the hearing, file a written protest with the City Clerk or, having previously filed a protest, file a written withdrawal of the protest. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by that person; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing, the City Clerk shall give notice of the hearing by causing this resolution to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City.
The above and foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted at a meeting by the City Council on the 21st day of May 2024 by the following vote:
VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Hinton, Maurer, McLewis, Vice Mayor Zollman and Mayor Rich Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
APPROVED: __________________________________________
Mayor Diana Gardner Rich
ATTEST: _______________________________________________________________ Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM: _______________________________________________ Larry McLaughlin, City Attorney
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