RESOLUTION NO. 2025-05-6877
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AND APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT WHEREAS, as authorized by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code (the “Act”), the City Council of the City of Signal Hill (the “City Council” and “City”) has established the Landscape & Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (the “District”) in order to provide certain landscaping and lighting maintenance, operation, and services, as authorized by the Act and more particularly described herein (the “Services”); and WHEREAS, the City Council previously determined that the public interest, convenience, and necessity require the continued levy of assessments within the District for the purpose of installing, constructing, operating, acquiring and maintaining public landscaping and appurtenant facilities as authorized by the Act, and pursuant to the Act, ordered the preparation of an Engineer’s Report (“Report”) by the City’s assessment engineer, NV5 (“Engineer”), which has been presented to the City Council for review; and WHEREAS, the Report demonstrates that the District requires an increased assessment in order to continue to provide the Services, and the City Council desires to move forward with the necessary steps to continue the levy of the assessment at a higher rate, as required by the Act, article XIII D, section 4 of the California constitution, and Government Code section 53753.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Declaration of Intent - The City Council does hereby declare its intent to levy and collect assessments within Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 for the Fiscal Year 2025-26. The public hearing is scheduled for June 24, 2025 at approximately 7:00 p.m. and will be conducted in the City Council Chamber located at Signal Hill City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Information on how to participate in the public hearing will be posted as soon as such information is available on the City’s website, and the agenda for the June 24, 2025, meeting.
Section 2. Description of Work - The public interest, convenience and necessity require, and it is the intention of the City Council to order the following work to be done, to wit, as more specifically described in the Report:
The maintenance, acquisition and service or servicing of public landscaping and appurtenant facilities, including but not limited to all matters specified in Section 22531 and Section 22538 of the Streets and Highways Code. The City does not propose to change the services funded by the District.
Section 3. Description of Assessment District - The City Council hereby makes the expenses of said maintenance chargeable upon the District, which is generally located south of East Hill Street, north of E 19 Street, west of Temple Avenue, and east of North Orizaba Way. The areas benefitted by said maintenance and to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof, shall have said assessments to be collected as part of the annual property tax assessment by the County Auditor of the County of Los Angeles.
Section 4. Engineer’s Report - All of the said work to be done shall be as shown on the Assessment Diagram, and in accordance with the Engineer’s Report on file in the Office of the City Clerk. The City Council hereby approves the Engineer’s Report and reference is hereby made to same for a more particular description of said work; and the same is incorporated herein as Attachment “A” to the staff report.
Section 5. Improvement Act - All of the work herein proposed shall be accomplished pursuant to the “Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", of the State of California, Part 2 of Division 15, Section 22500, et seq., of the California Streets and Highways Code and Article XIIID, Section 4, of the California Constitution (Proposition 218) which became effective on November 6, 1996.
Section 6. Designation of the Person to Receive Inquiries - The following person is designated as the official to receive any inquiries concerning such improvements:
Thomas Bekele
Director of Public Works 2175 Cherry Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90755 Telephone: (562) 989-7355
Section 7. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, on this 27th day of May 2025.
KEIR JONES
MAYOR
ATTEST:
DARITZA GONZALEZ
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SIGNAL HILL ) I, DARITZA GONZALEZ, City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2025-05-6877 adopted by the City Council of the City of Signal Hill at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of May 2025, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
DARITZA GONZALEZ
CITY CLERK
Resolution No. 2025-05-6877
May 27, 2025
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Resolution No. 2025-05-6877
May 27, 2025