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AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works
DATE: May 25, 2001 (CC Meeting 6 -6 -01)
SUBJECT: Consider Final Review and Changes to the Engineer's
Report for Assessment District 01 -2 [Toll Brothers -
Tentative Tract 49281 and the Adoption of a Resolution
Confirming the Assessment Amounts for Fiscal Year
2001/02
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A. Background
On February 21, 2001, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
2001 -1817, stating the City Council's intent to form the
subject new Assessment District, and directing the City's
Assessment Engineer to prepare an Engineer's Report for said
new District for FY 2001/02.
On March 21, 2001, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
2001 -1824, approving the Engineer's Report for AD01 -2 for
FY2001 /02 and setting June 6, 2001, as the date of a public
hearing to consider the levy of the assessments provided for in
the Engineer's Report.
B. Assessment District: General Description
1. Location: The general location of Tentative Tract 4928 is
shown on the Assessment District Diagram set forth in the
Engineer's Report (Exhibit 1).
2. Improvements to be Included: The improvements to be
maintained by the Assessment District generally consist of
the landscaping and equestrian trail along and adjacent to
Street "C" - the major east -west street serving the project.
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As described in the Engineer's Report, the improvements tc
be maintained generally consist of the following:
• median landscaping;
• parkway landscaping within the street right -of -way;
• parkway landscaping outside of the street right -of -way;
• certain slope landscaping adjacent to the street right -
of -way on Street "C ";
• certain slope landscaping along the east side of Grimes
Canyon Road;
• the Equestrian Trail running along the south side of
Street "C" and the east side of Grimes Canyon Road; and
• the Equestrian Staging Area located on the east side of
Grimes Canyon Road.
3. Entry Statement -- Landscaping / Masonry: Certain
landscaping and masonry improvements at and near the two
entries will be included in the list of improvements to be
maintained by the assessment district.
4. Entry Statement -- Pavement Surfaces: Staff is advised that
it is the intent of the developer to request City Council
approval of a specialty pavement surface at the two
entrances to the development. These possible "extraordinary"
improvements are not included in the list of improvements to
be maintained by the City. If approved, such specialty
improvements (to be constructed within the street right -of-
way) will not be funded by this or any other City assessment
district.
5. Benefit Spread Formula: The Benefit Spread Formula calls for
one -third of the total annual assessment to be levied upon
the Golf Course properties and the remaining two - thirds
levied upon the 216 residential lots. This allocation is
supported by the fact that approximately one -third of the
front footage of Street "C" is Golf Course property.
6. Estimated Annual Assessment: A summary of the annual
assessment amounts is as follows:
Description Per Lot Total
Residential Property $1,423.92 307,566.72
Golf Course N/A 153,787.28
$461,354.00
7. Re- Spread of Delinquent Assessments: The Engineer's Report
provides that any delinquent assessments may be re- spread to
the remaining lots. Pursuant to this language the City would
be able to re- spread to the residential lots, any
assessments not paid by the Golf Course properties. If this
were to occur, the residential lots would pay as much as one
hundred percent (100 %) of the assessment.
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8. Cost of Living Adjustment: Provisions are included in the
Engineer's report which will allow the City to increase the
amount of the assessment in future years, if needed,
provided such increases do not exceed the increase to the
Consumer Price Index (CPI). In addition, said provisions
allow the City to assess, in any given year, any COLA
adjustment deferred in any prior year.
C. Petition and Waiver
The provisions of Proposition 218 require that any new
assessment, or any increase to an existing assessment, must
first be approved by a Mail Ballot provided to the owner(s) of
the affected properties. With respect to new assessments upon
new developments, the owner of the property is the developer,
and is, therefore, usually in support of the new or added
assessment. In order to reduce the administrative costs
associated with the formation of a new Assessment District, the
City has opted to utilize a Petition and Waiver, in lieu of
Mail Ballots, to seek and obtain property owner consent for the
formation of this new assessment district. Through submittal of
the Petition and Waiver to the City, the property owner 1)
requests the formation of an assessment district, and 2) waives
all rights conferred by Proposition 218 requiring approval of
the new assessment by Mail Ballot.
A Petition and Waiver for the formation of the subject
Assessment District was submitted by the property owner
[developer] of the property. That Petition and Waiver was
received and approved by the City Council on March 21, 2001.
D. Public Hearing
The "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972" ( "Act "] (Streets and
Highways Code) requires that a public hearing be held prior to
the formation of any new assessment district and the levy of
the assessments provided for by that new assessment district.
For a new assessment, notice of the public hearing is provided
with the mailed ballot. All affected property owners for this
assessment voluntarily waived their rights to notice, balloting
and providing other comment to the City, so no additional
noticing is required.
E. Final Review and Revision
Consistent with the requirements of the Act, the City Council
may make changes to the Engineer's Report, including the
assessment amounts set forth therein, at any time prior to its
action approving the levy of the assessments for the ensuing
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Open the public hearing, receive testimony and close the public
hearing.
2. Approve the Engineer's Report for AD01 -2 for FY 2001/02, with
no changes from the report approved by City Council Resolution
No. 2001 -1824.
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2001- confirming the assessments for
AD01 -2 for FY 2001/02.
Attachments:
Exhibit 1: Engineer's Report
Exhibit 2: Resolution Confirming Assessments
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CITY OF MOORPARK
City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance Assessment District
No. AD -01 -2
ENGINEER'S REPORT
Fiscal Year 2001 -02
March 5, 2001
(Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972
and Article XIIID of the California Constitution)
Engineer of Work
Shilts Consultants, Inc.
2300 Boynton Avenue, Suite 201
Fairfield, CA 94533
(707) 426 -5016
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CITY OF MOORPARK
City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District
No. AD -01 -2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ ......................... :..... 3
II. CERTIFICATES .............................................................................................. ............................... 4
III. PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................ ............................... 5
IV. FISCAL YEAR 2001 -02 ESTIMATE OF COST AND BUDGET ............... ............................... 6
V. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT ................................................................... ............................... 7
A. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT ............................................................................. ............................... 7
B. DISCUSSION OF BENEFIT ..................................................................................... .:.............:............... 7
C. GENERAL VERSUS SPECIAL BENEFIT ................................................................... ............................... 8
D. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT .........................:......................................................... ............................... 8
E. ASSESSMENT APPORTIONMENT ........................................................................... ............................... 9
1. Appeals and Interpretation ............................... ....................................... ............................... 10
VI. ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................. .............................11
VII. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM ............................................................................. .............................13
VIII. APPENDIX A - -1972 ACT APPLICATION .............................................. ............................15"
IX. APPENDIX B — ARTICLE XIIID OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ..................... 19
X. APPENDIX C - 2001 -02 ASSESSMENT ROLL .............................................. ............................... 24
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L INTRODUCTION
The City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. AD -02 -1 (the
"District ") is proposed for formation to provide funding for the installation, maintenance and
improvement of the parkway, median and slope landscaping and related improvements
along and adjacent to Street "C" within Tentative Tract 4928 (Toll Brothers). This setback
District results from agreements or conditions of development approval between the City of
Moorpark and the property. owner whereby the City and property owner agreed on setback
landscaping abutting the properties to reduce the visual impact of buildings on the
properties, to enhance public views and resources and to improve the appeal of the
community.
This Engineer's Report ( "Report") was prepared to establish the budget for the services
that would be funded by the proposed 2001 -02 assessments and to determine the benefits
received from the maintenance and improvements by property within the District and the
method of assessment apportionment to lots and parcels. This Report and the proposed
assessments have been made pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part
2 of Division 15 of the Califomia Streets and Highways Code (the "Act ") and Article XIIID of
the California Constitution (the "Article "). For a more complete description of the Act and
the Article, please refer to Appendix A and Appendix B.
In lieu of a mailed ballot proceeding, the property owner will submit a Petition and Waiver to
the Council for approval. In submitting this document to the City, the property owner (1)
requests that the new assessment district be formed; and (2) waives all rights conferred by
Proposition 218 with respect to the approval of the new assessment by mailed ballot.
Following submittal of this Report and the property owner's Petition/Waiver to the City of
Moorpark City Council (the "Council ") for preliminary approval, the Council may, by
Resolution, call for a Public Hearing on the proposed establishment of assessments for
landscaping maintenance and improvements. The public hearing must be held for the
purpose of allowing public testimony regarding the proposed assessments. This hearing is
scheduled for June 6, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. At this hearing, the Council may take action to
form the District and to approve the levy of the assessments for fiscal year 2001 -02. If the
assessments are so confirmed and approved, the levies would be submitted to the County
Auditor /Controller in August 2001 for inclusion on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year 2001 -
02.
In each subsequent year for which the assessments will be levied, the Council must direct
the preparation of an Engineer's Report, budgets and proposed assessments for the
upcoming fiscal year. After the Engineer's Report is completed, the Council may
preliminarily approve the Engineer's Report and proposed assessments and establish the
date for a public hearing on the continuation of the assessments.
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CITY OF MOORPARK
Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD -01 -2
/I. CERTIFICATES
1. The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed Engineer's Report and does
hereby certify that this Engineer's Report, and the Assessment and Assessment Diagram
herein, have been prepared by me in accordance with the order of the City Council of the
City of Moorpark, adopted on , 2001.
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2. I, the Clerk of the City Council, City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, California,
hereby certify that the enclosed Engineer's Report, together with the Assessment and
Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was filed and recorded with me on
- . 2001..
Clerk of the City Council
3. I, the Clerk of the City Council, City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, California,
hereby certify that the Assessment in this Engineer's Report was approved and confirmed
by the City Council on 2001, by Resolution No.
Clerk of the City Council
4. I, the Clerk of the City Council of the City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, California,
hereby certify that a copy of the Assessment and Assessment Diagram was filed in the
office of the County Auditor of the County of Ventura, California, on
2001.
Clerk of the City Council
5. I, the County Auditor of the County of Ventura, California, hereby certify that a copy
of the Assessment Roll and Assessment Diagram for fiscal year 2001 -02 was filed with me
on - 2001.
County Auditor, County of Ventura
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Ill. PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS
The work and improvements proposed to be undertaken by the City of Moorpark
Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD -01 -2 (the "District ")
and the cost thereof paid from the levy of the annual assessment provide special benefit
to Assessor Parcels within the District as defined in the Method of Assessment herein.
Consistent with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, (the "Act ") the work and
improvements are generally described as follows:
Within the landscaping and lighting district, the existing and proposed improvements are
generally described as the installation, maintenance and servicing of turf, ground cover,
shrubs and trees, irrigation systems, drainage systems, lighting, fencing, statuary,
fountains, and other ornamental structures and facilities, entry monuments and all
necessary appurtenances, and labor, materials, supplies, utilities and equipment, as
applicable, for property owned or maintained by the City of Moorpark located in or
adjacent to the properties contained within Tentative Tract 4928. Any plans and
specifications for these improvements will be filed with the City of Moorpark and are
incorporated herein by reference.
As applied herein, "maintenance" means the furnishing of services and materials for the
ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of said improvements,
including repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement; providing
for the life, growth, health, and beauty of landscaping, and the cleaning, sandblasting,
and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti.
"Servicing" means the furnishing of electric current, or energy, gas or other illuminating
agent for the lighting or operation of any improvements; maintaining, operating and
servicing street and traffic safety lighting, and water for irrigation of any landscaping or
the maintenance of any other improvements.
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IV, FISCAL YEAR 2001 -02 ESTIMATE OF COST AND BUDGET
Description of Improvements
To maintain approximately 10,200 lineal feet
of landscaping including parkway, median and slope
landscaping and related improvements along and adjacent
to the street right -of -way on Street "C"; certain slope
landscaping along the east side of Grimes Canyon Road;
the Equestrian Trail running along the south side of Street "C"
and the east side of Grimes Canyon Road; and the Equestrian
Staging Area located on the east side of Grimes Canyon
Road.
Tentative Tract Map 4928 [Toll Brothers]
Estimate of Cost FY 2001 -02
Slope Landscape and Irrigation
Landscape Maintenance - Gentle Slopes
$239,136.00
Landscape Water
$94,992.00
Median Landscape and Irrigation
Landscape Maintenance
$4,284.00
Landscape Water
$792.00
5' Wide Meandering Sidewalk
$1,764.00
Landscape Water
$792.00
30' Wide Parkway Landscape & Irrigation
Landscape Maintenance
$46,152.00
Landscape Water
$9,744.00
Two Landscape Entry Features @ $15,000 Each
Maintenance
$1,200.00
Decorative Paving
$336.00
Administrative Costs
$30,000.00
Reserve Contribution
$10,162.00
Total Budget
$439,354.00
Contingency (5 %)
$22,000.00
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Budget to Assessment
Total Assessment Budget*
$461,350.08
Single Family Equivalent Benefit Units
324
Assessment per Single Family Equivalent Unit
$1,423.92
* All assessments are rounded to lower even penny. Therefore, the budget amount slightly differs from
the assessment rate
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V. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
A. Method of Apportionment
This section of the Engineer's Report includes an explanation of the benefits to be
derived from the installation, maintenance and servicing of park facilities throughout the
City, and the methodology used to apportion the total assessment to properties within
the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. AD -01 -2.
The City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. AD -01 -2
consists of all Assessor Parcels within the boundaries of Tentative Tract 4928 as defined
by the County of Ventura tax code areas. The parcels include all privately or publicly
owned parcels within said boundaries. The method used for apportioning the
assessment is based upon the proportional special benefits to be derived by the
properties in the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No.
AD -01 -2 over and above general benefits conferred on real property or to the public at
large. The apportionment of special benefit is a two step process: the first step is to
identify the types of special benefit arising from the improvements, and the second step
is to allocate the assessments to property based on the estimated relative special benefit
for each type of property.
B. Discussion of Benefit
In summary, the assessments can only be levied based on the special benefit to
property. This benefit is received by property over and above any general benefits.
Moreover, such benefit is not based on any one property owner's use of the District's
setback landscaping or a property owner's specific demographic status. With reference
to the requirements for assessments, Section 22573 of the Landscaping and Lighting
Act of 1972 states:
"The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may
be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net
amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated
benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements. "
Proposition 218, as codified in Article XIIID of the California Constitution, has confirmed
that assessments must be based on the special benefit to property:
"No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the
reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.
The following benefit categories summarize the types of special benefit to residential,
commercial, industrial and other lots and parcels resulting from the installation,
maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements to be provided with the
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assessment proceeds. These categories of special benefit are derived from the statutes
passed by the California Legislature and other studies which describe the types of
special benefit received by property from maintenance and improvements such as those
proposed by the City ,of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No.
AD -01 -2. These types of special benefit are summarized as follows:
A. Protection of views, scenery and other resources values and environmental benefits
enjoyed by residents, customers and guests and preservation of public assets
maintained by the City.
B. Potential for increased economic opportunity.
C. Reduced cost of local government in law enforcement, public health care, and fire
prevention because improved and well - maintained facilities provide a healthy
alternative for youth and adult activities.
D. Enhanced quality of life and desirability of the area.
E. Specific enhancement of property values.
These benefit factors, when applied to property in the District, specifically increase the
value of the land within the District. For example, the assessments will provide funding
to improve and maintain the landscaping adjoining the properties in the District. Such
improved and well - maintained setback landscaping enhances the overall quality and
desirability of the properties. In turn, property values are specifically enhanced by the
availability of improved and well- maintained landscaping in the area. In addition, the
setback landscaping allowed for the construction of buildings on the property with
reduced setbacks from the property lines than would otherwise be allowed pursuant to
City zoning requirements. Such reduced setbacks allow for greater improvement
coverage ratios, which specifically enhances the value of the properties in the District.
C. General versus Special Benefit
The proceeds from the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District
No. AD -01 -2 would be used to fund improvements and increased levels of maintenance
to the grounds adjoining the properties in the District. In absence of the City of Moorpark
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. AD -01 -2, such improvements would
not be provided and the properties could be subject to increased setback requirements.
The District is specifically proposed for formation to provide additional and improved
public resources and reduced setbacks for property in the District. In absence of the
assessments, these public resources would not be created and revenues would not be
available for their continued maintenance and improvement. Therefore, the
assessments solely provide special benefit to property in the District over and above the
general benefits conferred by the general facilities of the City.
_ D. Method of Assessment
The second step in apportioning assessments is to determine the relative special benefit
for each property. This process involves determining the relative benefit received by
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each property in relation to a single family home, or, in other words, on the basis of
Single Family Equivalents (SFE). This SFE methodology is commonly used to distribute
assessments in proportion to estimated special benefit and is generally recognized as
providing the basis for a fair and appropriate distribution of assessments. For the
purposes of this Engineer's Report, all properties are designated a SFE value, which is
each property's relative benefit in relation to a single family home on one parcel In this
case, the "benchmark" property is the single family detached dwelling which is one
Single Family Equivalent or one SFE.
E. Assessment Apportionment
The proposed assessments for AD -01 -2 would provide direct and special benefit to
properties in this District. The properties within Tentative Tract 4928 consist of 216
residential single family dwellings that are either improved or proposed for development,
each of which receives similar benefit from the proposed improvements. In addition,
Tentative Tract 4928 contains two golf course parcels. These properties have frontages
totaling 10,200 lineal feet along Street "C" which contains slopes and landscaping in the
median and right of way that will be maintained by the proposed assessments. The
single family residential properties in the District have frontage on "C" Street in the
amount of 6,768 lineal feet, or 66.35% of the total frontage, while the golf course
properties have 3,432 lineal feet of frontage, or 33.65% of the total frontage. Based on
the relative proportion of front footage, combined with factors of benefit that accrue to
golf course properties, it has been determined that one third of the full benefit of the
assessment district will be realized by the golf course properties within Tentative Tract
4928. Therefore, the Engineer has determined that the appropriate method of
apportionment of the benefits derived by all parcels is on a SFE basis, with one third of
SFE units to be allocated to the golf course parcels, and the remaining two thirds of SFE
units to be allocated to the residential properties.
All properties that are specially benefited are assessed. Public right -of -way parcels,
well, reservoir or other water rights parcels, limited access open space parcels,
watershed parcels and common area parcels typically do not generate employees,
residents, customers or guests. Moreover, many of these parcels have limited economic
value and, therefore, do not benefit from specific enhancement of property value. Such
parcels are, therefore, not specially benefited and are not assessed.
In the event that the annual assessment from a previous fiscal year for property in AD-
01 -2 is delinquent and uncollected, the budget for the new fiscal year may be increased
by the amount of delinquent assessment, and the total budget, including the delinquent
assessments, may be allocated to all other non - delinquent properties on an SFE basis.
Any increase in the assessment on other properties in AD -01 -2 resulting from such
delinquent assessments, or the annual CPI adjustment, will be considered authorized
increases in the assessment and shall not require additional approval by property
owners through a mailed assessment ballot proceeding, pursuant to Article XIIID of the
California Constitution.
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1. Appeals and Interpretation
Any property owner who feels that the assessment levied on the subject property is in
error as a result of incorrect information being used to apply the foregoing method of
assessment, may file a written appeal with the Director of Community Services or her or
his designee. Any such appeal is limited to correction of an assessment during the then
current or, if before July 1, the upcoming fiscal year. Upon the filing of any such appeal,
the Director of Community Services or his or her designee will promptly review the
appeal and any information provided by the property owner. If the Director of
Community Services or her or his designee finds that the assessment should be
modified, the appropriate changes shall be made to the assessment roll If any such
changes are approved after the assessment roll has been filed with the County for
collection, the Director of Community Services or his or her designee is authorized to
refund to the property owner the amount of any approved reduction. Any property owner
who disagrees with the decision of the Director of Community Services or her or his
designee, may refer their appeal to the City Council of the City of Moorpark and the
decision of the City Council of the City of Moorpark shall be final
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W ASSESSMENT
WHEREAS, on February 21, 2001 the City Council of the City of Moorpark,
County of Ventura, California, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and
Lighting Act of 1972 and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (collectively "the
Act "), adopted its Resolution Initiating Proceedings For the Formation of Moorpark
Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD -01 -2;
WHEREAS, said Resolution directed the undersigned Engineer of Work to
prepare and file a report presenting an estimate of costs, a diagram for the assessment
district and an assessment of the estimated costs of the improvements upon all
assessable parcels within the assessment district, to which Resolution and the
description of said proposed improvements therein contained, reference is hereby made
for further particulars;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, by virtue of the power vested in me under
said Act and the order of the City Council of said City of Moorpark, hereby make the
following assessment to cover the portion of the estimated cost of said improvements,
and the costs and expenses incidental thereto to be paid by the assessment district.
The amount to be paid for said improvements and the expense incidental thereto,
to be paid by the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment
District No. AD -01 -2 for the fiscal year 2001 -02 is generally as follows:
SUMMARY COST ESTIMATE
F. Y. 2009 -02
Budget
Parks Maintenance and Improvement $399,192.00
Incidentals, Contingency and Administration Expenses $52,000.00
TOTAL BUDGET $451,192.00
Plus:
Contribution to Reserve Fund $10,162.00
NET AMOUNT TO ASSESSMENTS $461,354.00
As required by .the Act, an Assessment Diagram is hereto attached and made a
part hereof showing the exterior boundaries of said City of Moorpark Landscaping and
Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD -01 -2. The distinctive number of each
parcel or lot of land in the said City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance
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Assessment District No. AD -01 -2 is its Assessor Parcel Number appearing on the
Assessment Roll.
And I do hereby assess and apportion said net amount of the cost and expenses
of said improvements, including the costs and expenses incident thereto, upon the
parcels and lots of land within said City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance Assessment District No. AD -01 -2, in accordance with the special benefits
to be received by each parcel or lot, from the improvements, and more particularly set
forth in the Cost Estimate and Method of Assessment hereto attached and by reference
made a part hereof.
The assessment is made upon the parcels or lots of land within the City of
Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD -01 -2 in
proportion to the special benefits to be received by the parcels or lots of land, from said
improvements.
The assessment is subject to an annual adjustment tied to the Consumer Price
Index for the Los Angeles Area as of December of each succeeding year (the CPI). In
the event that the actual assessment rate for any given year is not increased by an
amount equal to the CPI change, any such deferred assessment increase maybe added
to the total amount assessed in any subsequent year. In such event, the maximum
authorized assessment amount shall be equal to the base year assessment as adjusted
by the increase to the CPI, plus any and all CPI adjustments deferred in any and all prior
- years. In addition, the annual adjustment may be increased due to delinquent
assessments on property in AD -01 -2 as specified in the Assessment Apportionment
section of this Engineer's Report.
Each parcel or lot of land is described in the Assessment Roll by reference to its
parcel number as shown on the Assessor's Maps of the County of Ventura for the fiscal
year 2001 -02. Fora more particular description of said property, reference is hereby
made to the deeds and maps on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder of
said County.
I hereby place opposite the Assessor Parcel Number for each parcel or lot within
the Assessment Roll, the amount of the assessment for the fiscal year 2001 -02 for each
parcel or lot of land within the said City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance Assessment District No. AD -01 -2.
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VII. Assessment Diagram
The boundaries of the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District
No. AD -01 -2 are displayed on the following Assessment Diagram.
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REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE MAPS AND DEEDS
OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR OF THE
COUNTY OF VENTURA FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF
THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF ANY PARCELS SHOWN
HEREIN. THOSE MAPS SHALL GOVERN FOR ALL DETAILS
CONCERNING THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF SUCH PARCELS.
EACH PARCEL IS IDENTIFIED IN SAID MAPS BY ITS DISTINCTIVE
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER.
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FILED THIS DAY OF
2001, AT THE HOUR OF O'CLOCK
— M. IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY OF VENTURA,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AT THE REQUEST OF
THE CITY OF MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL.
COUNTY AUDITOR, COUNTY OF VENTURA
CITY OF MOORPARK
ASSSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. AD -01 -2
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE
CITY OF MOORPARK, COUNTY OF VENTURA,
CALIFORNIA,
THIS DAY OF 2001,
CITY CLERK
RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
OF
COMMUNITY SERVICES OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
COUNTY OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, THIS
DAY OF 2001.
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
AN ASSESSMENT WAS CONFIRMED AND
LEVIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK ON THE LOTS, PIECES AND PARCELS
OF LAND ON THIS ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM ON THE
DAY OF .2001
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 -02 AND SAID ASSESSMENT
DIAGRAM AND THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR SAID
FISCAL YEAR WERE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY OF VENTURA ON
THE DAY OF
2001. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO SAID
RECORDED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE EXACT
AMOUNT OF EACH ASSESSMENT LEVIED AGAINST
EACH PARCEL OF LAND.
V111. Appendix A --1972 ACT APPLICATION
If approved, the Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District, through the Act,
would collect special benefit assessments and provide funding for the installation, maintenance
and servicing of landscaping features within Tentative Tract 4928 [Toll Brothers]. The
assessments are levied on the basis of benefit 'and are considered an assessment, not a tax.
Pertinent excerpts from the Act are included below.
§22500 Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Landscaping and Lighting Act
of 1972."
§22503 Assessment district; benefited territory
An assessment district shall consist of all territory which, as determined by the
legislative body, will be benefited by the improvements and is to be assessed to
pay the costs thereof.
§22504 Assessment District; territory within local agency
An assessment district may consist of all or any part of the territory within the
local agency and, in the case of a county, may consist of all or any part of the
unincorporated territory of the county.
§22505 Assessment district; contiguous or non - contiguous territory
An assessment district may consist of contiguous or non- contiguous areas. The
improvement in one area need not be of benefit to other areas.
§22523 Engineer
"Engineer means the city engineer, county engineer, engineer of the district, or
any person designated by the legislative body as the engineer for the purposes
of this part, including officer, board, or employee of the local agency or any
private person or firm specially employed by the Local agency as engineer for the
purposes of this part. (Revised by Article X111D of the California Constitution)
§22525 Improvement
"Improvement" means one or any combination of the following:
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(a) The installation of planting or landscaping.
(b) The installation or construction of statuary, fountains, or other ornamental
structures and facilities.
(c) The installation or construction of public lighting facilities, including, but not
limited to, traffic signals.
(d) The installation or construction of any facilities which are appurtenant to and
of the foregoing or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or
servicing thereof, including, but not limited to, grading, clearing, removal of
debris, the installation or construction of curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks, or
paving, or water, irrigation, drainage, or electrical facilities.
(e) The installation of park or recreational improvements, including but not limited
to all of the following:
(1) Land preparation, such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling sod
landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks, and drainage.
(2) Lights, playground equipment, play courts, and public restrooms.
(f) The maintenance or servicing or both, of any of the foregoing.
(g) The acquisition of land for park, recreational or open -space purposes.
(h) The acquisition of any existing improvement otherwise authorized pursuant to
this section.
§22569 Estimates of costs; content
The estimate of the costs of the improvements for the fiscal year shall contain
estimates for all of the following:
(a) The total costs for improvements to be made that year, being the total costs
of constructing or installing all proposed improvements and of maintaining ° and
servicing all existing and proposed improvements, including all incidental
expenses. This may include a reserve which shall not exceed the estimated
costs of maintenance and servicing to December 10 of the fiscal year, or
whenever the city expects to receive its apportionment of special assessments
and tax collections from the county, whichever is later.
(b) The amount of any surplus or deficit in the improvement fund to be carried
over from a previous fiscal year.
(c) The amount of any contributions to be made from sources other than
assessments levied pursuant to this chapter.
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(d) The amount, if any, of the annual installment for the fiscal year where the
legislative body has ordered an assessment for the estimated cost of any
improvements to be levied and collected in annual installments..
(e) The net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands within the
assessment district, being the total improvement costs, as referred to in
subdivision (a), increased or decreased, as the case may be, by any of the
amounts referred to in subdivision (b), (c), or (d).
§22573 Net amount; apportionment
The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be
apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount
among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be
received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements.
The determination of whether or not a lot or parcel will benefit from the
improvements shall be made pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 Division 7
(commencing with Section 5000).
§22574 Classification into zones
The diagram and assessment may classify various areas within an assessment
district into different zones where, by reason of variations in the nature, location,
and extent of the improvements, the various areas will receive differing degrees
of benefit from the improvements. A zone shall consist of all territory that will
receive substantially the same degree of benefit from the improvements.
§22605 Authority of Legislative Bodies
The Legislative body, either in a single proceeding or by separate proceedings,
may order one or any combination of the following changes of organization:
(a) The annexation of territory to an existing assessment district formed under
this part.
(b) The detachment of territory from an existing assessment district formed under
this part.
(c) The dissolution of an existing assessment district formed under this part.
(d) The consolidation into a single assessment district formed under this part any
combination of two or more of any of the following:
(1) An existing assessment district formed pursuant to this part.
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(2) An existing lighting, street lighting, maintenance, or tree planting
district formed pursuant to Chapter 26 (commencing with Section 5820) of
Part 3 of Division 14, or Part 1 (commencing with Section 18000),
Part 2 (commencing with Section 18300), Part 3 (commencing with
Section 18600), or Part 4 (commencing with Section 19000) of Division
14, or Part 1 (commencing with Section 22000) of this division, or
pursuant to any procedural ordinance adopted by a charter city.
(e) The legislative body shall not, by annexation, detachment, dissolution, or
consolidation, alter the obligation of property owners to pay the principal of, and
interest on, bonded debt or notes issued pursuant to Section 22662.5. This
section does not prevent the lawful refunding of the bonded debt or notes or the
apportionment of assessments upon the division of properties assessed.
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IX. Appendix B - Article XIIID of the California Constitution
(Proposition 218)
Proposition 218 was approved by voters as a Constitutional Amendment on November 6, 1996.
It became Article XIIIC and Article XIIID of the California State Constitution and has imposed
additional requirements for assessment districts. Following is a summary of the Article.
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 13D
(ASSESSMENT AND PROPERTY - RELATED FEE REFORM)
SECTION 1. Application. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of
this article shall apply to all assessments, fees and charges, whether imposed pursuant
to state statute or local government charter authority. Nothing in this article or Article
XIIIC shall be construed to:
(a) Provide any new authority to any agency to impose a tax, assessment, fee, or
charge.
(b) Affect existing laws relating to the imposition of fees or charges as a condition of
property development.
(c) Affect existing laws relating to the imposition of timber yield taxes
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ART ICLE 13D
(ASSESSMENT AND PROPERTY - RELATED FEE REFORM)
SEC. 2. Definitions.
As used in this article:
(a) "Agency" means any local government as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1
of Article XIIIC.
(b) "Assessment" means any levy or charge upon real property by an agency for a
special benefit conferred upon the real property. "Assessment" includes, but is
not limited to, "special assessment," "benefit assessment," "maintenance
assessment" and "special assessment tax."
(c) "Capital cost" means the cost of acquisition, installation, construction,
reconstruction, or replacement of a permanent public improvement by an agency.
(d) "District" means an area determined by an agency to contain all parcels which will
receive a special benefit from a proposed public improvement or property- related
service.
(e) "Fee" or "charge" means any levy other than an ad valorem tax, a special tax, or
an assessment, imposed by an agency upon a parcel or upon a person as an
incident of property ownership, including a user fee or charge for a property
related service.
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(f) "Maintenance and operation expenses" means the cost of rent, repair,
replacement, rehabilitation, fuel, power, electrical current, care, and supervision
necessary to properly operate and maintain a permanent public improvement.
(g) "Property ownership" shall be deemed to include tenancies of real property where
tenants are directly liable to pay the assessment, fee, or charge in question.
(h) "Property- related service" means a public service having a direct relationship to
property ownership.
(i) "Special benefit" means a particular and distinct benefit over and above general
benefits conferred on real property located in the district or to the public at large.
General enhancement of property value does not constitute "special benefit."
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 13D
(ASSESSMENT AND PROPERTY- RELATED FEE REFORM)
SEC. 3. Property Taxes, Assessments, Fees and Charges Limited.
(a) No tax, assessment, fee, or charge shall be assessed by any agency upon any
parcel of property or upon any person as an incident of property ownership
except: (1) The ad valorem property tax imposed pursuant to Article XIII and
Article XIIIA. (2) Any special tax receiving a two- thirds vote pursuant to Section 4
of Article XII IA. (3) Assessments as provided by this article. (4) Fees or charges
for property related services as provided by this article.
(b) For purposes of this article, fees for the provision of electrical or gas service shall
not be deemed charges or fees imposed as an incident of property ownership.
CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 13D
(ASSESSMENT AND PROPERTY - RELATED FEE REFORM)
SEC. 4. Procedures and Requirements for All Assessments.
(a) An agency which proposes to levy an assessment shall identify all parcels which
will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment
will be imposed. The proportionate special benefit derived by each identified
parcel shall be determined in relationship to the entirety of the capital cost of a
public improvement, the maintenance and operation expenses of a public
improvement, or the cost of the property related service being provided. No
assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost
of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. Only special benefits
are assessable, and an agency shall separate the general benefits from the
special benefits conferred on a parcel. Parcels within a district that are owned or
used by any agency, the State of California or the United States shall not be
exempt from assessment unless the agency can demonstrate by clear and
convincing evidence that those publicly owned parcels in fact receive no special
benefit.
(b) All assessments shall be supported by a detailed engineer's report prepared by a
registered professional engineer certified by the State of California.
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(c) The amount of the proposed assessment for each identified parcel shall be
calculated and the record owner of each parcel shall be given written notice by
mail of the proposed assessment, the total amount thereof chargeable to the
entire district, the amount chargeable to the owner's particular parcel, the
duration of the payments, the reason for the assessment and the basis upon
which the amount of the proposed assessment was calculated, together with the
date, time, and location of a public hearing on the proposed assessment. Each
notice shall also include, in a conspicuous place thereon, a summary of the
procedures applicable to the completion, return, and tabulation of the ballots
required pursuant to subdivision (d), including a disclosure statement that the
existence of a majority protest, as defined in subdivision (e), will result in the
assessment not being imposed.
(d) Each notice mailed to owners of identified parcels within the district pursuant to
subdivision (c) shall contain a ballot which includes the agency's address for
receipt of the ballot once completed by any owner receiving the notice whereby
the owner may indicate his or her name, reasonable identification of the parcel,
and his or her - support or opposition to the proposed assessment.
(e) The agency shall conduct a public hearing upon the proposed assessment not
less than 45 days after mailing the notice of the proposed assessment to record
owners of each identified parcel. At the public hearing, the agency shall consider
all protests against the proposed assessment and tabulate the ballots. The
agency shall not impose an assessment if there is a majority protest. A majority
protest exists if, upon the conclusion of the hearing, ballots submitted in
opposition to the assessment exceed the ballots submitted in favor of the
assessment. in tabulating the ballots, the ballots shall be weighted according to
the proportional financial obligation of the affected property.
(f) In any legal action contesting the validity of any assessment, the burden shall be
on the agency to demonstrate that the property or properties in question receive
a special benefit over and above the benefits conferred on the public at large and
that the amount of any contested assessment is proportional to, and no greater
than, the benefits conferred on the property or properties in question.
(g) Because only special benefits are assessable, electors residing within the district
who do not own property within the district shall not be deemed under this
Constitution to have been deprived of the right to vote for any assessment. If a
court determines that the Constitution of the United States or other federal law
requires otherwise, the assessment shall not be imposed unless approved by a
two- thirds vote of the electorate in the district in addition to being approved by the
property owners as required by subdivision (e).
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CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 13D
(ASSESSMENT AND PROPERTY - RELATED FEE REFORM)
SEC. 5. Effective Date.
Pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10 of Article 11, the provisions of this article shall
become effective the day after the election unless otherwise provided. Beginning July 1,
1997, all existing, new, or increased assessments shall comply with this article.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following assessments existing on the effective date
of this article shall be exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in
Section 4:
(a) Any assessment imposed exclusively to finance the capital costs or maintenance
and operation expenses for sidewalks, streets, sewers, water, flood control,
drainage systems or vector control. Subsequent increases in such assessments
shall be subject to the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4.
(b) Any assessment imposed pursuant to a petition signed by the persons owning all
of the parcels subject to the assessment at the time the assessment is initially
imposed. Subsequent increases in such assessments shall be subject to the
procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4.
(c) Any assessment the proceeds of which are exclusively used to repay bonded
indebtedness of which the failure to pay would violate the Contract Impairment
Clause of the Constitution of the United States.
(d) Any assessment which previously received majority voter approval from the
voters voting in an election on the issue of the assessment. Subsequent
increases in those assessments shall be subject to the procedures and approval
process set forth in Section 4.
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 13D (ASSESSMENT AND PROPERTY-
RELATED FEE REFORM)
SEC. 6. Property Related Fees and Charges.
(a) Procedures for New or Increased Fees and Charges. An agency shall follow the
procedures pursuant to this section in imposing or increasing any fee or charge
as defined pursuant to this article, including, but not limited to, the following: (1)
The parcels upon which a fee or charge is proposed for imposition shall be
identified. The amount of the fee or charge proposed to be imposed upon each
parcel shall be calculated. The agency shall provide written notice by mail of the
proposed fee or charge to the record owner of each identified parcel upon which
the fee or charge is proposed for imposition, the amount of the fee or charge
proposed to be imposed upon each, the basis upon which the amount of the
proposed fee or charge was calculated, the reason for the fee or charge, together
with the date, time, and location of a public hearing on the proposed fee or
charge. (2) The agency shall conduct a public hearing upon the proposed fee or
charge not less than 45 days after mailing the notice of the proposed fee or
charge to the record owners of each identified parcel upon which the fee or
charge is proposed for imposition. At the public hearing, the agency shall
consider all protests against the proposed fee or charge. If written protests
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against the proposed fee or charge are presented by a majority of owners of the
identified parcels, the agency shall not impose the fee or charge.
(b) Requirements for Existing, New or Increased Fees and Charges. A fee or charge
shall not be extended, imposed, or increased by any agency unless it meets all of
the following requirements: (1) Revenues derived from the fee or charge shall not
exceed the funds required to provide the property related service. (2) Revenues
derived from the fee or charge shall not be used for any purpose other than that
for which the fee or charge was imposed. (3) The amount of a fee or charge
imposed upon any parcel or person as an incident of property ownership shall
not exceed the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel. (4) No
fee or charge may be imposed for a service unless that service is actually used
by, or immediately available to, the owner of the property in question. Fees or
charges based on potential or future use of a service are not permitted. Standby
charges, whether characterized as charges or assessments, shall be classified
as assessments and shall not be imposed without compliance with Section 4. (5)
No fee or charge may be imposed for general governmental services including,
but not limited to, police, fire, ambulance or library services, where the service is
available to the public at large in substantially the same manner as it is to
property owners. Reliance by an agency on any parcel map, including, but not
limited to, an assessor's parcel map, may be considered a significant factor in
determining whether a fee or charge is imposed as an incident of property
ownership for purposes of this article. In any legal action contesting the Validity of
a fee or charge, the burden shall be on the agency to demonstrate compliance
with this article.
(c) Voter Approval for New or Increased Fees and Charges. Except for fees or
charges for sewer, water, and refuse collection services, no property related fee
or charge shall be imposed or increased unless and until that fee or charge is
submitted and approved by a majority vote of the property owners of the property
subject to the fee or charge or, at the option of the agency, by a two- thirds vote of
the electorate residing in the affected area. The election shall be conducted not
less than 45 days after the public hearing. An agency may adopt procedures
similar to those for increases in assessments in the conduct of elections under
this subdivision.
(d) Beginning July 1, 1997, all fees or charges shall comply with this section.
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X. Appendix C - 2001 -02 ASSESSMENT ROLL
An Assessment Roll (a listing of all parcels assessed within the Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment District and the amount of the assessment) has been filed with the City Clerk and
is, by reference, made park of this report and will be available for public inspection during normal
office hours.
Each lot or parcel listed on the Assessment Roll is shown and illustrated on the latest County
Assessor records and these records are, by reference made part of this report. These records
shall govern for all details concerning the description of the lots or parcels.
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Exhibit 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ENGINEER'S
REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND
ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT FOR ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT AD -01 -2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 -02
WHEREAS, this Council designated Shilts Consultants,
Inc. as Engineer of Work and ordered said Engineer to make
and file an Engineer's Report for a proposed Landscaping and
Lighting Assessment District; and
WHEREAS, the report was duly made and filed with the
Council and duly considered by this Council and found to be
sufficient in every particular, whereupon it was determined
that the report should stand as the Engineer's Report for
all subsequent proceedings; and
WHEREAS, in order to expedite the proceedings, the
property owner has submitted a Petition and Waiver, wherein
the property owner (1) has requested that the new assessment
district be formed; and (2) has waived all rights conferred
by Proposition 218 with respect to the approval of the new
assessment by mailed ballot /notice and the 45 -day time
period for balloting; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2001, at the hour of 6:30 PM at the
City of Moorpark City Council Chambers, 799 Moorpark Avenue,
Moorpark, California 93021, the public hearing was duly and
regularly held, and all persons interested and desiring to
be heard were given an opportunity to speak and be heard,
and all matters and things pertaining to the levy were fully
heard and considered by this Council, and all oral
statements and all written protests or communications were
duly considered; and
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WHEREAS, at the public hearing the Council thereby
acquired jurisdiction to order the levy and the confirmation
of the diagram and assessment prepared by and made a part of
the Engineer's Report to pay the costs and expenses thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The public interest, convenience and
necessity require that the levy be made.
SECTION 2. The City of Moorpark Landscaping and
Lighting Assessment District No. AD -01 -2 benefited by the
improvements and assessed to pay the costs and expenses
thereof, and the exterior boundaries thereof, are as shown
by a map thereof filed in the office of the Council, which
map is made a part hereof by reference thereto.
SECTION 3. The Engineer's Report as a whole and each
part thereof, to wit:
(a) the Engineer's estimate of the itemized and total costs
and expenses of maintaining the improvements and of the
incidental expenses in connection therewith;
(b) the diagram showing the assessment district, plans and
specifications for the improvements to be maintained
and the boundaries and dimensions of the respective
lots and parcels of land within the City of Moorpark
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. AD -01-
2; and
(c) the assessment of the total amount of the cost and
expenses of the proposed maintenance of the
improvements upon the several lots and parcels of land
in the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment District No. AD -01 -2 in proportion to the
estimated special benefits to be received by such lots
and parcels, respectively, from the maintenance, and of
the expenses incidental thereto;
are finally approved and confirmed.
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SECTION 4. Final adoption and approval of the
Engineer's Report as a whole, and of the plans and
specifications, estimate of the costs and expenses, the
diagram and the assessment, as contained in the report as
hereinabove determined and ordered, is intended to and shall
refer and apply to the report, or any portion thereof as
amended, modified, or revised or corrected by, or pursuant
to and in accordance with, any resolution or order, if any,
heretofore duly adopted or made by this Council.
J�171V1V 5. me assessment to pay the costs and expenses
of the maintenance of the improvements for fiscal year 2001-
02 is hereby levied.
SECTION 6. Based on the oral and documentary evidence,
including the Engineers Report, offered and received at the
hearing, this Council expressly finds and determines (a)
that each of the several lots and parcels of land will be
specially benefited by the maintenance of the improvements
at least in the amount if not more than the amount, of the
assessment apportioned against the lots and parcels of land,
respectively, and (b) that there is substantial evidence to
support, and the weight of the evidence preponderates in
favor of, the aforesaid finding and determination as to
special benefits.
SECTION 7. Immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution, but in no event later than the second Monday in
August following such adoption, the Council shall file a
certified copy of the diagram and assessment and a certified
copy of this resolution with the Auditor of the County of
Ventura. Upon such filing, the County Auditor shall enter on
the County assessment roll opposite each lot or parcel of
land the amount of assessment thereupon as shown in the
assessment. The assessments shall be collected at the same
time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected
and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of
County taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement
of the assessments. After collection by the County, the net
amount of the assessments, after deduction of any
compensation due the County for collection, shall be paid to
the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Assessment
District No. AD -01 -2.
000091,
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SECTION 8. The moneys representing assessments collected
by the County, shall be deposited in the City Treasury to the
credit of the improvement fund previously established under
the distinctive designation of the City of Moorpark
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. AD -01 -2.
Moneys in the improvement fund shall be expended only for the
maintenance, servicing, construction or installation of the
improvements.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to
be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2001.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
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