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Home My WebLink AboutRES CC 2019 3819 2019 0619 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-3819 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT AND ORDERING THE CONTINUATION OF ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 FOR THE MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 20 MERIDIAN HILLS WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2019-3782, the City Council ordered the preparation of an Engineer's Report for the City's Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts (the "Assessment Districts") for fiscal year 2019/2020; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said Resolution, the Engineer's Report ("Report") was prepared by SCI Consulting Group, Engineer of Work, in accordance with Section 22565, et. seq., of the Streets and Highways Code and Article XIIID of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2019-3806 the City Council preliminarily approved the Engineer's Report for said Districts and set a date for a Public Hearing; and WHEREAS, said report was duly made and filed with the City Clerk 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 under and pursuant to the aforesaid resolution, and that June 5, 2019, at the hour of 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center Apricot Room, located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California 93021, were appointed as the time and place for a hearing by this Council on the question of the levy of the proposed assessment, notice of which hearing was given as required by law; and WHEREAS, at the appointed time and place the hearing was duly and regularly held, and all persons interested and desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard, and all matters and things pertaining to the levy were fully heard and considered by the Council, and all oral statements and all written protests or communications were duly heard, considered and overruled, and this council thereby acquired jurisdiction to order the levy and the confirmation of the diagrams and assessments set forth in the Engineer's Report to pay the costs and expenses of the improvements described in the Engineer's report with the exception of District 20 — Meridian Hills. The public hearing for District 20 — Meridian Hills was continued to June 19, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.; and Resolution No. 2019-3819 Page 2 WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2019-3812, City Council approved the final Assessment Engineer's Report for the Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts and confirmed the levy amounts and ordered the continuation of assessments for Fiscal Year 2019/2020, with the exception of District 20 — Meridian Hills; and WHEREAS, at the continuation of the public hearing for District 20 Meridian Hills on June 19, 2019 at 6:30 p.m., and all persons interested and desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard, and all matters and things pertaining to the levy were fully heard and considered by the Council, and all oral statements and all written protests or communications were duly heard, considered and overruled, and this council thereby acquired jurisdiction to order the levy and the confirmation of the diagram and assessment set forth in the Engineer's Report to pay the costs and expenses of the improvements described in the Engineer's report for of District 20 — Meridian Hills. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The public interest, convenience and necessity require that the continuation be made. SECTION 2. The Assessment District 20 Meridian Hills benefited by the improvements, being the installation, maintenance and servicing of public lighting and landscaping (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 City Clerk, which map is made a part hereof by reference thereto. SECTION 3. Any objections filed with respect to the assessments were considered by the City Council, and based on all the evidence and information, the City Council hereby overrules those objections. The assessment to pay the costs and expenses of the Improvements in District 20 Meridian Hills for fiscal year 2019/2020 is hereby levied. For further particulars pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, reference is hereby made to the Resolution Directing Preparation of Engineer's Report. SECTION 4. Based on the oral and documentary evidence, including the Engineer's Report, offered and received at the hearing, this Council expressly finds and determines (a) the land with the Assessment District will be benefited by the Improvements, (b) the Assessment District includes all of the lands so benefited, and (c) the net amounts to be assessed upon the lands within the Assessment District for the 2019/2020 fiscal year, in accordance with the Engineer's Report, are apportioned by a formulas and methods which fairly distribute the net amounts among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the Improvements and (d) with respect to AD-07-02 District 20 Meridian Hills, only special benefits are assessed and no assessment is imposed on any parcel Resolution No. 2019-3819 Page 3 which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. SECTION 5. Immediately upon the adoption of this resolution, but in no event later than the third Monday in August following such adoption, the City Clerk 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 assessment 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 assessment. 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 Maintenance Assessment Districts. SECTION 6. Upon receipt of the moneys representing assessments collected by the County, the County shall deposit the moneys in the City Treasury to the credit of the improvement funds previously established under the distinctive designation of the Assessment District. Moneys in the improvement funds shall be expended only for the Improvements. SECTION 7. The assessments levied are in conformance with Proposition 218. SECTION 8. 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 19th day of June, 2019. tieu 0.41, Jan' a S. Prvin, Mayor ATTEST: C �wit le* Ky Sp I Ci Jerk - -• ,O/ tl? JVb� Resolution No. 2019-3819 Page 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss. CITY OF MOORPARK ) I, Ky Spangler, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-3819 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of June, 2019, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Enegren, Mikos, Simons, and Mayor Parvin NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Councilmember Pollock WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 19th day of June, 2019. 04.Ky SpiTifff-Clie-rlk (seal) 00 p " Al RP P tOs APSIIIA1 IVB �. 9 � 0� r.0 du1Y A