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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2008 2717 2008 0604RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -2717 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA OF INTENTION TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008/09, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF HEARING FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK WHEREAS, on July 15, 1999, by its Resolution No. 99 -1625, after receiving a weighted majority of ballots in support of the proposed assessment, this Council ordered the formation of and levied the first assessment within the City of Moorpark Parks and Recreation Maintenance and Improvement District (the "Assessment District ") pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID of the California Constitution, and the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the "Act "), Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500 thereof); and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2007 -2663, the City Council ordered the preparation of an Engineer's Report for the Parks and Recreation Maintenance and Improvement District (the "District ") for fiscal year 2008 -09; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said Resolution, the Engineer's Report was prepared by SCI Consulting Group, Engineer of Work, in accordance with 22565, et. seq., of the Streets and Highways Code (the "Report") and Article XIIID of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, said Engineer's Report was filed with the City Clerk and the City Council has reviewed the Report and wishes to take certain actions relative to said Report. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Report for "PARKS AND RECREATION MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT ", on file with the City Clerk, has been duly considered by the Moorpark City Council and is hereby deemed sufficient and approved. The Report shall stand as the Engineer's Report for all subsequent proceedings under, and pursuant to, the foregoing resolution. SECTION 2. It is the intention of this Council to levy and collect assessments within the Assessment District for fiscal year 2008 -09. Within the Assessment District, the existing and proposed improvements, and any substantial changes proposed to be made to the existing improvements, are generally described as the installation, maintenance and servicing of public facilities, including but not limited to, landscaping, sprinkler systems, park grounds, park facilities, landscape corridors, ground cover, shrubs and trees, street frontages, playground equipment and hardcourt areas, senior and community centers, drainage systems, lighting, fencing, entry monuments, basketball courts, tennis courts, running tracks, other Resolution No. 2008 -2717 Page 2 recreational facilities, security guards, graffiti removal and repainting, and labor, materials, supplies, utilities and equipment, as applicable, for property owned and maintained by the City of Moorpark. Installation means the construction of recreational improvements, including, but not limited to, land preparation, such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks and drainage, lights, playground equipment, play courts, recreational facilities and public restrooms. 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 part of any improvement; providing for the life, growth, health and beauty of landscaping; and cleaning, sandblasting and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti. Servicing means the furnishing of electric current or energy for the operation or lighting of any improvements, and water for irrigation of any landscaping or the maintenance of any other improvements. SECTION 3. The Assessment District consists of the lots and parcels shown on the boundary map of the Assessment District on file with the City Clerk, and reference is hereby made to such map for further particulars. SECTION 4. Reference is hereby made to the Engineer's Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the Assessment District and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the Assessment District. The Engineer's Report identifies all parcels which will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed. SECTION 5. The authorized maximum assessment rate for the District includes an annual adjustment by an amount equal to the annual change in the Los Angeles Consumer Price Index, not to exceed 3% per year. As the amount of the annual increase in the Los Angeles Area Consumer Price Index from December 2006 to December 2007 is 4.16 %, the authorized maximum levy rate for fiscal year 2008 -09 is 3.0% above the maximum levy rate for fiscal year 2007 -08. Including the authorized annual adjustment, the maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2008 -09 is $50.20 per single family equivalent benefit unit and the proposed fiscal year 2008 -09 assessment rate per single family equivalent benefit unit is $50.20. SECTION 6. Notice is hereby given that on June 18, 2008, at the hour of 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Chambers, located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California 93021, the Council will hold a public hearing to consider the ordering of the improvements and the levy of the proposed assessments. SECTION 7. Prior to the conclusion of the hearing, any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk, or, having previously filed a protest, may file a written withdrawal of that 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 such owner. Such protest or withdrawal of protest should be mailed to SCI Consulting Group, 4745 Mangels Blvd., Fairfield, CA 94534. Resolution No. 2008 -2717 Page 3 SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall cause a notice of the hearing to be given by publishing a copy of this resolution once, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing above specified, in a newspaper circulated in the City of Moorpark. 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 oriainal resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED tl ATTEST: Maureen Benson, Assistant City Cl Resolution No. 2008 -2717 Page 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss. CITY OF MOORPARK ) I, Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2008 -2717 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of June, 2008, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Parvin, Van Dam, and Mayor Hunter NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Millhouse ABSTAIN: None WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 11th day of June, 2008. Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk (seal)