HomeMy WebLinkAbout23591 RESOLUTION NO. 23591
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS
INTENTION TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON
PARKWAY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 9 ("FLORA
VISTA"); AND TO LEVY AND COLLECT ANNUAL
ASSESSMENTS RELATED THERETO FOR FISCAL YEAR
2014-15
WHEREAS, the City Council has, by previous Resolutions, formed the Palm Springs
Parkway Maintenance District No. 9 (hereafter referred to as "District No. 9") pursuant to
the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the
Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, beginning with §22500 (hereafter
referred to as the "Act"), that provides for the levy and collection of assessments by the
City of Palm Springs to pay the maintenance and services of improvements and all
appurtenant facilities and operations related thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared and filed with the City Clerk a Report for District
No. 9, and the levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2014-15 (July 1, 2014, and ending
June 30, 2015) in accordance with the Act; and the Council did by previous Resolution
preliminarily approve such Report.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby declares its intention to levy and collect annual
assessments against parcels of land within District No. 9 for fiscal year 2014-15.
Section 2. The boundaries of District No. 9 are generally located within the residential
area identified as "Flora Vista", consisting of Tract 26364-1, 26364-2, 26364-3 and Tract
26364.
Section 3. The improvements include the operation, maintenance and servicing of
landscape improvements and appurtenant facilities to be provided by the City of Palm
Springs in connection with the parkway landscaping within District No. 9. Detailed maps
and descriptions of the location and extent of the improvements to be maintained are on
file in the Office of Public Works and by reference are made part of this Resolution.
Section 4. The proposed assessments for District No. 9 are outlined in the Engineer's
Report. The Report details the assessments necessary to provide for the annual
operation, administration, services and maintenance of the improvements described in
Section 3 of this Resolution. These assessments are less than or equal to the maximum
assessment amounts previously approved by property owner petition or balloting within
District No. 9, in accordance with the provisions of the California Constitution Article
XIIID (Proposition 218).
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Section 5. The City Council hereby declares its intention to conduct a Public Hearing
concerning the levy of assessments for the improvements in accordance with the Act.
Any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk prior to the
conclusion of the hearing, or having previously filed protest, may file a written
withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection and
protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property
owned by such property owner. At the public hearing, all interested persons shall be
afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard.
Section 6. Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing on these matters will be held
by the City Council on Wednesday July 16, 2014, at 6:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as
feasible in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon
Way, Palm Springs, California.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall cause notice to be given of the time and place of the
Public Hearing by causing the publishing of this Resolution once in the local paper not
less than ten (10) days before the date of the hearing and by posting a copy of this
Resolution on the official bulletin board customarily used by the City Council for the
posting of such notices, pursuant to the Act.
ADOPTED THIS 18th day of June, 2014.
David H. Ready, C ger
ATTEST:
James Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 23591 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on June 18, 2014, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Mills, Councilmember Lewin, Mayor
Pro Tern Hutcheson and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
mes Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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