HomeMy WebLinkAbout22949 RESOLUTION NO. 22949
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS
INTENTION TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 12 ("SMOKE
TREE COMMONS"); AND TO LEVY AND COLLECT
ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED THERETO FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2011-12.
WHEREAS, the City Council has, by previous Resolutions, formed the Palm
Springs Landscape Maintenance District No. 12 (hereafter referred to as "District No.
12") 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
122500 (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. 12, and the levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2011-12 (July 1, 2011, and
ending June 30, 2012) 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. 12 for fiscal year 2011-12.
Section 2. The boundaries of District No. 12 are generally located within the
commercial shopping center identified as "Smoke Tree Commons", of Parcel Map
34289.
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 median landscaping within East Palm Canyon Drive.
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. 12 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
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balloting within District No. 12, in accordance with the provisions of the California
Constitution Article XIIID (Proposition 218).
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 6, 2011, 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 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 2011.
David H. Ready, anager
ATTEST:
times Thompson, City Clerk
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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. 22949 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 the 1st day of June, 2011, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Weigel, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
mes Thompson, City Clerk or./obrtot t
City of Palm Springs, California