HomeMy WebLinkAbout22092 - RESOLUTIONS - 11/7/2007 RESOLUTION NO. 22092
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING
PROCEEDINGS FOR A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
INCREASE FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN PARKWAY
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 66 PARKSIDE ESTATES,
PARKWAY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 7 SUNRISE
NORTE, AND PARKWAY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 8
VINTAGE PALMS, COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR
2008-09.
WHEREAS, the City Council through previous resolutions has established and levied
annual assessments for the Palm Springs Parkway Maintenance District No. 6B —
Parkside Estates (hereinafter referred to as "PMD-613"), Parkway Maintenance District
No. 7 — Sunrise Norte (hereinafter referred to as "PMD-7"), and Parkway Maintenance
District No. 8 — Vintage Palms (hereinafter referred to as "PMD-8"), and collectively
hereinafter referred to as the "Districts"; pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping
and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of
California, beginning with Section 22500 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") that
provides for the collection of assessments by the County of Riverside on behalf of the
City of Palm Springs to pay for the maintenance and operation of landscaping and
lighting improvements and facilities related thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to initiate proceedings for a proposed assessment
increase associated with the landscape improvements to be provided within PMD-6B,
PMD-7 and PMD-8 as well as the street lighting improvements to be provided within
PMD-7; and the establishment of new maximum assessments related thereto; and the
levy and collection of the annual assessments for fiscal year 2008/2009 against the lots
and parcels of land within PMD-613, PMD-7 and PMD-8 for the improvements and
services that will provide special benefits to the properties within each of these
respective Districts pursuant to the Act and the California Constitution Article XIIID.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1 Recitals: The above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2 Engineer's Report: The City Council hereby orders the City Engineer
(the Assessment Engineer of Work) to prepare and file with the City Clerk the
Engineer's Reports (hereinafter referred to as the "Reports") concerning the proposed
assessment increases for PMD-GB, PMD-7 and PMD-8; the improvements and services
connected therewith and the proposed levy of assessments for the fiscal year
commencing July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, in accordance with Section 22623
of the Act. Said Reports shall contain a description of the improvements, an estimate of
the costs financed by the levy of the assessments, the properties benefiting from the
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improvements and the method of apportioning the assessments connected with PMD-
6B, PMD-7 and PMD-8 respectively.
SECTION 3 Improvements: The proposed improvements and services to be provided
and for which properties shall be assessed, include but are not limited to the regular
maintenance, operation and incidental expenses related to the landscape
improvements, facilities and appurtenant services associated with the properties within
each of the respective Districts (PMD-613, PMD-7 and PMD-8) as well as the street
lighting improvements for PMD-7. The Engineer's Reports to be prepared in connection
with these proceedings for a proposed assessment increase for PMD-613, PMD-7 and
PMD-8 shall provide a more detailed description of the improvements and associated
costs for each respective District.
SECTION 4 Assessments: The City Council hereby determines that in order to
adequately maintain and support the landscaping and lighting improvements within
PMD-613, PMD-7 and PMD-8 as generally described in Section 3 of this resolution, it is
necessary to increase the annual assessments to be levied against lots and parcels
within those Districts commencing in fiscal year 2008/2009. The Reports referred to in
Section 2 of this resolution shall establish the estimated budget of anticipated expenses
and the resulting new maximum assessments for each District including an annual
inflationary adjustment, that will be necessary to provide ongoing funding for the
maintenance and servicing of the improvements being proposed; and the proposed
assessment increases may only be imposed pursuant to the provisions of the California
Constitution, Article XIIID.
ADOPTED this 7th day of November, 2007.
David H. Ready `1Glanager
ATTEST:
mes 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. 22092 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 7th day of November,
2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tem Pougnet, and Mayor Oden.
NOES: None,
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
J mes Thompson, City Clerk - / =
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