HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2026-145RESOLUTION NO. 2026-145
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA LEVYING SPECIAL TAXES TO BE
COLLECTED TO PAY THE COSTS OF FACILITIES AND
SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS 97-1,
97-2, AND 99-1 WITHIN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND
DESIGNATING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO FILE A
LIST OF TAXES TO BE LEVIED ON EACH PARCEL WITH
THE COUNTY AUDITOR EACH YEAR
WHEREAS, Community Facilities Districts (“CFD”) 97-1, 97-2, and 99-1 were
previously established within the City of Chula Vista (“City”) in accordance with the Mello-
Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista (the “City
Council”) levy special taxes pursuant to Section 53340 of the California Government Code
(“Section 53340”) for the CFDs within the City listed on Exhibit A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53340(b), the City Council may by resolution
provide for the levy of special taxes in the current and future tax years on parcels of taxable
property within each of the CFDs at the same rate or at a lower rate provided by the
applicable ordinance levying special taxes within each CFD if such resolution is adopted and
a certified list of all parcels subject to the special taxes being levied is filed with the San
Diego County Auditor and Controller (the “County Auditor”) on or before the 10th day of
August of each tax year, or later with prior consent of the County Auditor; and
WHEREAS, Section 53340 permits the City Council to authorize a City official to file
the certified list with the County Auditor, and the City Council desires to authorize the City’s
Director of Finance to do so for the 2026-27 tax year, and all subsequent tax years; and
WHEREAS, the rates of the special taxes that will be levied on taxable parcels within
each CFD will not exceed the rates of the special taxes that are authorized to be levied within
each District by the applicable ordinance for each respective CFD.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, acting as the legislative body of CFDs 97-1, 97-2, and 99-1, that:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.
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SECTION 2. Special taxes shall be and are hereby authorized to be levied for the
2026-27 tax year and in all future tax years on all taxable parcels of real property within each
of the CFDs listed in Exhibit A and shall not exceed the rates of the special taxes that are
authorized to be levied within each CFD, as provided by the ordinance levying special taxes
within such CFD. Pursuant to Section 53340, such special taxes shall be collected in the
same manner as ordinary ad valorem property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the
same penalties and the same procedure, sale, and lien priority in case of delinquency as is
provided for ad valorem taxes.
SECTION 3. The Director of Finance of the City is designated to file a certified list
of all parcels within each CFD subject to the special taxes, including the amount of the
special tax to be levied on each parcel for the applicable tax year, with the County Auditor
on or before the 10th day of August of each tax year, or later with the prior consent of the
County Auditor, together with a request that the special taxes be collected on the tax bills
for such parcels along with the ordinary ad valorem property taxes to be levied on and
collected from the owners of such parcels.
SECTION 4. City staff and the City’s special tax consultants are hereby authorized
and directed to take all such necessary and further actions to carry out the directives and
requirements of this Resolution.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Adrian Del Rio Marco A. Verdugo
Director of Finance/Treasurer City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 14th day of July 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Preciado
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: Inzunza
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2026-145 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 14th day of July 2026.
Executed this 14th day of July 2026.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
LIST OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES
DISTRICTS
Community Facilities District No.
District/Area Name
97-1 Otay Ranch (Area A)
97-1 Otay Ranch (Area B)
97-2 Otay Ranch Preserve
99-1 A&B Otay Ranch SPA I
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