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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-123
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION OF AN
ENGINEER'S REPORT TO INITIATE THE PROPOSITION 218
BALLOT PROCESS TO CONSIDER INCREASING
ASSESSMENTS FOR OPEN SPACE 3, 7, 9, OPEN SPACE
DISTRICT 20 ZONES 2, 4, 7, OPEN SPACE DISTRlCT 23,
AND EASTLAKE MAINTENANCE DISTRlCT I ZONES A
ANDD
WHEREAS, the City administers and maintains thirty-six (36) Open Space Districts and
associated zones; and
WHEREAS, these Districts provide a financing mechanism to maintain the public open
space areas associated with each particular development which was formed under the 1972
Landscaping and Lighting Act; and
WHEREAS, Open Space Districts (OSDs) 3, 7, 9, 20 Zones 2, 4,7, OSD 23 and Eastlake
Maintenance District No. I (ELMD NO.1) Zones A and D have not received recommended
levels of service due to lack of resources; and
WHEREAS, the current maximum allowable assessment does not meet maintenance
budget requirements for these Districts; and
WHEREAS, certain of these Districts are operating at a deficit level and reserves have
been exhausted and others of these District's reserves are below the Municipal Code allowance
because they have been subsidizing shortfalls and are projected to be exhausted in the near
future; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to conduct a Proposition 218 ballot process to see if there
is support for increasing the maximum allowable assessment in these Districts; and
WHEREAS, the City's special tax districts consultant, NBS Government Finance Group,
DBA NBS can perform all aspects ofthe ballot process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista authorizes the preparation of an Engineer's Report to initiate the Proposition 218 process to
consider increasing assessments for Open Space Districts (OSDs) 3, 7, 9, OSD 20 Zones 2, 4, 7,
OSD 23, and Eastlake Maintenance District No. I (ELMD No. I) Zones A and D.
Resolution No. 2007-123
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Presented by
Approved as to form
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Scott Tulloch
Acting Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 22nd day of May 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
UlAfJir
Cheryl Cox, M~or
ATTEST:
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rusan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2007-123 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 22nd day of May 2007.
Executed this 22nd day of May 2007.
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rusan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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