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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2007-216 RESOLUTION NO. 2007-216 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT BALLOT TABULATION FOR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT INCREASES FOR OPEN SPACE DISTRICT NOS. 3; 7; 9; 20 ZONES 2, 4, AND 7; 23; AND EASTLAKE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.1 ZONES A AND D; ORDERING MAINTENANCE WORK THEREIN, AND THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, has previously formed Open Space District Nos. 3, 7, 9, 20 Zones 2, 4, and 7, 23 and Eastlake Maintenance District No. 1 Zones A and D, pursuant to the terms of the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", being Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California (the "Landscaping Act"), Article XmD of the Constitution of the State of California ("Article XIIID") the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (Government Code Section 53750 and following) (the "Implementation Act") and the City of Chula Vista Municipal Code (the "Municipal Code"), (the Landscaping Act, Article XIlID and the Implementation Act and Municipal Code are referred to collectively herein as the "Assessment Law"), that provides for the levy and collection of assessments by the City of Chula Vista to pay the maintenance and services of all improvements and facilities related thereto; and, WHEREAS, the City has retained NBS for the purpose of assisting with increasing the assessments for Open Space District Nos. 3, 7, 9, 20 Zones 2, 4 and 7, 23 and Eastlake Maintenance District No.1 Zones A and D, to prepare and file the reports with the City Clerk in accordance with the Assessment Law; and WHEREAS, the reports have been prepared by NBS and approved by the City Council in order to proceed with the Public Hearing set for August 7, 2007, in accordance with the Assessment Law; and WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing accompanied by assessment ballots were mailed to the record owners of property within the Districts in accordance with the provisions of the Assessment Law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: RECITALS SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct. PROCEDURES SECTION 2. This City Council hereby finds and determines that the procedures for the consideration of the levy of the increased assessments have been undertaken in accordance with the Assessment Law. Resolution No. 2007-216 Page 2 ASSESSMENT BALLOT PROCEDURES SECTION 3. Assessment ballots were mailed as required by Assessment Law to the record owners of all properties within each District, which are proposed to be assessed. The assessment ballots that were completed and received by the City Clerk prior to the close of the Public Hearing have been tabulated in accordance with the procedures established by Assessment Law and this City Council and the results of such tabulation have been submitted to this City Council. This City Council hereby finds that the assessment ballots submitted in favor of the levy of assessments as weighted in accordance with Assessment Law exceed the assessment ballots submitted in opposition to such levy also as weighted in accordance with Assessment Law. Therefore, no majority protest to the levy of assessments within the District has been found to exist. ORDERING OF ASSESSMENT INCREASE SECTION 4. This City Council hereby orders the assessment increase for each District. DETERMINATION AND CONFIRMATION SECTION 5. Based upon the Assessment Engineer's Report and the testimony and other evidence presented at the Public Hearing, the City Council hereby makes the following determinations regarding the assessments proposed to be imposed for Fiscal Year 2007/2008 and the maximum annual assessments proposed to be imposed to pay for the estimated costs of the maintenance of all of the improvements to ultimately be maintained upon the completion and acceptance ofthereof: A. The proportionate special benefit derived by each individual parcel assessed has been determined in relationship to the entirety of the cost of the operations and maintenance expenses. B. The assessments do not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on each parcel. C. Only the special benefits have been assessed. The assessments for the District contained in the Assessment Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2007/2008 are hereby confirmed and levied upon the respective lots o~ parcels in the District in the amounts as set forth in such Assessment Engineer's Report. These assessments supersede and supplant previous assessment amounts approved July 10,2007 by Resolution No. 2007-173, the subsequent annual assessments in amounts not to exceed the maximum annual assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance of all of the improvements to ultimately be maintained upon the completion and acceptance of thereof as set , _J Resolution No. 2007-216 Page 3 forth in the Assessment Engineer's Report may be subsequently confirmed and levied without further assessment ballot proceedings pursuant to the Assessment Law. Each fiscal year after the base year (Fiscal Year 2007/2008), the maximum assessment shall be the prior year's assessment increased or decreased by an inflation factor which is the lesser of (1) the January to January San Diego Metropolitan Area All Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) or (2) the change in estimated California Fourth Quarter Per Capita Personal Income as contained in the Governor's budget published in January. ORDERING OF MAINTENANCE SECTION 6. The public interest and convenience requires, and this legislative body does hereby order the maintenance work to be made and performed as said maintenance work is set forth in the Assessment Engineer's Report. FILING WITH CITY CLERK SECTION 7. The assessment diagram and assessment shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk. Said diagram and assessment, and the certified copy thereof, shall be open for public inspection. FILING WITH THE COUNTY AUDITOR SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to immediately file a certified copy of the diagram and assessment with the County Auditor. Said filing to be made no later than the 3rd Monday in August. ENTRY UPON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL SECTION 9. After the filing of the diagram and assessment, the County Auditor shall enter on the County assessment roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount assessed thereupon, as shown in the assessment. COLLECTION AND PAYMENT SECTION 10. The assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected, and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of County taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of the assessments. FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008 SECTION 1 I. The assessments as above confirmed and levied for these proceedings will provide revenue to finance the maintenance of authorized improvements in the fiscal year commencing July 1,2007 and ending June 30, 2008. Resolution No. 2007-216 Page 4 Presented by Approved as to form by ~~ Scott Tulloch Assistant City Manager/City Engineer cA- "Yt.1~ Ann Moore City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 14th day of August 2007 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Chcryl Co~ ATTEST: ~ - ~~ ~U--J Susan Bigelow, MMC, City rk 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. 2007-216 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 August 2007. Executed this 14th day of August 2007. ~ ~P-..U -,,~ Susan Bigelow, MMC, City rk