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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2009-146RESOLUTION NO. 2009-146 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE DEFERRAL OF ASSESSMENTS AND ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF INTEREST OF FIVE PERCENT (5%) PER YEAR AND THE FINANCING PERIOD OF A MAXIMUM OF TEN YEARS APPLIED TO THE DEFERRALS FOR FIRST AVENUE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 2007-01 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolutions 2007-184, 2007-185, and 2007-186 adopted on July 17, 2007, the City Council accepted a petition requesting the formation of an Assessment District for First Avenue (Naples Street to Palomaz Street) for the purpose of financing the construction of sidewalk improvements, adopted a map showing the proposed boundaries for Assessment District No. 2007-01 (First Avenue), ordered the installation of improvements on First Avenue, approved the Preliminary Engineer's Report, set the time and place for a public hearing, and ordered the initiation of Assessment Ballot proceedings; and WHEREAS, on July 18, 2007 ballots and ballot materials were mailed to property owners. Property owners were informed that the ballots needed to be received by the City Clerk's office prior to 5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2007, a public hearing was held on September 11, 2007, and the ballots remained sealed until the public hearing was closed. After the public heazing was closed, the ballots were tabulated, of the 61 property owners, 37 votes were received (31 "in favor" and 6 "not in favor"), and actual tabulation results indicated that 84% of the weighted vote was in favor of, and 16% of the weighted vote was against, the establishment of the Assessment District; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 2007-272, adopted on December 4, 2007, the City Council certified the results of the public hearing and assessment district ballot tabulation, ordered the construction of the improvements and ordered a final assessment Engineer's Report to be prepared; and WHEREAS, City staff advertised and obtained sealed bids as part of a formal bidding process for the construction of the improvements and awazded a contract in the amount of $1,158,627.22 to the low bidder, Jimenez, Inc. dba MJC Construction, pursuant to Resolution No. 2008-130 on May 20, 2008; and WHEREAS, the construction of the improvements is complete; and WHEREAS, of the total construction costs, only the costs of the concrete driveways and private improvement relocation are to be assessed to the property owners; and WHEREAS, not all the assessments have been fully paid and the City can collect the unpaid balance over a maximum period of ten years, together with interest on the unpaid principal at a rate not to exceed 7 percent per year; and Resolution No. 2009-146 Page 2 WHEREAS, City staff proposes to charge 5 percent interest for a period of ten yeazs on the unpaid balances of the assessments. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that it accepts the deferral of the assessments and establishes the rate of interest of five percent (5%) per yeaz and financing period of a maximum of ten years applied to the deferrals for First Avenue Assessment District 2007-01. Presented by ~/ r 6 ~ Richard A. op ' s Director of Pu is Works Approved as to form by ~~ B~a~t C. feld ity Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 23rd day of June 2009 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, and Cox NAYS: ABSENT: ATTEST: Cheryl Cox ay r f/L(/J ~ vlt-ay~~ Donna R. oms, CMC, City erk STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CITY OF CHULA VISTA I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2009-146 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 23rd day of June 2009. Executed this 23rd day of June 2009. ~ gOil,.e LRiLr~ ~A wq,u,a~.~ Donna R. orris, CMC, City Jerk /l~"Y~ Councilmembers: None Councilmembers: None