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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2008-075 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-75 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AFFIRMING THE REPORT OF DELINQUENT RESIDENTIAL REFUSE FEES AND DIRECTING THEIR COLLECTION ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLLS WHEREAS, according to Lake Elsinore Municipal Code Section 8.16.206, any refuse collection rate or charge shall become delinquent if not paid within thirty days of the time payment is due; and WHEREAS, in that same section, the City Council has established that each delinquent account shall be charged a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the monthly rate for each month the account is delinquent; and WHEREAS, on July 23, 1996, the City Council approved collection of delinquent accounts by way of listing the amount due on the account holder's property tax rolls; and WHEREAS, this collection method was restricted to those accounts which were delinquent for a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days; and WHEREAS, a written report of residential refuse collection fees delinquent as of July 1, 2008, has been prepared and filed with the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered evidence presented by the Public Works Department, the City Clerk, and other interested parties at a public meeting held with respect to this item on July 8, 2008. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The report of residential refuse collection fees delinquent as of July 1, 2008, attached hereto and incorporated into this resolution is hereby confirmed. The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution and of the report with the County Auditor. The County Auditor is designated and empowered to perform its duties as is customary in its practice. Section 2. The fees set forth in the report shall constitute a special assessment against the respective parcels on which they are levied and are a lien against such property. The assessment shall be collected at the same time and subject to the same procedures that taxes are collected. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of ad valorem property taxes shall be applicable to such assessments, except that if any real property to which such fees or changes relate has been transferred 1 or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser, prior to the date on which the first installment of such taxes would become delinquent, then a lien which would otherwise be imposed shall not attach to such real property and the fees or charges or interest shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection. Section 3. The City shall remit the fees collected to the franchised solid waste collector within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof. Section 4. That portion of the principal, interest and other costs related to the delinquent trash accounts to be placed on the County Tax Rolls and be collected by the Riverside County Tax Collector. Section 5. That the properties to be assessed and the related amounts are submitted on magnetic tape as requested by the Riverside County Tax Collector, further identified as County Fund No. 68-2370. Section 6. The City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore hereby authorizes the collection of delinquent refuse service fees of customers with unpaid balances of more than one hundred and twenty (120) days to be collected permanently on the annual property tax roll. Section 7. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, o~~x: OAR HICKMAN, MAYOR CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE [T: =L L -/~~ VIVIAN MUNSON CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~.~~ BARBARA ZEID LEIBOLD, CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) I, VIVIAN M. MUNSON, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2008-75 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Signal Hill at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of July 2008, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Daryl Hickman, Mayor Pro Tern Genie Kelley, Councilmembers Thomas Buckley, Robert E. Magee and Robert Schiffner NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None L LJ~~~ VIVIAN M. MUNSON CITY CLERK 3