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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2007-204RESOLUTION NO. 2007-204 A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS AND APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY KNOWN AS APN 363-162-040 INTO THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE LANDSCAPE AND STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1, AS ANNEXATION NO. 21 (DIAMOND PROFESSIONAL PLAZA) TO THE LAKE ELSINORE LANDSCAPE AND STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1, DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO ORDER THE ANNEXATION AND TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS, DETERMINING THAT THESE PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES ACT, AND OFFERING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 being Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California (the "AcY'), desires to initiate proceedings for the annexation of certain territory (the "Annexed Area") to the Landscape and Street Lighting District No. 1(the "DistricY'), and declares the City's intention to order the annexation of the Annexed Area for the levy and collection of annual assessment within the Annexed Area for Fiscal Year 2007/2008 for the purposes provided therefore in the Act; and WHEREAS, the improvements to be installed, constructed, or maintained within the proposed Annexed Area may include installation, construction, or maintenance of any authorized improvements under the Act, including, but not limited to, landscaping and streetlight improvements and any facilities which are appurtenant to any of the aforementioned or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof; and WHEREAS, Section 22608 of the Act limits the requirement for the resolutions, Engineer's Report, notices of hearing, and right of majority protest under the Act to the territory included within the annexation and waives these requirements with the written consent of all of the owners of property within the territory to be annexed;and WHEREAS, Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act, does hereby require that a notice of the proposed assessment along with a ballot shall be mailed to all owners of identified parcels within the Annexed Area and that the agency shall conduct a public hearing not less than 45 days after the mailing of said notice; and 1 WHEREAS, the Annexation consists of the property known as Assessor Parcel Number 363-162-040; and WHEREAS, Property Owners have submitted a petition to the City requesting to have the development annexed into the Landscape and Street Lighting District No. 1; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared a diagram attached as Exhibit "A," which is designated Proposed Annexation No. 21 (Diamond Profess.ional Plaza) to the Lake Elsinore Landscape and Street Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 and an assessment showing the proposed boundaries of the territory to be annexed into the District, which is benefited by the construction of the improvements and the amount to be assessed against each of the parcels within the proposed annexation to the District; and WHEREAS, the City has ordered the preparation of an Engineer's Report in accordance with Article 4(commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the Streets and Highways Code giving a deseription of the annexation; and WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report, diagram, and assessments have been approved and filed with the City Clerk and are open to public inspection and may be referred to for all details regarding the improvements, the boundary of the proposed annexation, the assessments, total costs, and description of the parcels to be assessed; and WHEREAS, this City Councii has examined and considered the Engineer's Report, diagram, assessments, and the proceedings prior thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, does hereby resoive as follows: SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds (1) that the public interest, convenience, and necessity require the maintenance of a landscaping and street lighting system; and (2) declares its intention to order the formation of the Annexation and to levy and collect assessments against the assessable lots and/or parcels of land within such Annexation for that portion of the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, to pay the costs and expenses of the maintenance of improvements described below. If the assessments proposed by this resolution are approved by the property owners pursuant to a mailed ballot election conducted in accordance with Article XIII D of the California Constitution, the City Council in subsequent fiscal years may thereafter impose the assessment at any rate or amount that is less than or equal to the amount authorized for Fiscal Year 2007/2008, without conducting another mailed ballot election. SECTI~N 3. That the .City Council hereby proposes to annex to Landscape and Street Lighting District No. 1 the Annexed Area located at Assessor Parcel Number 363-162-040, and to levy annual assessments thereon to provide for the following work: 2 Instailation, construction, or maintenance of any authorized improvements under the Act, including, but not limited to, landscaping and streetlight improvements and any facilities which are appurtenant to any of the aforementioned or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof. The distinctive designation for the proposed Annexed Area shall be "Annexation No. 21 (Diamond Professional Plaza) to the Lake Elsinore Landscape and Street Lighting Maintenance District No. 1", when referred to separately and upon annexation wiil be included in the designation of Landscape and Street Lighting District No. 1. SECTION 4. That the Property Owners have provided the City Council of the City of Lake Eisinore a petition fully signed, requesting the City to maintain and : service the improvements and establishment of an assessment for the proposed annexation of the property into the District in an amount reasonably determined by the City to cover all costs and expenses incurred for the continued maintenance, operation, and servicing of the improvements. SECTION 5. A Diagram for the District (Section 22570 of the Streets and Highways Code) and an assessment (Section 22572 of the Streets and Highways Code) showing the area to be annexed, benefited, and assessed for the improvements has been prepared as Exhibit "A." The diagram, assessment, and improvement plans have been filed with the City Clerk. SECTION 6. The diagram, which indicates by a boundary line the extent of the territory proposed to be annexed into the District, is hereby declared to describe the proposed boundaries of the proposed annexation to the District and shail govern for all details as to the extent and location of said annexation. SECTION 7. That the City Council is satisfied with the correctness of the diagram and assessment, including the proceedings and all matters relating thereto. SECTION 8. That notice is hereby given that on the 8~h day of January, 2008, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the City Council Chambers, in the City of Lake Elsinore, the City will hold a public hearing to receive and tabulate all bailots with reference to the Annexed Area pursuant to the Right to Vote On Taxes Act. SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ftesolution: SECTION 10. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND AD Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, Californi~! MAYOR at a regular meeting of the City ~ypf December, 2007. 3 ATT ST: ~ VIVIAN MUNSON CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: ARBAR EID EIBOLD CITY ATT RNEY STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF LAKE E~SINORE ) I, VIVIAN M. MUNSON, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. ~nm_~na was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on the 11th day of December 2007, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Magee, Mayor Pro Tem Hickman, Councilmember Buckley, Councilmember Kelley, Councilmember Schiffner NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None VIVIAN M. MUNSON CITY CLERK 4