CC RES 2004-036RESOLUTION NO. 2004-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004 -2005 AND ORDERING
THE PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER'S REPORT PURSUANT TO THE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF
THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of
1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code (commencing with
Section 22500) (the "Act'), the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
desires to initiate proceedings for the levy and collection of assessments against
the assessable lots and parcels of property within an existing assessment district
designated "Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District" (the
"District ") for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005,
to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements described below in
Section 3 of this Resolution.
Section 2. The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the
boundaries of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Section 3. The proposed improvements are briefly described as follows:
The operation, maintenance and servicing of public streets and sidewalks within
the District, including the operation, maintenance and servicing of public lighting
facilities, including safety lighting and traffic signals, landscaping, including trees,
shrubs, grass and other ornamental vegetation, and appurtenant facilities,
including irrigation systems, located along public roadways, streets and rights -of-
way within the boundaries of the City. Maintenance means the furnishing of
services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and
servicing of the landscaping, public lighting facilities, and appurtenant facilities,
including repair, removal or replacement of all or part of any of the landscaping,
public lighting facilities, or appurtenant facilities; providing for the life, growth,
health and beauty of the landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming,
spraying, fertilizing and treating for disease or injury; the removal of trimmings,
rubbish, debris and other solid waste; and the cleaning, sandblasting, and
painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti.. Servicing
means the furnishing of water for the irrigation of the landscaping and the
maintenance of any of the public lighting facilities or appurtenant facilities and the
furnishing of electric current or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for the
public lighting facilities or for the lighting or operation of landscaping or
appurtenant facilities.
Section 4. Public property owned by any public agency and in use in the
performance of a public function which is included within the boundaries of the
District shall not be subject to assessment to be made under these proceedings
to cover any of the cost and expenses of the improvements.
Section 5. The City Council hereby designates Harris & Associates as the
engineer for the purposes of these assessment proceedings (the "Engineer ").
Section 6. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the Engineer to
prepare and file with the City Clerk a report for the District for the fiscal year
commencing July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 in accordance with Article 4
(commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the Act.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED thi-py,pf May,1004.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of .the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2004 -36 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 5,
2004.
City Clerk
Resolution No. 2004 -36
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