CC RES 1995-044RESOLUTION NO. 95 -44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING
AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995-
96 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, 1995 and ending June 30,
1996, to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements
described in Section 3 hereof.
Section 2. The boundaries of the District are
coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes.
Section 3. The existing improvements are briefly_
described as follows: The operation, maintenance and servicing
of landscaping, including trees, shrubs, grass and other
ornamental vegetation, and appurtenant facilities, including
irrigation systems; the operation, maintenance and servicing of
public lighting facilities, including safety lighting and traffic
signals, and appurtenant facilities; and the operation,
maintenance and servicing of park and recreational improvements,
including lights, athletic fields, playgrounds, playground
equipment, public restrooms, park furniture, site amenities and
appurtenant facilities. Maintenance means the furnishing of
services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance,
operation and servicing of the landscaping, public lighting
facilities, park and recreational facilities and appurtenant
facilities, including repair, removal or replacement of all or
part of any of the landscaping, public lighting facilities, park
and recreational 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, park and
recreational 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, park and recreational
facilities or appurtenant facilities.
New improvements to be provided beginning in fiscal
year 1995 -96 include the operation, maintenance and servicing of
street lights previously operated, maintained and serviced by the
County of Los Angeles.
Section 4. The City Council hereby designates Berryman
& Henigar as the engineer for the purposes of these assessment
proceedings (the "Engineer ").
Section 5. 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,
1995 and ending June 30, 1996 in accordance with Article 4
(commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the Act.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of May,
1995.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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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. 95 -44 was
duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on May 16, 19950
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