CC RES 1992-074RESOLUTION NO. 92 -74
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE FORMATION OF A
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, THE
CONSOLIDATION OF SUCH DISTRICT WITH LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO, 2 AND THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PART 2 OF DIVISION
15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE AND
APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council has previously formed Landscape
and Open Space Maintenance District No. 1 and Landscape and Open
Space Maintenance District No. 2 pursuant to the provisions of
the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Part 2 of
Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (the
"Act "). Landscape and Open Space Maintenance District No. 1 is
comprised of the area within Tract Map No. 32673, as more
particularly described in Exhibit B on file in the office of the
City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and incorporated
herein by reference. Landscape and Open Space Maintenance
District No. 2 is comprised of the area within Tract Map No.
31617, as more particularly described in Exhibit B on f ile in the
office of the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The City Council, by its Resolution No. 92 -72,
initiated proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the Act for
the formation of a Citywide landscaping and lighting maintenance
district and the consolidation of such district with Landscape
and Open Space Maintenance District No. 1 and Landscape and Open
Space Maintenance District No. 2.
Section 3, The City Council hereby declares its intention
to order the formation of a Citywide landscaping and lighting
maintenance district pursuant to the provisions of the Act, to
consolidate such district with Landscape and Open Space
Maintenance District No. 1 and Landscape and Open Space
Maintenance District No. 2, and to levy and collect assessments
for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1992 and ending June 30,
1993 to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements
described in Section 5 below.
Section 4. Following formation of the Citywide assessment
district and the consolidation of such district with the above -
described landscape and open space maintenance districts, the
resulting single assessment district shall be designated
"Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District" (the
"District ") and the landscape and open space maintenance
districts shall cease to exist as separate districts. The
territory proposed to be included within the boundaries of the
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District shall include all of the land included within the
boundaries of the City.
Section 5. The proposed 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 and drainage devices; the operation, maintenance and
servicing of public lighting facilities, including 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 recreation facilities and appurtenant
facilities, including repair, removal or replacement of all or
part of any of the landscaping, public lighting facilities, park
and recreation 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; and the removal
of trimmings, rubbish, debris and other solid waste. Servicing
means the furnishing of water for the irrigation of the
landscaping and the maintenance of any of the public lighting
facilities, park and recreation 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 6. The City Council previously adopted its
Resolution No. 92 -72 ordering the preparation and filing of an
Engineer's Report pursuant to the provisions of the Act. The
City Council previously adopted its Resolution No. 92 -73
approving said report, on file in the office of the City Clerk
and reference is hereby made to such report for a full and
detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the
District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon
assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. In
addition, reference is hereby made to such report for a
description of the boundaries of Landscape and Open Space
Maintenance District No. 1 and Landscape and Open Space
Maintenance District No, 2.
Section 7. 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 pay for any of
the costs and expenses of the improvements.
Section 8, The City Council hereby gives notice that on
August 4, 1992 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, Hesse Park
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Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes,
California, a hearing by the City Council will be held on the
formation of the District, the consolidation of Landscape and
Open Space Maintenance District No. 1 and Landscape and Open
Space Maintenance District No. 2 with the District, and the levy
and collection of the proposed assessment against lots and
parcels of land within the District. Any interested person who
wishes to object to such formation, consolidation or levy and
collection or the proposed assessment may file a written protest
with the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the public
hearing, or, having previously filed a protest, may file a
written withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall
state all grounds of objection, and a protest by a property owner
shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property
owned by the property owner. At the hearing, all interested
persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard.
Anyone challenging the assessment in court may be limited to
raising only the issues raised by that person or someone else at
the public hearing described in this Resolution, or in written
correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to the
public hearing.
Section 9. The City Clerk shall give notice of the
aforesaid date, time and place of hearing pursuant to the
provisions of the Act.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7 day of July, 1992.
MAY
ATT�1ST :
CITM 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. 92 -74 was
duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on July 7, 240
City Cle
City of ncho Palos Verdes
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