CC RES 2019-033 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-33
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO SET THE LEVY AT ZERO WITHIN
THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
formed an assessment district designated as the "Citywide Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District" (the "District"), 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"); and
WHEREAS, assessments levied within the District provided revenue for the purpose of
financing the installation, construction, and maintenance of certain public projects eligible under
the Act, including without limitation the operation, maintenance and servicing of public street
and sidewalk landscaping, irrigation systems, and other appurtenant facilities; and
WHEREAS, the assessments levied by the District have not been increased on any date
on or after July 1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2018 pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the City Council
directed staff to take action to set at zero the levy and collection of assessments against the
assessable lots and parcels of land in the District for Fiscal Year 2018-19; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 22624 of the Act, the City Council now desired
to declare its intention to set the levy at zero for assessments within the District for Fiscal Year
2019-20; and
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY FINDS,
DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein
by this reference.
Section 2. The City Council hereby (1) finds that the public interest and convenience
requires and (2) declares its intention to set the levy at zero against the assessable lots and
parcels of property within an existing assessment district designated "Citywide Landscaping and
Lighting Maintenance District" (the "District") 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") for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,
2020, which previously paid for the improvements described below in Section 4 of this
Resolution.
Section 3. The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the boundaries of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Section 4. The proposed improvements are briefly described as follows: The operation,
maintenance and servicing of public streets and sidewalk landscaping 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 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 5. The City Council may elect to levy an assessment in future years following a
noticed public hearing as required by Section 22625 of the Act at a rate that shall not exceed
the rate which was in effect on July 1, 1997.
Section 6. The City Council hereby declares its intent to apply any remaining 1911 Act
Lighting Maintenance District Fund balance to the costs and expenses of operating, maintaining
and servicing traffic signals and safety lighting. The City Council hereby finds and determines
that the foregoing application of the fund balance will be just and equitable and in the public
interest.
Section 8. Public property owned by any public agency and in use in the performance of
a public function that is included within the boundaries of the District shall not be subject to
assessment to be made under these proceedings to pay for any costs and expenses of the
improvements.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July, 2019.
Mayor
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above
Resolution No. 2019-33 was duly and regularly pas -. and adopted by the said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on July 16, 2019.
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MIN Clerk
Resolution No. 2019-33
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