CC RES 2025-040 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES INITIATING PROCEEDINGS
FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS AND
ORDERING OF AN ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 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, the City Council wishes to initiate proceedings to provide for the levy
of assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in order to provide for the necessary costs and
expenses pertaining to the maintenance of the improvements within the District; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has retained NBS for the purpose of assisting with
the annual Levy and to prepare and file a report in accordance with the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated
herein by this reference.
Section 2. The public interest and convenience requires, and it is the intention of
this legislative body, to levy and collect assessments to pay the annual costs and
expenses for 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 3. The City Council hereby orders NBS to prepare an Engineer's Report
regarding the District containing the following information:
A. The plans and specifications describing the general nature, location ,and
extent of the improvements to be maintained.
B. An estimate of cost of the maintenance and/or servicing of improvements
for the referenced fiscal year.
C. A diagram showing the areas and the properties proposed to be
assessed.
D. An assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance and/or
servicing, assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or
parcels in proportion to the benefits received.
NBS shall file the Engineer's Report with the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, who shall then submit the Engineer's Report to the City Council for immediate
review and consideration.
Section 4. The assessments relating to these proceedings will constitute the
District revenues for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.
Section 5. There are no changes to existing improvements nor are there any items
being added to the list of improvements previously approved.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of June, 2025.
Av:
David L. Bradley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ljeresa TT kaoka, City Clerk
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2025-40 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on June 17, 2025.
eresia_Takaoka, City Clerk
Resolution No 2025-40
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