HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2012-055 N.C.S. 05/07/2012 Resolution No. 2012-055 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
ACCEPTING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE ASSESSMENT UPDATE FOR
THE SONOMA GLEN LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING AN
ASSESSMENT BALLOT PROCEEDING AND SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE OF
A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ASSESSMENT UPDATE FOR THE
SONOMA GLEN LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Sonoma Glen Landscape Assessment District ("LAD") is managed by
the City of Petaluma; and,
WHEREAS, the Sonoma Glen LAD has not collected funds pursuant to the existing
assessment sufficient to fund required maintenance and operations of the facilities for which the
existing assessment was adopted; and,
WHEREAS, an update to and increase in the Sonoma Glen LAD annual assessment is
required to more adequately fund the facilities, maintenance and operations of the facilities
which provide a special benefit to parcels within the Sonoma Glen LAD; and;
WHEREAS, City staff has filed with the City Clerk a preliminary Engineer's Report
which describes (a) the improvements and the annual cost of maintenance and servicing expense
for said improvements that provide a special benefit to the parcels in the LAD; (b) a diagram of
the LAD showing exterior boundaries and the boundaries of each lot within the LAD; (c) a
description of the lots within the LAD by assessor's parcel number ("APN"); and (d) the amount
and method of determining the proposed updated assessment for each lot or parcel.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. The preliminary Engineer's Report is hereby received, accepted, and filed.
2. Because the Engineer's Report describes an increase in the existing assessment
for the Sonoma Glen LAD, the City Clerk or her designee is hereby instructed to
conduct an assessment ballot proceeding according to the requirements and
provisions of Article XIIID of the California Constitution and Sections 53750 et
seq. of the California Government Code.
3. A public hearing regarding the proposed assessment proceedings shall be held on
Monday, July 2, 2012, at or after 7:00 p.m. in the City Council chambers at 11
English Street, Petaluma, California 94952.
4. The City Clerk or her designee is hereby instructed to mail or cause to be mailed a
notice of said public hearing by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at least forty-five
days before the date set for said public hearing, to all persons within the Sonoma
Glen LAD owning real property to be assessed, whose names and addresses
appear on the last equalized Sonoma County Assessor's tax roll prior to said date
of mailing. The notice shall contain the Engineer's Report which sets forth the
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total amount of the proposed updated and increased assessment chargeable to the
entire LAD; the amount chargeable to the record owner's parcel; the duration of
the payments; the reason for the updated assessment; and the basis upon which
the amount of the proposed updated assessment was calculated; the date, time,
and location of the public hearing; and a-summary of the procedures for the
completion, return, and tabulation of assessment ballots, including a statement
that the updated assessment shall not be imposed if the ballots submitted in
opposition to the assessment exceed the ballots submitted in favor of the
assessment, with ballots weighted according to the proportional financial
obligation of the affected property.
5. The ballots for and against the proposed assessment update shall be counted at the
conclusion of said public hearing, and the count may continued and completed,
if so directed by the City Council at the public hearing, at a subsequent specified
time and publicly accessible location.
Under the power and authority conferred upon-this Council-by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the #p rout as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 7`1 day of May,2012, fo` is
by the following vote: 1
City A torney
AYES: Albertson, Barrett, Mayor Glass, Harris, Healy,Vice Mayor Renee
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kearney
ABSTAIN: None l\ , //
ATTEST: Wif"b M.../ t etA •4111,
City Clerk Mayor
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