HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2025-043 N.C.S. 04/21/2025
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Resolution No. 2025-043 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS AND
ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR LANDSCAPE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Petaluma (the “City Council”) pursuant to the terms of the
Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Division 15, Part 2 of the California Streets and Highways Code
(commencing with Section 22500) (the “Act”), previously formed the special maintenance assessment districts
known and designated as follows:
LAD # LAD Name
LAD
# LAD Name
1 CASA DEL ORO 26 GRAYSTONE CREEK
2 SYCAMORE HEIGHTS 27 AMERICANA
3 VILLAGE MEADOWS 28 KINGSFIELD
4 VILLAGE EAST 29 LIBERTY FARMS
5 SPRING MEADOWS 30 BENSON ESTATES (Inactive)
6 SHELTER HILLS 31 WISTERIA
7 MEADOW PARK 32 CORONA CREEK II
8 ANNA'S MEADOWS 33 WOODSIDE VILLAGE
9 HILLVIEW OAKS (Inactive) 34 MAGNOLIA TERRACE (Inactive)
10 ST JAMES ESTATES 35 CROSS CREEK
11 PARK PLACE 36 WESTVIEW ESTATES
12 GLENBROOK 37 WILLOW GLEN
13 FAIRWAY MEADOWS 38 STONERIDGE
14 COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES 39 LANSDOWNE
15 SONOMA GLEN 40 TWIN CREEKS
16 MOUNTAIN VALLEY 41 MCNEAR LANDING
17 KINGSMILL 42 TURNBRIDGE
18 CADER FARMS 43 WASHINGTON CK VILLAGE
19 CADER FARMS HIGHLAND 44 STRATFORD PLACE
20 CORONA RANCH (Inactive) 45 SOUTHGATE
21 CRANE GLEN 46 RIVERVIEW PARK
22 WESTRIDGE KNOLLS 47 AVILA RANCH
23 TATUM (Inactive) 48 OAKS at SUNNYSLOPE
24 JUDITH COURT 49 ADOBE CREEK (Inactive)
25 SEQUOIA ESTATES (Inactive) 50 FACTORY OUTLET (Inactive)
(the “Landscape Assessment Districts”); and,
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WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to initiate proceedings to provide for the levy of assessments for
Fiscal Year 2025/26 in order to provide for the necessary costs and expenses pertaining to the maintenance of the
improvements within the Landscape Assessment Districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows:
RECITALS
1. The above recitals are true and correct.
DECLARATION OF INTENTION
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 installation, replacement, maintenance
and/or servicing of the improvements within the Landscape Assessment Districts. No new improvements
or substantial changes to the existing improvements are being proposed at this time.
ENGINEER’S REPORT
3. The City Council hereby orders City staff to prepare an Engineer’s Report regarding the Landscape
Assessment Districts 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 the 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.
City staff shall file the Engineer’s Report with the City Clerk of the City of Petaluma, who shall then
submit the Engineer’s Report to the City Council for immediate review and consideration.
FISCAL YEAR
4. The assessments relating to these proceedings will constitute the Landscape Assessment District revenues
for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.
IMPROVEMENTS
5. There are no changes to existing improvements nor are there any items being added to the list of
improvements previously approved at the formation of the Landscape Assessment Districts.
CEQA
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6. Finds that the environmental analysis for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) was completed with the formation of each Landscape Assessment District. Landscaping and
lighting district assessments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment
to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment is
not considered a project. Any work performed with the assessed funds is categorically exempt under
California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines, Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and
15304 (Minor Alterations to Land) as any improvements will occur within areas previously disturbed, and
there are negligible or no expansion of use beyond what currently exists and there are no cumulative
impacts, unusual circumstances or other factors that would make the exemption inapplicable pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2. Moreover, the actions to effect the annual assessment falls within the
original CEQA determination that established the LAD.
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 Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 21st day
of April 2025 by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: McDonnell, Barnacle, Cader Thompson, DeCarli, Nau, Quint, Shribbs
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
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