HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 11-017 RESOLUTION NO. 11- 017
A RESOLUTION DESCRIBING IMPROVEMENTS AND
DIRECTING PREPARATION OF ENGINEER'S REPORT
FOR ANNEXATION OF A NEW ZONE TO
CITY OF SARATOGA LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT LLA -1
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saratoga, California, as follows:
1. On March 2, 2011, the City Council, pursuant to the provisions of the
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2, Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of
the State of California, adopted Resolution No. 11 -009 Describing Improvements and Directing
Preparation of an Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2011 -2012 for the City of Saratoga
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District LLA -1;
2. The City has received a petition from 61 homeowners in the Westbrook
neighborhood requesting the formation of a new Zone of Landscaping and Lighting Assessment
District LLA -1. The petition is hereto attached and by this reference incorporated herein as
Exhibit "A."
3. The improvements to be constructed or installed, including the maintenance or
servicing, or both, thereof, in this new Zone (Zone #34) are more particularly described in
Exhibit "B" hereto attached and by this reference incorporated herein.
4. The costs and expenses of said improvements, including the maintenance or
servicing, or both, thereof, are to be made chargeable upon Zone #34 of said District, the exterior
boundaries of which District are the composite and consolidated area as more particularly shown
on a map hereto attached and by this reference incorporated herein as Exhibit "C."
5. The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare and file with the City Clerk a
report, in writing, referring to Zone #34 of the assessment district by its distinctive designation,
specifying the fiscal year to which the report applies, and, with respect to that year, presenting
the following:
a) plans and specification of the existing improvements and for proposed
new improvements, if any, to be made within Zone #34;
b) an estimate of the costs of said proposed new improvements, if any, to be
made, the costs of maintenance or servicing, or both, thereof, and of any
existing improvements, together with the incidental expenses in
connection therewith;
c) a diagram showing the exterior boundaries of Zone #34 and the lines and
dimensions of each lot or parcel of land within Zone #34 as such lot or
parcel of land is shown on the County Assessor's map for the fiscal year to
which the report applies, each of which lots or parcels of land shall be
identified by a distinctive number or letter on said diagram; and
d) a proposed assessment of the total amount of the estimated costs and
expenses of the proposed new improvements, including the maintenance
or servicing, or both, thereof, and of any existing improvements upon the
several lots or parcels of land in said district in proportion to the estimated
special benefits to be received by each of such lots or parcels of land,
respectively, from said improvements, including the maintenance or
servicing, or both, thereof, and of the expenses incidental thereto. Only
special benefits are assessable; special benefit means a particular and
distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property
located in the assessment district or to the public at large.
6. The Office of the Public Works Director of said City be, and is hereby, designated
as the office to answer inquiries regarding any protest proceedings to be had herein, and may be
contacted during regular office hours at the City Hall, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga,
California 95070 or by calling (408) 868 -1241.
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The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at an adjourned meeting of the
Saratoga City Council held on the 6th day of April, 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Manny Cappello, Emily Lo, Jill Hunter,
Vice Mayor Chuck Page, Mayor Howard Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Howard A. Miller, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ann Sullivan, City Clerk