City Council intends to levy assessments for maintenance in the lighting district.

RESOLUTION NO. 10007 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR CERTAIN MAINTENANCE IN AN EXISTING DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF DIVISION 15, PART 2 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SETTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING THEREON. WHEREAS, the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA has previously formed a lighting district pursuant to terms and provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, in what is known and designated as CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1 (hereinafter referred to as the District)' and, WHEREAS, at this time, this City Council is desirous to take proceedings to provide for the annual levy of assessments for the next ensuing fiscal year, to provide for the costs and expenses necessary for continual maintenance of improvements within said District; and, WHEREAS, at this time there has been presented and approved by this City Council, the Engineer's Report as required by law, and this City Council is desirous of proceeding with the proceedings for said annual levy. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct. PUBLIC INTEREST SECTION 2. That the public interest and convenience requires, and it is the intention of this City Council, to undertake proceedings for the annual levy and collection of special assessments for the continual maintenance of certain improvements, all to serve and benefit said District as said area is shown and delineated on a map as previously approved by this City Council and on file in the Office of the City Clerk, open to public inspection, and herein so referenced and made a part hereof, and proposed changes thereto are set forth in the Report of the Engineer, incorporated herein as a part hereof. REPORT SECTION 3. That the Report of the Engineer regarding the annual levy for said District, which Report is for maintenance for the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 is hereby approved and is directed to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk. SECTION 4. That the public interest and convenience requires, and it is the intention of this City Council to order the annual assessment levy for the District as set forth and described in said Engineer's Report, and further it is determined to be in the best public interest and convenience to levy and collect annual assessments to pay the costs and expenses of said maintenance and improvement as estimated in said Report. DESCRIPTION OF MAINTENANCE SECTION 5. The assessments levied and collected shall be for the maintenance of certain improvements, as set forth in the Engineer's Report, referenced and so incorporated herein. COUNTY AUDITOR SECTION 6.The County Auditor shall enter on the County Assessment Roll the amount of the assessments, and shall collect said assessments at the time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected. After collection by the County, the net amount of the assessments, after the deduction of any compensation due to the County for collection, shall be paid to the Treasurer for purposes of paying for the costs and expenses of said District. SPECIAL FUND SECTION 7.That all monies collected shall be deposited in a special fund known as SPECIAL FUND CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1 Payment shall be made out of said fund only for the purpose provided for in this Resolution, and in order to expedite the making of this maintenance and improvement, the City Council may transfer into said special fund, from any available source, such funds as it may deem necessary to expedite the proceedings. Any funds shall be repaid out of the proceeds of the assessments provided for in this Resolution. BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT SECTION 8.Said contemplated maintenance work is, in the opinion of this City Council, of direct benefit to the properties within the boundaries of the District, and this City Council makes the costs and expenses of said maintenance chargeable upon a district, which district said City Council declares to be the district benefited by said improvement and maintenance, and to be further assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof. Said District, shall include each and every parcel of land within the boundaries of said District, as said District is shown on a map as approved by this City Council and on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and designated by the name of the District. PUBLIC PROPERTY SECTION 9. Any lots or parcels of land known as public property, as the same are defined in Section 22663 of Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, which are included within the boundaries of the District, shall be omitted and exempt from any assessment to be made under these proceedings to cover any of the costs and expenses of said improvement and maintenance work. PUBLIC HEARING SECTION 10. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TUESDAY, THE 21st DAY OF April, 2026 AT THE HOUR OF 6:00 O'CLOCK P.M., IN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, BEING THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, IS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL FOR THE HEARING OF PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS, TO THE EXTENT OF THE MAINTENANCE, AND ANY OTHER MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION, ANY PERSONS WHO WISH TO OBJECT TO THE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY SHOULD FILE A WRITTEN PROTEST WITH THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE TIME SET AND SCHEDULED FOR SAID PUBLIC HEARING. Whittier Daily News Published: 4/8/26