Resolution - 2022-81RESOLUTION NO.2022-81
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
ENGINEER'S REPORT AND CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM
AND ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 FOR
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.6
WHEREAS, the City's Landscape Maintenance District No. 6 (the "District") has been
established pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (California Streets and
Highways Code Section 22500 et seq.) (the "Act") to fund the maintenance and servicing of certain
public landscaping and appurtenant facilities in the City; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the District, the City annually levies an assessment against
real property; and
WHEREAS, by its Resolution No. 2022-74, adopted July 5, 2022, the City Council
directed Willdan Financial Services, as assessment engineer (the "Engineer"), to prepare and file
a report regarding the District; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer filed said report, entitled "City of West Covina, Landscape
Maintenance District No. 6, Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Engineer's Report" (the "Report"), which is
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk and is incorporated herein
by reference; and
WHEREAS, by its Resolution No. 2022-75, adopted July 5, 2022, the City Council
preliminarily approved the Report, declared its intention to levy an assessment in connection with
the District for Fiscal Year 2022-23, and called a public hearing on the assessment for July 19,
2022 (the "Hearing"); and
WHEREAS, at the Hearing, which was noticed as required by law, all interested persons
were afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard and the City Council considered all oral and
written statements and all written protests made or filed by any interest person; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to complete proceedings to levy the Fiscal Year
2022-23 assessment in connection with the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves the Report as filed.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby confirms the diagram and assessment contained in
the Report.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Section 22631 of the Act, the adoption of this Resolution shall
constitute the levy of the assessment for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is directed to file the diagram and assessment, or a certified
copy thereof, with the Los Angeles County Auditor -Controller. The assessments shall be collected
at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected, and all laws providing for
the collection and enforcement of County taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of
the assessments.
SECTION 5. The City Council finds that the levy and collection of these assessments is
statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section
15273 of the CEQA Guidelines, in that the proceeds of the assessments are to be used for operating
expenses, purchasing supplies and meeting financial reserves needs and requirements.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall enter
the same in the book of original resolutions and it shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 2022.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Thomas P. Duart
City Attorney
Cv�
Dario Castellanos
Mayor
ATTEST
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Lisa �tci
Assisity Clerk
I, LISA SHERRICK, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2022-81 was duly adopted by the City Council
of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of July,
2022, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
Castellanos, Diaz, Lopez-Viado, Tabatabai, Wu
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
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Lisa Sh ick +
Assistarff City Clerk