Resolution - No. 2023-40RESOLUTION NO.2023-40
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 2023-24 FOR
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.4
WHEREAS, the City's Landscape Maintenance District No. 4 (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. 2023-31, adopted June 20, 2023, 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 Districts 4, 6 and 7, Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Consolidated
Engineer's Report" (the "Consolidated 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. 2023-32, adopted June 20, 2023, the City
Council preliminarily approved the Consolidated Report relating to the District, declared
its intention to levy an assessment in connection with the District for Fiscal Year 2023-24,
and called a public hearing on the assessment for July 18, 2023 (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
interested person; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to complete proceedings to levy the
Fiscal Year 2023-24 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 portion of the Consolidated
Report relating to the District as filed.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby confirms the diagram and assessment
contained in the Consolidated Report relating to the District.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Section 22631 of the Act, the adoption of this Resolution
shall constitute the levy of the assessment for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
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 California Environmental Quality Act (°CEQA")
pursuant to Section 15273 of the Guidelines, in that the proceeds of the assessments are
to be used for meeting 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 1 Sth day of July, 2023.
APPROVE TO FORM
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Thomas P. Duarte
City Attorney
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Rosario Diaz
Mayor
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Lisa Sherrick
Assistant City Clerk
I, LISA SHERRICK, Assistant City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2023-40 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the
18th day of July, 2023, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Diaz, Cantos, Lopez-Viado, Tabatabai, Wu
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: -�
Lisa Sherrick,
Assistant City Clerk