Resolution - 2014-26RESOLUTION NO.2014-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT
AND THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, ESTIMATES, DIAGRAM AND
ASSESSMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; ORDERING LIGHTING
FIXTURES AND ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO BE FURNISHED FOR
LIGHTING FIXTURES AND TO ORDER STREET TREES TO BE
INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED IN THE WEST COVINA CITYWIDE
LIGHTING AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING JULY 1, 2014
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Covina, California pursuant to the
provisions of the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972" and Proposition 218, required a State
certified Engineer of said City to make and file a report in writing, presenting certain matters
related to the confirmation of the annual assessments -in the Citywide Lighting and Maintenance
District 2014-2015 and following, as contemplated under the provisions of said Act and
Proposition; and
WHEREAS, a State certified Engineer, pursuant to such requirements, did make and file
such report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council preliminarily approved the report on April 15, 2014, and
declared its intention to order certain street lighting fixtures and appurtenances to be installed
and maintained and electric current to be furnished for lighting fixtures and to order certain street
trees to be installed and maintained for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2014, and following;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on June 17, 2014, at the
hour of 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers in the City Hall, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South,
in the City of West Covina, California and received and considered all oral and written public
protests and comments.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council does hereby approve, confirm and adopt the
Engineer's Report dated April 17, 2014, and does hereby approve and confirm the assessments
proposed for said proposed improvements as set forth and referred to in said report, which said
report is now on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City, open to inspection, hereby
referred to and made a part here of, and said City Council does hereby also confirm and adopt
the respective instruments therein contained and designated therein as SPECIFICATIONS,
DIAGRAM AND PLANS, Estimate of Costs and Assessments, all of which, on file as aforesaid,
are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
SECTION 2. That said Council does hereby order the said contemplated improvement
to be made in accordance with the said PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, therefore, so adopted
and approved, and does order and determine that the fiscal years referred to in said Resolution of
Intention No. 2014-16 shall be and the same are hereby fixed and established as the period
commencing on the 1 st day of July 2014, as therein set forth; and said Council does hereby levy
the said proposed total assessment made to cover the costs and expenses of said improvement
upon the respective several subdivisions of land in the assessment district described in said
Resolution of Intention No. 2014-16 and fixed and determined by said report, proposed
assessment, filed therewith.
SECTION 3. That the City Council hereby orders and directs the City Treasurer or
others to establish a special fund entitled "West Covina Citywide Lighting and Maintenance
District" and place into said Fund all payments of assessments received from the County Tax
Collector and payments shall be made out of said special fund only for the purpose set out in the
Engineer's Report.
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SECTION 4. That the levy and collection of the assessment is statutorily exempt from
CEQA as it is for operating expenses and equipment and supplies.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk of the said City is hereby ordered to transmit, or cause
to be transmitted to the County Auditor of Los Angeles County, State of California, the Diagram
and Assessments upon which such levy is based, and the County Tax Collector of said County
(who is also the City Tax Collector for said City) is hereby designated, required, empowered,
authorized, instructed, ordered and directed to make collection of all assessments shown in said
Assessment and to perform the acts and duties as required by law of and to performed by the
officer, employee, or person so designated.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 171" day of June 2014.
ATTEST: I .
City Clerk N'ckolas, S. Lewis
I, NICKOLAS S. LEWIS, CITY CLERK of the City of .West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West
Covina, California, at a regular meeting held thereof on the 171" day of June 2014 by the
following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
Sykes, Toma, Warshaw, Herfert
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Spence
ABSTAIN:
None
City" Clerk Ni
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney old Alvarez-Glasman
S. Lewis