Resolution - 2016-55RESOLUTION NO. 2016-55
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, 2016
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 2016-2017
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 May 3, 2016, 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, 2016, and following; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on June 21, 2016, 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 I. That the City Council does hereby approve, confirm and adopt the Engineer's
Report dated May 3, 2016, 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. 2016-36 shall be and the same are hereby fixed and established as the period commencing on the
lst day of July 2016, 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. 2016-36
and fixed and determined by said report, proposed assessment, filed therewith.
SECTION J. 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.
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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2 1 " day of June, 2016.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ki rberly All harlow
City Attorney
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ATTEST:
N ckolas S. Lewis
City Clerk t
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City
of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof on the 21"day of June, 2016, by the following
vote of City Council:
AYES: Johnson, Warshaw, Toma
NOES: None
ABSENT: Spence, Wu
ABSTAIN: None
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Nickolas S. Lewis
City Clerk,