Resolution - 2019-40RESOLUTION NO.2019-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND
CONFITMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-
20 FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.7
WHEREAS, the City's Landscape Maintenance District No. 7 (the "District") has been
established pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets & 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. 2019-26, adopted May 71h, 2019, the City Council
directed Willdan Financial, 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. 7, Fiscal Year 2019-20 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. 2019-27, adopted May 7t', 2019, the City Council
preliminarily approved the Report, declared its intention to levy an assessment in connection with
the District for Fiscal Year 2019-20, and called a public hearing on the assessment for June 4, 2019
(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 completed proceedings to levy the Fiscal
Year 2019-20 assessment in connection with the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Report is hereby finally approved 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 2019-20.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is directed file the diagram and assessment, or a certified copy
thereof, with the county auditor. 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 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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 4 h, 2019.
APPROVED AS FORM
Scott E. Porter
City Attorney
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Lloyd Johitson
Mayor
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Carrie Gallagher, CMC
Assistant City Clerk
I, CARRIE GALLAGHER, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-40 was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4 h day of June 2019, by
the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Castellanos, Lopez-Viado, Shewmaker, Wu, Johnson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Carrie Gallagher, CMC
Assistant City Clerk