Res 18-006RESOLUTION NO. 18-006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
FORMATION OF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.
18-2; AND DIRECTING THE PREPARATION AND FILING OF AN
ENGINEER’S REPORT RELATED THERETO, PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE
CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway (“City”), pursuant to the provisions of
the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Division 15, Part 2 of the California Streets and
Highways Code (“1972 Act”), desires to initiate proceedings for the formation of an assessment
district within the City to be known and designated as Landscape Maintenance District No. 18-2
(“District”), and to levy and collect annual assessments for the District commencing in fiscal year
2018/2019 to pay, in whole or in part, for the special benefit costs associated with the operation,
maintenance, installation, and servicing of local landscaping improvements and appurtenant
facilities related thereto;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 1 Section 22585 of the 1972 Act, proceedings
for the formation of an assessment district shall be initiated by resolution and that resolution
shall generally describe the proposed improvements, describe the proposed assessment district
and specify a distinctive designation for the district and order the engineer to prepare and file a
report in accordance with Chapter 1, Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of the 1972
Act; and
WHEREAS, the City has retained Willdan Financial Services (“Willdan”) as the
Assessment Engineer of Work for the purpose of assisting with the formation of the District, the
establishment of annual assessments, and to prepare and file a report with the City Clerk
concerning the formation of Landscape Maintenance District No. 18-2 and the proposed annual
levy of assessments in accordance with the 1972 Act and the provisions of the California
Constitution Article XIIID (the “Constitution”), and the Proposition 218 Omnibus implementation
Act, being Government Code section 53750 et seq.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
Section 1: That the foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2: That the City proposes to form Landscape Maintenance District No. 18-2
incorporating all lots and parcels of land located in the north central region of the City, generally
east of the City limits, west of Lake Poway and north of Twin Peaks Road for which the
improvements provide special benefits; and to levy and collect annual assessments for the
District commencing in fiscal year 2018/2019 to pay for the special benefit expenses associated
with the operation, maintenance, installation, and servicing of the local landscaping
improvements and appurtenant facilities as authorized by the 1972 Act.
Section 3: The territory within the District as described above incorporates
approximately one thousand two hundred fifty-six (1,256) parcels totaling approximately three
thousand six hundred twenty-five (3,625) acres which are inclusive of the parcels identified on
the San Diego County Assessor’s Parcel Maps (APN Maps) as Book 273 Page 82; Book 275