Res 08-030
RESOLUTION NO 08-030
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT
ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE POWAY LIGHTING DISTRICT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway desires to levy and collect
assessments within the Poway Lighting District for the purpose of maintaining, servicing,
operating, and administering public lighting facilities, including, but not limited to, street
lights, traffic signals, lighted street signs, and flashing beacons, in the City of Poway as
shown in Exhibit A of the Poway Lighting District Engineer's Report that is on file in the City
Clerk's Office, pursuant to the Streets and Highways Code, and attached hereto, and
WHEREAS, assessments will not increase from the Fiscal Year 2007/2008
assessment rate of $1500 per benefit unit for Zone A, $3 75 per benefit unit for Zone B,
and $13 58 per benefit unit for Zone C, and
WHEREAS, under Article XIII D, Section 4 of the California Constitution, a City
general benefit contribution has been calculated as the average General Fund expenditure
for the maintenance of street lighting and traffic signals This general benefit contribution
has been calculated to be $105,570; and
WHEREAS, under Article XIII D, Section 5(a) of Proposition 218 (adopted by
general vote on November 5, 1996), the collection of Fiscal Year 2008/2009 assessments
is exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D,
in that the assessments have been determined to exclusively finance the capital costs or
maintenance and operation expenses for streets, and
WHEREAS, the public interest and convenience require the maintenance, service,
and operation of street lighting, lighted street signs, traffic signals, and flashing beacons
within said territory
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Powayas
follows
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and the City Council so
finds and determines.
Section 2: Proposed assessments are as detailed in the Engineer's Report for
Poway Lighting District for Fiscal Year 200812009
Section 3. Pursuant to the Streets and Highways Code, a public hearing will be
held on July 15, 2008 by the City Council to consider the levying and collection of the
proposed assessments
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Section 4. The City Clerk shall cause this Resolution to be published in the
Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Poway
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway at a
regular meeting this 20th day of May 2008
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ATTEST
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Salam Hasenin, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO)
I, Salam Hasenin, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing Resolution No 08-030 was duly adopted by the City Council at a
meeting of said City Council held on the 20th day of May 2008, and that it was so adopted
by the following vote
AYES BOYACK, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES NONE
ABSENT EMERY
DISQUALIFIED' NONE
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Salam Hasenin, City Clerk
City of Poway